Vintage Guitar Books
For more than two decades, the magazine has also published The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide through its Vintage Guitar Books imprint. Adapted from the 1988 article “Asking Price - Selling Price,” The Guide originally appeared as a monthly installment titled “The Instrument Price Guide” in the April ’89 issue. In 1992, the company issued the first version of The Guide as a booklet, and today, the annual book compiles historical data and lists values on more than 2,000 brands derived from comprehensive research and market analysis on thousands of vintage and recent-model guitars, amps, basses, effects pedals, mandolins, lap steels, ukuleles, and banjos. It is regarded by professional players, guitar dealers, and collectors as the premier source for accurate values on vintage gear. To date, The Guide has sold more than 150,000 copies, and in 2012 it became available on digital e-readers.
The company's Vintage Guitar Books imprint has published several other books:
- Stellas & Stratocasters (1994), by Willie G. Moseley, is an anthology of articles, interviews, and columns from the pages of VG, including talks with Eric Johnson, Jeff Cook, and Noel Redding.
- Guitar Stories: Volume One(1995), by Michael Wright, is a look at the histories of some of the more interesting instruments that have – successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully - tried to win the hearts of Americans dreaming of their 15 minutes of fame strapped to a six-string.
- Executive Rock: A Fan’s Perspective on the Evolution of Popular Music Since 1950 (1996), by Willie G. Moseley, is a collection of essays that originally appeared in the VG column “Executive Rock.”
- Guitar Stories: Volume Two (2000), by Michael Wright, continues where Volume One left off. A foray into more brands that made a heavy impact in the world of the guitar, and how its many forms came to be. More than 800 rare and fascinating photos help tell the take of these instruments, from the innovations of Maccaferri to Martin’s journeys into the solidbody kingdom.
- Guitar People (1997), by Willie G. Moseley, includes 65 profiles and interviews with guitar players and builders, discussing equipment, bands, and performances.
- Bill Carson: My Life and Time with Fender Musical Instruments (1998), by Bill Carson with Willie G. Moseley, is the inspiring, quintessential American success story of Bill Carson and Fender.
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