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Fender's Stratocaster C&D Wave: What It Means for Collectors
Gear Trends·July 19, 2026

Fender's Stratocaster C&D Wave: What It Means for Collectors

In July 2026, Fender issued cease-and-desist letters to 17 major guitar brands over alleged unauthorized use of the Stratocaster body shape, triggering one of the most significant legal disputes in gu

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Which Vintage Bass Guitars Are Appreciating Most in 2026?
Gear Trends·July 18, 20265 min

Which Vintage Bass Guitars Are Appreciating Most in 2026?

Vintage bass guitars are posting some of the strongest appreciation numbers in the broader guitar market in 2026, driven by a surge in inter

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Vintage Gibson ES Hollowbodies: Which Are Gaining Value in 2026?
Gear Trends·July 18, 20266 min

Vintage Gibson ES Hollowbodies: Which Are Gaining Value in 2026?

Vintage Gibson ES-series hollowbody and semi-hollowbody guitars are among the strongest appreciating segments of the electric guitar collect

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Vintage Robin Trower Guitars: What Collectors Are Buying in 2026
Gear Trends·July 16, 20266 min

Vintage Robin Trower Guitars: What Collectors Are Buying in 2026

Vintage guitars associated with Robin Trower's 1970s peak are quietly appreciating in the 2026 collector market, with Fender Stratocasters f

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Are Vintage Stratocasters Still Worth Buying in 2026?
Gear Trends·July 15, 20265 min

Are Vintage Stratocasters Still Worth Buying in 2026?

Vintage Fender Stratocasters remain among the most actively traded collectible guitars in 2026, but the market has shifted meaningfully over

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Are BC Rich Vintage Models the Next Collector Guitar Wave?
Gear Trends·July 14, 20265 min

Are BC Rich Vintage Models the Next Collector Guitar Wave?

BC Rich guitars from the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly USA-made models such as the Mockingbird, Bich, and Eagle, are showing mean

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Analog Pedals That Are Quietly Appreciating in 2026
Gear Trends·July 13, 20265 min

Analog Pedals That Are Quietly Appreciating in 2026

Certain vintage and discontinued analog effects pedals are showing consistent price appreciation in 2026, driven by a collector market that

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Vintage Analog Pedals Heating Up: The 2026 Collector Market
Gear Trends·July 12, 20266 min

Vintage Analog Pedals Heating Up: The 2026 Collector Market

Vintage analog effect pedals are among the fastest-appreciating gear categories in 2026, with certain discontinued units from the 1970s thro

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Epiphone Scroll & Kat: Forgotten Models Collectors Are Rediscovering
Gear Trends·July 11, 20265 min

Epiphone Scroll & Kat: Forgotten Models Collectors Are Rediscovering

Epiphone's oddball models from the 1970s and early 1980s - particularly the Scroll series and the Kat - are quietly gaining traction among v

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MIJ Fender Fotoflame Guitars: A Collector's Market Guide for 2026
Gear Trends·July 10, 20266 min

MIJ Fender Fotoflame Guitars: A Collector's Market Guide for 2026

Made-in-Japan Fender Fotoflame guitars from the early 1990s are quietly becoming one of the most sought-after collectibles in the vintage gu

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