Selling an incredible, deeply curated collection of 120+ vintage guitar magazines spanning three decades (1991–2010's). This lot is packed with historic cover stories, rare special editions, iconic artist tributes, and many hundreds of song tabs.
Key artists include Nirvana & Kurt Cobain, Soundgarden, Metallica, Pantera & Dimebg Darrell, KISS, Black Sabbath, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Guns ‘N Roses, Jimi Hendrix, the Grunge era and more!
Perfect for collectors, resellers, or anyone wanting a massive piece of guitar history. I am selling this strictly as a complete lot—no piecemealing or separating. At $300, you are getting the entire collection for less than $2.50 per issue!
Many of these individual issues routinely fetch $5 to $25+ on collector sites like eBay and Reverb, but selling the entire lot cheaply since I don't have the time to list everything separately.
✨ CONDITION DETAILS:
• All magazines are in used, good vintage condition.
• Complete Inserts: No missing pages, no writing, and all original posters/inserts remain fully attached!
• Note: Most have clean covers; a few have original subscription address labels with the address neatly blacked out.
📦 FULL INVENTORY BREAKDOWN
🔴 GUITAR WORLD (The Core Collection)
• 1992: October & November issues
• 1993 Special Issue: Presents Nirvana & The Seattle Sound (Highly collectible)
• 1994 – 1998: NEARLY COMPLETE UNBROKEN 4-YEAR RUN! (Missing January - March 1994) Includes legendary Nov '94 Prince cover and April '94 Dimebag Darrell issue.
• 1999 Bundle: Feb–May + October issues (Includes iconic Kurt Cobain "Gun" cover & John Lennon)
• 2008 – 2009 Year Block: August 2008 through August 2009 (Missing only Sept 2008; includes the March '09 Led Zeppelin issue)
• 2019 – 2020 Year Block: February 2019 through March 2020 (Missing only Aug '19 & Feb '20; includes the Jan 2020 "Guitarists of the Decade" Collector's Edition)
🔵 GUITAR PLAYER
• Consecutive Run: Full unbroken block from August 2006 to April 2008
🟢 GUITAR SCHOOL
• Vintage '90s Bundle: March 1992, January 1993, January 1994, October 1995 (Includes Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute and White Zombie feature)
⚫ GUITAR FOR THE PRACTICING MUSICIAN
• Vintage Bundle: November 1991, March 1992, August 1994 (Famous Seattle Issue), December 1996
🟤 ACOUSTIC GUITAR
• 1998 Bundle: April & May issues
⭐ RARE INDEPENDENT & FIRST EDITIONS
• Wolf Marshall’s Guitar One: 2005 (The highly sought-after Inaugural Issue #1)
• Paul Green School of Rock: Fall & Winter 2006 Issues (Rare collectible features on Led Zeppelin & Jimi Hendrix)
📍 PICKUP & LOGISTICS:
• Cash or Venmo only.
• Must pick up in Needham