Southside Guitars is open Monday-Friday 11am to 7pm and Saturday 12 to 6pm.
We are closed Sunday.
"Please feel free to stop by and check out our shop. We do recommend looking at our inventory online beforehand. We have a small selection of used instruments on display. Please note that the majority of our inventory is stored in cases. Southside Guitars was founded in 2006 by Ben and Sam Taylor to showcase our love of vintage music gear and our desire to provide excellent quality used and vintage instruments to musicians and collectors. We specialize in collector and player grade vintage guitars, basses, amps and effects. We carry lots of very unique instruments and have something for every musician out there. If you are in the New York area and like vintage guitars you will not be disappointed."
We accept Credit cards (Visa, MC, Amex, Discover), Paypal, Money orders, personal checks and bank wires.
Guitars are shipped by Fedex ground unless other arrangements are made. Guitars are usually shipped within 24 hours of purchase.
We offer a 48 hour no questions asked return policy. If you don't like it, just send it back and we will issue a refund. We do not refund shipping charges and if you pay with a credit card there is a 5% restocking fee. If you pay with cash, check, paypal, or bank wire there is no restocking fee.
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1966 Fender Precision Bass
$13,750
This Fender Precision Bass was made in the USA in 1966. It has been played hard and has an awesome vintage look. The original Olympic white finish has faded to a deep cream color. There is lots of play wear, including dings, dents, and scratches and finish checking all over. The finish is completely original but on the back a previous owner affixed some wallpaper material to cover up the belt...
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1965 Gibson ES-335 TDC
$12,950
This is a beautiful Gibson ES-335 made in the USA in 1965. It shows light play wear but overall it is in very clean condition. There are no breaks, repairs, cracks, or extra holes. Original trapeze tailpiece. Hardware is mostly chrome but has an original nickel abr-1 bridge. The nut is 1 and 9/16ths. Original factory stinger. This guitar has been pro-setup in our store and it is in excellent...
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1961 Fender Stratocaster
$58,500
This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1961. It is a great playing and sounding pre-cbs slab-board strat. It has an original blond finish which also means it has an ash body. The guitar shows dings and play wear but its all honest and looks great. It has been refretted and has a new nut but otherwise original. It weighs 7 pounds 6 ounces. It has been pro-setup in our store, plays...
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1962 Gibson Les Paul Special / SG
$21,500
This Gibson Les Paul / SG Special was made in the USA in 1962. It's got to be one of the last slab bodied Specials shipped as Gibson has been using the SG style body for at least a year. We have seen a couple other slab Specials from 1962 but they are rare. This one is 100% original and in very clean condition with only light play wear. There are no neck cracks, breaks, or other repairs as...
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1964 Fender Precision Bass
$14,650
This is a fantastic Fender Precision Bass, made in the USA in 1964. It shows plenty of play wear but it plays great. It is an earlier '64 w spaghetti logo and clay dots. The parts are 100% original. The finish is original as well although there are several areas where a former owner touched up some of the larger dings and dents, particularly on the black edges. No overspray, just filling in...
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1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom
$18,500
This Gibson Les Paul Custom was made in the USA in 1969. It shows heavy wear including dings and dents and several areas where the original finish has flaked off. Despite the cosmetic wear, there are no breaks or repairs or other structural damage. The guitar has mid 1969 specs - no volute, no dot on the i, 1 piece mahogany body, 3 piece mahogany neck. Serial# 8860xx. All the parts are...
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1960 Fender Esquire
$31,500
This Fender Esquire was made in the USA in 1960. This is a fantastic playing and sounding Esquire in excellent condition. All the parts are original. There is 1 filled strap button hole, but otherwise no issues on this one. It weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces. There is a 6/60 body date, and no neck date which is normal in 1960. This guitar has been pro-setup in our store and plays great. It comes...
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1968 Fender Jaguar
$20,500
This is hands down the cleanest custom color Jaguar we have encountered. Made in the USA in 1968. Its original to the screws and very clean. The original sonic blue finish is unfaded and hasn't greened. This guitar has been pro-setup in our store and plays great. It comes with the original tags, other goodies, and case.
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1960 Fender Stratocaster
$42,950
This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1960. Although there is some light play wear, this example is all original and in very nice shape for its age. Neck dates to 9/60 and body to 6/60. It has been pro-setup in our store and plays extremely well. It weighs 7 pounds 8.9 ounces The guitar comes with the original case.
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1962 Fender Stratocaster
$18,950
This is a great playing and sounding Fender Stratocaster, made in 1962. Original slab board rosewood neck. The body has been painted blue sparkle over the original sunburst. The neck appears to have also been painted blue over the original finish, and then the blue removed leaving some of the original natural finish. The guitar has other tuners and second string tree. Original tuners are back...
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1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom
$15,950
This Gibson Les Paul Custom was made in the USA in 1969. It is an awesome playing and sounding guitar. It has typical '69 specs including a 1-piece body and a 3-piece neck with no volute. Although it is almost impossible to see without ultraviolet light, this guitar appears to have had a neck reset at some point, and there is touch-up around the heel and in the cutaway. We don't see any...
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1965 Fender Jaguar
$18,500
This Fender Jaguar was made in the USA in early 1965. Neck is dated April '65, the pickup has a January '65 date, and the pots date to the 19th week of '65. The guitar has a gorgeous original sonic blue finish and "green" guard. It is all original. The guitar has an "A" neck which is not unusual on the shorter '24 inch scale Mustang and Jaguar models. This guitar has been pro-setup in our store...
