David Davidson

Vintage guitar veteran David Davidson owns Well Strung Guitars in Farmingdale, New York.

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Articles by: David Davidson

Gibson EB-6D

“The six-string bass was a phase that all the manufacturers went through. It was never a big seller”: Up close and personal with the 1965 Gibson EB-6D – the super-rare bass that looks like an SG

By David Davidson published

Well Strung Guitars' David Davidson introduces us to a bona fide oddball – an electric bass with six strings and two pickups that was never a big hit for Gibson… but was played by Elvis

1946 Stromberg Master 400

“This Stromberg is so overwhelmingly loud, it’s kind of like a grand piano because it sounds so big”: Why the 1946 Stromberg Master 400 is a jazz guitar to rival anything from Gibson and D'Angelico

By David Davidson published

As vintage icons go, the Stromberg Master 400 takes some beating. Big-bodied, super loud, it is one of the greatest jazzboxes of all time. David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells us why

1954 Fender Stratocaster

“I had to drive several hours through snow to get to him. He told me this was one of the first Stratocasters, and there were some things I noticed immediately”: This 1954 Fender Stratocaster is one of the most unusual Fender builds in history

By David Davidson published

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains what makes this uniquely preserved vintage Strat so unique – starting with control pots from a TV set

1968 Gibson ES-335 'Greenburst'

Meet the ‘Greenburst’ ES-335 – a 1968 model so rare even Gibson couldn’t identify the finish

By David Davidson published

This beauty has a big neck and a mysterious history – when it turned up at Well Strung Guitars, vintage guitar expert Dave Davidson told us its unusual story…