About (vintage) guitars and amplifier and their tone


gibson firebird V medaillion from 1972

gibson firebird V medaillion from 1972


This site is dedicated to the (vintage) guitars and amplifiers and their tone. The main focus is on gibson and fender vintage guitars made in the golden years until 1965. This site provides detailed information and photos about vintage guitars and amplifiers which were in my possesion during the last 30 years.

About me – Matthias Hänsgen


matthias with a fender stratocaster from 1965

dixie club, witten/germany 25 November 1983 – matthias hänsgen playing a fender stratocaster from 1965

My name is Matthias Hänsgen and I am playing and collecting vintage guitars since 1980. For over 20 years my main addictions were fender vintage stratocasters (pre-cbs) and vintage fender amps. In the last 10 years i opened my mind to gibson vintage guitars and boutique amps. This site is dedicated to share my knowledge and opinions about (vintage) guitars and amplifiers with interested people around the world.