tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46138939959131291472024-03-19T01:48:25.892-07:00The Unique Guitar Blogmarcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-594683681977559802024-01-25T13:26:00.000-08:002024-02-03T06:44:51.605-08:00The Chinese (Guitar) Invasion Is Here<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBUUjoXy-cpzEWxI_va-Iz9gVlD-z6Kyn2jgngCgkbq6h4pavVW4y2pJsUWC43drQDCOwz-hxduWwFwj-oepvSUq5DqYvgK51OxlvxQ3RUNc3REJH4DoQrYBoMriklLyiZU5L6qJwwpI7K48dbU2W1ux3b6tfpmyXpDP1Tge8B8JX-KbL-_DCxB6noVc/s737/Blog%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="737" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBUUjoXy-cpzEWxI_va-Iz9gVlD-z6Kyn2jgngCgkbq6h4pavVW4y2pJsUWC43drQDCOwz-hxduWwFwj-oepvSUq5DqYvgK51OxlvxQ3RUNc3REJH4DoQrYBoMriklLyiZU5L6qJwwpI7K48dbU2W1ux3b6tfpmyXpDP1Tge8B8JX-KbL-_DCxB6noVc/s320/Blog%20A.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Chinese Guitar Invasion</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWVZEAF0uoo76VYUr_ak6DBaO0e0ibth17vR4iFIN8d61-JKEaBJedh27IOpKf898woNHyGCpuNztUaF09QSPXw516lgVgPkg1DsHEpU9ivFAzNdDbEI0Afa7nneUgfk0rJZy_rStn7HM4JGLV0FIRvck3tjUlN-UHtDFiqhcI5__cHN7iGmt4oTt2Rc/s2560/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWVZEAF0uoo76VYUr_ak6DBaO0e0ibth17vR4iFIN8d61-JKEaBJedh27IOpKf898woNHyGCpuNztUaF09QSPXw516lgVgPkg1DsHEpU9ivFAzNdDbEI0Afa7nneUgfk0rJZy_rStn7HM4JGLV0FIRvck3tjUlN-UHtDFiqhcI5__cHN7iGmt4oTt2Rc/w200-h113/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/the-beatles-debut-on-the-ed-sullivan-show/">Beatles on Sullivan 1964</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>I am old enough to recall the British Invasion. Back in February of 1964 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs">The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show</a>. Those countless teens that were not fortunate enough to be at the show watched The Beatles perform on television that Sunday night. After that many of them decided to learn to play guitar. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw90moUNeZeZtR_y7CdcVDciK30Z3hR_JYwWXbW2bSbqmmLycT6oHLYOJ6BbfT-sJuQFmLVwFf5ay2jM9s_FxUV72CDGQlOHTuhm7Pj39FphfL4q_wulhfg7gPpK4I2Nwh8wVavuHFRkLTe1SPHsZsHPZgJ51DWBaoXnkpxLCq0f7oceXeAgwDorEnZg/s800/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw90moUNeZeZtR_y7CdcVDciK30Z3hR_JYwWXbW2bSbqmmLycT6oHLYOJ6BbfT-sJuQFmLVwFf5ay2jM9s_FxUV72CDGQlOHTuhm7Pj39FphfL4q_wulhfg7gPpK4I2Nwh8wVavuHFRkLTe1SPHsZsHPZgJ51DWBaoXnkpxLCq0f7oceXeAgwDorEnZg/w150-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/35379015-vintage-kawai-tele-star-60s-short-scale-electr-6-string-guitar-w-gigbag?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=17682351984&utm_content=campaignid=17682351984_adgroupid=143800496052_productpartitionid=1946021698791=merchantid=542289183_productid=35379015_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=608998621633&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAjrarBhAWEiwA2qWdCGx2ehdstRCsUECL4m6lxciuKvwd3oePpPGKpbuLXcZm5GHWt9MjshoCnGEQAvD_BwE">Mid 1960 Kawai<br />guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This resulted in a guitar boon that lasted for about three or four years. Musical instrument sales of guitars soared, and the majority of those instruments were made in Japan by various manufacturing companies, then shipped in bulk to the United States and Europe where brokers relabeled or ‘badged’ them. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of these guitars, basses, organs, and drums were of inferior quality to the American made instruments. The Japanese manufacturers attempted to model the guitars off US made designs. They usually based them on pictures of American guitars since receiving an actual American made guitar was expensive, and had a tariff.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we not only had The British Invasion of musicians anad bands but we experienced <b><a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/nippon-gakki-a-short-history-of-japanese-guitar-making/">The Japanese Invasion</a></b> of guitars as well. Though I might add some of these mid 1960’s instruments were also made in Italy, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Russia. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MBNel_Tzc0AGTzbO8wCUjXrfaCG0fIA_2KTyFkkm0TC94JbaYScOVvlxHCiQ83JTs6tdPMuJ2KQx_JeYBs2EjrJZ927nx7uTPy18bc0He2jDgZxNq0ttdOrCckyt9YtMZq_KRIzjgvRoZXyFtSM85JvOxBV9aid3iDFtwtvj2eOWNt2dw2l3vPVC4Qg/s912/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="912" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MBNel_Tzc0AGTzbO8wCUjXrfaCG0fIA_2KTyFkkm0TC94JbaYScOVvlxHCiQ83JTs6tdPMuJ2KQx_JeYBs2EjrJZ927nx7uTPy18bc0He2jDgZxNq0ttdOrCckyt9YtMZq_KRIzjgvRoZXyFtSM85JvOxBV9aid3iDFtwtvj2eOWNt2dw2l3vPVC4Qg/w200-h159/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Norlin vs Elger 1976</b></td></tr></tbody></table>In 1976 Gibson sued Ibanez in the lawsuit Nolin vs Elger Music. Briefly, the Hoshino company of Japan, purchased Elger Music/ Medley Music of Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania was owned by <a href="https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/harry-rosenbloom">Harry Rosenbloom.</a> Although his store was located in the same state as Martin Guitars, Rosenbloom could not get a Martin franchise. </div><div><br /></div><div>Rosenbloom hired two luthiers to build guitars under the Elger brand name. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjT9gdOGyrceRJB24aGb17xdRDi_YTtVDwQbxHq7KJJNh7j5H2v22z2DpaUphh_FqhDQAV8mm2_cQr0RO9OsJC4cuA-SYTqqeEulDGmb2MGCkVXFDc0Xw9LhkqvI3Rv3dL9haRtDsr_Ny9XsKfGzANs57Fs0l2xRKc1Dap-jixt4eSjZ4xDZURK2Kbbs/s1024/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjT9gdOGyrceRJB24aGb17xdRDi_YTtVDwQbxHq7KJJNh7j5H2v22z2DpaUphh_FqhDQAV8mm2_cQr0RO9OsJC4cuA-SYTqqeEulDGmb2MGCkVXFDc0Xw9LhkqvI3Rv3dL9haRtDsr_Ny9XsKfGzANs57Fs0l2xRKc1Dap-jixt4eSjZ4xDZURK2Kbbs/w200-h150/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://patch.com/pennsylvania/brynmawr/what-should-replace-medley-music-in-bryn-mawr">Medley Music Bryn Mawr</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>This went on for a year until Mr. Rosenbloom found it was far too expensive to employ luthiers, so Harry inked a deal with Hoshino to manufacture guitars for his store and label them as Elger guitars. At the time <a href="https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/toshitsugu-tom-tanaka">Hoshino/Ibanez</a> had been making pretty good copies of Gibson guitars at the time. From 1969 to 1986, Gibson guitars were owned by The Norlin Corporation.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Ibanez company bought Medley Music from Rosenbloom and began using it as their USA distribution center. This resulted in Gibson/Norlin suing Elger for patent infringement. This famous suit was settled out of court, but brought about the term "Lawsuit Guitars". The suit never made it to trial and was settled out of court.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MBlDOGKv61DSbRoiHQOBR-iZP4yyyl2JHHUFlYPmQue1fiBKFmvrHPWwM_n0aVXNJh9Ews0KA2__isxuZuRQ7XZyPsl2rY-EOsRtn3T7cpGRvENsYkxwp7QBqEKoD09haRgX5aP4XRb11hufBBParZa_4GCpDvCz44bpbPzWfMAXfvTLFPqWnUUbUIc/s1500/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MBlDOGKv61DSbRoiHQOBR-iZP4yyyl2JHHUFlYPmQue1fiBKFmvrHPWwM_n0aVXNJh9Ews0KA2__isxuZuRQ7XZyPsl2rY-EOsRtn3T7cpGRvENsYkxwp7QBqEKoD09haRgX5aP4XRb11hufBBParZa_4GCpDvCz44bpbPzWfMAXfvTLFPqWnUUbUIc/w200-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_by_Gibson">Orville by Gibson</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Yet only seven years later, in 1983 Gibson/Norlin decided to hire a Japanese firm to build it's Epiphone line of guitars. These were produced by Tokai, Burny, and Greco. Then in 1988 Gibson hired a Japanese firm to build models called "Orville" guitars. In the proceeding years Epiphone as moved most of its production to China. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3LmxO12ai9L8KCGnf6LeIgWPDuMyLl_btn_fqO8B1VHomvyyc8jALwMfLZu4sq9QkSOrrny00itwXv2Q2HY7izF156EAP9eEsySLuf2VviNbi6_txEmmNPEVwh3dEnWQyw-Fg0BHdSuO_ZUetulzjnbfbnzJFAbITHHL4vN27DNftuluxKjyxaD6l4k/s1080/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="763" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3LmxO12ai9L8KCGnf6LeIgWPDuMyLl_btn_fqO8B1VHomvyyc8jALwMfLZu4sq9QkSOrrny00itwXv2Q2HY7izF156EAP9eEsySLuf2VviNbi6_txEmmNPEVwh3dEnWQyw-Fg0BHdSuO_ZUetulzjnbfbnzJFAbITHHL4vN27DNftuluxKjyxaD6l4k/w141-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="141" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/fender-stratocaster-mij-japan-tserial-1778622307">Made In Japan <br />Stratocaster</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Then in 1982 Fender inked a deal with the the FujiGen Gakki factory in Japan to produce some of its guitars. This happened at a time when Fender/CBS was up for sale. Then in 1985 Fender was sold to a group of investors. After the sale Fender did not have an onshore manufacturing site as the Fullerton California site was not part of the deal. Around this date all Fender guitars were made in Japan. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYniWeuxVzXz31GEbh8hvfqt25K7ChTZlpptPihnVQRAXnHO0R2sNqoJyNmzjtKQFuMlmBOQFrexVN2Wz8PxstigKIqnHT4U94bMJMlk3EqXMakQomsME0WHdf5QPnjC-u6UA27NuMGDXw_vuO-e-4OaS0eimjkqohrcNvftKVmux17PvtogbC_OZmDT0/s1870/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1870" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYniWeuxVzXz31GEbh8hvfqt25K7ChTZlpptPihnVQRAXnHO0R2sNqoJyNmzjtKQFuMlmBOQFrexVN2Wz8PxstigKIqnHT4U94bMJMlk3EqXMakQomsME0WHdf5QPnjC-u6UA27NuMGDXw_vuO-e-4OaS0eimjkqohrcNvftKVmux17PvtogbC_OZmDT0/w200-h134/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32248-d2360149-Reviews-Fender_Guitar_Visitor_Center-Corona_California.html">Fender Corona, California</a></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Within a few years there were American made Fenders built in Corona California and the cheaper guitars, basses, amps were built in Eseneda Mexico as well. Later Fender moved it's Squier line are made in China and Indonesia. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the advent of all the well known USA guitar manufacturers using Chinese, Japanese, and Asian labor to build budget instruments it was bound to result in the same Chinese companies manufacturing their own line of guitars, basses, and amps and retailing those instruments at extremely low costs.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ4TY4BxTUthsv_vJ1iLAll6E83i3Nh0OeayQoKeWKhPdJnfC-0ADafVWJVyRTHvERcnjjmFySvSbS19cPothryrCxvcd_tsIoHsNo0Loft0Lj4pRhNFIdbzfC0z8Z55viHs475YA-qgFo0T3H94_RA0uexeyC7l9xZdy9ayEnCbDMPLduzdf74Df_U8/s1080/Blog%20AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ4TY4BxTUthsv_vJ1iLAll6E83i3Nh0OeayQoKeWKhPdJnfC-0ADafVWJVyRTHvERcnjjmFySvSbS19cPothryrCxvcd_tsIoHsNo0Loft0Lj4pRhNFIdbzfC0z8Z55viHs475YA-qgFo0T3H94_RA0uexeyC7l9xZdy9ayEnCbDMPLduzdf74Df_U8/w200-h133/Blog%20AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0824/c98649-20063038.html">Yako Musical Instrument Co</a></b>.</td></tr></tbody></table>The Yako Musical Instrument Company is located in ZangZhou China and has a branch in Taiwan. Yako manufactures hundreds on brands including Squier. In the past Fender built it's <a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TelePLMPHB--fender-modern-player-telecaster-plus-honey-burst-with-maple-fingerboard">Modern Player series</a> under the Fender brand name in China.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjv6DFTeyyUWQ1Zi9nor37xxOLrr0K-T75bnDYC0deqQ-BoAnYilf8PQDJ6xNZGnM37nuKcRAktPv7-oyHrncSzhqedeXHqA-bmhaDZr4Rul0rm_EInnGFLD-yMNMLLchthDpvLGhcoEFI4WQ0Xu2ks7RVvcP-IAIxpjj-KY0ctbYBEoa4-4qTvlWITY/s257/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjv6DFTeyyUWQ1Zi9nor37xxOLrr0K-T75bnDYC0deqQ-BoAnYilf8PQDJ6xNZGnM37nuKcRAktPv7-oyHrncSzhqedeXHqA-bmhaDZr4Rul0rm_EInnGFLD-yMNMLLchthDpvLGhcoEFI4WQ0Xu2ks7RVvcP-IAIxpjj-KY0ctbYBEoa4-4qTvlWITY/w153-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="153" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.cassellsmusic.com/ebay/fender_axl.pdf">AXL Factory</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>AXL Musical Instruments also manufactures <a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/c592--Semi_Hollow?highlight=TeleCV70TLN&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organicpla&seoslug=squier-classic-vibe-70s-telecaster-thinline-natural&catrollup=4/589/592&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=&lid=58700008497342104&dsproductgroupid=&product_id=TeleCV70TLN&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=x&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9051975&creative=&targetid=&campaignid=20412140606&awsearchcpc=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5fetBhC9ARIsAP1UMgGwxVzP4ytbGss9XzMWMW1mZt7SRy_cErvfFWtBiHaTIRQpOmiC7voaAs7PEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">Squier instruments</a> and is located in Shanghai, China. <a href="https://www.fender.com/en-US/search?q=affinity&lang=en_US">Squier Affinity guitars</a> are manufactured in China as well as in Indonesia. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8dU8SFWZ-ny0rXPO-yMBbROa_IJ3PupU8PmpCNSryv8kXr7yk83VwbwgXTE_dvg3InExwuLcf6avjYJYjyjZPRumUgLhcEujZh6O-v9dnGW7VLVXlhZyCiRbIOahb34L2dNSQK0G15mKcLWArIMXpoAp-Qo7DdKEuz0GpKOR3g5YoHn1Arseqg4gFDA/s850/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="850" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8dU8SFWZ-ny0rXPO-yMBbROa_IJ3PupU8PmpCNSryv8kXr7yk83VwbwgXTE_dvg3InExwuLcf6avjYJYjyjZPRumUgLhcEujZh6O-v9dnGW7VLVXlhZyCiRbIOahb34L2dNSQK0G15mKcLWArIMXpoAp-Qo7DdKEuz0GpKOR3g5YoHn1Arseqg4gFDA/w200-h128/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://samick.fandom.com/wiki/SPG_Musical_Instruments_Co.">Samick Co. Korea</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Cort Crafter, and Samick of Korea all have associations with Fender as well as other companies. All of this to say that because of Gibson and Fenders offshore production, Because of the decisions of the major US guitar manufacturers which also include Gretsch, and Guild, which is now owned by Cordoba Guitars, we are in the midst of a Chinese Invasion.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pDh4raGd4YpxLhc_VSgmkfkBiMpJTeadAimyqiIqs2zm8gzSB5LHhIe8epvy7yxZni0ikXkNlMOCWfUvcGflb8J-KXaDe-WNH2VY769pr15S7hRM5ZWwAUH-AOu3sjLff_wRPYGe88_TzoEHXwuMfZy1hzU1OJwUucK5LJsapGsGxn1VxObf2oNDd2Y/s1567/Blog%20AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1567" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pDh4raGd4YpxLhc_VSgmkfkBiMpJTeadAimyqiIqs2zm8gzSB5LHhIe8epvy7yxZni0ikXkNlMOCWfUvcGflb8J-KXaDe-WNH2VY769pr15S7hRM5ZWwAUH-AOu3sjLff_wRPYGe88_TzoEHXwuMfZy1hzU1OJwUucK5LJsapGsGxn1VxObf2oNDd2Y/w200-h78/Blog%20AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=electric+guitar&i=mi&rh=n%3A11091801%2Cn%3A11971241%2Cp_72%3A1248939011&dc&ds=v1%3AsNi19EED1zKe6eszNOlQAjph0te0LwxcZd1CGsGljBc&crid=1NCBHFVBG9G74&qid=1701723094&sprefix=%2Caps%2C149&ref=sr_ex_p_89_0">Amazon Electric Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Amazon was quick to pick up on guitar and musical instrument sales and set up affiliations with these same Chinese manufacturers that the USA manufacturers have contracted with for Squier and Epiphone such as the Yako Musical Instrument Company, to sell guitar and basses under Amazon brands.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINCdeMAl6NaHsul0tbMayIOQZDkBsAqx63LcNQV1kSELLWq5cjq71kmuH0rUBE1JKanLjL7NmeBo7OyeGNnEp34GHCWJwfon31HPgKH4SEO_rNleYXuIrHZn4Rc35lKtqGb3nESQvGrQf5csLT74Vm6AfGQdCH8FBmlpw1UeE3YnJ-nDJvdrch_9x7Lo/s720/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINCdeMAl6NaHsul0tbMayIOQZDkBsAqx63LcNQV1kSELLWq5cjq71kmuH0rUBE1JKanLjL7NmeBo7OyeGNnEp34GHCWJwfon31HPgKH4SEO_rNleYXuIrHZn4Rc35lKtqGb3nESQvGrQf5csLT74Vm6AfGQdCH8FBmlpw1UeE3YnJ-nDJvdrch_9x7Lo/w200-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://melodymusicshop.com/products/gretsch-g5232t-electromatic-double-jet-ft-electric-guitar-w-bigsby-531">Chinese Made Gretsch</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly Yako and AXL both build guitars for Gretsch and for Cordoba, which owns Guild Guitar brand. This same company builds guitars under <a href="https://www.donnerdeal.com/collections/guitars">the Donner brand</a> as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbruhx4cFhuF5cfSMpX-S8uPchaW1vY5OwYRz7EPWM7NmNzODBZF1D_6H5MzdAjZNXwNE7Z29hWz_-4EfA1DnMwynj8OQV8qbUX8yXe6sx6iUO035ufm1fPEj0HLF7zOczybvSmJN5tQVvtcb9hdZ3APCei9DrelJXn6w57xUFk_dnPGUPzQR2NMTIfPE/s800/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbruhx4cFhuF5cfSMpX-S8uPchaW1vY5OwYRz7EPWM7NmNzODBZF1D_6H5MzdAjZNXwNE7Z29hWz_-4EfA1DnMwynj8OQV8qbUX8yXe6sx6iUO035ufm1fPEj0HLF7zOczybvSmJN5tQVvtcb9hdZ3APCei9DrelJXn6w57xUFk_dnPGUPzQR2NMTIfPE/w200-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.temu.com/ul/kuiper/un9.html?subj=goods-un&_bg_fs=1&_p_jump_id=894&_x_vst_scene=adg&goods_id=601099512724159&sku_id=17592192215880&adg_ctx=a-81cf9f58~c-b0f2842a~f-9c0f7ca2&_x_ads_sub_channel=shopping&_p_rfs=1&_x_ns_prz_type=-1&_x_ns_sku_id=17592192215880&mrk_rec=1&_x_ads_channel=google&_x_gmc_account=647900107&_x_login_type=Google&_x_ads_account=1919904652&_x_ads_set=20581473759&_x_ads_id=150779920461&_x_ads_creative_id=675204298766&_x_ns_source=g&_x_ns_gclid=CjwKCAiAjrarBhAWEiwA2qWdCNxDPEsM2tfTMAFgTqdLGq3sQ_dMXjzguLx0TkeL8Jo-sObF6nuahBoCsb4QAvD_BwE&_x_ns_placement=&_x_ns_match_type=&_x_ns_ad_position=&_x_ns_product_id=17592192215880&_x_ns_target=&_x_ns_devicemodel=&_x_ns_wbraid=CjgKCAiA67CrBhBdEigAQQh9-9F3AWxX3GKbHlVNbAAEaw7R-Y4k5awLlIseNyjF5Ct494VyGgKKGg&_x_ns_gbraid=0AAAAAo4mICE2lp6bkWx6BgT5vHFTBq6wq&_x_ns_targetid=pla-2204259882473&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAjrarBhAWEiwA2qWdCNxDPEsM2tfTMAFgTqdLGq3sQ_dMXjzguLx0TkeL8Jo-sObF6nuahBoCsb4QAvD_BwE">Temu Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you shop on Temu for guitars and basses, these instruments are built by Yako. Fesley Guitars are made by the same Chinese company, Yako. Incidentally, Yako is the same company builds Fender's Squier guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmAz4b_2HioyJ7F4-HBADFX1mvGU5O6YmKdV54hRrT5WLtKeYGfxIKJQjtraXqmhi395SUqgsYlbQtFYTpeMaTJ2FwYJx6IjjyBWW3_iVwvlZxxBUVKKMjavQnIfwBDFrD763NNKSZxrL64tDS2quudHECIkwViS8ksBhQ_gngz6QGZJsz2J2PSV3oxE/s871/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmAz4b_2HioyJ7F4-HBADFX1mvGU5O6YmKdV54hRrT5WLtKeYGfxIKJQjtraXqmhi395SUqgsYlbQtFYTpeMaTJ2FwYJx6IjjyBWW3_iVwvlZxxBUVKKMjavQnIfwBDFrD763NNKSZxrL64tDS2quudHECIkwViS8ksBhQ_gngz6QGZJsz2J2PSV3oxE/w83-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="83" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://guitarsgarden.com/">Firefly<br />Guitar</a><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Firefly Guitar are made in China, but by a smaller unidentified company. They are made in small batches. These guitars are of better quality than some of the other Chinese brands and tend to sell out quickly.