Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “USA”
This is a rare 1952 Archtop Acoustic Gretsch Synchromatic. The Gretsch serial numbers can be dated here. From our research, these models were referred to both as the Synchromatic 100F and the 6014. You will see them with and more commonly without the super cool bridge …
We are so excited to announce that Santa Cruz Guitar Company (SCGC) will be on The Local Pickup. The first of two anticipated episodes will air in the early fall. This August, we will have the amazing experience of interviewing Richard Hoover – a legendary luthier …
We’re stoked about having Eastwood Guitars on The Local Pickup. We’re gonna be able to spend some time in their shop in Nashville just prior to Summer NAMM, hanging out and trying out some of their beautiful (and wild!) guitars. They make the coolest and wildest …
This beautiful Gretsch 6022 Rancher was made in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957. And Premier Guitar did a piece on one just like this (same year and everything). The 50s were a great era for Gretsch. The family was in its third generation of leadership, and …
We’re headed to Summer NAMM 2019 in Nashville, TN, and we’re going to have the pleasure of shooting an episode of the show with none other than Novo Guitars the day before the show. Novo is in Nashville and has been gracious enough to allow us …
We got a nice set of Vintage 1970s Slingerland Drums for the studio. Here’s the description from the dude we got these from (a nice guy from Canada): ” Slingerland 70’s 3ply Thermogloss / Natural Maple Shell Kit 12 x 8 tom 15 x 10 tom …
This is a beautiful natural blond 1953 Epiphone Century Archtop. This guitar was made in the Epiphone plant in Queens, NY – the same place where Les Paul created “The Log” in 1940, which was his crowning contribution to inventing the electric guitar as we know it. …
The Rickenbacker shown here in this post is a 330 Fireglo made in their home factory in Santa Ana, California in January, 1991. It’s a beautiful guitar just to look at for sure. And it has the unmistakable Ric sound. You can go either jangly Beatles …
1960s Harmony H601 Lap Steel 100% Original Works Great Sounds Fantastic New Strings Copper Finish “Hershey Bar” Pickup “Cupcake” Knobs
This is a 1979 Fender Stratocaster. See the video and description below to see what is original on the guitar and what is not. The guitar is black on black with rosewood fretboard. It’s in great condition in terms of being a player. It has cosmetic …
This vintage Kay Vanguard electric was made in the USA in 1963. The guitar is completely original except the knobs and one of the tiny screws in the pick guard. The De’Armond pickup has very warm tone. The guitar plays great and sounds great. It has …
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Chris Gervais, of Canyoneros fame from Rock Hill’s glory days of late 90s southern roots punk rock n roll, talks about how the SG is his favorite all around guitar. And it’s so freakin Chris that he didn’t check to see if the guitar was in …
Jason Broadwater tells us about his beautiful honey blonde 2002 Fender Telecaster ’52 Reissue Made in the USA as the 50th anniversary tele. Looks like it’s taken some damage, and the tape… yeah, there’s tape involved. Jason plays this beauty in his band that he’s in …