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1961 Gibson ES-355
$25,500
This Gibson ES-355 was made in the USA in 1961. It is loaded with a pair of amazing sounding PAF pickups. The guitar shows normal play wear and finish checking but there are no breaks, repairs, or other structural damage. While the PAFs are original, this guitar has been converted to be mono like a 335 and the pots are newer, the choke removed, but the varitone is original. It also was...
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1966 Epiphone Rivoli
$14,500
This Epiphone Rivoli was made in the USA in 1966. It has a super rare Pacific Blue finish. It is the only Rivoli we have seen in this color. It shows play wear but no structural damage. It is all original except for the switch. These original came with a push button switch that were prone to breaking and so it has been replaced with a more durable toggle switch. The bass has been pro-setup in our...
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1966 Fender Telecaster Custom
$12,500
This is a great Fender Telecaster Custom, made in the USA in 1966. In addition to refinishing the body natural, a previous owner adorned it with rhinestone studs. Also the side dots were replaced with small pearls. The neck retains the original finish with some light overspray. The decal is original. The pickups, tuners, bridge and pickguard are original. The pots are newer. This guitar...
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1960 Epiphone Coronet
$16,500
This Epiphone Coronet was made by Gibson in the USA in 1960. This is one of the rarer electric guitars Gibson every made. It is a transitional model that retains the slab-body of the first versions, but has a P-90 pickup like the thinner versions that came soon after this guitar was made. Very few were made in this rare configuration. This guitar is all original. This guitar was purchased...
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1964 Mosrite Ventures
$10,500
This is a rare and unique Mosrite Ventures, made in the USA in 1964. It is an unusual transition model with a bound body, like the first "Sidejack" examples, but with a bolt on neck and top mount jack. It also has an extremely unusual redburst finish. The guitar is all original but someone has modified the whammy bar. It has been pro-setup in our store and plays great. It weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces...
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1968 Fender Telecaster Custom
$19,750
This Fender Telecaster Custom was made in the USA in 1968. The guitar has an original Olympic White finish with black binding. The pickups are original but at some point it was routed for a humbucker. The pots, pickguard, and switch are non original parts. The tuners, bridge, pickups, and Bigsby are original. This guitar shows heavy play wear but no structural damage. It has been pro-setup...
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1963 Gibson ES-355
$23,750
This Gibson ES-335 was made in the USA in 1963. It is an extremely cool example that shows normal play wear but breaks or repairs or any structural damage. The finish is original and look great. Being a 1963 it has a larger profile neck than the 1961/2 examples , and it is really a joy to play. It also has the first generation patent number pickups that are identical to PAFs except for the...
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1964 Fender Jazzmaster
$21,950
This is a beautiful Fender Jazzmaster, made in the USA in 1964. It is 100% original with all pre-cbs specs: clay dots, spaghetti logo, single-line klusons, etc.. Blond Jazzmasters are the only ones with ash bodies giving them a different sound. This is a wonderful and unique instrument that plays and sounds exceptionally well. It weighs 8 pounds and 2.5 ounces. It comes with the original case...
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1963 Fender Stratocaster
$18,950
This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1963. It has a blue sparkle finish and matching headstock. While the finish is not original, it was likely done in the mid 1960's and is a high quality vintage sparkle finish. All parts are original and this is a great playing and sounding strat. It weighs just over 8 pounds. It comes with the vintage Fender case in the pictures which is...
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1964 Fender Jazzmaster
$12,500
This Fender Jazzmaster was made in the USA in early 1964 - neck dates to December 63 pots early 1964. This guitar shows wear but is all original and a great playing and sounding instrument. There is a partial body seam separation that is visible in the pictures. There no movement of the wood in the seam and the separation isn't very deep. The guitar shows typical wear and tear with some belt...
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1966 Gibson EBSF-1250 Doubleneck
$29,950
This awesome Gibson EBSF-1250 was made in the USA in 1966. It has an original black finish. Only a few of these were ever made. The instrument shows wear but it is in excellent playing condition. While it is in overall good structural condition, the bass neck was reset professionally at some point in the past. The repair work is top notch and very hard to see without using a blacklight. ...
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1963 Fender Jazzmaster
$12,500
This is a fantastic Fender Jazzmaster, made in the USA in 1963. It shows play wear but there is no serious or structural damage, just honest wear from use. The guitar is all original except the pots on the rhythm circuit, and it has been refretted. Neck date is February 1963, and it weighs 7 pounds and 13 ounces. This guitar has been pro-setup and is in excellent playing condition. It comes...
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1968 Fender Telecaster Custom
$29,500
This is an extremely rare Telecaster Custom that was made in the USA in 1968. It is an original blond body with black binding. The guitar is 100% original except that the bridge pickup has been rewound. It weighs 8 pounds and 4 ounces. This is a beautiful and rare instrument. We have seen a couple Olympic White Custom Telecasters from this period, but this is the only Blond one we have...
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1965 Fender Jazzmaster
$25,500
This Fender Jazzmaster was made in the USA in 1965. Beautiful original lake placid blue finish. This guitar shows wear but it is all original. It has been pro-setup and plays great. It comes with the original case.
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