Guitar Adventures

Guitar Adventures is a collection of vintage guitar related adventures I went on through my life, from visiting the Fender Guitar Factory, through to vintage guitar gatherings between collectors in my back yard. It is a look back at some amazing guitars.

1981 Fender Factory Tour

This was still the CBS Musical Instruments era, as indicated by the signage on the building. A few years later in 1985, CBS sold Fender for US$12.5.

California Guitar

California Guitar was owned by Frank Lucido, and this Santa Barbara based store was on my wish list for some time. I could not believe it as I finally entered this vintage guitar heaven.

Frank Lucido in the Valley

On yet another visit to the USA in in early to mid 1980s, I was determined to visit Frank Lucido's California Guitar again, but he had moved to 'The Valley', and on this visit I brought money with me, so let the spending begin!

Frank Lucido Photoshoot

I happened to be in L.A. shortly after Frank Lucido moved his California Guitar from Santa Barbara to the Valley, and when I visited he was in the middle of a photoshoot for two unique Fender guitars.

Norman’s Rare Guitars

On one of my treks to the USA in the early 1980s chasing more vintage guitars, I finally got the famous Norman's Rare Guitars, but to be honest it was not the vintage guitar wonderland I was expecting.

The Pool Pump Collection

Back in the 1980s my fellow collectors and I would gather to compare our guitars and take photos. On this occasion we stacked the guitars on the pool pump box/cover and started clicking.

Woodchip Vintage Guitars

There were many occasions when myself and a bunch of other collectors would have get togethers to, often at my place, to look at the vintage guitars we had collected.

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