Alan Greenwood launched Vintage Guitar magazine in 1986 and in '90 started The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide. The company has expanded to include the massive daily-updated Vintage Guitar Online at www.VintageGuitar.com, the free Overdrive email newsletter, large followings on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, and co-sponsorship of guitars shows across the country. Gil Hembree (Austin, Texas) was contracted by Vintage Guitar in 2000 as a market analyst for the Vintage Guitar Price Guide.