clipped from: gibsonguitarsforsale.com The quality of the Vintage Gibson guitars is well known and if they are in first class, original condition they are increasing in value year by year.
What is not always recogized is that not all Vintage Gibsons are as valuable as people think. Your Gibson guitar may have been built between 1930 and 1970 but it is the market that will determine the price.
With that in mind I have prepared a short list of some of the more sought after models. This is by no means an extensive list but it will give you an idea in which direction to look if you are a collector of Vintage Gibson guitars.
Les Paul (standard) Model Electric Solidbody 1957-1958 Goldtop and the 1958-1960 Sunburst with Humbucking pickups.
Flying V Electric Solidbody from 1958 to 1963,
Vintage Electric Archtop Gibson ES-150 and ES-250 from 1938 to 1940
L-00 Flattop from 1932 to 1945
Advanced Jumbo Flattop from 1935 to 1940
L-5CES (cutaway) Electric Archtop from 1950’s