CRAVE (Cool & Rare American Vintage Electric) Guitars
What is the story of your journey from the first guitar you owned to the most recent? Mine was probably pretty typical. It was never a conscious adventure towards a clear destination. I was in my early teens when my … Continued
CRAVE has had some serious IT issues, which have made it difficult to keep up with things – apologies. Following on from my last post, saying that I’d been surprised by purchasing a cute 1959 Fender Musicmaster. Well, that trend … Continued
In my previous post, I said it can be exciting not knowing for sure what the next vintage purchase would be. I mentioned quite a few priorities from my rather lengthy ‘most wanted’ list. So what did I do? Not … Continued
What was the last guitar you bought and what do you think your next one might be? Here’s my take. As mentioned in previous blogs, after a hiatus period of about 8 years, I am back into the whole vintage … Continued
Hip-Hip-Hooray! After nearly 8 long years of gestation, the CRAVE Guitars web site is finally up and running. It has been a very difficult journey but that’s not what is important right now. It is all about celebrating the moment … Continued
The question – are vintage guitars better than new ones? Simply… nope. They are just different. There is no doubt that many modern guitars are better designed, constructed, more reliable and consistent. New instruments are generally in great condition and … Continued
A bit of background this month for anyone who might be interested. CRAVE has only been in existence as a concept since 2007. It didn’t come ready-formed and it wasn’t a planned hobby. I have been playing guitar (badly) for what seems … Continued
Hello and welcome everyone. Even though CRAVE Guitars has been around since 2007, this is my first ever Internet post, so it may be timely to say where I’m coming from. Factoid – vintage guitars are great. Like every person on the … Continued