Our Philosophy
We buy and sell vintage and used guitars, basses and amplifiers – and also Gibson and Fender Custom Shop instruments. Most of the guitars, basses and amps in our inventory we bought directly from private owners, collectors or musicians. We are primarily looking for instruments in all original, very good to excellent condition in their original case. As a GuitarPoint customer you can be sure that the instrument you bought has been handpicked, carefully inspected and verified as an authentic piece of music history.
Why GuitarPoint? Your satisfaction is our top priority, our highest priority. That’s not marketing speak, we mean it. We’re all practicing guitarists ourselves, not only that, we’re crazy guitar nerds and we’re always completely blown away by the instruments we work with. Our claim is nothing less than the best. We want to be better than everyone else.
Trust
Credibility
Honesty
Buy safely! Especially with our vintage guitars, we go into more detail than most of our competitors. The authentication process takes a long time and we do everything we can to ensure that our instruments are described correctly and are in the best possible condition. This can sometimes take several days. We have an excellent international network and are in constant contact with our reputable colleagues and vintage experts in the industry and regularly discover new, previously unknown details.
As dealers, we have also had our own experiences with competitors and can say from our own experience how we would not want to be treated. All too often, instruments are described incorrectly, things are concealed or not discovered due to a lack of expertise. Good service only becomes apparent when there are negative experiences, anyone can sell!
When it comes to purchasing vintage instruments nothing is more important than knowing your things. A lot can happen in the life of a many decades old instrument. The world-wide-web is full of private sales ads and auctions and many times even the sellers don‘t know every detail of what they offer. Very often the seeming “bargain” turns out to be a bad buy – sometimes years after the purchase. The higher the value, the more contradictions could appear when you take a closer look. This is why we painstakingly analyze all guitars before we buy them to verify their originality and value.
Our guitars are clean! 90% of the instruments we buy ourselves, sometimes from dealers, are dirty and have never been cleaned. Who wants to touch a guitar like that? We sometimes spend two days reconditioning instruments so that they are not only clean but also work. Pots are cleaned, screws are made workable and – if necessary – the instruments are refretted to the highest quality by our luthier.
We take every instrument apart and carefully clean it from the remnants of its previous owner(s). We take pictures of all parts and details to prove the guitar‘s originality and authenticate its year of manufacture. The pictures are presented to the customer together with the instrument*.
All vintage instruments* also come with an individual hand signed instrument profile document containing all relevant data and measurements such as serial numbers, potentiometer date-codes, pickup resistance, list of all hardware parts and weight.
*(Please note: pictures and profiles are included with electric guitars and basses made prior to 1974 only).
Our guitars belong to us. We do not sell on consignment. When we buy guitars, we value them and pay the seller. We are not simple “middlemen” who simply pass on guitars. We stand behind our goods.
We are a real store! We are not a hobby dealer, not a side job, not a “living room store” only available by appointment. We are a serious company. We have all instruments available in real time, set up, tuned and ready to test in our 600 square meter store.
We have been doing this for a long time! We look back on decades of experience in the guitar business and are appreciated worldwide for our know-how. We have seen a lot, certainly not everything, but most of it!
We are GuitarPoint
Simon Gauf CEO
Always on the hunt for the next guitar, whether in Europe or the USA, on the highway or on the plane… for over 20 years in the guitar business – in retail, sales, product management, purchasing or as a guitarist, GuitarPoint’s CEO Simon is “Always on the run”. A vintage expert who in addition to his passion for vintage Gibson and Fender guitars, is also one of the world’s top experts for Gibson Custom Shop and has created countless instruments and small series.
Fred Hauschild Sales
„Mr. Marshall“ Fred owned almost every Gibson or Fender guitar model in his life as musician and guitar aficionado! He took apart thousands of vintage guitars for maintenance and is a walking serial number, guitar dating and Marshall library! Be sure that played every guitar we have in stock and knows how it sounds! Got questions? Ask Fred!
Deniz Erdem Sales
Deniz has already spent half his life behind guitar counters and besides vintage guitars he’s THE Custom Shop Guru – there are only few people in Europe who handled more Fender Masterbuilt guitars … Deniz’s forearm has a “Fender Stratocaster” tattoo – nothing left to say!
Till Sommerfeld Backoffice
Our “Swiss Army Knife” Till, himself a trained music retailer and passionate acoustic guitarist (with a special liking for Chet Atkins!), takes care of everything that requires a cool head and a steady hand. Order management, accounting, logistics and actually… everything. Always the first on the phone!
Mathias Schindehütte Luthier
We are more than proud that one of Europe’s best guitar luthiers, Mathias Schindehütte, has been part of our team since 2023! Mathias has been working on vintage guitars for decades and, with his immense wealth of experience, ensures our highest standards of quality.
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