I started the Guitar Broker back in 1989 in a small little shop here in Ft. Lauderdale. As a kid, I started playing Trumpet in 5th grade (thru High School) & then started to play Bass back in Jr. High School w/a friend, Russell Perri on Keyboards. We harmonized well together & performed for the school every chance we had. My 1st vintage bass was a 1964 Fender Jazz Bass…Sunburst finish…that I paid $400.for back in 1976. I was hooked for life! There is nothing better than vintage guitars like an old Fender™! I have always been interested in Vintage Guitars since that time & always have had a nice selection of guitars & basses for my own use. I opened The Guitar Broker in June 1989 after a 10-year stint in the automobile business. I just got tired of that crappy corporate world and had to do my own thing with vintage guitars and old antique cars. I was then & still am a true work-a-holic & did a 24/7 for a few years until we were on our way to become one of the most recognized Vintage Guitar Shops in the World. I got my 1st website in 1994 & the rest is mail order history.