
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
Read →Fretfolio
Weekly analysis of what collectors are buying, what's appreciating, and what's trending in the guitar market.

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
5 min read →
Vintage bass guitars are posting some of the strongest appreciation numbers in the broader guitar market in 2026, driven by a surge in inter
Read →
Vintage Gibson ES-series hollowbody and semi-hollowbody guitars are among the strongest appreciating segments of the electric guitar collect
Read →
Vintage guitars associated with Robin Trower's 1970s peak are quietly appreciating in the 2026 collector market, with Fender Stratocasters f
Read →
Vintage Fender Stratocasters remain among the most actively traded collectible guitars in 2026, but the market has shifted meaningfully over
Read →
BC Rich guitars from the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly USA-made models such as the Mockingbird, Bich, and Eagle, are showing mean
Read →
Certain vintage and discontinued analog effects pedals are showing consistent price appreciation in 2026, driven by a collector market that
Read →
Vintage analog effect pedals are among the fastest-appreciating gear categories in 2026, with certain discontinued units from the 1970s thro
Read →
Epiphone's oddball models from the 1970s and early 1980s - particularly the Scroll series and the Kat - are quietly gaining traction among v
Read →
Made-in-Japan Fender Fotoflame guitars from the early 1990s are quietly becoming one of the most sought-after collectibles in the vintage gu
Read →