</div><div><br /></div><div>These guitars can be found on guitargarden.com. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YgEP1nK_SIB-AKloHayIPfaVJCqJTEa81Ks8kSOMUoRSHenxWn0KF6MOAub06SrWbnljjNutjsSikGGCzYMC1AtASvCb0hZOR7Xb30g2PJ5NcyZ3JgEPlI5L2wXxrDcjdWS2oYs10E82mwuDUuMZQB22BBGK34ichEC_iUe5Dwy1pPuoafR51VeOGjo/s553/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="513" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YgEP1nK_SIB-AKloHayIPfaVJCqJTEa81Ks8kSOMUoRSHenxWn0KF6MOAub06SrWbnljjNutjsSikGGCzYMC1AtASvCb0hZOR7Xb30g2PJ5NcyZ3JgEPlI5L2wXxrDcjdWS2oYs10E82mwuDUuMZQB22BBGK34ichEC_iUe5Dwy1pPuoafR51VeOGjo/w186-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="186" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/GLARRY-Electric-Fingerboard-Accessories-Transparent/dp/B08XQ4TYJ1/ref=sr_1_5?crid=H8UTB3QN4YVA&keywords=glarry%2Belectric%2Bguitar&qid=1701724436&sprefix=Glarry%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.17d9e15d-4e43-4581-b373-0e5c1a776d5d&th=1">Glarry T-Style - $65.99</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>One of Amazon’s most popular brands are <a href="https://www.glarrymusic.com/electric-guitars-c-11.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5fetBhC9ARIsAP1UMgFgasLJS8hb2-aBo07FZ8LPZ7MIAUc-MHJjiVFpptSvkPuu1zvjiPgaAvcUEALw_wcB">Glarry Guitars</a>. They are made in Fuzhou City in China. Glarry Musical Instruments makes many other musical instruments mainly for export and rebranding. </div><div><br /></div><div>The popularity of Glarry Guitars arises from the very low price point, of sixty to one hundred-sixty dollars for their line up, and most bore resemblance to Fender Instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div>I purchased a Glarry T-Style guitar. It took me a good while to set it up. The strings that come on the guitar are awful. I was never a fan of Telecaster bridges so it took some work to get all the strings set to a comfortable height. The neck truss rod needed to be tightened up about a quarter turn to the right.. The neck could still use some sanding, since it is rougher than the typical satin finished neck. Also some of the fret ends need to be filed down. After putting all the work into it the guitar is now comfortable to play, however the neck is a little clubby. If you are planning to buy one of these guitars for your kid, I advise that the set up is not a job for a beginner.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBnmboT60XEaAP_U6K73rqSgOZA_mNCxOQxShSh_-US3SfulI9Q_3Cwr-GKMJI_myWowIr1myOY2x0TiCBbe_oJt9F_3Aa-4WBjs_RAYSFpL6KMXC5RZ6MDI23ZRgcRBCjiF7t6lqQz3myze1B5lsTWV7Y5No-a8_l_0C21ws9hqCjG-QN5w-o8scliI/s1199/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1199" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBnmboT60XEaAP_U6K73rqSgOZA_mNCxOQxShSh_-US3SfulI9Q_3Cwr-GKMJI_myWowIr1myOY2x0TiCBbe_oJt9F_3Aa-4WBjs_RAYSFpL6KMXC5RZ6MDI23ZRgcRBCjiF7t6lqQz3myze1B5lsTWV7Y5No-a8_l_0C21ws9hqCjG-QN5w-o8scliI/w200-h103/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rqrIts1RXY">Michael Angelo Batio</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Michael Angelo Batio is an extraordinary ambidextrous heavy metal shredder that plays specially built guitars with two to four necks. He is a sponsor for the Chinese brand of guitars called <a href="https://www.sawtoothworld.com/">Sawtooth. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqUpF-uvb_Et_AvF7WvijeVpApdcMFl3Jmn8YwN0UVbVj2xqBWBlXRNGT3zbc35-AQu71qtKo7qlMkwQD1eoeJfzh1JamztRiE8c-G5ZKyzX8ItAkK5LdZlvy1iW0Mjzy04N7yvzwwvy9EY_khPjrST9mk6bz0HeYUtQZ6R-medOxhL9FQSY88gt6Lrk/s1548/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="1548" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqUpF-uvb_Et_AvF7WvijeVpApdcMFl3Jmn8YwN0UVbVj2xqBWBlXRNGT3zbc35-AQu71qtKo7qlMkwQD1eoeJfzh1JamztRiE8c-G5ZKyzX8ItAkK5LdZlvy1iW0Mjzy04N7yvzwwvy9EY_khPjrST9mk6bz0HeYUtQZ6R-medOxhL9FQSY88gt6Lrk/w200-h58/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MOYA5HI?ref_=pfb_spv01_2d7b3740c70ace02a038f649ed266beb&tag=fbcmapdsc-20&ascsubtag=pfb-DLZ-P11-V01-O3-lly5su-JIMDFY&fbclid=IwAR2MoaCfNQVVsUc1ZJULJzvyK-lIou8Rnwca1hg8TZAKjsmT3ERv8JL1Zow&th=1">Sawtooth Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The multi-neck instruments are made for him, but the single neck versions are available on Amazon. These are definitely better instruments than most Chinese brands and run from the $150 to $225 range. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qqQ9BHSoOq5AucfFRCSr4vJuvbzuEL3dFv84eG7r4pyz1kgAaOkfH2D4W5YyTZR1bj6Rrqb7UbIbts71X5hyphenhyphenEjRIU0u52kRiLdjnMgeKywNh4nrdaZnZFIP7WLlPNePwhi714anL92ZnrxCZmfR4QuH0gOZc7fJDlTrkDL_muOgI_5fRUGVD4ePvAJM/s1185/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="1185" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qqQ9BHSoOq5AucfFRCSr4vJuvbzuEL3dFv84eG7r4pyz1kgAaOkfH2D4W5YyTZR1bj6Rrqb7UbIbts71X5hyphenhyphenEjRIU0u52kRiLdjnMgeKywNh4nrdaZnZFIP7WLlPNePwhi714anL92ZnrxCZmfR4QuH0gOZc7fJDlTrkDL_muOgI_5fRUGVD4ePvAJM/w200-h74/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://vinesmusic.en.made-in-china.com/product/FdrtLcKYgUGR/China-22-Frets-Steel-Pickup-Electric-Guitar-with-OEM-for-Wholesale.html">Smiger Wholesale Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Sawtooth guitars are made and distributed by the wholesale manufacturer Guangzhou Vines Musical Instrument Company. </div><div><br /></div><div>They usually sell in lots of a minimum of four pieces direct from the manufacturer. Their house brand is called Smiger Electric Guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveq6pjD0nvD2mSCdWNeC5bEzXdaOyxLz737zbOnL0B2xKCOCIUyvCBCs8-Q05hDApIVujZ0VVfmlK0X-uH6VTroFywfoJoBA0_Mn1fRMovSe1dMzn82Jw1LIRAh414EcwHTQyn_k8r0cDZ0Th2lM1ilSFkNX2-U1DKMD2zQWdTddcjQvsUuV54GMxsgo/s611/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="611" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveq6pjD0nvD2mSCdWNeC5bEzXdaOyxLz737zbOnL0B2xKCOCIUyvCBCs8-Q05hDApIVujZ0VVfmlK0X-uH6VTroFywfoJoBA0_Mn1fRMovSe1dMzn82Jw1LIRAh414EcwHTQyn_k8r0cDZ0Th2lM1ilSFkNX2-U1DKMD2zQWdTddcjQvsUuV54GMxsgo/w200-h124/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.hotoneaudio.com/products/nano-legacy">Hotone Nano Amp</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>One company I haven't mention is Hotone. They make small amplifiers and effects. This one is a puzzler. Is it pronounced <b>"Hot One or Ho Tone?"</b> let me know in the comments. </div><div><br /></div><div>Amazon sells guitars and musical instruments under many different brands, that are generally made at one of the aforementioned factories. Many of these instruments rival Epiphone and Squier guitars and basses.</div><div><br /></div><div>With some tweaking any these guitars and basses can be updated to very nice instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I look at the videos below I am reminded of the humble beginnings of Leo Fender's factory in Fullerton California. That facility, Leo Fender opened in 1946, was housed in a warehouse that had little or no ventilation, climate control, humidifiers, air purification, or air conditioning. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdQLaoDOoU"> The current Fender factory</a> in Corona California is much improved, for the guitars, and the employee, The videos below show some of these Chinese factories, but for the CNC machines and other updated equipment, being housed in the same conditions that<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXBQCTNDc0"> Fender employees worked in back in the 1950's.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">©UniqueGuitar Publications 2024 (text only)</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> Click on links in the pictures for sources. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span> Click on links in the text for further information.</span><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-4CxbwgdxXk" width="320" youtube-src-id="-4CxbwgdxXk"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7XR0aFAuDTg" width="320" youtube-src-id="7XR0aFAuDTg"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/se4XIpmCHMQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="se4XIpmCHMQ"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/grmJ4TE1pCM" width="320" youtube-src-id="grmJ4TE1pCM"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LRczd_ZEf4E" width="320" youtube-src-id="LRczd_ZEf4E"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-56283164229621841512023-12-18T00:29:00.000-08:002023-12-18T00:29:05.288-08:00Christmas Wish Time<p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. Although I was just a kid, I’d been listening to rock music for several years before on the local AM radio stations. Yep, AM. FM would come later. Most of the artists I liked played guitar. When The Beatles showed up I was glued to their perfomance. That just did it for me. <div><br /></div><div>I just had to have a guitar.<br />
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And every Christmas the Wish Book aka THE CATALOG showed up in our mail. We received three or four of these from different stores. I would turn right to the guitar section and carefully read each description with fascination. Those were those "olden days", long before Amazon, Musicians Friend, or the myriad other web sites which much later came into being. During this time I would beg my parents for a guitar and an amplifier.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://chasingguitars.com/harmony-history/">1960's Harmony Guitar catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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<a href="http://harmony.demont.net/">Wow that Harmony flat top was made of seasoned wood!</a> So it had to be great! (I had no clue at the time what seasoned wood was.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/fender/catalogues/1963_1964_index.php">1963-64 Fender Catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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Later on, I was able to send away to different companies for their guitar catalogs. I wish I had kept them all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com/2015/07/1965-look-at-guitar-market-fifty-years.html">Silvertone guitars sold by Sears</a></b></td></tr>
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Straight out of the Sears catalog were all of these "Silvertone" instruments. The two hollow bodies on the left and the two solidbody guitars on the lower right were made by the Harmony Guitar Company. The two teal solidbody guitars on the upper right were made by <a href="http://www.musicmansteve.com/catalogs/images/Kay53cover2.jpg">the Kay Guitar Company. </a> Silvertone was the brand name that Sears had put on their radios, televisions, and electronics.<br />
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The company applied that name to their musical instruments. In fact Sears contracted with several different manufacturers to produce guitars, and amplifiers, and then badged them with that brand name. All of these guitars pictured here were made by Kay, with the exception of the second one on the top row, which is a Danelectro guitar. <div><br /></div><div>The amplifiers on the page were made by National.<br />
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It is a fact that the Danelectro Company sold most of their guitars and amplifiers through mail order retail companies such as Sears, Montgomery Wards, and others.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBg8w7q9m5k">This Silvertone, model 57 1444</a>L bass guitar caught the attention of my best friend, and he purchased it for $99.00 in 1965.<br />
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I recently saw this same bass at a local music store with the price tag of $800.00.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1483/1483.html">Danelectro Silvertone Bass amplifier</a></b></td></tr>
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About six month later my friend had saved up enough money to purchase the matching Danelectro-made <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wfd0J4OSas">Silvertone model 1483 bass amp</a>. This amp pumped 23 watts into a single 12" Jensen speaker. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1484/1484_schematic.html">Silvertone Twin Twelve amplifier</a></b></td></tr>
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One of the most popular Sears Silvertone amplifiers was what most of us referred to as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5urxYKn_u8M">the "Twin Twelver", although it's actual designation was Model 1484</a>. It was made by the Danelectro Company of Neptune, New Jersey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1472/1472.html">Silvertone model 1472</a></b></td></tr>
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For those on a budget, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEaSYNXFFtw">Silvertone offered the model 1472</a>, also made by Danelectro. This pumped 10 watts into a 12" Jensen speaker. All for less than $70.00 USD. A similar 12 watt 1965 Fender Princeton Reverb was $169.<br />
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The Montgomery Ward Company used the brand name Airline for its electronic and music products. They used a number of "jobbers" or wholesale companies to procure their guitars and amplifiers, such as National, Valco, Supro, Harmony, Kay, All guitars were sold by Wards under the Airline brand name.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/0b/39/ef0b398b2d605a7c318ce26ad153ba86.jpg">Two Valco made Airline guitars. <br />The one circled is <br />Jack White's 1964 Hutto Airline model</a></b></td></tr>
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Perhaps the most interesting guitar offered in their catalog was the <a href="https://reverb.com/news/3-times-electric-guitar-makers-tried-to-ditch-wood">Valco made fiberglass models</a>, which they referred to as <a href="http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/The_Kim_Sisters_and_National_Electric_Guitars.jpg">"Res-o-glass" for its supposed resonance.</a> There is an interesting history of National, Valco, and Supro. This was a company started by the Dopyera brothers of Dobro fame. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakIHZhFFJI">Jack White</a> played t<a href="https://reverb.com/news/jack-white-and-airline">he JB Hutto model </a>that was first manufactured in 1959.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://harmony.demont.net/catalogs.php">1954 Montgomery Ward catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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Another one of the more unusual guitars that Montgomery Wards offered under the Airline brand was the <a href="https://reverb.com/item/3227041-kay-k-161-thin-twin-1952">Kay Thin Twin</a>. Though the pickups covers seem thin, the actual single coil pickups underneath the pickguard were normal size compared to comparable instruments.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kay/">Jimmy Reed with Kay Thin Twin</a></b></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzT_fZL7Bk">The Kay Thin Twin</a> was the model played by guitarist Jimmy Reed. You can see it in this 1954 company catalog. Most of the other guitars and amps on this page were made by National.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-western-auto-catalog-kay-148919561">Western Auto catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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A company that has probably been long forgotten was Western Auto. They were very popular in the 1950's and 1960's, and sold guitars and amplifiers under the Truetone brand. The guitars and amplifiers were made by the Kay Company of Chicago.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/news/the-story-of-kay-guitars-told-in-10-reverb-listings">Western Auto Speed Demon</a></b></td></tr>
