Thunder Road Guitars PDX

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with typical wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, nicks, small scrapes, and natural aging of parts and finish. The guitar has some repairs, including a neck reset and several re-glued braces. Several top and back cracks have been glued and cleated. The bridgeplate is original but...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with typical wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, nicks, small scrapes, and natural aging of parts and finish. G-string tuning key is slightly bent. Oversprayed on back of neck and back of body & sides, but no overspray on the top. There are a number of repairs to the instrument...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, scrapes, and natural aging of parts and finish. A faint "2" stamp on the back of the headstock indicates this was marked as a second when it was manufactured which is fairly common in this era. The guitar has a very low saddle...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good condition with typical wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, small and scrapes and dings, and natural aging of parts and finish. The entire instrument finish has been oversprayed at some point. Replaced Grover tuners, Ebony bridge, and Maple bridge plate. For anyone looking for a player-grade...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, and natural aging of parts and finish. B.C Rich did use Brazilian Rosewood on some of their models during this era. The back and sides of this instrument may be Brazilian, but we can't say conclusively based on appearance...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with reasonable wear for a sixty-year old instrument, including scratches, dings, stains, removed finish on neck, and general aging of parts and finish. Stickers have been applied. The bridge has been nailed in place. A neck reset was poorly performed sometime in the past leaving a small gap in the...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with moderate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, a few small scrapes, and natural aging of parts and finish. The original Cherry finish and White binding has aged beautifully. Solidly repaired headstock crack. Slight warping and shrinkage of pickguard. Strap button moved...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, nicks, and refinished body that has acquired a nice patina. A few top cracks and several cleated back cracks. See below for more details and specifications. SPECIFICATIONS: Original Nickel Grover Sta-Tite...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, nicks, and natural aging of parts and finish. Lots of cracks in top layer of the body but none are open. There is binding separation/breakage at both sides of the waist (see photo below). The pickguard binding also has some significant...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including light scratches, small dings/chips, a patch of missing finish on the back of the neck, and natural aging of parts and finish. This guitar has a great vintage vibe. The frets are original and have considerable wear, especially the first five...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age which has been played throughout its lifetime, including scratches, nicks, scrapes, and natural aging of parts and finish. A unique and interesting guitar which we were unable to find in our 1980s Ibanez catalogs. See below for more details and...

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. This venerable guitar was professionally repaired and refurbished in 2010, including a neck reset, complete refret, pickguard crack repair, replaced pickguard, cleated top underneath fingerboard extension, filled fingerboard ruts, replaced nut, and replaced bridge, saddle, and bridge pins. In Good vintage condition with light scratches, small...

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good vintage condition with typical wear for an instrument of this age that has been played a lot. No major finish loss, but a patina of scratches, dings, small chips as well as natural aging of parts and finish. Please feel free to contact us at the Shop for an in-hand description and to answer any questions you may have before making a...

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this vintage 1969 Black Beauty is dialed in and ready to rumble. In Good vintage condition with typical wear for an instrument of this age that was actually played and not kept in a closet, including scratches, dings, finish chips, and natural aging of finish and parts. Overall, this Les Paul presents as a well worn, but "real deal" vintage...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this venerable 1935 L-00 is dialed in and ready to go. In Good vintage condition with typical wear and tear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, nicks, scuffs, and general aging of the finish and hardware. In particular, there are a couple of side cracks at the heel which have been glued. The neck was reset at...

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this vintage Martin ukulele is ready to go. In Good vintage condition with normal wear and tear including scratches, nicks, some cracks, and areas of finish wear. Glued and cleated side crack. A previous owner incised 9-27-69 into the back of the headstock. The instrument is all original and comes with a newer Tweed hard shell case. Please...

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this guitar is totally dialed in. A pair of TV Jones Classic pickups. The super skinny neck and 1 11/16" nut make this 12-string a great player. In Good condition with some buckle rash on the back and a big nick by the upper strap button. Made by Portland legend Saul Koll himself which makes this instrument a rare and wonderful find. ...

Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this cool 1960s Aria Semi-Hollowbody guitar is dialed in and ready to go. Double-bound body with Red Burst finish. Made in Japan. Nice light weight. Slim neck profile. In Good condition for an instrument of this era, with some scratches, dings, and general wear you'd expect to see. Appears to be all original, so if you like these '60s...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this magnificent vintage Duo-Jet is dialed in and ready to rock. It's mind blowing to consider that this guitar was present when rock and roll was just beginning. George Harrison famously played a 1957 Duo-Jet during the early days of the Beatles, and many other seminal artists claimed this model as one of their favorite...

A 1955 Fender Bassman 5E6 in original Tweed covering. Serial number BM00352. A killer Narrow Panel Tweed Bassman that will rock all night long. All original except for replaced Caps and a 3-prong power cable conversion for safe operation. This is about as vintage as it gets folks from the 5E6 circuit to the well worn tweed covering. In overall good condition. Sounds heavenly. ...

DESCRIPTION For your consideration a 1960s Mitchel Parlor acoustic with a Red Sunburst finish and its Original Gigbag and Box! It’s like stepping back in time! If you grew up in the ’60s you would have walked into a department store and seen this little parlor begging to be taken home! This ones all original and in good condition for it age. Just a super fun set for guitar nerds like...