A Multi-decade Business from 1989

Camden Vintage Guitar started as Monkton Guitars in 1989. The original business was a partnership between Bruce Hudson and Dave Williams. Bruce came up with our slogan “We know people who know famous people” and the original logo. We started selling vintage guitars and amplifiers in 1989 and participated in most of the East Coast guitar shows.

In 1997 I moved to Boulder, Colorado with my day job in Telecom and sold from home from 1997 through 2019. My basement was a little tight for space, but I made it work.

In 2019 I retired from Telecom and opened a Brick-and-Mortar store in Broomfield, CO. We were a full retail guitar store that still focused on vintage gear. For me, this was on my bucket list, and I had a great time running a retail store from 2019-2025. The focus was having a space that people liked to visit and giving back to the community.

I sold the business, including the name Monkton Guitars, in June of 2025 and moved to Camden, Maine.

Going forward we will be under a new name, Camden Vintage Guitar and I will go back to a smaller scale business again selling from my home.

In the 30 plus years in business I have sold 1000s of guitars, amplifiers, effects and parts and would consider myself a subject matter expert in the field. We have handled some exceptional instruments, and I have tried to display a sample of some of the finer pieces in the Gallery.

We offer appraisals and I am always happy to talk vintage gear. Please feel free to reach