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True Vintage Guitar
4.9 ★★★★★ 216 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Birmingham, Alabama
Collector and dealer specializing in vintage guitars from Fender, Gibson, and Martin, plus amps.
Plan your visit
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (659) 208-7374
- Website truevintageguitar.com
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
What's on the wall
“I was looking for a late-'64 to early-'65 Strat, and I found a real beauty, finished in fiesta red, on his website through a Gbase search.”
“Selling my grandpa's 1952 Les Paul and Gibson Amp was a day that I wasn't looking forward to.”
“After inheriting a guitar from my father, a cousin in a rock and roll band suggested reaching out to True Vintage Guitar to learn more about it.”
Brands they deal
“John Shults was at the center of a most pleasant and successful transaction in the selling of two vintage Fender guitars.”
“John at True Vintage Guitar was a pleasure to deal with and made a realistic and reasonable offer on my vintage Gibson.”
What players say again and again
“Beyond getting a very fair price, we feel assured that these worthy instruments will end up in the hands of people who will make music with them.”
“However, John and Walter's reassurance, genuine kindness, knowledge of guitars, amps and the craft, and compassion made the process a smooth and beautiful change of ownership.”
From the reviews
You can trust True Vintage Guitars and John with your gear. I found the True Vintage Guitars website when I was doing research to sell some guitars. I saw their offer to buy my vintage stuff, so I sent in 2 guitars. With a few back and forth text messages, and me sending in pictures, John made an offer on both guitars.
Selling my grandpa's 1952 Les Paul and Gibson Amp was a day that I wasn't looking forward to. However, John and Walter's reassurance, genuine kindness, knowledge of guitars, amps and the craft, and compassion made the process a smooth and beautiful change of ownership. They are trustworthy, thoughtful, and available.
John was great to work with. He understands the monetary value of guitars. He knows that guitars become part of the family over the years and carries a lot of sentimental value. John was very knowledgeable of my 1953 Les Paul Gibson. I can’t wait to see it revitalized and in the hands of a musician!
The purchase transaction with John went flawlessly! I was looking for a late-'64 to early-'65 Strat, and I found a real beauty, finished in fiesta red, on his website through a Gbase search.
Selling or trading gear at True Vintage Guitar
True Vintage Guitar comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
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