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Musikmesse 2010: International Vintage Show highlights gallery

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By Chris Vinnicombe
Published 26 March 2010

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Musikmesse 2010: International Vintage Show highlights gallery

Musikmesse 2010: International Vintage Show highlights gallery

Amongst the shiny new guitars, and the beaten up new guitars masquerading as old guitars at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2010, the International Vintage Show was the place to go to see instruments you’d have to sell your house to afford.

We’ve already featured the Burst Brothers exhibiting Eric Clapton’s Blackie and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Lenny Stratocasters. Now, here’s the best of the rest in our gallery of hardcore guitar porn of the highest order...

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1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

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Les Paul Standard detail

Les Paul Standard detail

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And in the red corner...

And in the red corner...

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Ja, ja, ja!

Ja, ja, ja!

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Gibson doublenecks

Gibson doublenecks

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Blackguard Telecaster

Blackguard Telecaster

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Blackface Fender Tremolux

Blackface Fender Tremolux

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Vintage Gibson and Epiphone semis

Vintage Gibson and Epiphone semis

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1955 Les Paul Goldtop

1955 Les Paul Goldtop

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Early '60s SG with Maestro vibrola

Early '60s SG with Maestro vibrola

For another hit of hardcore vintage guitar porn from the International Vintage Show at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2010, check out Stevie Ray Vaughan's Lenny and Eric Clapton's Blackie in pictures.

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Chris Vinnicombe

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

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