Vintage Guitars Edgewater Has Bought Since June 2026

This is a running log of the vintage guitars Edgewater Guitars has bought from private sellers since June 2026, grouped by the month we bought them. It shows the kind of instruments we buy every week: Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch and Epiphone, original or not. Call or text (440) 219-3607 or text us photos.

What this log shows

Every guitar here was bought from a private seller. Some were clean, original examples. Some were refinished or modded, and we bought those too, at a price that reflected it. We list only the guitar and the month. We do not publish what we paid, who sold it, or where they live.

Where we have written a guide to that model, the name links to it, so you can compare a guitar you own against what we look for.

September 2026

• 1960 Martin 000-18

• Gibson L-50

• 1966 Gibson ES-335

• 1954 Fender Stratocaster, refinished

• 1966 Fender Jazz Bass in Candy Apple Red

• 1973 Fender Jazz Bass

• Late 1960s Fender Musicmaster

August 2026

• 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

• 1957 Fender Telecaster

• 1948 Gibson J-45

• 1939 Gibson L-00

• 1978 Fender Jazz Bass in Olympic White

• 1968 Gibson SG Special, modded

• 1966 Fender Jaguar and a 1968 Gibson Les Paul, bought together

• National Style O resonator

• 1961 Gibson ES-125TD

• 1961 Gibson ES-335

• 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special

• 1970 Fender Stratocaster, refinished, with a humbucker

• 1965 Fender Stratocaster, mint

July 2026

• 1970 Fender Stratocaster

• 1958 Gibson J-45

• Gretsch Single Anniversary

• Gibson Trini Lopez

• 1965 Gibson ES-355

• 1965 Gibson Hummingbird

• 1963 Gibson Firebird III

• 1959 Gibson SJ and a 1967 Gibson J-45, bought together

• 1964 Fender Jazz Bass, refinished

• 1961 Fender Jazz Bass

• Gibson L-7

• 1962 Fender Stratocaster, refinished

• 1958 Gibson J-45 (a second one, bought earlier in the month)

• 1967 Gibson ES-330

June 2026

• Fender Mustang in a sparkle finish

• 1964 Gibson J-50

• 1956 Gibson ES-350T

• 1964 Fender Esquire

• 1940 Gibson L-50

• 1954 Martin D-18

• 1967 Gibson ES-335

• Gibson L-7

• 1965 Fender Mustang

• 1965 Fender Stratocaster, clean

• 1966 Epiphone Riviera

What these buys have in common

Very few of them were perfect. Refinished Stratocasters, a modded SG Special and a refinished Jazz Bass are on this list next to a mint 1965 Strat. A refinish or a swapped part lowers what a guitar is worth, but it rarely makes it unsellable. We look at what is original, what was changed, and how well it plays, and we tell you what we see.

Most of the guitars are Gibson and Fender from the 1950s and 1960s, with Martin flat-tops, archtops like the L-50 and L-7, and a few basses mixed in. That is the core of what we buy, and we look at other older guitars too. If you are not sure what you have, the serial pages for Fender, Gibson and Martin will help you date it, and our guitar value guide explains what moves the price.

How we buy

You send photos and whatever you know about the guitar. We look at it, ask a few questions, and make an offer. If you take it, we work out payment and pickup or shipping with you. We buy nationwide from our base in Valley City, Ohio, near Cleveland. To start, get a free estimate, or call or text (440) 219-3607.