Southside Guitars
Ben Taylor-Sam Taylor
(718) 218-8201
Brooklyn, NY
5:39 AM
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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1964 Gibson B-25

$3,500
This Gibson B-25 was made in the USA in 1964. It shows play wear and finish checking, but there is no structural damage. It has a nice sized neck with a 1 and 11/16th inch nut width. The guitar is all original. It has been pro-setup in our store and plays great. It comes with the original soft case.
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1970 Gibson SG Standard

$3,450
This Gibson SG Standard was made in the USA in 1970. It is a great player's grade option as it has some repairs and changed parts but remains an awesome sounding SG that plays great. Both the headstock and heel have been previously cracked but both are pro-repaired and solid. The pickups are Duncans, and the tuners, bridge and tailpiece are also changed. The plastic parts and pots are...
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1992 Jackson Soloist

$4,250
This Jackson Soloist was made in the USA in 1992. It is a great example in very nice shape for its age. There are small dings and dents but no major damage. It appears to be all original. It comes with the original hang tag which indicates the pickups and wiring were complete by the legendary Abigail Ybarra. The guitar has been pro-setup in our store, and comes with a hard shell case.
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2022 Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Jazzmaster

$1,350
This listing is for a Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Jazzmaster, made in Japan in 2022. This guitar is in excellent condition and seems to never have been played. It still has the factory plastic on the pickguard and there is overall very little wear. It has been pro-set up in our shop so it is playing and sounding great. It weighs 7 pounds even and comes with a gig bag.
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1964 Gibson GA-79 RTV Stereo Reverb-Tremolo

$2,650
This Gibson GA-79 RTV Stereo Guitar Amplifier was made in 1964. The amp was made to compliment the Stereo guitar models such as an ES-345 and ES-355. The amp has two 10" speakers and stereo inputs/outputs. The amp can be used mono as well. The amplifier is in good shape for it's age. The transformers are original. The speakers are original as well but have been reconed and the electrolytic...
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1967 Gibson J-45

$4,250
This Gibson J-45 was made in the USA in 1967. It shows some play wear but no structural damage. The bridge has been reset. It is all original. The guitar has been pro-setup in our store and comes with a non original hard case.
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1979 Fender Musicmaster Bass

$1,650
This Fender Musicmaster bass was made in the USA in 1979. It shows light play wear, but is in very good overall condition. It is all original. It has been pro-setup up in our store and comes with a non-original hard case.
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1997 Fender '50 Reissue Esquire NAMM Limited Edition CS

$4,650
This '50 Reissue Esquire is #15 of 20 made for NAMM 1997. It is a very cool and great playing guitar. It has been played and appears to have been refretted. Otherwise it is all original. It has been pro-setup in our store and comes with the case and COA.
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2000 Gibson Explorer

$3,000
This Gibson explorer was made in the USA in 2000. It is an accurate reissue of the 1976 model. It is a limited edition the guitar shows light playwear, but is in very good condition overall with no structural damage. All parts are original. It has been pro set up in our shop and plays great. It comes with the original case.
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1959 Goya Diro Directional Sound System-Amplifier

$950
This is a rare and unusual amp that is a bit of a mystery. It can be seen in the 1959 Goya/Hagstrom catalog alongside the sparkle hagstrom guitars made at that time. This doesn't appear to have been made in Sweden with the guitars however. It looks similar to Valco amps of the period but it's not Valco. It says "Hershman New York" on the control panel, but according to google maps there is no...
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2016 Gibson ES-345 VOS Custom Shop

$3,500
This Gibson ES-345 was made in the USA in 2016. It has been played and shows wear. There are small stress cracks on either side of the nut that have been repaired. The parts are original but the varitone has been disconnected and it is wired mono like a 335. There are small dings and dents. The guitar has been pro-setup in our store and comes with the original case and COA.
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1968 Fender Bronco Amplifier

$1,450
This Fender Bronco amplifier was made in 1968 and is in very good shape and sounds excellent. The amp is an early Drip Egde Silver panel amplifier. The transformers are original. The speaker is changed and a new three prong power cable has been installed. The amplified is in very good overall condition but does have a few nicks and dings in the exterior tolex. Please check out the pictures and...
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1966 Gibson SG Standard

$3,950
This Gibson SG Standard was made in the USA in 1966. If you are looking for a great player for a fraction of what an all original version would cost this is a good candidate. It was originally pelham blue ( ! ) before someone stripped it and refinished natural. On the positive side there are no cracks or repairs to the neck, although there is a repair on the side of the body by the control...
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1982 Fender Jazz Bass

$2,850
This Fender Jazz Bass was made in the USA in 1982. In some ways, the 1982 model is like the 1966 model in that it has binding on the neck, but no blocks, and it was the first year that Fender returned to the 4-bolt neck design. This particular example is extremely clean condition with very little wear for its age. It is all original with the exception of the nut. It weighs 10 pounds 5 ounces....
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1970 Marshall 4x10 Slant Speaker Cabinet

$3,500
This listing is for a killer rare 1970 Marshall 4x10 Slant Speaker Cabinet. This Marshall cabinet, serial #31761 was made in the UK in the early 1970's. The cabinet is a rare 4x10 version and sounds amazing, especially with a 50 watt and lower wattage heads. The 10" speakers are not ideally suited for the more powerfull 100 heads. The amp is loaded with the original Celestion Greenback speakers...
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1981 Electro-Harmonix Screaming Tree Treble Booster