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One of my favorite Kay-made guitars sold by Western Auto was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q3L69hfOwo">the three pickup Jazz King aka the Speed Demon</a>. It came with distinctive Kay single coil pickups. Each pickup had its own volume and tone control. Some models came with the Truetone decal, while others came with the Western Auto "W" logo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://picclick.com/Vintage-1962-Kay-Electric-Guitar-Amp-Allied-Catalog-292526847195.html">1962 Kay guitar catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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One of the more popular guitars in the 1960's was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I3CdjNBjGQ">the Kay Vanguard</a>, you can view it in the lower left corner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/50984-truetone-by-kay-vanguard-1964-red">Kay Vanguard - two versions<br /> under the Truetone brand</a></b></td></tr>
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This guitar came with one or two pickups, and a fixed bridge with an aluminum bridge cover. The price for the one pickup model was only $44.95, which was a big factor in the instruments popularity. These were sold by Western Auto, Sears, and under the Old Kraftsman brand for Spiegel, another catalog company.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://thea.com/Electric-Kay-Value-Leader/">Kay Value Leader</a></b></td></tr>
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<br />One more popular model made by Kay was called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEO_pO84UlY">The Value Leader. </a>It was sold through several different catalog companies under different brand names, as well as under the Kay brand.<br />
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This hollow body Les Paul shaped guitar came with a fixed wooden bridge, a rectangular aluminum pickguard, a trapeze bridge, and one, two, or three pickups. The single pickup model sold for $69.95, the two pickup model sold for $87.95, while the three pickup version was $99.95. The pickups were low output to decrease feed back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://picclick.com/Vintage-Original-1965-1966-Fender-Guitar-Bass-Amp-202412740727.html">1965-66 Fender Catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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Although Fender guitars were only sold through authorized dealers, you could obtain a <a href="file:///C:/Users/Marc/Downloads/Fender%201965-1966%20Catalog.PDF">Fender catalog</a> from a dealer or directly from the company. For a guitar obsessed kid, these catalogs were like finding gold. We could look at all those guitars and dream.<br /><br />
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<br />The new kid on the scene in 1966 was Baldwin guitars and amplifiers. Baldwin had recently acquired Burns of London guitars, and the rights to <a href="http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/Baldwin_1966_brochure_01.jpg">Kustom amplifiers</a>. Some of the original Baldwin guitars were still labeled as "Burns", so Baldwin put their logo on top of the Burns logo. The Baldwin amplifiers were based on Kustom amplifier circuitry.<br />
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</tbody></table>One of the most interesting companies that originally sold guitars and instruments made by other companies, but within a few years manufactured their own guitars by the mid 1960's. This was <a href="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/66-guitars.html">The Carvin Company of California.</a> I recall sending for their catalog. It may have cost me 50 cents for postage. It contained very interesting guitars and amplifiers, and it came with a separate price list manually typed on a typewriter. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Carvin Company was a family business, and remains so today under the Keisel brand name.<div><br /></div><div>Years later I learned that the bodies of those early Carvin guitars were made by the California based company, but the <a href="http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofner2/links.html">necks, pickups, and electronics were made by Hofner of Germany.</a>, although some of the pickups were wound in house. Later on Carvin manufactured their own brand of pickups <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjnSideVaSo4F1lHf9kf7VmuNmFasApyPfPfHb9mSF8FU_122JsvveNzFq0JHMBJVtQ4hPy0kYf5KqkrrR0obr3yu723l5QtcpK8XOkF88Oq2hRwwg4w4Kbr8duunAEIXwT0agpQvHeA/s610/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="610" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjnSideVaSo4F1lHf9kf7VmuNmFasApyPfPfHb9mSF8FU_122JsvveNzFq0JHMBJVtQ4hPy0kYf5KqkrrR0obr3yu723l5QtcpK8XOkF88Oq2hRwwg4w4Kbr8duunAEIXwT0agpQvHeA/w200-h130/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=15831">Emenee Toy Commercial</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In addition to the wish books there were a few television commercials in the mid-1960's from <a href="http://strykerahc.org/assets/applets/Strydel_Emenee_Brochure.pdf">a toy company called Emenee. </a> This New York based toy manufacture created several guitars that were made out of plastic. </div><div><br /></div><div>They also produced the "polychord electric-piano organ" aka The Audition Organ, and<a href="https://www.drumforum.org/threads/1966-emenee-big-bash-snare-drum.174352/"> the "Big Bash Drum" snare drum.</a> Well a kid could start their own band with all those seemingly marvelous instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCIDqTZ1AYeSffKs2Ww7vjeVN8FKyyvPXY7SG0j8zU4Dwjvu5GqXCT-C4Acl5eJVTmFhZRqdJdqksyOY_jDXS4GJ9RNSpPQBzDKDYeYvKMlIB9WhNN6ET43JF-PC5tSad3wm2rx91sps/s512/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCIDqTZ1AYeSffKs2Ww7vjeVN8FKyyvPXY7SG0j8zU4Dwjvu5GqXCT-C4Acl5eJVTmFhZRqdJdqksyOY_jDXS4GJ9RNSpPQBzDKDYeYvKMlIB9WhNN6ET43JF-PC5tSad3wm2rx91sps/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4433048_782-emenee-tiger-kid-s-plastic-guitar-with-amplifier">Emenee Tiger Guitar<br /> with amp</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Emenee Tiger guitar was a hollow body archtop instrument made entirely of plastic. It had a cutaway, an archtop bridge and came with a detachable contact microphone which was probably made by the DeArmond Company.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h65V1UxN45iB0mVzAUdmQWKmHrAw4SqgrkCws5uWTKPLd6u6qUbDwdH_rdGrWSrJE_MrYhC4IoJ6OAbOjNoCX5tEOL18XnS9l35qK6EVAWoJaMy7ngPxkB2ymptc2ugsAMwOnggkAXo/s1024/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h65V1UxN45iB0mVzAUdmQWKmHrAw4SqgrkCws5uWTKPLd6u6qUbDwdH_rdGrWSrJE_MrYhC4IoJ6OAbOjNoCX5tEOL18XnS9l35qK6EVAWoJaMy7ngPxkB2ymptc2ugsAMwOnggkAXo/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://hibid.com/lot/72859-139908-29577/vintage-emenee-swingin-cat-combo-guitar-set/">Emenee Swinging Cat Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Swinging Cat guitar has been described in internet posts as perhaps the worst toy ever made. It was a solid body style all plastic guitar with a faux pickup section molded on top of the body. It came with a contact microphone that was permanently attached to the amplifier. The child could place the microphone contraption under the strings. </div><div><br /></div><div>Both instruments featured low watt battery powered amps housed in a plastic cabinet. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wish there were more videos of guitar catalogs on the internet. There were a few last year, but they now they all seem to come with a subscription price.<br />
<br />I wish you all A Very Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! I hope Santa brings you a new guitar.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLB0UnUbCPIRwjokUjBg-A2VEC_9wY4uN47xxPr0ttsPCiXX_HclwzHsJs9UxDx_DGZOY6tYNGK0H_WiJXEdhmEFlj905RA1-paWYcKLOCnqAzZpepAbgDzxh0UayIOXSMOyH1xYWqVyXINZK6dOAQUVSgl64GqY_I-bNvxeN6BZ6snq-2ZDf8WIGp=s300" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLB0UnUbCPIRwjokUjBg-A2VEC_9wY4uN47xxPr0ttsPCiXX_HclwzHsJs9UxDx_DGZOY6tYNGK0H_WiJXEdhmEFlj905RA1-paWYcKLOCnqAzZpepAbgDzxh0UayIOXSMOyH1xYWqVyXINZK6dOAQUVSgl64GqY_I-bNvxeN6BZ6snq-2ZDf8WIGp=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br />
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It was called the Trem Trol 800 Tremolo. Built by DeArmond in Toledo, Ohio. It passed the guitar signal through a water-based electrolytic fluid to augment the original tone.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ"> Bo Diddley credits this unit as part of the basis for his guitar sound.</a> <div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDRIZlLc_SGacQNH8eYyhXGp6OfPAknz0UMGM9-LXcRhmnXbRAnkvE7v4o0xDHF5TP8oqJZYukjwcrAg4EBtWRDlGuJ9GQ5pTq3jzO1kmg1RL-bOxKidNFL-NiqD7onGMRFUg2fAEdk2rZPzMRQrld2c61eg-dogTKszhZFjwqXYLuSEK4MuIvp280z8/s907/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="907" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDRIZlLc_SGacQNH8eYyhXGp6OfPAknz0UMGM9-LXcRhmnXbRAnkvE7v4o0xDHF5TP8oqJZYukjwcrAg4EBtWRDlGuJ9GQ5pTq3jzO1kmg1RL-bOxKidNFL-NiqD7onGMRFUg2fAEdk2rZPzMRQrld2c61eg-dogTKszhZFjwqXYLuSEK4MuIvp280z8/w200-h150/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mmguitarbar.com/products/1959-magnatone-260-vintage-2x12-tube-guitar-amplifier-fully-serviced-w-pitch-shifting-vibrato?variant=42740981235968">1959 Magnatone 260 amp</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By the 1950’s some guitar amplifiers, such as Fender, Ampeg, Magnatone, and Danelectro included tremolo, and reverberation. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pJcjVzIPZQ">Magnatone amps included real frequency modulation vibrato.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jbg8kIJh1NDdoKXOkBcDqUV8idfyaSbNbpvOCq6tXVtIE8kXhdszN7iM2g0ZJee1UcAVOmLTFyW4BU_ZNZjtHAnlqtF2kfHw4yEYbATNJL3VRseI56Qv4kgv5UVRQGH5WBl9Ao1HuCUMjJ5jNZ-o5sbNvauPj5D1oat7RuYk-wTN3osJaROH9Ypya4Q/s780/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="696" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jbg8kIJh1NDdoKXOkBcDqUV8idfyaSbNbpvOCq6tXVtIE8kXhdszN7iM2g0ZJee1UcAVOmLTFyW4BU_ZNZjtHAnlqtF2kfHw4yEYbATNJL3VRseI56Qv4kgv5UVRQGH5WBl9Ao1HuCUMjJ5jNZ-o5sbNvauPj5D1oat7RuYk-wTN3osJaROH9Ypya4Q/w179-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="179" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/36894/the-ray-butts-echosonic/">Paul Yandell's Ray Butts<br />Eschosonic Amp</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the mid 1950's amplifier designer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B37KOz1Z-Fc">Ray Butts offered his EchoSonic amplifiers.</a> These amps had an adjustable magnetic tape loop built into them that allowed the player to achieve an echo of the note they had just played. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXorkSbku95PnmQw8f7MJXRM6x25xNzT3aSi_OfoARRg7ICAEl4W8WET90KStNkVpfwJFghEVwdtkBkjPzrqX8NeA1ng699wAkN7TRqRX1CcDZ-Qlifacz1CLZYU3UrZhyphenhyphen-uY2cVapIkCLkfLPjN9sx7bjVVdL9THJFRplhbv6GzlBXmtuGb-Tmof_zcs/s1200/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXorkSbku95PnmQw8f7MJXRM6x25xNzT3aSi_OfoARRg7ICAEl4W8WET90KStNkVpfwJFghEVwdtkBkjPzrqX8NeA1ng699wAkN7TRqRX1CcDZ-Qlifacz1CLZYU3UrZhyphenhyphen-uY2cVapIkCLkfLPjN9sx7bjVVdL9THJFRplhbv6GzlBXmtuGb-Tmof_zcs/w200-h133/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://stompboxbook.com/echoplex-history-of-the-guitar-pedal/">Echoplex EP-2</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1959 sound engineer Mike Battle created a stand-alone tape loop unit that he called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBHOvEVHlew">The EchoPlex</a> which he distributed through Maestro. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnflmt-iYboz2Ve5wn31U_aD1nyOG2RbKBiugLOyQ0u-jSat3np3DMZsl4Ms9ihgg6X2UhI6rwVABjNmusOpIyjdoiY8XOajKV7hCK4dx5aYrhqWEF-pEmh4mIId6QdElN4h2PxIvuLjzuA8T5g0kFLeWaxhjXIzIPTtmFUCHn-RG3lG3JPXW8R-Ge8J8/s354/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="327" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnflmt-iYboz2Ve5wn31U_aD1nyOG2RbKBiugLOyQ0u-jSat3np3DMZsl4Ms9ihgg6X2UhI6rwVABjNmusOpIyjdoiY8XOajKV7hCK4dx5aYrhqWEF-pEmh4mIId6QdElN4h2PxIvuLjzuA8T5g0kFLeWaxhjXIzIPTtmFUCHn-RG3lG3JPXW8R-Ge8J8/w185-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.bellsystemmemorial.com/bell_logos.html">Early Bell Telephone logo</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Oddly enough, The Bell Telephone Company designed their telephones with a compression circuit so that no matter how soft or loud a person talked, or even screamed, into the receiver, the signal would not diminish, and the decay would be amplified. Recording engineers picked up on this feature to maintain a smooth sound.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8d4le-D2gZGQVmASQA7Sfh2zh7Gk5Gm95n9S2BPozdkkAn9vlTbhf1yI97wNoRkLhZs9G6ov4tWvs43k5KlOu4GtHjB5vhcXs59RNQJ7SVmRFf-zXSuz48f1tEGouryYbeANDqeojoIrxvynBPK7X5YB7rQeKpR2wu6okzi-gtJ4FTCIY0T0rpXQJe0/s752/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="752" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8d4le-D2gZGQVmASQA7Sfh2zh7Gk5Gm95n9S2BPozdkkAn9vlTbhf1yI97wNoRkLhZs9G6ov4tWvs43k5KlOu4GtHjB5vhcXs59RNQJ7SVmRFf-zXSuz48f1tEGouryYbeANDqeojoIrxvynBPK7X5YB7rQeKpR2wu6okzi-gtJ4FTCIY0T0rpXQJe0/w200-h139/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_FZ-1_Fuzz-Tone">Maestro Fuzz Tone FZ-1</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trGBcA0Ku0">Maestro was also the first company to produce a Fuzz effect.</a> This led to Overdrive, and the Distortion pedal that are produced by so many varied companies. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ868r2EwJVjEhOAVjwTLMbZf2oudMLOgX0M08OsJU3RhDHl3PKMSsN0KptdlNsJFUB3XArEUY0Pgr52tMeJfFKvaDVefc-nNOEU7MpP_RKKkF2q-Z_aqB4MVyoq25s6HIjxgCCuDdaNF86GRHDKpDJSCir21OJK46myg7Zm2fCx254NHGlyyorn9TuE0/s800/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ868r2EwJVjEhOAVjwTLMbZf2oudMLOgX0M08OsJU3RhDHl3PKMSsN0KptdlNsJFUB3XArEUY0Pgr52tMeJfFKvaDVefc-nNOEU7MpP_RKKkF2q-Z_aqB4MVyoq25s6HIjxgCCuDdaNF86GRHDKpDJSCir21OJK46myg7Zm2fCx254NHGlyyorn9TuE0/w200-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/73811576-1975-electro-harmonix-linear-power-booster-lpb-1?bk=">Electro Harmonix<br />Linear Power Booster</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Aside from Maestro, as I recall one of the first companies to offer guitar effects was Electro Harmonix. Some of their initial offerings were plug in units that went directly into the guitar such as<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5dl_4fmnaM"> the LBP-1, </a>while others were floor pedals. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQd-ozCaBfizesVBfbnf9SKzulXEDz3A5O417wSYLdgxPTEC0gcbe_coE2ZE7LyjIpxNwXfbe80BKvtvzLDj_bQ3wqcOmCJGULGVEaYZvA2QeJgpc2PE3N7C866D26OBpicNeRoOy1UcktDu3xnzuXrHoBC5b4rZXuMWaht5N4CSfUaI8_vAIV5RV7vc/s721/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="721" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQd-ozCaBfizesVBfbnf9SKzulXEDz3A5O417wSYLdgxPTEC0gcbe_coE2ZE7LyjIpxNwXfbe80BKvtvzLDj_bQ3wqcOmCJGULGVEaYZvA2QeJgpc2PE3N7C866D26OBpicNeRoOy1UcktDu3xnzuXrHoBC5b4rZXuMWaht5N4CSfUaI8_vAIV5RV7vc/w200-h199/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.tonemachinesblog.com/2013/10/jordan-bosstone-1968.html">1968 Jordan Boss Tone</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />A company called Jordan offered a small box with silicon transistors that plugged right into a guitar called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtR33FjGQOM">The Boss Tone.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>As the years passed, so many different and unusual pedal were produced by companies such as Boss, DOD, Maxon, Dunlop, Ibanez, MXR, Yamaha, Line 6, Tech 21 and on and on.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTAhXgihyphenhyphen2-0P92qXYzKbNX-kJH3Hzqn7-d1U0kwpzTwgK3lsyJcrt7wNP33ykhBiLWLsPyZIqmswTIYh2dJ-CdbOivKp8v1-9vv7qNp91rcKoaA9he5ohrF44-yNYuczbiHyYwplGCaq1KRW-XesIaRvO9ofsSCxEEg-ihE0X__mX3b485bs_HpTRRM/s415/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="415" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTAhXgihyphenhyphen2-0P92qXYzKbNX-kJH3Hzqn7-d1U0kwpzTwgK3lsyJcrt7wNP33ykhBiLWLsPyZIqmswTIYh2dJ-CdbOivKp8v1-9vv7qNp91rcKoaA9he5ohrF44-yNYuczbiHyYwplGCaq1KRW-XesIaRvO9ofsSCxEEg-ihE0X__mX3b485bs_HpTRRM/w200-h72/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooer_Audio">Mooer Audio</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooer_Audio">Around 2014 a Chinese company called Mooer Audio</a> (Shenzhen Mooer Audio Co., Ltd.) entered the market. A year later they came out with their Micro Series, which were a series of very small effects pedals. </div><div><br /></div><div>Unlike most of their predecessors, which required an internal battery, these units were too tiny, so they needed a power adapter. I first saw these tiny units on display at a local Guitar Center.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh973XtAk2hLgQ86gB0u51d8BL3P1LxOIbPEekPfaLcu639BnVJDJHi2Lb1ZPFM-nR8_RGFlzMY6OsjDKKttpts_wAA296ZMzTUfMib4uBuIjGH96ujD16YJHDbaCL0PG7CjEWwCIAPCrGShijjN4VR4JVfooMgPVfodfT4nnyNrongR1IVZgQSrXKIyHQ/s1200/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="1200" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh973XtAk2hLgQ86gB0u51d8BL3P1LxOIbPEekPfaLcu639BnVJDJHi2Lb1ZPFM-nR8_RGFlzMY6OsjDKKttpts_wAA296ZMzTUfMib4uBuIjGH96ujD16YJHDbaCL0PG7CjEWwCIAPCrGShijjN4VR4JVfooMgPVfodfT4nnyNrongR1IVZgQSrXKIyHQ/w200-h56/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.donnerdeal.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=all-Search-Donner-eve-us-11.14-tROAS&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgK2qBhCHARIsAGACuzlH7lFMCK_dkPQqGNOAZcajpsXPhqNLwZwEwQ_qEWnbtm05JdAzHXEaAj5gEALw_wcB">Donner Music</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Music producer<a href="https://www.donnerdeal.