$525
This listing is for an Electro Harmonix Screaming Tree Treble Booster. This pedal is from 1981 and is in a rare "reverse logo" black silkscreen. EH did this occasionally and such units are rare. We have not been able to find a single other Screaming Tree out there in this color way. This pedal has shows some signs of age and play wear. There are scratches along the top and scrapes along the...
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~1970 Univox Super Fuzz U-1095

$1,150
This listing is for a 1970s Univox Super Fuzz U-1095 in Black. This is the classic Super Fuzz we all know and love, in the rarest color way, black enclosure with the grey pad. Not only does it look good but it sounds incredible, is all original and completely functional. It will ship as pictured with no other hardware or paperwork.
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1970 Elk Super Fuzz Sustainar

$850
This listing is for an Elk Super Fuzz Sustainar made in Japan in the 1970's. This is a very cool and rare fuzz from the Japanese market. It is all original and is in very good cosmetic shape. It has been serviced, is fully functional, and sounds great.
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2021 Gibson 'Captain' Kirk Douglas Signature SG

$2,500
This listing is for a 2021 Gibson 'Captain' Kirk Douglas Signature SG. This now discontinued model features three Gibson BurstBuckers and a 'Captain' Gibson Lyre Vibrola. All the parts are original and the guitar has little to no play wear. The guitar had a small headstock crack that has been expertly repaired and it is not going anywhere. It has been pro set up in our shop and is playing and...
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1989 Fender MIJ Telecaster

$1,250
This listing is for a Fender 70s Reissue Telecaster made in Japan in 1989. It has some wear such as dings and dents which are pictured. It has some minor modifications, the tuners and volume pot were changed and there is some chisel in the control cavity. It is otherwise in good shape and has been pro set up in our shop so it is playing and sounding great. It weighs 7 pounds 6.8 ounces and comes...
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~2010 Epiphone Firebird Studio

$650
This listing is for a 2010s Epiphone Firebird Studio. This is in a cool natural finish that we believe was part of a large retailer exclusive. It is in good shape with some minor playwear like dings and dents, it is missing the truss rod cover, and there is one small screw hole that seems came from a previous pickguard that was installed and then the original was put back on. It has been pro...
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2008 Fender '62 Reissue Telecaster Custom CIJ MIJ

$1,350
This listing is for a Fender 1962 Reissue Telecaster Custom made in Japan in 2008. It has some minor signs of wear but no major damage. It has been pro set up in our shop and is playing and sounding great. It weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces and comes with a gig bag.
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1975 Fender Telecaster

$3,450
This Fender Telecaster was made in the USA in 1975. It is a very good playing and sounding Telecaster, and it has a relatively rare factory black finish. That said, most of the parts have been changed, and it has been crudely routed for a humbucker in the neck position. The parts that are still original are the tuners, the neckplate, the control plate, the frets, and one of the pots. The...
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1968 Fender Telecaster Custom

$14,750
This Fender Telecaster Custom was made in the USA in 1968. It is a great playing and sounding guitar with an awesome look. It is mostly original, but at some point a humbucker was installed in the neck position. This required routing which is visible under the pickguard. There is not a Duncan antiquity in the neck position. The bridge pickup is original. Aside from the neck pickup, and a...
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2024 Fender MIJ FSR Traditional 60s Telecaster

$1,450
This listing is for a Fender Special Run Traditional 60s Telecaster made in Japan in 2024. This guitar is in excellent shape and like new with the factory plastic. It has been pro set up in our shop and is playing and sounding great. It weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces and comes with a gig bag.
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2019 Fender MIM Tom Morello Signature Stratocaster

$1,125
This listing is for a Fender Tom Morello Signature Stratocaster made in Mexico in 2019. It is in very good condition and shows little to no signs of wear. It has been pro set up in our shop and is playing and sounding great. It weighs 8 pounds and comes with a hardshell case.
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2011 Fender MIJ Telecaster

$1,750
This listing is for a Fender '69 Reissue Telecaster made in Japan in 2011. It is in good condition with some minor wear such as dings and dents and finish checking which is common on these paisley and floral guitars. Most of the checking is on the back of the body. It has been pro set-up in our shop and is playing and sounding great. It weighs 8 pounds and comes with a gig bag.
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2014 Fender MIJ Telecaster

$1,450
This listing is for a Fender '62 Reissue Telecaster made in Japan in 2014. This guitar is in very good condition with very minor evidence of wear or use. It has been pro set up in our shop and is playing and sounding great. It weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces and comes with a gig bag.
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1958 Gretsch 6189 Streamliner / Double Anniversary

$4,650
This Gretsch Streamliner was made in the USA in early 1958. It is marked "6189" on the label but the 6189 Streamliner was a single pickup guitar. This guitar has generated some discussion in our store about whether it is a rare transitional model or simply a modified Streamliner. The argument for original is that both pickups are matching 50's PAF filtertrons, the pots (which would not even be...
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1983 Fender Stratocaster

$1,875
This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1983. Aside from some light play wear it is in very clean condition. It is all original. The guitar has been pro-setup in our store and plays great. It comes with a non original hard case.
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