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=all-Search-Donner-eve-us-11.14-tROAS&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAu9yqBhBmEiwAHTx5pyRK4cJd7Xe5tfgcXMz_-P6385iFXpiFrK2aLQs1s7GIKWweQz3a3hoCwJAQAvD_BwE"> Donner was founded in 2012, BJFE </a>a Swedish firm which owns Donner. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfQ96YwQCjUOoJDzwdebshdjZ5UqYA_hlLjTzZpHSejw_56qXCHUDya1VrKj1BJ2fhovufc992YgFMOdIRbBoDEX0YHLXvoDaE1QgW4Isg8UjpZyIcoPjuXwmAeWFHSENwTgo25zcIv5VcF0GK6XnPw_y51lxdVTCsgryJbwuwWVfiRPLqqb5XP9lWII/s1417/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1417" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfQ96YwQCjUOoJDzwdebshdjZ5UqYA_hlLjTzZpHSejw_56qXCHUDya1VrKj1BJ2fhovufc992YgFMOdIRbBoDEX0YHLXvoDaE1QgW4Isg8UjpZyIcoPjuXwmAeWFHSENwTgo25zcIv5VcF0GK6XnPw_y51lxdVTCsgryJbwuwWVfiRPLqqb5XP9lWII/w200-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJFE">Bjorn Juhl</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Björn Juhl is the founder. He also creates high end handmade guitar effects pedals. Before producing high-quality and inexpensive guitars and effect, His company invented and manufactured pedals. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the case of Donner pedals that are sold directly or through Amazon, there isn’t much to investigate. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the scheme of things, they are only getting started, but they are making progress in making music more accessible. </div><div><br /></div><div>Are Donner pedals any good? Well, they are very inexpensive. You can’t go wrong with reasonable costs, great ratings across the board, and starter kits aplenty. It’s a shame that not much is known about this new effects and guitar manufacturer. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J2bmQm6MNi2rln7ZcbONsNnSVAj3msblcIyoTzBmSC_LD0_5ltexTGV9DfLm0Z-g95-QQYwso8Ji37Jrq-Y8Ku0LCMOgA1y87btAUxbGUWPOQI_YChJJEPj3keWpFWjm2vNcwqDRGLB9QCUPr4y5YqvlMB_efb6qQb6ciCvMcRzlCUcuRoRALbTcqF4/s700/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J2bmQm6MNi2rln7ZcbONsNnSVAj3msblcIyoTzBmSC_LD0_5ltexTGV9DfLm0Z-g95-QQYwso8Ji37Jrq-Y8Ku0LCMOgA1y87btAUxbGUWPOQI_YChJJEPj3keWpFWjm2vNcwqDRGLB9QCUPr4y5YqvlMB_efb6qQb6ciCvMcRzlCUcuRoRALbTcqF4/w200-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.guitarpedalx.com/news/gpx-blog/comparative-guitar-pedal-acquisition-strategy---120-mini-pedal-edition">Mini Guitar Pedals</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>It's very likely that Donner, and other companiesTC electronic, Wampler, Maleko, Ibanez Azor, Rowin, Mooer, Ammoon pedals and others are all made by the same factory, which is more then likely Shenzhen, since most of their product ranges seem to be rebranded versions of the others. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Usually if the only difference in the pedals is the brand name then it's safe to assume that it's the same pedal and made by the same factory. </div><div><br /></div><div>Based on the facts that many, many US companies have Chinese and Indonesian manufacturers build their products. This includes Squier, Gretsch, Epiphone, and many other brands. This is known as White Labelling. This has been a common practice with many manufacturers. They see a niche, buy products in bulk and put their own brand name of the product.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR4c5GxFJvSbJyHtPC06KEhSeWQgYBlRZ6aIK50wjQKV2lp9sysrCKXctzZAVd1kK1M_8azgmroD3YDQyMUVDtkci6_1Jx6_LPolIvRMSGY7N-7yxN4uF4ULAwhBZjGXQY7i6oG0uES7hOp8JayUf6Toy1AyuH7t6_mdiS2Ig0QgcQyhHQgJeW-Zsk5M/s1500/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1500" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR4c5GxFJvSbJyHtPC06KEhSeWQgYBlRZ6aIK50wjQKV2lp9sysrCKXctzZAVd1kK1M_8azgmroD3YDQyMUVDtkci6_1Jx6_LPolIvRMSGY7N-7yxN4uF4ULAwhBZjGXQY7i6oG0uES7hOp8JayUf6Toy1AyuH7t6_mdiS2Ig0QgcQyhHQgJeW-Zsk5M/w200-h124/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.ubuy.co.in/product/47YZABNOI-guitar-pedal-board-aluminium-alloy-2-2lb-light-pedal-board-19-0-9-6-1-7-inch-black-pedalboard-with-hook-loop-tapes">Mini Guitar Pedal Board</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The first time I ran across these tiny guitar pedals was five or six years ago at a Guitar Center. Someone had traded in a pedal board that had around a dozen of these little pedals. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My first thought was how to you press down on the buttons, since they were so close together, without stepping on more than one pedal? I wear size 11 shoes and wouldn't want to crush the little things or turn on more effects than I want to.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbIlKDJsJvquf_rSkxrQn_difAwYa7kPLSPu4W0a1weg5RcyhPezp5YKLj6mGZGFmFbCxOZbGw7dMPn2G2rBxpQ8g5r0ONzYvfQWtfVqEl10oyqa9qG5z3IpU_7eib34kNln_crCGlnTuS3jA_KVJ_luRROJ5yAYHuxSqJssmDxNARiQblvYlbdXT6io/s762/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbIlKDJsJvquf_rSkxrQn_difAwYa7kPLSPu4W0a1weg5RcyhPezp5YKLj6mGZGFmFbCxOZbGw7dMPn2G2rBxpQ8g5r0ONzYvfQWtfVqEl10oyqa9qG5z3IpU_7eib34kNln_crCGlnTuS3jA_KVJ_luRROJ5yAYHuxSqJssmDxNARiQblvYlbdXT6io/w141-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="141" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Donner-Compressor-Ultimate-Guitar-Effect/dp/B01CDTRKLM/ref=asc_df_B01CDTRKLM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=642134400151&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5100537700436119956&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014409&hvtargid=pla-1644980534136&mcid=3127d5c5ea4433128c4914a41450b4a1&th=1">Donner Compressor</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite their size, the pedals seem to deliver the proper sound. I have only tried out the compressor and the<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Donner-Revecho-Guitar-Effect-Effects/dp/B07KFSYJQV?th=1"> RevEcho pedal</a> and I must say the get the job done. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcMdZGMtaN1HFgtNAHqgkvPNFOYt8Sjj1D5cJsJTfKNngvDPOvpGLHbCySQg8wQGgYyUHWdkP1MA5Hy2jQ4Pe7UZXhN4mApKYNk1cRk4LDDvP8S56VKoyOiUlHRIQJa7erGQiYq6Zlb1GfGjDdIaGSFXFvfgZy4nDh0KwcYEk7v5b34UhVutJtxSOfi0/s557/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="474" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcMdZGMtaN1HFgtNAHqgkvPNFOYt8Sjj1D5cJsJTfKNngvDPOvpGLHbCySQg8wQGgYyUHWdkP1MA5Hy2jQ4Pe7UZXhN4mApKYNk1cRk4LDDvP8S56VKoyOiUlHRIQJa7erGQiYq6Zlb1GfGjDdIaGSFXFvfgZy4nDh0KwcYEk7v5b34UhVutJtxSOfi0/w170-h200/Blog%20A.jpg" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Donner-Circle-Progress-Display-Machine/dp/B08GNZPHHF/ref=asc_df_B08GNZPHHF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=642134400151&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2541866881907191979&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014409&hvtargid=pla-1943665035984&th=1">Circle Looper/Rhythm</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One unique pedal is the Donner Circle Looper Guitar Pedal with Drum Machine Time Display. For $120 you have your own veritable band. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlpDtFnYtPDpXoE4DvAYQAi_JE5CdI7rkLjYHY7JO19FkaESbTYrnnbAfnbK7AGVSwX8hso4i4P-bLrE1SKQEBxAAf0DrV2gaXlZnFYQ-2LpLH24NEH8dvuj1JoN-tcBWTVoOMATE-582DZfzxruFo7CZoFKNE6j0J4Gn-TIAFLGKZlHCafWOwDwKsYg/s876/Blog%20A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="876" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlpDtFnYtPDpXoE4DvAYQAi_JE5CdI7rkLjYHY7JO19FkaESbTYrnnbAfnbK7AGVSwX8hso4i4P-bLrE1SKQEBxAAf0DrV2gaXlZnFYQ-2LpLH24NEH8dvuj1JoN-tcBWTVoOMATE-582DZfzxruFo7CZoFKNE6j0J4Gn-TIAFLGKZlHCafWOwDwKsYg/w200-h160/Blog%20A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Donner-Multi-Effects-Pedal-Arena2000-Guitar-Pedals-with-278-Effects-100-IRs-Looper-Drum-Machine-Amp-Modeling-Support-XLR-Bluetooth-MIDI-IN/1684765690?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101078576&adid=222222222271684765690_101078576_156919307928_18463940851&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=665683840966&wl4=pla-2043625449964&wl5=9014409&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=424934124&wl11=online&wl12=1684765690_101078576&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTdImfs7xkE4lm78CtNbE7jK9nlJf9dMzEADfJgCHzEgdBOR61x_DgMaAuCNEALw_wcB">Donner Arena 2000</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the pedals are priced between the forty to seventy dollar range, except for the $300 Arena 2000 Multi-Effect Guitar Pedal Amp Modeling Modeling Processor.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> So how do these pedals sound? In my opinion, for a little money you get a lot of great sounds. Through the past few years, I have seen an increased interest in these pedals.</div><div><br /></div><div>In my opinion they sound great! Due to their small size, if you wear big ol' clod bustin' stompers, you probably need a larger pedal. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XqF098Ph8Zw" width="320" youtube-src-id="XqF098Ph8Zw"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eCGsbUbTgGs" width="320" youtube-src-id="eCGsbUbTgGs"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/159K2ebosNI" width="320" youtube-src-id="159K2ebosNI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/utnbj3oslsw" width="320" youtube-src-id="utnbj3oslsw"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G61BIk_vkCc" width="320" youtube-src-id="G61BIk_vkCc"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote></blockquote><br /><div><br /></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-74951340042372568562023-10-12T11:58:00.000-07:002023-10-12T11:58:29.179-07:00Nachocasters - Ignacio Nacho Baños,<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2zJnAXW9M1V5O5dCiBVid5cIzyEvvAVzq29oC36wfVuVrYNNVq2mnm_61WeGm1l4N0ogjJhXgiuJ7bItvCZm6Zo1eVlNXxQl_4xHDAAv8loJ9ecghtl5DQPerlBbGbrfpLcGcIHfhDhHmP-7D4OhC9cwgUE_ZzBG2cPPV_pDo7DtxJn0VudHCxtvmgw/s448/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="448" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2zJnAXW9M1V5O5dCiBVid5cIzyEvvAVzq29oC36wfVuVrYNNVq2mnm_61WeGm1l4N0ogjJhXgiuJ7bItvCZm6Zo1eVlNXxQl_4xHDAAv8loJ9ecghtl5DQPerlBbGbrfpLcGcIHfhDhHmP-7D4OhC9cwgUE_ZzBG2cPPV_pDo7DtxJn0VudHCxtvmgw/w200-h150/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://valencia-international.com/nacho-banos-guitar-laughing-weeping/">Ignacio Nacho Baños</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>A few years back a friend mentioned Nachocasters, and their builder Nacho Baños, That certainly piqued my interest. Who is this guy? And what are Nachocasters? <div><br /></div><div>So here is a deep dive to find out all that I could about Ignacio ‘Nacho” Baños.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaRW2wapkJ9CvovjqfIhgIeMn7bVjqyrGMLiKDB3TRLB0gA4lXlRYvRTQC_pXdKvEVqjH5za2PBbR6r4RB1YHFKKZLYr0vepizwRNHQY_jlk1U_KoLsFMvr-XCNqywI5mhaWc2jtUVyM1CmuI33xPnr28V9TqLYQ63Hp073oh7TT0KQ4RIAvwza1QkXE/s1500/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaRW2wapkJ9CvovjqfIhgIeMn7bVjqyrGMLiKDB3TRLB0gA4lXlRYvRTQC_pXdKvEVqjH5za2PBbR6r4RB1YHFKKZLYr0vepizwRNHQY_jlk1U_KoLsFMvr-XCNqywI5mhaWc2jtUVyM1CmuI33xPnr28V9TqLYQ63Hp073oh7TT0KQ4RIAvwza1QkXE/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/valencia-spain-how-to-visit-7495304">Valencia</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Ignacio Baños. grew up in the beautiful Spanish town of Valencia. Like so many of us who were bitten by the ‘guitar bug’ he became obsessed with vintage Fender Telecasters from the 1950’s. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://valencia-international.com/nacho-banos-guitar-laughing-weeping/">His family owned a manufacturing business and his story began when he was an undergraduate student at the Colegio Pilar on the corner of Avenidas de Cataluña and Blasco Ibañez,</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>During the summer semester Nacho started his travelling to take a course in the UK to learn English at Stroud in Gloucestershire, This was followed by stays in Canterbury and Plymouth. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIlnjjD9hrCCdBUWDdwbLKHgYJTio6ZZ0wUklc3qu36Eq16IP2VLninP2QvZhtijvBnbsJyalK0rPbvo_Lo8MMdxuTeTtEG7Q89V56-NzDmu8KIGVYNnOnL0bIl5ddsNWEFBZ1O55_6mXkT_IOAPToTXoBb0MbuDK6S-e2iTN7KviH8ar5uYjlMpQO7s/s480/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIlnjjD9hrCCdBUWDdwbLKHgYJTio6ZZ0wUklc3qu36Eq16IP2VLninP2QvZhtijvBnbsJyalK0rPbvo_Lo8MMdxuTeTtEG7Q89V56-NzDmu8KIGVYNnOnL0bIl5ddsNWEFBZ1O55_6mXkT_IOAPToTXoBb0MbuDK6S-e2iTN7KviH8ar5uYjlMpQO7s/w200-h200/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.berklee.edu/undergraduate">Berklee College of Music</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>It was that course in Plymouth England that led Baños to head west spending a summer in Boston, Massachusetts where he would later return to spend two years at the University as part of his Economics MBA course at Valencia University.. Nacho admits that he was not a great student, frequently distracted in the mornings on the way to class by students heading the other way to the Berklee School of Music. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VssT8CsaMT7YOtbfPIHbh0EEbnT50w0m0l1tfhJo3-t0OT9DPe_pIejPFSZR4PbXLSilxJ2dq3CSXQhQSrLmFNG6j_dwqoFGCs1nOJc6tkYvuDVeDQgvHXBtR1P7xTlYhEcJDWYYKwV-smmwk08uZlKz370GRg3jCsVKPnJZnn7S5LzFw0QzkVdFBnM/s620/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="620" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VssT8CsaMT7YOtbfPIHbh0EEbnT50w0m0l1tfhJo3-t0OT9DPe_pIejPFSZR4PbXLSilxJ2dq3CSXQhQSrLmFNG6j_dwqoFGCs1nOJc6tkYvuDVeDQgvHXBtR1P7xTlYhEcJDWYYKwV-smmwk08uZlKz370GRg3jCsVKPnJZnn7S5LzFw0QzkVdFBnM/w200-h136/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/7602140-1986-fender-telecaster">1986 Fender Telecaster</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>His first guitar was a Telecaster that his father bought him in 1986 despite a preference for Classical Music. As an undergraduate student in his hometown of Valencia, Spain, </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ignacio Baños then signed up to live with an American family for a summer to improve his English. But Baños didn’t want just any American experience—he wanted the full American experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>He states that he wrote a letter to the organizers of the program,” he says, “and in my letter I said, ‘I want to be a cowboy. I want to go to rodeos. I like country music a lot.’ As the other students in his program caught flights to California—“everyone wanted to go to California”—Baños boarded a plane to Boise. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcNjTPU4GQeE5rHE5eC_6z5caijtJR5IEQDZ8V7z3csVL8UPF83wEVucGm1vHfXZZxY6Dd5K5N2NAfLaHXZJTIPY18CMJWPh-ggphgosHTh4R-4Axm6-HDsjiQWwXKrGC-MEOqbiwn_96K_syzPXtpZYZJkSviZ5Riz2i_B94naiNa2AG8BgUet51Vas/s987/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="987" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcNjTPU4GQeE5rHE5eC_6z5caijtJR5IEQDZ8V7z3csVL8UPF83wEVucGm1vHfXZZxY6Dd5K5N2NAfLaHXZJTIPY18CMJWPh-ggphgosHTh4R-4Axm6-HDsjiQWwXKrGC-MEOqbiwn_96K_syzPXtpZYZJkSviZ5Riz2i_B94naiNa2AG8BgUet51Vas/w200-h150/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://duderanch.org/blog/the-best-idaho-dude-ranch-vacations/">Idaho Ranch</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>He spent the summer of 1985 on an Idaho farm, riding horses, milking cows, slaughtering chickens, driving pickup trucks, and cheering fellow cowboys at the rodeo. “I came back with the full outfit,” he says. “Cowboy hat, cowboy boots, everything.” Complete immersion is Baños’ way. He doesn’t have interests; he has obsessions.</div><div><br /></div><div> “If you like something, like it all the way,” he says. “If you want to do something, do it all the way. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Zd1yOdd2ZBZUs-Do7fcgHpY0nzNqYTZG4bUiP47hwv0xtggELarTn2pcDKu9zwQUMKc-DI1P8hxozyIa53Ssw9BoXsCqH-mTvqC_JcIbvVWO29TKvrywB36q3bSqABD0t6GuyXWxXVACYB3E7EGaTST4FeCpLDVbeVpX6i5nontKp-y2dSHH7wjEa2k/s2560/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Zd1yOdd2ZBZUs-Do7fcgHpY0nzNqYTZG4bUiP47hwv0xtggELarTn2pcDKu9zwQUMKc-DI1P8hxozyIa53Ssw9BoXsCqH-mTvqC_JcIbvVWO29TKvrywB36q3bSqABD0t6GuyXWxXVACYB3E7EGaTST4FeCpLDVbeVpX6i5nontKp-y2dSHH7wjEa2k/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-351-nacho-banos/">Baños with a Fender Esquire</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>It was during this period in his life that Baños became so fanatical was he about buying and playing vintage Fender guitars that he would sacrifice the money for his mid-morning snack to save for guitars in the United States. </div><div><br /></div><div>He commented that he once moved from a comfortable student apartment to a cheap, basement flat in order to save money for guitars. His family was footing his living expenses, so with the money he save he could indulge in purchasing guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukLWZVgXgraYT2UN1JPnPgo-wCIc5utgUe6-Nb-5CtRIgxPA10mLQgmkODaeX_4ECjrYd5_Pcev5ONpmh4lMk_t-V0iBOagy3wLeNL3o0ehj69B3uiXO7YL40cyJC8ZyA5h-J3MTZxR9Bmk_jJJ84SQ-3mBtbjBVOpTiQmsQF_ihAI-MXz10rxeMsmRU/s1035/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="1035" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukLWZVgXgraYT2UN1JPnPgo-wCIc5utgUe6-Nb-5CtRIgxPA10mLQgmkODaeX_4ECjrYd5_Pcev5ONpmh4lMk_t-V0iBOagy3wLeNL3o0ehj69B3uiXO7YL40cyJC8ZyA5h-J3MTZxR9Bmk_jJJ84SQ-3mBtbjBVOpTiQmsQF_ihAI-MXz10rxeMsmRU/w200-h98/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/take-a-closer-look-at-spanish-luthier-ignacio-nacho-banoss-meticulous-tributes-to-early-1950s-fender">Jimmy Brown's Guitar<br />Emporium</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>During his time in America, in 1989, he found a vintage 1950’s Broadcaster for sale by a music store in Lexington, Kentucky. The price was $4500. He contacted the store and was told they had just sold the guitar to G.E. Smith, the guitarist and band leader for Saturday Night Live. </div><div><br /></div><div>Nacho was devastated, but a short time later the store contacted him to let him know that Smith returned the guitar as he did not like the guitar because he thought it was too heavy. Nacho bought the guitar. </div><div><br /></div><div>On a trip to San Francisco, he noticed that there were a lot of shops selling, not the latest guitars, but old vintage ones from the 50s and 60s; and on album covers he noticed too that all his idols had old guitars. The seeds of the idea for a shop and a business were planted. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo-gxRZ91rIl2os24mPgrojkF2wIO7XcxHog3x72Uvo67RfeChKx0XMSpFOG8d6zvJXKWYjlmD5W4MxPTH4-qJuxOHVnMjXDCNb7bheteGfc4Hg2vhTHfVqLmCki8rPIHZWemuBaHHrz4APQFgNDNvQz5kjCqyD7CMpJMI3TyjXZAPtc0CjqnnGld66s/s620/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="620" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo-gxRZ91rIl2os24mPgrojkF2wIO7XcxHog3x72Uvo67RfeChKx0XMSpFOG8d6zvJXKWYjlmD5W4MxPTH4-qJuxOHVnMjXDCNb7bheteGfc4Hg2vhTHfVqLmCki8rPIHZWemuBaHHrz4APQFgNDNvQz5kjCqyD7CMpJMI3TyjXZAPtc0CjqnnGld66s/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/188665/ngd-fender-70th-anniversary-custom-shop-broadcaster">The Blackguard Book</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Over the ensuing decades, Baños self-published The Blackguard: A Detailed History of the Early Fender Telecaster Years 1950–1954, a massive and meticulously researched coffee-table book that is now highly collectible. This volume was included in <a href="https://pinecasterbook.com/the-collection/">The Pinecaster Book Collection.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhainS5OAUQB_n6zOcjMbBNZFDk7k8omDAKdw3TDhylPSy3jyK97yPk0kmbsIY3ibEOGzzo8asLMW4I81TLFEPTIa1r0HYKGckMu8T38Fg6eDXfDxAUHZsS0UTWvXs5J7C5lx-_KdfqiDGn9bB-jVdNmFCAijVh6yKklBl1YPEUhyphenhyphenkl5Wgq2l0DNLW0KKs/s280/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhainS5OAUQB_n6zOcjMbBNZFDk7k8omDAKdw3TDhylPSy3jyK97yPk0kmbsIY3ibEOGzzo8asLMW4I81TLFEPTIa1r0HYKGckMu8T38Fg6eDXfDxAUHZsS0UTWvXs5J7C5lx-_KdfqiDGn9bB-jVdNmFCAijVh6yKklBl1YPEUhyphenhyphenkl5Wgq2l0DNLW0KKs/w200-h200/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/plastinsa/">Plastinsa: Valencia Spain</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>In 1994 he returned to Spain after receiving his MBA, and started working in the family business, Plastinsa, which manufactures plastic bottles for beverages and provides marketing materials for that industry. He now runs the company. He states his job involves a lot of international travelling, and in the coming months he would be visiting China, Germany and the USA. </div><div><br /></div><div>His day job routine involves tooling and houseware products manufacturing. There are different processes involved before you reach the final product completion. Quality control and trackability systems are applied to assure every step of the way is correctly executed, so if problems arise they can be clearly identified, analyzed and solved in the most aseptic manner. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was in 2010, Baños decided to try his hand at building a line of his own self-made 1950 Fender Telecaster replicas that he called Nacho Guitars which pay homage to the blackguards he so adored, and the guitars he had acquired and encountered during his research served as a technical, tonal and, perhaps most importantly, tactile reference for his own preference.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_6FQiuvBOb6SqWCFhwpgJo5bonFUHEOoS5lTxVAImh_3Fhb3LwSKuab6PsPQ4ifJ1wlBg8LcaSrVHCRuX_JEIYgXO-lvYeFlpKE_WPOslqpCe9Q7_6-KeV4oXqpr5YjiOmtczoLVGi07rLAOxZ6EcZg57ZyOGeOPy0Ux04EQXuvLPKouU_6FRjNlSOo/s2453/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="1896" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_6FQiuvBOb6SqWCFhwpgJo5bonFUHEOoS5lTxVAImh_3Fhb3LwSKuab6PsPQ4ifJ1wlBg8LcaSrVHCRuX_JEIYgXO-lvYeFlpKE_WPOslqpCe9Q7_6-KeV4oXqpr5YjiOmtczoLVGi07rLAOxZ6EcZg57ZyOGeOPy0Ux04EQXuvLPKouU_6FRjNlSOo/w154-h200/OMB.jpg" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Nachocaster</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black;">Baños states, “I’m not a luthier,” he says. “If you asked me to build an archtop or an acoustic guitar, no way. I’m not that talented. But I was passionate enough that, for 25 years, I gained hands-on experience with these guitars.” Produced in batches of 30 by Baños and a team of three builders, Nachoguitars strive to replicate the tone, look, and feel of the solid-body electric guitars from the early 1950s to which they pay tribute.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaWW4MsH2HX4UThh1Q8NtG4OpXndGJZupvOXLkYj23DINhc9QR6Qpt60RB_-zGu1bJXYacZ0M3BNdSaxjQAD72Gifnld4DnAkvuTABeFvDuRpGod5Gl-EgBBfU7Nij4gJgHK0xROZ60YaLIoC0xgp2Qjcyd_PaMyrqUJeIoRDgEwOFJCDAs52TkFG47E/s650/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaWW4MsH2HX4UThh1Q8NtG4OpXndGJZupvOXLkYj23DINhc9QR6Qpt60RB_-zGu1bJXYacZ0M3BNdSaxjQAD72Gifnld4DnAkvuTABeFvDuRpGod5Gl-EgBBfU7Nij4gJgHK0xROZ60YaLIoC0xgp2Qjcyd_PaMyrqUJeIoRDgEwOFJCDAs52TkFG47E/w200-h200/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nachoguitars.com/">Nachocaster Body</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>That said, the wood parts incorporate deliberate deviations in routing and dimensions that prevent the parts from being used by any would-be forgers attempting to pass them off as original vintage pieces. “All it takes is five minutes and a screwdriver for someone to know what’s going on,” </div><div><br /></div><div>Baños says the Nacho’s pickups and most of its hardware are also crafted from materials as close to original spec as possible. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2ri18eg53i0pcfDmPNS_uYXLP79er2wnYSFxJqvt5hB690wQH6Fzd1evpNChYITA0ooTp0G9lCKfFpzgWstjCSK8MFnSI0MrUkNH-QlvDV9wM4_5HGgxpLhDjsCL5ab2q8WsDvq0i_I0cnLpe_VdAYa6b3NhtpQfASoRDMOv76ZEINAvOgCPvoDLRLc/s743/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="743" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2ri18eg53i0pcfDmPNS_uYXLP79er2wnYSFxJqvt5hB690wQH6Fzd1evpNChYITA0ooTp0G9lCKfFpzgWstjCSK8MFnSI0MrUkNH-QlvDV9wM4_5HGgxpLhDjsCL5ab2q8WsDvq0i_I0cnLpe_VdAYa6b3NhtpQfASoRDMOv76ZEINAvOgCPvoDLRLc/w200-h174/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8d91KvP27/?img_index=1">Nachocaster Prototype</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>One luxury Leo Fender and his workers certainly did not have was the time to match each guitar body and neck, a process that Baños and his team take great pains to get right. “We call pairing the right neck and body a ‘marriage.’ We try to find grooms and brides,” he says. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>“The most important thing is the neck pocket. Even though the wood parts are cut on CNC machines, there’s always a tolerance on the specs. "That means one neck might be a perfect fit on one body but not on the next, even though both necks and both bodies were cut on the same machine on the same day, using the same program. We spend a few days matching those until we get it right. Once you have that, anything you do on top of that is a plus.” </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LCVbP2fNi-UKaRfV4xy5N8FO-wOu2xcp4eSVurR9JwcKNia_Rcd7Hc_-7c-mDQPd3iyVcK43chzvYeuzfhuRRzcW65fn2k2jCfzt3fHEiQgSwzwqUIPBXiFiu7_kjUbBO0aiFKjDjbHeZI-TuoM-YkGSo1IKNyi8FYNYd430y50_JRcrcMlR8CuB8NU/s448/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="448" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LCVbP2fNi-UKaRfV4xy5N8FO-wOu2xcp4eSVurR9JwcKNia_Rcd7Hc_-7c-mDQPd3iyVcK43chzvYeuzfhuRRzcW65fn2k2jCfzt3fHEiQgSwzwqUIPBXiFiu7_kjUbBO0aiFKjDjbHeZI-TuoM-YkGSo1IKNyi8FYNYd430y50_JRcrcMlR8CuB8NU/w200-h150/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://valencia-international.com/nacho-banos-guitar-laughing-weeping/">Some of Baños Collection</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Nacho Guitars have no assembly lines. Baños and two fellow craftspeople painstakingly carve, cut, bolt, wind, solder, paint, stain, and distress guitars and most of their components by hand in a small Valencia workshop. Each year, they make four batches of 15 to 20 guitars, and loyal customers, who range from dentists and lawyers who play music on the weekend to professional studio musicians to legit rock stars, eagerly await each release. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkhVMLLBL7VD-PvOv3biKxnsv8fje5ZlZekBhXgm_OEoDw4GEQY2pJQg8VnOsAxuoQct1eY6EFCD9tD8HyHFt3M1OPzhVNtL28S3MIFgU1g8LwvaGG8NlvD82zUjWKSC7YWOicsPnkQY4HlSz7-Eg2ycDPmGTne3pcbcAhsWtKhC4IyZu_sqO_M2n-LY/s583/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="583" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkhVMLLBL7VD-PvOv3biKxnsv8fje5ZlZekBhXgm_OEoDw4GEQY2pJQg8VnOsAxuoQct1eY6EFCD9tD8HyHFt3M1OPzhVNtL28S3MIFgU1g8LwvaGG8NlvD82zUjWKSC7YWOicsPnkQY4HlSz7-Eg2ycDPmGTne3pcbcAhsWtKhC4IyZu_sqO_M2n-LY/w200-h134/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://valencia-international.com/nacho-banos-guitar-laughing-weeping/">Nacho and Billy Gibbons</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>“One of our best clients is Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top,” Baños says. “Jeff Tweedy from Wilco uses our guitars all the time.”
The production marks are quality control checks. Other notable customers include Julian Lage and Redd Volkaert. Both of these men own two Nachocasters.</div><div><br /></div><div>Different people were performing different tasks that were identified by a date, a signature, a stamp… this way if something went wrong, they could easily track it down and determine the simplest way to solve it. Fenders' Gloria, Virginia and Mary were soldering and dating wiring harnesses. If a wiring problem was found in a given guitar, the controller could easily identify who and when the soldering job was completed and decide to check the whole production batch made on that date by that particular worker. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4FtQGoovKzRzSysQXsZZgn0XA3-hNB_hEIEKoCO82jD_YirbqpcoNGoYsbLp7cW5hO4naySvY6QqnQ5kRLIkRTIeP6UHezACO2mCyUHS7Z1xDq1uRH7MphOVTJDvduA5bVm3zcZImTiGFJt3YNzGEhHmoNf_g6EoPMaIIQTQhY-FpSFz9urTS0719cM/s1200/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4FtQGoovKzRzSysQXsZZgn0XA3-hNB_hEIEKoCO82jD_YirbqpcoNGoYsbLp7cW5hO4naySvY6QqnQ5kRLIkRTIeP6UHezACO2mCyUHS7Z1xDq1uRH7MphOVTJDvduA5bVm3zcZImTiGFJt3YNzGEhHmoNf_g6EoPMaIIQTQhY-FpSFz9urTS0719cM/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://guitar.com/guides/essential-guide/tadeo-gomez/">Tadeo Gomez 1950 guitar neck</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The same applied to Fenders' Charlie Davis, Tadeo Gomez and Eddie Miller when they signed and dated bodies and necks. I am not sure what the D stamp stands for, but I believe it is an initial check. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some worker (Paul Dallmeir?) was stamping/approving wood and metal parts before they went into the finishing/lacquering/plating process. It makes a lot of sense to make sure no extra process costs were added on top of already flawed components. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6BMUWhHVrDSaZRLiGy_DP3lN-lafvqsb3dsVtrCl8Y0BQDvjaZbDgx7bcbjrf7x13i-ytxUioHiarqnWKTlC__knXvankcdjSAyM_PuScr6FJT_HAHFBqGqWUU6VYtCHtoByz7abdOpYo1uzE0MnY71Vt6zyvg2i0hgKhn0mWuGU2Ta8pRl-xhUif5U/s500/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6BMUWhHVrDSaZRLiGy_DP3lN-lafvqsb3dsVtrCl8Y0BQDvjaZbDgx7bcbjrf7x13i-ytxUioHiarqnWKTlC__knXvankcdjSAyM_PuScr6FJT_HAHFBqGqWUU6VYtCHtoByz7abdOpYo1uzE0MnY71Vt6zyvg2i0hgKhn0mWuGU2Ta8pRl-xhUif5U/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.gbase.com/gear/nacho-guitar-nacho-banos-lefty-blackguard-tele-2021-reissue-aged-butterscotch-blonde">Thadio - Control Cavity<br />says Gloria</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Nacho gives all of his guitars women's names. When somebody buys a guitar from Baños they can also choose the name they like. Some people like to name guitars after their wives, girlfriends, daughters… It’s like, “Yes honey, I bought another guitar but it’s named after you!” </div><div><br /></div><div>Baños does not make custom guitars. He and his team average around 100 handmade guitars a year. If you are interested you just buy his stock on hand. In addition to Telecaster replicas he also hand builds 1954 Stratocaster replicas.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsybsFsycnkHbT5vFFycjUhCYidRw5n4TtJGq21ulaBNlPVxnKOUjXF_qMoUCByMLrwRn2i9GD8kWxl9iWjqhl2jcPhbpwTXb7tfDLh0mwZtxHDe-FDBlhoawleJ_HO1nPMx7OgmrcScVG-NuWg40vPG88zx0PyS6FPf40AOstZvUes3etZ5WmCd3r14/s2048/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsybsFsycnkHbT5vFFycjUhCYidRw5n4TtJGq21ulaBNlPVxnKOUjXF_qMoUCByMLrwRn2i9GD8kWxl9iWjqhl2jcPhbpwTXb7tfDLh0mwZtxHDe-FDBlhoawleJ_HO1nPMx7OgmrcScVG-NuWg40vPG88zx0PyS6FPf40AOstZvUes3etZ5WmCd3r14/w133-h200/OMB.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nachoguitars.com/portfolio-item/0377/">1950's style<br />Nachocaster</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />His replicated Telecasters weigh in at around 7.2 pounds and featured an updated 9.5-inch fretboard radius, 6105 fret wire, and pickups wired in modern fashion versus the period-correct “dark circuit.” The ample and eminently playable neck had a soft V in the lower register that transitioned to a rounder contour in the upper registers. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix13nLb1WF4oaWqlZWg-lXYjbRderlN2DQpkL7Q2LAFKdV_nKHC3BdIbqY73W2T6TSw9VW2gLUQg32yObI6ZeafivVwZuFjB1r_PKKywqjjKX8XF8GuFtKitNLUxZMFr2dSdAOetWPyhkl2ZSC9_0yJrvN4bo113ggehXSOfjMhV7tTrywQGKrfhZmdwI/s1125/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix13nLb1WF4oaWqlZWg-lXYjbRderlN2DQpkL7Q2LAFKdV_nKHC3BdIbqY73W2T6TSw9VW2gLUQg32yObI6ZeafivVwZuFjB1r_PKKywqjjKX8XF8GuFtKitNLUxZMFr2dSdAOetWPyhkl2ZSC9_0yJrvN4bo113ggehXSOfjMhV7tTrywQGKrfhZmdwI/w160-h200/OMB.jpg" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://truevintageguitar.com/blogs/tvg-blog/fender-broadcaster-guitars-1950-1951">1951 Fender Broadcaster<br />$348,000</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you want a genuine 1951 Fender Telecaster or a 1950 Telecaster, be prepared to write a check for $200K to $350K. </div><div><br /></div><div>However if you are looking for a Nachocaster, with aspects so similar to the original, you can purchase one for $5500 to $7500 USD. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qJIAOyuKVyfvXUJQwjkanlmwAjPVX3vCgVdfJBqJ9yCPmwRDY2ed17O5DHbQF_cFR_PV_vkFG9J0dqw2b_0mF7vf4vxYrQ_j_Qwbae-JFAUqwg-xBQvnsewh4Bs0Q3pjcZXA1nHZL995d4resK_0saPuxysd0SbqMuUaW8V18E4MBK1jVohQ2fCD7Ac/s2048/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qJIAOyuKVyfvXUJQwjkanlmwAjPVX3vCgVdfJBqJ9yCPmwRDY2ed17O5DHbQF_cFR_PV_vkFG9J0dqw2b_0mF7vf4vxYrQ_j_Qwbae-JFAUqwg-xBQvnsewh4Bs0Q3pjcZXA1nHZL995d4resK_0saPuxysd0SbqMuUaW8V18E4MBK1jVohQ2fCD7Ac/w133-h200/OMB.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nachoguitars.com/portfolio-item/3546/">50's Style Esquire</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Baños does not limit his stock to Telecasters or Esquires. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLq-cC0CrwG5HfuI92GiN7HDsN7XT_bKPeMSo-1QLhBhaLLfwWvbzuViZrUVGXUBk7MB1DbBjzGZfTmiBo-Ogc5Any1Pr1sGER-beqMxydQog4f-_8EWPtWZdpxHXiGTyQsUPAIoSX3xzumZRFxv_8nXrMsJuGmz5mWxRpEhleaRz7VhTK9kqvT0sMZk/s2048/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLq-cC0CrwG5HfuI92GiN7HDsN7XT_bKPeMSo-1QLhBhaLLfwWvbzuViZrUVGXUBk7MB1DbBjzGZfTmiBo-Ogc5Any1Pr1sGER-beqMxydQog4f-_8EWPtWZdpxHXiGTyQsUPAIoSX3xzumZRFxv_8nXrMsJuGmz5mWxRpEhleaRz7VhTK9kqvT0sMZk/w133-h200/OMB.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nachoguitars.com/portfolio-item/04422/">1956 Strat by <br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">Baños </span></a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He also builds replicas of 1956 Fender Stratocasters, </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqLgx-jwj1bZPt4M7KDZe20M1zmn3S1zBK8tnm6HyKytDhYQtP-rFE_HM7LLOmhZGpOOQV5Zt08SMkB5Hdo56s5wPxSpCedK8lJz_VMq2em3PxYwIGOKmbKcx9jXq4cg3c3vMLoHQjQaTiKL1Etd9NH8hSt9141X81HAqpsT9Q7sByhfirpchwJs0cuE/s2048/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqLgx-jwj1bZPt4M7KDZe20M1zmn3S1zBK8tnm6HyKytDhYQtP-rFE_HM7LLOmhZGpOOQV5Zt08SMkB5Hdo56s5wPxSpCedK8lJz_VMq2em3PxYwIGOKmbKcx9jXq4cg3c3vMLoHQjQaTiKL1Etd9NH8hSt9141X81HAqpsT9Q7sByhfirpchwJs0cuE/w133-h200/OMB.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nachoguitars.com/portfolio-item/0921/">1950's Precision Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and 1950's Precision Basses.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">© UniqueGuitar publications (text only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for sources.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on links in the text for further information.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="406" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQs91whsYt03Kag78MugND3MZt5PAA4uqEPczj-GwORv0ys8IlCQiSMU6ETaUBCSLm2JpGV1ojCDPirw02TmhwGfToOljbWNjyoA5i7Y4kWKpjc-LRvIlRiOx0rvuGZ083eZ-OOQVjvLKbCX0a7brgWv0qDc7C5j9YviqUTS11rZfV2fUq5yX7PjdOEI/w75-h200/OMB.jpg" width="75" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifestyle/gifts-novelty/fender-x-loog-stratocaster-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021088.html">Fender X<br />Children's<br />Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A few weeks ago I ran across a news article stating that Fender is offering a 3 string electric guitar. My first thought was, Say what!? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogWoDwR0PU5QxTHEEdCThs2xq6muWxKya-DOP0DZzI6X3Drzb4UsoLyu3wpLQoJZsLsFFTHoy1qy89TCmLx9T7-8d83wsd-FltfxtU2A1FjRVRiPuhmx7s9t4Kdht0My_HX0kVl3S7L6NXIEC34VdnlWB3pzAKow-Or43s5czHYGk0B_WOTxIkE5yJUw/s1082/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="423" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogWoDwR0PU5QxTHEEdCThs2xq6muWxKya-DOP0DZzI6X3Drzb4UsoLyu3wpLQoJZsLsFFTHoy1qy89TCmLx9T7-8d83wsd-FltfxtU2A1FjRVRiPuhmx7s9t4Kdht0My_HX0kVl3S7L6NXIEC34VdnlWB3pzAKow-Or43s5czHYGk0B_WOTxIkE5yJUw/w78-h200/OMB.jpg" width="78" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifestyle/gifts-novelty/fender-x-loog-telecaster-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021089.html">Fender X <br />Children's<br />Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I investigated this and realized this is a tiny guitar marketed for children as their first guitar. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtztbV8YWsj8gmS5MKUiymP1tsPVd4LxPB0NPjNMsGyvZo4eKQzvmwZ6a2JdHL6N_6lQPZE2VUFp6yDyTPgcqxlR7MFziqB6bvPKweYI25ZJedd5aWlfoGHVW6zoQhzRVC-XOCsi2eMy6s7Se2B0pRTqq4jfvR2nbKHIadVBM-E0Lbu3bCOTLaIOXQfPo/s525/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="273" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtztbV8YWsj8gmS5MKUiymP1tsPVd4LxPB0NPjNMsGyvZo4eKQzvmwZ6a2JdHL6N_6lQPZE2VUFp6yDyTPgcqxlR7MFziqB6bvPKweYI25ZJedd5aWlfoGHVW6zoQhzRVC-XOCsi2eMy6s7Se2B0pRTqq4jfvR2nbKHIadVBM-E0Lbu3bCOTLaIOXQfPo/w104-h200/OMB.jpg" width="104" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://chasingguitars.com/harmony-history/">Harmony Patrician</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div>I recall those long-ago years when I got my first guitar at age 12. It was an old Harmony Patrician archtop model from the late 1940’s strung with heavy gauge Black Diamond strings that were almost an inch off the neck at the 12th fret. But it did have six strings. At the time I wasn’t aware there were any chords above the third fret. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvfjAceOKUlHqSXoTSvC3Vsx4pSZARz9n5kbZM__BFm1ktK80etqKMofsiuD9qzjp0yGho9-WUKJtLZhPsmVKxDyiqqPfsw77hJdkxBNz0xvzBgwll5qPdGv1oKUfLiFJT9ZnYM1Y6eCCtfhs6xF5B-Pi-ibjUpfz95NlmRqKvVzz4yunESmpHS1_P8Y/s1420/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1420" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvfjAceOKUlHqSXoTSvC3Vsx4pSZARz9n5kbZM__BFm1ktK80etqKMofsiuD9qzjp0yGho9-WUKJtLZhPsmVKxDyiqqPfsw77hJdkxBNz0xvzBgwll5qPdGv1oKUfLiFJT9ZnYM1Y6eCCtfhs6xF5B-Pi-ibjUpfz95NlmRqKvVzz4yunESmpHS1_P8Y/w200-h126/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://nycguitarschool.com/all-classes/guitar-classes-for-kids-and-teens/">Guitar Class</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>I took a class at the local YMCA with a neighbor girl. We actually started learning chords on the first 4 strings. The book we purchased had some little stick-on colored dots that we put on the fret board to remind us what string to put our fingers on to make C – G – D and A chords. </div><div><br /></div><div>We strummed guitar and sang along with some well-known folksongs. Within a year I had acquired a much better guitar and learned how to use the fourth and fifth string. Heck, I even learned how to play a barre chord. </div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWwODR9Uw6xk5Atb_oC6JIqKj5MqMupS0A28ziE10j0O5rdGQfKLd_C1vlpV9MvZtfZxG3RAt-9RjKCeyHL2KESQuo4xmsl5Ul6EL-iy7mTkWBf0_MaRs7DH3weSxmfnpUVA0Q5f9sxLHZOm97pZ4m4slHrc8emGB0A3jf8I-azGofadiSL7XKF8w-AE/s185/Linny%20at%2016.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="130" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWwODR9Uw6xk5Atb_oC6JIqKj5MqMupS0A28ziE10j0O5rdGQfKLd_C1vlpV9MvZtfZxG3RAt-9RjKCeyHL2KESQuo4xmsl5Ul6EL-iy7mTkWBf0_MaRs7DH3weSxmfnpUVA0Q5f9sxLHZOm97pZ4m4slHrc8emGB0A3jf8I-azGofadiSL7XKF8w-AE/w141-h200/Linny%20at%2016.jpg" width="141" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/47523043/Made-You-Look-Poster-Collection-2017"><b></b><b>Mystery Girl???</b></a></div></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But you know, I sometimes wonder what became of that neighborhood girl? She was so very cute.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkSVmnHOLXuHkEiP0wjLg6IxzHsVpZwCq2nCbx9SHW6W4g5wSWnzimqbfVer46RkGPsizBmPhavtWqNHcT71rCAZDjslDazpr8kq54NKdaSchcZ7T1-x-0YPPcN3vNbLg2vbILbkiBzgax772oUo9L6YIjcHUp--KJpOeLxzrylnKzevlejZhNzVLCms/s1087/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="387" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkSVmnHOLXuHkEiP0wjLg6IxzHsVpZwCq2nCbx9SHW6W4g5wSWnzimqbfVer46RkGPsizBmPhavtWqNHcT71rCAZDjslDazpr8kq54NKdaSchcZ7T1-x-0YPPcN3vNbLg2vbILbkiBzgax772oUo9L6YIjcHUp--KJpOeLxzrylnKzevlejZhNzVLCms/w71-h200/OMB.jpg" width="71" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-electric-guitars/stratocaster/mini-stratocaster/0370121554.html">Fender<br />Mini Strat</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is just my opinion but I believe that a child of that age would be better served leaning on a ¾ or ½ size guitar, such as a mini-strat. The Fender Mini Strat and Mini Jazzmaster are even $10 cheaper than their 3-string model. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJE6Fiqojr0Fha9RRiEovWLiao6H5vIm35kfn-UDV_55gTlg1RK5QLcPK2zxyU--YjDVYRAb87bHWKOoaRJEL2oyPoXtdwhnu3f4iB5wtiqG44bLaI1X4twzH16-wcxyJOZjE_r21RWDrjZHfskrXmf7mks6AJzSwwmvU46zR27PIHkvDz5mSXUSZeHI/s588/OMB.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="588" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJE6Fiqojr0Fha9RRiEovWLiao6H5vIm35kfn-UDV_55gTlg1RK5QLcPK2zxyU--YjDVYRAb87bHWKOoaRJEL2oyPoXtdwhnu3f4iB5wtiqG44bLaI1X4twzH16-wcxyJOZjE_r21RWDrjZHfskrXmf7mks6AJzSwwmvU46zR27PIHkvDz5mSXUSZeHI/w200-h189/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/266349796664?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=266349796664&targetid=4580428016871213&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=603247657&mkgroupid=1229254994528356&rlsatarget=pla-4580428016871213&abcId=9316139&merchantid=51291&msclkid=afad3333dc50111b01ee57c5409aebde">FenderX Mini Loog Guitar Kit</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But after taking a deeper look into these FenderX Loog guitars, it become evident these guitars are more in the line of toys. I recall those tiny Suzuki violins that some of my friends kids started out playing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJotSHh0wskc8l9QfPf8UCwMLnEiqAM32g07avKGC1VfJqDSXMQBsI_TZERypPMxUzd5iqLILhhAOcXxe8D3eRo1Im0pr3reUMgIz4uoknkXRSGuBpNyCffjx93B2SouqeNC5Ywex2qB4GPSv_Jgso7CvE0Qx1j0akVi_DCbqeeQRcMrBxSS3aXssC9A/s720/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="720" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJotSHh0wskc8l9QfPf8UCwMLnEiqAM32g07avKGC1VfJqDSXMQBsI_TZERypPMxUzd5iqLILhhAOcXxe8D3eRo1Im0pr3reUMgIz4uoknkXRSGuBpNyCffjx93B2SouqeNC5Ywex2qB4GPSv_Jgso7CvE0Qx1j0akVi_DCbqeeQRcMrBxSS3aXssC9A/w200-h168/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-7dT-5r23Y">FenderX/Loog Mini Strat</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The bodies of these guitars are quite tiny and made for smaller hands, kids perhaps 6 to 9 years of age. They come with the Fender Learning app, chord flash cards, picks, stickers, and a Leo Fender book for kids. Tuning is GBE as the first three guitar strings.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3gjFq8R92zvAKaP4-M5j7zfgNtvnNJOsc8kKsstpI1TN6CjNiHkhzaLGNQmWXADP5t2wS4UFj4YBpVkPzp-tCeOLUl1IsS1vL8vJbmzntqQAfPsfDRsEFgfDYqWj7e6qTMP6-EZQE4nMvzk4_iuR1imkUxMdf6H_2XAfVPlgzII8nf7eaTwcaX8TqAk/s528/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="528" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3gjFq8R92zvAKaP4-M5j7zfgNtvnNJOsc8kKsstpI1TN6CjNiHkhzaLGNQmWXADP5t2wS4UFj4YBpVkPzp-tCeOLUl1IsS1vL8vJbmzntqQAfPsfDRsEFgfDYqWj7e6qTMP6-EZQE4nMvzk4_iuR1imkUxMdf6H_2XAfVPlgzII8nf7eaTwcaX8TqAk/w200-h169/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifestyle/gifts-novelty/fender-x-loog-stratocaster-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021088.html">A very flattering image of<br />Leo Fender on the book</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>When I started playing there was no Leo Fender Story Book for kids. We had to settle for Mel Bay's Big Book O' Chords.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG-e45zOSZe-qjcWoVRtnDVAwVuH2b7IP08qC4VhqIm7br5NJroUx9jz88WMcsHTImUUAmB9CkFO2ZLO4VatFyQbvbLTQ4Qeba0N-1Nk-qETdu901chRd1IJfWl5dQJXLO8mMy4sHhR2sgcALciL6TjdH7UqVkCG8CKj2EXr43w5y5TJ7-r5aa2pkRYw/s767/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="767" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG-e45zOSZe-qjcWoVRtnDVAwVuH2b7IP08qC4VhqIm7br5NJroUx9jz88WMcsHTImUUAmB9CkFO2ZLO4VatFyQbvbLTQ4Qeba0N-1Nk-qETdu901chRd1IJfWl5dQJXLO8mMy4sHhR2sgcALciL6TjdH7UqVkCG8CKj2EXr43w5y5TJ7-r5aa2pkRYw/w200-h181/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://loogguitars.com/collections/shop-loog-kids-guitars">Loog Children's Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Fender has partnered with a company called Loog that specializes in building and selling 3 string guitars for children. This company also offers a six string model. These instruments are aimed at the pre-school market.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBo9m_S6xudZF-VkG4R3hA23lP9iuvgpCTgVCF697u_go5AwMf7a2PzlJJzZWW_AW_FcmmXcPQmRGXIEds05DvP2FLpOEZN1vpfSp2irJvUuVPcFe9VzltS4JHKhTmkfpuNd4wBaMAqDb9RPjUPY8yUGdBnVgLtJlN-lQAcEqoVcnG9fO2Na5-2rqk53Y/s774/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="294" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBo9m_S6xudZF-VkG4R3hA23lP9iuvgpCTgVCF697u_go5AwMf7a2PzlJJzZWW_AW_FcmmXcPQmRGXIEds05DvP2FLpOEZN1vpfSp2irJvUuVPcFe9VzltS4JHKhTmkfpuNd4wBaMAqDb9RPjUPY8yUGdBnVgLtJlN-lQAcEqoVcnG9fO2Na5-2rqk53Y/w76-h200/OMB.jpg" width="76" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.martinguitar.com/series-backpacker.html">Martin<br />Backpacker</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Martin Guitars have done a pretty admirable job of marketing and selling their small Backpacker travel guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFf5oGs8aa7bHz_DDwj5v4CtV5hvgshyiXiZwLlGUYpy-6lM7dViP5125uxZfwZBxVgrkHGhvAO76xGCl6mc110uVsVV_5KSUvVofkfsiLS_dfNyJc6HAaI5uJs_B9c6Yfz4V0IkX05XNDYhDun0P6YJn01u7QZsPjzJgrKNfPpqMBSLTLOPgYfJx7nQ/s761/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="369" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFf5oGs8aa7bHz_DDwj5v4CtV5hvgshyiXiZwLlGUYpy-6lM7dViP5125uxZfwZBxVgrkHGhvAO76xGCl6mc110uVsVV_5KSUvVofkfsiLS_dfNyJc6HAaI5uJs_B9c6Yfz4V0IkX05XNDYhDun0P6YJn01u7QZsPjzJgrKNfPpqMBSLTLOPgYfJx7nQ/w97-h200/OMB.jpg" width="97" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/news/meet-bob-mcnally-inventer-of-the-strumstick-and-backpacker-guitar/#:~:text=Bob%20started%20teaching%20and%20repairing,along%20when%20hiking%20and%20travelling.">Strumstick</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This Backpacker was developed through a relationship to a luthier/guitar teacher, Bob McNally, who invented a 3-string instrument that he called The Strumstick. Chris Martin saw McNally's booth at a NAMM show and became interested. The six string Backpacker shape is similar to The Strumstick, </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_2ojAlsXp8ZtquaS4HTw5rY7bn6XL-3J8vO2q4P1o8htH4UirWkXRIi1LvPjohc10iigabRihCMGJNZ7FPZN4GBFsXNHBHGsxuDyGHPGzlhGH-6gPgUYRAJte3d5fTsietaz1Ih9JHKJvckTqE3gDyYfiOsyY6oVsVUN1-JBpOc9CJwFu2vmYLHJ63o/s540/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_2ojAlsXp8ZtquaS4HTw5rY7bn6XL-3J8vO2q4P1o8htH4UirWkXRIi1LvPjohc10iigabRihCMGJNZ7FPZN4GBFsXNHBHGsxuDyGHPGzlhGH-6gPgUYRAJte3d5fTsietaz1Ih9JHKJvckTqE3gDyYfiOsyY6oVsVUN1-JBpOc9CJwFu2vmYLHJ63o/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=kid+with+guitar">Rock On Young'un! </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>At risk of being unfair to a new generation of players, I may be wrong, and I hope the little guys and girls have a great time playing their Fender 3 string guitars playing Guitar Hero. After all, it is essentially a toy. Mom and Dad can add a tiny 3 watt amp for an additional $45.</div><div><br /></div><div>But if their kiddoes show interest in developing their skill as guitar player, it won’t be long before Mom and Dad will need to purchase a more practical instrument </div><div><br /></div><div>I suggest starting out with a full sized guitar.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">©UniqueGuitar Publications (text only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Click on links under the pictures for sources</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycrdGxTrp4c" width="320" youtube-src-id="ycrdGxTrp4c"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-7dT-5r23Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="i-7dT-5r23Y"></iframe></div><b>This little girl is only six years old!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NbXwPSbtzN8" width="320" youtube-src-id="NbXwPSbtzN8"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-70865469077365455092023-09-02T21:08:00.003-07:002023-09-16T21:15:16.543-07:00One Man Band - OMB Guitars<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc3uBZsIN1y0z7ttLgtC8wCvQdHLH1gl_P34NuRKxjJJC34KzWZmAfqc2NVAYWDT-vjlqPNqiKkH8Mnn8QGpjMDrQRGo2jPU2DAXONAEglMWFbvXIZl2-yas6pUYFEJjrDEmckzICEAO1K3b7nvbFY2d9Iq6c0g_BZ6NvfhTD9Hbba9bOFWWVPAVvxVE/s382/Deke%20Moffit.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="382" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc3uBZsIN1y0z7ttLgtC8wCvQdHLH1gl_P34NuRKxjJJC34KzWZmAfqc2NVAYWDT-vjlqPNqiKkH8Mnn8QGpjMDrQRGo2jPU2DAXONAEglMWFbvXIZl2-yas6pUYFEJjrDEmckzICEAO1K3b7nvbFY2d9Iq6c0g_BZ6NvfhTD9Hbba9bOFWWVPAVvxVE/w200-h164/Deke%20Moffit.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://dekewmoffitt.yolasite.com/">Deke Moffittt Band</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>My parents loved Big Band Music from the 1940's and '50's. I grew up listening to The Great American Songbook. There were still some big bands around when I was growing into my teen years. And because of the popularity in the 40's and 50's a guy could make a living playing horns or percussion in a 25 piece band. <p></p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufOcZa-YRe-ck5Or6FDCh-vbRPqzYYXjPErEZNCejdhvxCpTGeQyi43tf5Io8-OPSiKAixQWibhlMl6Q8Hvf9IJGh665P4xr4190tMlyTlCjurywHVGwZfnDGuOzKHgE9fPeJN97b8B2OpIIr-t4dv7mQzMXpnabSzYSp3gEM2CW3nbe43Xqk5kZAZqo/s1000/combo.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufOcZa-YRe-ck5Or6FDCh-vbRPqzYYXjPErEZNCejdhvxCpTGeQyi43tf5Io8-OPSiKAixQWibhlMl6Q8Hvf9IJGh665P4xr4190tMlyTlCjurywHVGwZfnDGuOzKHgE9fPeJN97b8B2OpIIr-t4dv7mQzMXpnabSzYSp3gEM2CW3nbe43Xqk5kZAZqo/w200-h120/combo.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/in-conversation-with-bill-haley-jr/">Bill Haley and The Comets</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>But by the 1950's live music started to favor the Combo consisting of 3 to 6 players, due because the cost of paying four players outweighed the cost of maintaining twenty-five full time musicians. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For the past few years, due to technology a solo act or a duo can sound like a full orchestra by using relatively inexpensive technology. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw8VsNNTJMGosEgoZ--XudX6pC44p5iZ-r0_fNyMSwdPDhBSU3g9oqxMcgoi9wLBJwwkrQhwJogyYHt6195Ebt_fLITcno6EZCSNJUlT9xCHtUHwrvNmYJYKR3O-68dblKounrCR2hmFsqvnww1JOzR81vkMCHrR_bo0BBRz6r9MUWYxYODZc8p73wXw/s1280/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw8VsNNTJMGosEgoZ--XudX6pC44p5iZ-r0_fNyMSwdPDhBSU3g9oqxMcgoi9wLBJwwkrQhwJogyYHt6195Ebt_fLITcno6EZCSNJUlT9xCHtUHwrvNmYJYKR3O-68dblKounrCR2hmFsqvnww1JOzR81vkMCHrR_bo0BBRz6r9MUWYxYODZc8p73wXw/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://antiquitymusic.com/godwin-guitar-organ">Godwin GuitarOrgan</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>In the late 1970's I used to see a guy playing a GuitarOrgan at a club. His was made by a company called Godwin. They created this in 1967 by taking a Japanese made hollow body electric guitar and fitting the body with a complex series of oscillators, transistors, and organ circuitry. Wires were connected to each fret in six places. </div><div><br /></div><div>The frets became switches to create the sound. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvnFQ0thBYdLKnc2Jn4oMQ0NFhmXpiiQMDGcaegEMfCwPVB5TP_H4-b_3403pdsqwLCt0eDgnf9VNgDNjQI5Q6ct1YITDGJz4EZfixQ_Tap-PBWawTPWYJkJ6PUtdSgwQ_zgHmOurkROEcjr60J-DExGjohUOix6IJJ7XTKl73lk31WQQi6YpZQZ7Fuc/s1280/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvnFQ0thBYdLKnc2Jn4oMQ0NFhmXpiiQMDGcaegEMfCwPVB5TP_H4-b_3403pdsqwLCt0eDgnf9VNgDNjQI5Q6ct1YITDGJz4EZfixQ_Tap-PBWawTPWYJkJ6PUtdSgwQ_zgHmOurkROEcjr60J-DExGjohUOix6IJJ7XTKl73lk31WQQi6YpZQZ7Fuc/w200-h113/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UGOyPoq8V0s">Vox Guitar Organ</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Jennings Music created the first guitar organ in 1965. Either of these guitars could sound like an organ or guitar, or both. So this guy had a virtual one man band, minus the drums and bass. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfhLrpmbp9-_4bjPeIRDoXnLY1ZtOaMhEt0sxHcdS1daTBWKYgsghgzKC08irNoGJWR1qM85OLQmnoizjkuBBvXsfVROeAGO8y4JQ3GwpvYAof2rZApCdxll5Yad_JYH3LyPAOebvPdkjZzX__533MmxUvJ7WZYfL47_sSUmPNeFl74v7Zb0fi46ZnFY/s1200/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfhLrpmbp9-_4bjPeIRDoXnLY1ZtOaMhEt0sxHcdS1daTBWKYgsghgzKC08irNoGJWR1qM85OLQmnoizjkuBBvXsfVROeAGO8y4JQ3GwpvYAof2rZApCdxll5Yad_JYH3LyPAOebvPdkjZzX__533MmxUvJ7WZYfL47_sSUmPNeFl74v7Zb0fi46ZnFY/w200-h113/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/played-by-jimmy-page-andy-summers-pat-metheny-and-more-rolands-quirky-gr-guitar-synths-were-surprisingly-versatile-creative-tools">Roland G-700 Midi Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Later on Midi technology came into being, and Roland and Arp created the first Midi guitars. This instrument, and those that followed used a hexaphonic pickup that was placed near the guitar bridge. This device translated sounds into electronic waves that could be sent to a synthesizer.<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCole3KcCo5dod-f7XwWgS94z-r_X1LyuIDCYlYXAmpeRZ2oHeyGY0sujRfC-DooYOgoC4kxzI4TZgwRC-ABjdesplqhxm0vKa_3pMMqfSuDh2uU8LBqda-WsKKnW6DiGxQ8tOo2bTvixCspEltwlGMLMhXOEpiEArG6sgHuuGyEhJUaRPGAspCZ9EsM/s1080/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCole3KcCo5dod-f7XwWgS94z-r_X1LyuIDCYlYXAmpeRZ2oHeyGY0sujRfC-DooYOgoC4kxzI4TZgwRC-ABjdesplqhxm0vKa_3pMMqfSuDh2uU8LBqda-WsKKnW6DiGxQ8tOo2bTvixCspEltwlGMLMhXOEpiEArG6sgHuuGyEhJUaRPGAspCZ9EsM/w200-h200/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/354982919189?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1R2n-AdHMTcewjTyaMaa0vg90&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=354982919189&targetid=1530885249328&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9014401&poi=&campaignid=19851828444&mkgroupid=145880009014&rlsatarget=pla-1530885249328&abcId=9307249&merchantid=563013942&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6KunBhDxARIsAKFUGs_1SVLbf6slJbgqZLU-fEvoc0hAcNcYFf2yI8E5pFg0j_U7vv-c5DUaAjK0EALw_wcB">Yamaha QY-10</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Years ago I used a Yamaha QY-10 sequencer to add a bass and drum part when I played casuals. Though it sounded like a great idea on paper, But I would have to program that little unit to the desired key, tempo, and amount of measure repeats since it did not have a lot or RAM. I could fit about 10 songs on it. I purchased two of these units second hand on eBay.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNj2_1TpyfYg0Il1xoCUb682hZJ-MzQy1dinA-2eeetMvFgiig8-SBpOWZWs1w9Gav03vTPMkYf83Y-d1iviC8e-54SBZqghm2VPWi1erMW6vdeQnpB42YXOHWCPpwuR4BgwSfcR253jkhlpA_Km7i7jmjK5oCU-dscODE5zmXdk37ek2PjAIZCzpbh8/s1280/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNj2_1TpyfYg0Il1xoCUb682hZJ-MzQy1dinA-2eeetMvFgiig8-SBpOWZWs1w9Gav03vTPMkYf83Y-d1iviC8e-54SBZqghm2VPWi1erMW6vdeQnpB42YXOHWCPpwuR4BgwSfcR253jkhlpA_Km7i7jmjK5oCU-dscODE5zmXdk37ek2PjAIZCzpbh8/w200-h113/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkeAHKu5JrA">Ray Cummins</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>One friend sells his CD's at his concerts and he has a CD that he recorded of his backing tracks that did in a studio to play along with on his guitar.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Lately some of my friends play guitar and sing use backing tracks on their PC or tablet. I know that some of these tracks can be found at the <a href="http://karaoke-version.com">Karaoke Versions web site </a>for around $2.99 a download. They can be customized with desired instrumentation and key preference. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5o71jHOdsP_F0WAenL_U-5jiTAESS2ZQ5r7zRO65oxrcl-15OsoIgQ7NXq_jF4bvwJOlL-OetLakPJJqczqrFkR8CfK5YCAaXFcSRJtHLPYSQXKqdSQ1m8AKG-Ge2oWPLzqXnf1XVPbNvYNR4Z7vN6DZuwbN1nwZMEm3xfg00vKSpOo-7LYIotIMZXA/s1261/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="1187" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5o71jHOdsP_F0WAenL_U-5jiTAESS2ZQ5r7zRO65oxrcl-15OsoIgQ7NXq_jF4bvwJOlL-OetLakPJJqczqrFkR8CfK5YCAaXFcSRJtHLPYSQXKqdSQ1m8AKG-Ge2oWPLzqXnf1XVPbNvYNR4Z7vN6DZuwbN1nwZMEm3xfg00vKSpOo-7LYIotIMZXA/w188-h200/OMB.jpg" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.plugin.htm">Band In A Box</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Then some players record their own tracks to their computer or tablet for backing tracks by using Band in a Box. They play along to these tracks to create their own faux combo. </div><div><br /></div><div>Any of these systems allows a solo artist to sound like they have an entire band behind them. I have been to some concerts that have professional players using backing tracks on a computer to enhance their performance. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan54wIGhA0kvJ4MLIk-DJLHrV1ImUvI1yWK5zF89VHytuLBgXi4kbIkhPJ57ZRHpRrt1VjcBgCMDAalTtd0fzpwsSEdfoS7vXk1u8Lj89qBYk3i5RVSXfzwLEX80zGEti5DBGqCrvWiS4r7NAyCtnQQ5099TgCKAz8_MRRBFUXPbvEwmgyMRWfTP3rp0/s640/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan54wIGhA0kvJ4MLIk-DJLHrV1ImUvI1yWK5zF89VHytuLBgXi4kbIkhPJ57ZRHpRrt1VjcBgCMDAalTtd0fzpwsSEdfoS7vXk1u8Lj89qBYk3i5RVSXfzwLEX80zGEti5DBGqCrvWiS4r7NAyCtnQQ5099TgCKAz8_MRRBFUXPbvEwmgyMRWfTP3rp0/w200-h113/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cardi-b-pelts-microphone-fan-125442581.html">Lip Syncing Mic Tosser</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>And there was a recent concert with Cardi B, a rapper I know virtually nothing about, recently became angry when an audience member lobbed a bottle of water at her. In retaliation Ms. B threw her wireless microphone into the crowd, hitting an innocent audience member. </div><div><br /></div><div>During the altercation it was revealed to the audience that <u>Cardi was not rapping or singing when the backing track went on, because her lips were not moving</u>. <u>She was lip-synching! </u>But I digress. </div><div> </div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0y7tvELw4AWLmvzie7Vc0cmi40S5xJc_6JdNFzGKRnSD9TVnhQ7ECUe03WNZFcoHlSs9ouzdTO-pBTeHwA9ep8_xGdvmxAMN3m9dW6u3RPub_b1QbcNuSADVs7JpdgTkl9-s23cRppIQKNl0Xp3lXWLo_g6fKmZWcM5l7UBbcQyjcNmJ3bq1ahgfpKo/s764/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="761" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0y7tvELw4AWLmvzie7Vc0cmi40S5xJc_6JdNFzGKRnSD9TVnhQ7ECUe03WNZFcoHlSs9ouzdTO-pBTeHwA9ep8_xGdvmxAMN3m9dW6u3RPub_b1QbcNuSADVs7JpdgTkl9-s23cRppIQKNl0Xp3lXWLo_g6fKmZWcM5l7UBbcQyjcNmJ3bq1ahgfpKo/w199-h200/OMB.jpg" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ombguitars.com/">OMB Guitars (electric)</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Recently an Israeli company, OMB, has manufactured a built in device that turns you acoustic or electric device into a One Man Band. The device can be purchased stand alone with all the attachments preinstalled in the guitar, or with add-on units.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRvW22T9DevkrFB8P_UyPZ1N5C15Bfl7rVflmP35iRJjAZUB7wsGayqwQi6TH0Y1zzAakjCXrj4SX_Taz2UaY63jDxzVp-Ns7Gufmn0fpIi5eiE4pg26f74E_wtMmFSSzER813UNLIxqcDEhWkTmh3uZKxvyLOMj35p2eGgfIO0Css8WcFB_ZrI9zJqs/s1024/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRvW22T9DevkrFB8P_UyPZ1N5C15Bfl7rVflmP35iRJjAZUB7wsGayqwQi6TH0Y1zzAakjCXrj4SX_Taz2UaY63jDxzVp-Ns7Gufmn0fpIi5eiE4pg26f74E_wtMmFSSzER813UNLIxqcDEhWkTmh3uZKxvyLOMj35p2eGgfIO0Css8WcFB_ZrI9zJqs/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ombguitars.com/product/omb-acoustic-guitar/">OMB Acoustic<br />Note the MIDI unit<br />and copper strip on neck</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The company claims that the OMB acoustic/electric guitar or attachment will take your playing experience to a whole new level and help develop your creativity as a musician. </div><div><br /></div><div>With its MIDI system, warm mid-frequency and crisp high frequency make it set up and playing easy. You will need an iPhone or iPad. The software turns your guitar into a real time MIDI controller. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Es7rW3ZDPSp6QQNgGiLG64Ucb_41CJ6THaGR4J0kN-stasUSAjXnNogDNOSF1PC963fSl2io_uRA-XxcsDpMCvk77M1ZVPCQmz7QeSttWaujJMhFSqlEZAa9Kl8jFtwQ9YMQtYJ4QAjatYgyh_zEkYEgNI9CYSvp2MpAlOzGaWIJVZJZpWg0kRYm_Zc/s1207/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="1207" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Es7rW3ZDPSp6QQNgGiLG64Ucb_41CJ6THaGR4J0kN-stasUSAjXnNogDNOSF1PC963fSl2io_uRA-XxcsDpMCvk77M1ZVPCQmz7QeSttWaujJMhFSqlEZAa9Kl8jFtwQ9YMQtYJ4QAjatYgyh_zEkYEgNI9CYSvp2MpAlOzGaWIJVZJZpWg0kRYm_Zc/s320/OMB.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xmure-music-arranger/id1010191262">aMure Software screens</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>To use the OMB, you will need an iPad or iPhone to download the music arranger program <a href="http://aMure.">aMure.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Using the built in styles, you can easily play along with a backing band in various musical styles. The company's acoustic guitar features a full sized body with a laminated Spruce top, and Mahogany back, and sides. The built in electronics include volume, and EQ and a piezo pickup.</div><div> </div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60Cziz_ng8xBDLDQ8toZ576ZwDHPGpVhtzxhL3wqtuzf9BeIC4JNtFrZVpREXRZhVTCZFvMH2ULXNtf-34Co6Ari-VKy6emR-CzrhRhyXp-pagqv14phj60TsxxMiPBpoMgMJepLcSVUsOAlE7Ogkvh127aC5fMh5jnYZO2uKUT8Az4dWjhDi3sUVY7w/s1200/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60Cziz_ng8xBDLDQ8toZ576ZwDHPGpVhtzxhL3wqtuzf9BeIC4JNtFrZVpREXRZhVTCZFvMH2ULXNtf-34Co6Ari-VKy6emR-CzrhRhyXp-pagqv14phj60TsxxMiPBpoMgMJepLcSVUsOAlE7Ogkvh127aC5fMh5jnYZO2uKUT8Az4dWjhDi3sUVY7w/w133-h200/OMB.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ombguitars.com/">OMB PRS</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With the OMB technology you can enjoy the accompaniment of a full-size virtual band, following your chord progression in real-time without changing the way you play and your original guitar for beginners sound. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNla0QOz3ORMYiq8zxXMnc3QKBoRSoxAhFXxauRY3OY49xyTlPyemx_2Ljy0kVcyMMiJ9NdM1-Hxatf6o00MyP53PYDF2zf36VRfmV-Fwbhnjtsj5-iJwg-d5N7Ox0Bz80bLMSTWZDdGAGRMteJMKmMFDNHyokpq28yK1s6WuLonvuMi-DbHFj1s7jY28/s1195/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="1195" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNla0QOz3ORMYiq8zxXMnc3QKBoRSoxAhFXxauRY3OY49xyTlPyemx_2Ljy0kVcyMMiJ9NdM1-Hxatf6o00MyP53PYDF2zf36VRfmV-Fwbhnjtsj5-iJwg-d5N7Ox0Bz80bLMSTWZDdGAGRMteJMKmMFDNHyokpq28yK1s6WuLonvuMi-DbHFj1s7jY28/w200-h97/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ombguitars.com/product/upgrade-kit-acoustic/">OMB Adapter Kit</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The secret is the OMB device that is below the instrument's bridge / tailpiece and a metal strips that are on both sides of the fretboard that come in contact the the edges of the frets. converts your guitar playing to MIDI signals without any perceived latency. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU5_skSR-cnPGWooVfLR3SDb9N6-iDekubbaXgyfKGZCyWVKf0leBdqPH_feMVkG3LzNmOjycUnKvdw31Yb96jXXsfZ-zqxDppa83XO3GUhFa1JJnMW8vOnCA_IB0tBoNX8GX8MCKYH58AHhWgDfNKXz2KPUmcus8eAkzRUnrMg2ePCE7ovYdwIjNlz8/s1025/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1025" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU5_skSR-cnPGWooVfLR3SDb9N6-iDekubbaXgyfKGZCyWVKf0leBdqPH_feMVkG3LzNmOjycUnKvdw31Yb96jXXsfZ-zqxDppa83XO3GUhFa1JJnMW8vOnCA_IB0tBoNX8GX8MCKYH58AHhWgDfNKXz2KPUmcus8eAkzRUnrMg2ePCE7ovYdwIjNlz8/w200-h158/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ombguitars.com/docs/ombguitars.com/docs/PDF/OBM%20User%20Guide%20PDF.pdf">OMB Instructions</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>This doesn't disturb or change the original sound of your guitar, it adds another rich dimension to your playing, </div><div><br /></div><div>OMB could also accompany you with a full size virtual band that tracks your playing in real-time. OMB's technology converts your guitar playing to MIDI signals with no perceived latency. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5QsgSr4P_Mw1pFKuffqU7a53TcUSm3XQokZD8ewcZOZ_Cf-S71H95cvDfkHfDp4fyJSSBHdtZhkKey8R_xEIJmPjOC_LdU7VUOFJCYD03Fob4HGW1WqobRoCnFmFYnNuyRQM4vGdRNvnONmzG3XccIjX75b4QF4DRSePJXfB-dwcflZeeJGmNQERDRk/s1200/OMB.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5QsgSr4P_Mw1pFKuffqU7a53TcUSm3XQokZD8ewcZOZ_Cf-S71H95cvDfkHfDp4fyJSSBHdtZhkKey8R_xEIJmPjOC_LdU7VUOFJCYD03Fob4HGW1WqobRoCnFmFYnNuyRQM4vGdRNvnONmzG3XccIjX75b4QF4DRSePJXfB-dwcflZeeJGmNQERDRk/w200-h133/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://ombguitars.com/product/foot-pedal/">OMB Pedal</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The software and add on unit can change your guitar into any MIDI instrument from their vast library. By adding the OMB effects pedal or the OMB Ketron unit you will have a much larger library of sounds. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5rVHC7UVifxjatwtWTI4LGE-4kUQTZFysdTyl8Q7K-S8MlAb-2AR1PuF6X3kZ3WE6-nNrdISTHKzXm85Bc-laKVN9Pm6akL8ZTHVv_OyRz4HqmOxNPLsFs25pkY1KBEJ5LLiF7mug6D-44Rl5TpU6ia09A1Pki82KYULb-6Ok9PpjdKGNEM6blKfCI0/s1193/OMB.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1193" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5rVHC7UVifxjatwtWTI4LGE-4kUQTZFysdTyl8Q7K-S8MlAb-2AR1PuF6X3kZ3WE6-nNrdISTHKzXm85Bc-laKVN9Pm6akL8ZTHVv_OyRz4HqmOxNPLsFs25pkY1KBEJ5LLiF7mug6D-44Rl5TpU6ia09A1Pki82KYULb-6Ok9PpjdKGNEM6blKfCI0/w200-h89/OMB.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ombguitars.com/product-category/sound-modules/?from-jump-to">Ketron SD40 & SD90</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The effects pedal sell for $359 USD, while the Ketron units are rather expensive, priced from $1869 to $3169. </div><div><br /></div><div>This all sounds amazing, but please check out the reviews first.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">© 2023 UniqueGuitar Publications (text only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click links under the pictures for sources</span></b></div></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gUuhxoZ06Bo" width="320" youtube-src-id="gUuhxoZ06Bo"></iframe></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uu2SQXOk8bY" width="320" youtube-src-id="uu2SQXOk8bY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/seZpbjAKrhI" width="320" youtube-src-id="seZpbjAKrhI"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are really interested in installing the OMB device</div><div style="text-align: center;">please watch this video. It is long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RRWjlRRupU4" width="320" youtube-src-id="RRWjlRRupU4"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p> <p></p>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-48161011445046694442023-04-06T12:25:00.003-07:002023-04-09T10:18:10.011-07:00Amazon Guitar Finds<p> I tried to get this one out as soon as I could, however health problems have delayed me. I apologize.</p><div>As I have been spending most of my time at home this past year, I have discovered home shopping.<div><br /></div><div>In the past I did purchase one guitar and some equipment from Musicians Friend. The guitar was not exactly what I ordered, but I kept it and it has become one of my favorite instruments. However, I digress. Last year I had discovered a really unique guitar under the brand Lava Guitars. These carbon fiber instruments are sold exclusively through Amazon. <div><br /><div>The company's name is <a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/">Lava Music.</a> They are offering three guitars, <a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me-2">the ME2</a> , the ME3, and the MEPro. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg04tSJ8-sBbIMgg0BbgotnUCgvUCTJzi0Tj5jhxkWV1x2S5mgIuYLIF9KBnuuxTopjHEIC8O2yMMF1YcZVlsrLNLLwgIj3TwYBdPzQpc19T4miFuqGtNBJR0F0xDwJPYnFu-ZcFzA9YHCvkVlNtGiggpxrPtYFFaxkmeBv5bNeAGvu6W9nQVefxODr=s1888" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1888" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg04tSJ8-sBbIMgg0BbgotnUCgvUCTJzi0Tj5jhxkWV1x2S5mgIuYLIF9KBnuuxTopjHEIC8O2yMMF1YcZVlsrLNLLwgIj3TwYBdPzQpc19T4miFuqGtNBJR0F0xDwJPYnFu-ZcFzA9YHCvkVlNtGiggpxrPtYFFaxkmeBv5bNeAGvu6W9nQVefxODr=w200-h81" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me2">Honey Comb Design<br /> of Lava Guitar</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>These guitars are manufactured totally by one piece injection molding with proprietary high pressure laminate carbon mixture they call Airsonic.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuTp4dKIJzxra4_AklwfvV2pz0pnOC4-PcSRvU4I3sBtOC_8aqmvf1ns9cINJpBLWLNaiKbyJBRIjBrdCRqgTs68Hvma24KHC8Citdc6Di9tULLexltMkRKwJw8MwFPPWP-E0C_1nvKMSQ1V4oLvuxZE3Eb1RIZH01C4C-fsJ9LAK6tGFhetD82tK3=s1850" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1850" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuTp4dKIJzxra4_AklwfvV2pz0pnOC4-PcSRvU4I3sBtOC_8aqmvf1ns9cINJpBLWLNaiKbyJBRIjBrdCRqgTs68Hvma24KHC8Citdc6Di9tULLexltMkRKwJw8MwFPPWP-E0C_1nvKMSQ1V4oLvuxZE3Eb1RIZH01C4C-fsJ9LAK6tGFhetD82tK3=w200-h68" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me2">Neck Design of Lava Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Lava Music was founded by two students at the Musician's Institute (formerly The Guitar Institute of Technology) back in 2013. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRv7x9_McAaV0YDCC3xttF2jiPA7KsZbshRf6h6R84a3zyq3bLeN9zzizUSwhGfdH7wyUtYaBmeeg-V3HuuPsEPqEhwUv1Pf0oh7_cdzyyQEkFnZvufTHUjDp7BNWxYWqi0yNoGPuC6exMnA-UxOAxzElG7WQWUrV02avV5_0e4lyeJgrgnmIeb-TL=s790" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="727" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRv7x9_McAaV0YDCC3xttF2jiPA7KsZbshRf6h6R84a3zyq3bLeN9zzizUSwhGfdH7wyUtYaBmeeg-V3HuuPsEPqEhwUv1Pf0oh7_cdzyyQEkFnZvufTHUjDp7BNWxYWqi0yNoGPuC6exMnA-UxOAxzElG7WQWUrV02avV5_0e4lyeJgrgnmIeb-TL=w184-h200" width="184" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me2">Controls of the ME2</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>By 2017 they had invented a process by which a guitar could be crafted entirely out of carbon fiber, which they have patented and call AirSonic Carbon Fiber. This includes the L.R. Baggs preamp with reverb. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHMdp1cj_tuw4-0zvodg2NqNRqtVnj9aKvB3w6bcJiQk-owwol8BoJWIJWloRUlS2hcJNDAPtFjmTfyd1uw2PmoQRDDnkHDd80KKrz3WRmMXpcTVqyY3cMjFDBJsilETyyH8oyA8-kGFLzN5Fx_l8Auhh6AldS-p-v_srtuknJiJcedW7_mgM4dDDq=s1505" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1505" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHMdp1cj_tuw4-0zvodg2NqNRqtVnj9aKvB3w6bcJiQk-owwol8BoJWIJWloRUlS2hcJNDAPtFjmTfyd1uw2PmoQRDDnkHDd80KKrz3WRmMXpcTVqyY3cMjFDBJsilETyyH8oyA8-kGFLzN5Fx_l8Auhh6AldS-p-v_srtuknJiJcedW7_mgM4dDDq=w200-h105" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me-3">Lava ME3 Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me-3">The ME3 Smartguitar </a>is quite an upgrade from the ME2. It includes the same features, but with a touch screen operating system that syncs to their proprietary app. This is called The HILAVA Operating System.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3rdknC530s34DiPKI-2IZTZMRmMsbS40nkD2y_C7-BOX4T4xqw6IvKr0c5pxIy14I4w0glLGOzqvw8XzIT2HWNr4TxsMTyVyb5BvyPYQJlkNanh1vg9liv9qmCnZ4rLPdGV5P7HZXWYXNSCN1pBQyHBOLY2IHhW54e6k0W9DIC2EJSYcFnPS-C7nj=s795" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="795" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3rdknC530s34DiPKI-2IZTZMRmMsbS40nkD2y_C7-BOX4T4xqw6IvKr0c5pxIy14I4w0glLGOzqvw8XzIT2HWNr4TxsMTyVyb5BvyPYQJlkNanh1vg9liv9qmCnZ4rLPdGV5P7HZXWYXNSCN1pBQyHBOLY2IHhW54e6k0W9DIC2EJSYcFnPS-C7nj=w200-h198" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me-3">ME 3 Control Panel </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This allows you to tune your guitar, add effects and loops, and even record your songs. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG3csa9kXBgJJH4YeFaBFErpWlMnFBveuBvCb1SfbPQfJPwzUM0gkiYaYEhF2a3Ms8V07K3hQAqbSC8lf2If8XHVpvLZ4sIXZzNAXXS9O_wFTFhfE5dfYkXRdApVWw6CVABj626N6gQjq6OAytLEATJc7dCLUGOvXsiuA_RZ1m7ljxNJNwNmRUDGxW=s1551" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="1551" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG3csa9kXBgJJH4YeFaBFErpWlMnFBveuBvCb1SfbPQfJPwzUM0gkiYaYEhF2a3Ms8V07K3hQAqbSC8lf2If8XHVpvLZ4sIXZzNAXXS9O_wFTFhfE5dfYkXRdApVWw6CVABj626N6gQjq6OAytLEATJc7dCLUGOvXsiuA_RZ1m7ljxNJNwNmRUDGxW=w200-h71" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me-pro">Lava Guitar ME PRO</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.lavamusic.com/lava-me-pro">The ME PRO</a> is very similar, however it includes a built-in L.R. Baggs pre-amp with multiple effects. The ME2 retails for $699 USD, the ME3 retails at $999, while the ME PRO goes for $1399 USD. The most expensive guitar <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lava-Music-Smart-Guitar-Charging/dp/B0B1QS361N/ref=sr_1_7?crid=4G68R3I85SW3&keywords=lava+music+guitar&qid=1672681459&sprefix=lava+musi%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-7">includes a charging dock base. </a> </div><div><br /></div><div>All of their instruments come in multiple colours. Song write Jack Tempchin, who wrote many songs recorded by The Eagles seems to prefer a Lava guitar for his beach concerts.</div><div><br /></div><div>If Lava Guitars seem too expensive, you may consider an Eyna or Donner Carbon Fiber Acoustic guitar. These are made in China (as most things seem to be manufactured there). The only experience I have with Donner is from last year. I purchased two effects, a compressor, and a reverb-echo unit from them. Both guitar effects work well, so no complaints from me. In my opinion there are only slight difference in both instruments; the headstock, sound hole shape, pick up, case vs. bag, and price.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpded79fTlt4SU0RtKlrQfzC7EuPz7PrJ9puCv-3pOUVBjEcfpoMKKMKbwtc3tOYO5OX5Os6cfOArtuiTKtToUHqN5QttAgSZMYDM5OJ3y4HAcGfIMR1aai9eE1l-bZxeMZUPSVnjC47Cx5FHUnJ30eSsHPwDgMl7yv5TRFVsVP3-Vn4QnIgI1on2N/s776/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpded79fTlt4SU0RtKlrQfzC7EuPz7PrJ9puCv-3pOUVBjEcfpoMKKMKbwtc3tOYO5OX5Os6cfOArtuiTKtToUHqN5QttAgSZMYDM5OJ3y4HAcGfIMR1aai9eE1l-bZxeMZUPSVnjC47Cx5FHUnJ30eSsHPwDgMl7yv5TRFVsVP3-Vn4QnIgI1on2N/w137-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="137" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Electric-Pro-AcousticPlus-EA-X4E/dp/B085FXF49Z/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1B7ODGG3EFG7H&keywords=donner%2Bcarbon%2Bfiber%2Bacoustic%2Belectric%2Bguitar&qid=1673127255&sprefix=donner%2Bcarbon%2Bfi%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-5&th=1">Enya Carbon Fiber<br />Guitar with case</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>The Enya Carbon Fiber guitar comes with a 100% Carbon Fiber Soundboard. </div><div>As a substitute for tone wood, carbon fiber has the resembling tonal traits. The top of X4 Pro is made of a carbon fiber composite material with a purity of 95%, maximally transferring the string vibration energy into great acoustics performance, loud and balanced. Carbon fiber never warps, cracks, or scratches, staying consistent across different temperature and humidity conditions. </div><div>: </div><div>The patented <i>AcousticPlus Pickup system</i> works for both acoustic guitars and acoustic-electric hybrid guitars. It gets you reverb, chorus, and delay, with no effects pedals needed.. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKMu1QrW0bJJtZAwgqmrf_2jbl9Mlm0DlJCsD0GpTRrw58BBuxSeEzLHJx3bj0JZ4f-8ybO_K1vI6EqYfnglYH9ThX8K4ioCYuveCMwMAlP8pRVl4aZ6T2vBmopYcF4kxqZvu7cEBFrQs7EoX5cs6IPM4XAyqp2upwJnpwp3GKA_uQJD6vs9_lLhM/s781/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="401" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKMu1QrW0bJJtZAwgqmrf_2jbl9Mlm0DlJCsD0GpTRrw58BBuxSeEzLHJx3bj0JZ4f-8ybO_K1vI6EqYfnglYH9ThX8K4ioCYuveCMwMAlP8pRVl4aZ6T2vBmopYcF4kxqZvu7cEBFrQs7EoX5cs6IPM4XAyqp2upwJnpwp3GKA_uQJD6vs9_lLhM/w102-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="102" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Donner-Acoustic-Strings-Exclusive-Accessories/dp/B0B49LGD2H/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1B7ODGG3EFG7H&keywords=donner%2Bcarbon%2Bfiber%2Bacoustic%2Belectric%2Bguitar&qid=1673127255&sprefix=donner%2Bcarbon%2Bfi%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-6&th=1">Donner Carbon <br />Fiber Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Donner Company makes a very similar carbon fiber instrument called The Rising G Pro. There are two models, neither is electric. The<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B49M32NF/ref=twister_B0BFDXYG4C?_encoding=UTF8&th=1"> neck has a truss rod like most wood guitar necks, it’s for adjusting the bow of the neck to the exact preference of every player.</a> The Fingerboard is made of high density and high stability greatly improves the problem of fret floating and deformation. The crowned fretboard is complete with rounded frets and Elixir strings. This is unlike the Lava instrument in which the neck and frets are molded carbon fiber, the neck and fretboard are made of high pressure laminate.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4dGaNbnmnGL3GLsL3m2E7Kkqnf8jjhB2BGtojrkXCz5xKgO6XcpSgTPi47uBQPW-hOnRej9XHfdh2PN_lJcfbmPdC3OGfZKu5Wpx_e6xOs_6JbohzIYb7-pYxAGT9QLISLNkiHEL6m9OX_xkKTmm2uqrCpCPhQ5KAT7inXkbPJbpkbx7MXnto9o1/s762/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="607" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4dGaNbnmnGL3GLsL3m2E7Kkqnf8jjhB2BGtojrkXCz5xKgO6XcpSgTPi47uBQPW-hOnRej9XHfdh2PN_lJcfbmPdC3OGfZKu5Wpx_e6xOs_6JbohzIYb7-pYxAGT9QLISLNkiHEL6m9OX_xkKTmm2uqrCpCPhQ5KAT7inXkbPJbpkbx7MXnto9o1/w159-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Donner-Acoustic-Strings-Exclusive-Accessories/dp/B0B49M32NF/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1B7ODGG3EFG7H&keywords=donner%2Bcarbon%2Bfiber%2Bacoustic%2Belectric%2Bguitar&qid=1673127255&sprefix=donner%2Bcarbon%2Bfi%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-6&th=1">Donner Carbon<br />Fiber Guitar Pack</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />These guitar includes a travel kit, a set of Elixir strings, a very sturdy protective gig bag, straps, capo, Allen wrench, and tuner. The Donner guitar with black top and colored sides and back sell for $399.99, while the guitar with the black top and black back and sides sells for $599.99 with a hard case, $499.99 with a gig bag.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tRD3e3c9WwZOSk1TngD3BQgZYTY2BFDp0yCRztjNNtaSXcjOpBRGnvr6IvpTFUr01SMGBquOV_MaDXW-yFt9WYAscm_tivygCdG6OwZCIV9EOIhBoxkpx9wMnsYkBTWwe09fDcssrvUw3XSX1tQlyfr2E14uljzIxNF9oApK7AF8X5ud2PqS6nz_/s462/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="370" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tRD3e3c9WwZOSk1TngD3BQgZYTY2BFDp0yCRztjNNtaSXcjOpBRGnvr6IvpTFUr01SMGBquOV_MaDXW-yFt9WYAscm_tivygCdG6OwZCIV9EOIhBoxkpx9wMnsYkBTWwe09fDcssrvUw3XSX1tQlyfr2E14uljzIxNF9oApK7AF8X5ud2PqS6nz_/w160-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://voyageairguitar.com/transit-series/">Voyage -Air Folding<br />Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A few years ago a company called Voyage Air Guitars came out with the concept of a folding guitar. Their versions which sell from $700 up to $2700 include a hinged neck that folds over the body, The guitar come with a proprietary travel case that can fit in an TSA overhead airline bin. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2l3AchiEoqKxYTUI40HLgLQwa5rIrKeZRXMbDg5S_cBU4JIqMLLrB5ai3c4tYXnI2ODpuDDlW2sLl6J0Y1sDQQnP-RFfzh2KwN2qqT0j-2YjFIQRzsZ_O5BR4M09Sg-tzuTQsO0NJn5sP8hVyKwLgoT_62XypH7OdvKpvDKdBkb7LwhKuQazsez-/s764/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="617" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2l3AchiEoqKxYTUI40HLgLQwa5rIrKeZRXMbDg5S_cBU4JIqMLLrB5ai3c4tYXnI2ODpuDDlW2sLl6J0Y1sDQQnP-RFfzh2KwN2qqT0j-2YjFIQRzsZ_O5BR4M09Sg-tzuTQsO0NJn5sP8hVyKwLgoT_62XypH7OdvKpvDKdBkb7LwhKuQazsez-/w161-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XKGXBXJ/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=3a6a5d40ef4673b84b82f06f6fa6f2f6&content-id=amzn1.sym.552bcbb2-81a1-4e8b-b868-3fba7d5af42a%3Aamzn1.sym.552bcbb2-81a1-4e8b-b868-3fba7d5af42a&hsa_cr_id=6709424180201&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=4ff4611e-f307-4e2f-89b4-d7a1c4e7c4c1&pd_rd_w=2pIP4&pd_rd_wg=SwZ0S&qid=1672700662&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_1_img&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&th=1">Journey Collapsible<br />Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now a company called Journey Guitars offers similar portability with a full sized acoustic guitar that breaks down to fit in it’s own airline sized bag at a less expensive price. These guitar come with their own gig bag that includes a compartment for a 14” laptop. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn26Vr25wHM_dTSLcLlZxhuYvMxCxEUziALeF6pTqeJ1ysI0cyTWKJlgZt05HhVKIW-ud1-DwHy6J0s755yu6CEtJfFw3OOE42RJ0MHtMX_pGXNJeQDAXI0IeZdap4jJwWJ5phDJbWHnM4uuttvKqalyQ5BHLXU55_FSQqndoqsits_nAuqNjxNYpB/s777/Amanzon%20Guitar.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="777" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn26Vr25wHM_dTSLcLlZxhuYvMxCxEUziALeF6pTqeJ1ysI0cyTWKJlgZt05HhVKIW-ud1-DwHy6J0s755yu6CEtJfFw3OOE42RJ0MHtMX_pGXNJeQDAXI0IeZdap4jJwWJ5phDJbWHnM4uuttvKqalyQ5BHLXU55_FSQqndoqsits_nAuqNjxNYpB/w200-h180/Amanzon%20Guitar.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XJRSSBD/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=3a6a5d40ef4673b84b82f06f6fa6f2f6&content-id=amzn1.sym.552bcbb2-81a1-4e8b-b868-3fba7d5af42a%3Aamzn1.sym.552bcbb2-81a1-4e8b-b868-3fba7d5af42a&hsa_cr_id=6709424180201&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=4ff4611e-f307-4e2f-89b4-d7a1c4e7c4c1&pd_rd_w=2pIP4&pd_rd_wg=SwZ0S&qid=1672700662&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_1_img&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&th=1">Journey Guitar in it's bag</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Unlike the Voyage Air, which have a hinged neck joint, the Journey guitars have a collapsible neck system which allows the player to disassemble the guitar in 20 seconds without removing the strings. The guitar body stores in one padded compartment, while the neck stores in a separate section of the bag. The headstock on the Journey guitars is slightly smaller to accommodate the travel bag. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC7XFamZFZoiP0w8jSNHr4zzfvipdMsUN2BUUDyqiIct-5lsFPpHPw82c5nKknJCwqmyYwR_pcxdbPvIPeBHDVpXNzWffw_fZ24OwIWST7mK2hQZepUEyRAuQzHf24f8qxNKrxlF8qgv4SNEDdss_6LRX5xWnuisXu-Qa5zSnSA9a9m3snd51wVci/s423/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="345" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC7XFamZFZoiP0w8jSNHr4zzfvipdMsUN2BUUDyqiIct-5lsFPpHPw82c5nKknJCwqmyYwR_pcxdbPvIPeBHDVpXNzWffw_fZ24OwIWST7mK2hQZepUEyRAuQzHf24f8qxNKrxlF8qgv4SNEDdss_6LRX5xWnuisXu-Qa5zSnSA9a9m3snd51wVci/w163-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="163" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J3YC9K/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=3a6a5d40ef4673b84b82f06f6fa6f2f6&content-id=amzn1.sym.552bcbb2-81a1-4e8b-b868-3fba7d5af42a%3Aamzn1.sym.552bcbb2-81a1-4e8b-b868-3fba7d5af42a&hsa_cr_id=6709424180201&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=4ff4611e-f307-4e2f-89b4-d7a1c4e7c4c1&pd_rd_w=2pIP4&pd_rd_wg=SwZ0S&qid=1672700662&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_1_img&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&th=1">Locking Nut<br />Mechanism</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The neck is held on by a recessed stainless steel nut and screw locking mechanism with a lifetime guarantee on the instruments back. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7kwMmmI-Je612lKlLXY8rZiZSb9biyJOuJQJI1PnEGLH4rsgiX4ZVO5xDyxqSDZ_ZmECkE3ZUhTsjQI6iQ9fKW1FJ7BmXB9-eN67bP37UVu-jIzlZwosIrNpc9WibLKDm6V95bEjpZV2pnVWDlwRiL2eHJ_bj9iGdWnUq0LH48MkyTHI7fdTfgVc/s769/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="611" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7kwMmmI-Je612lKlLXY8rZiZSb9biyJOuJQJI1PnEGLH4rsgiX4ZVO5xDyxqSDZ_ZmECkE3ZUhTsjQI6iQ9fKW1FJ7BmXB9-eN67bP37UVu-jIzlZwosIrNpc9WibLKDm6V95bEjpZV2pnVWDlwRiL2eHJ_bj9iGdWnUq0LH48MkyTHI7fdTfgVc/w159-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Instruments-Solid-Travel-Guitar/dp/B088D7XQYT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CNV9X7WXUG02&keywords=journey%2Bcollapsible%2Bguitar%2Bpuddle%2Bjumper&qid=1673149686&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=journey%2Bcollapsible%2Bguitar%2Bpuddle%2Bjumper%2Cmi%2C87&sr=1-1&th=1">Journey Puddle Jumper</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Journey guitars feature a traditional sound-hole that is forward shifted, a solid top, and X-bracing, and of course the gig bag is included. There are several models that range in price from $399.99 for the mini “Puddle Jumper” with a solid Sitka spruce top and sells for $399.99. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyImQvLd5XXsvrAO-VfB6wgcWxySfYh3CbZeVFecGkDkrRL6uiAgjq5A6gSPHdyZbBddJKVJ8NVBfoO2LozrVU4r8IP-AJyv0PP90RQ0pHHqE6fDu6Kv0uV4uFweDQYw5IXnTnEbve8ZWMaK84s6EVjpfJMr9UbPj859SmQJjOWHFaKExaAcsU5oO/s779/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyImQvLd5XXsvrAO-VfB6wgcWxySfYh3CbZeVFecGkDkrRL6uiAgjq5A6gSPHdyZbBddJKVJ8NVBfoO2LozrVU4r8IP-AJyv0PP90RQ0pHHqE6fDu6Kv0uV4uFweDQYw5IXnTnEbve8ZWMaK84s6EVjpfJMr9UbPj859SmQJjOWHFaKExaAcsU5oO/w151-h200/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="151" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Journey Acacia<br />Model</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While, $849.99 is the price for the full size solid Sitka or Acacia top model. The Journey guitars also are available with a Koa top, and nylon string models. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpaPfDMWV9xZVJJBg4RCJcYF7inDkGAY1517BNRepG4fQdUMLzJWz5KIBreLv0q2nz6osHOAaxmJKwpGoM2xDJoZPDUXipPiMBbesGYy3MiRLQguZ41AAkbvXlXTOoqW8CfqZueVTOJ_i0r9884pZSGXMUrijkCW5TrmyMYLtCIuH4b7Qxx7lrlEx/s959/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="959" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpaPfDMWV9xZVJJBg4RCJcYF7inDkGAY1517BNRepG4fQdUMLzJWz5KIBreLv0q2nz6osHOAaxmJKwpGoM2xDJoZPDUXipPiMBbesGYy3MiRLQguZ41AAkbvXlXTOoqW8CfqZueVTOJ_i0r9884pZSGXMUrijkCW5TrmyMYLtCIuH4b7Qxx7lrlEx/w200-h164/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Instruments-OF660M-Carbon-Acoustic/dp/B07YCS7WCT/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2CNV9X7WXUG02&keywords=journey%2Bcollapsible%2Bguitar%2Bpuddle%2Bjumper&qid=1673149686&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=journey%2Bcollapsible%2Bguitar%2Bpuddle%2Bjumper%2Cmi%2C87&sr=1-2&th=1">Journey Carbon Fiber<br />Collapsible Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Journey Guitars also offers a collapsible Carbon Fiber Guitar with similar features and a proprietary TSA approved bag. These sell for $1399.99 for the steel string acoustic model to $149.99 for the red finish or classic guitar model. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAF6JgQt3gxA52-3109OuaaKNTq_AUsE04mWvde5GCOOeiuxgMDadiDYSsb-qamr30p0A4W0i5Z86DILw-RcGqI5S2msGnMIOx_reGomAlvc1vA83kBCYfZVia4XxLAaIwuTCbCOnMe6MFjCTgVE4TKmZpWmtTZqWQM0WiQXJB3J2bvWPzOX7AoC2/s1259/amazon%20guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1259" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAF6JgQt3gxA52-3109OuaaKNTq_AUsE04mWvde5GCOOeiuxgMDadiDYSsb-qamr30p0A4W0i5Z86DILw-RcGqI5S2msGnMIOx_reGomAlvc1vA83kBCYfZVia4XxLAaIwuTCbCOnMe6MFjCTgVE4TKmZpWmtTZqWQM0WiQXJB3J2bvWPzOX7AoC2/w200-h129/amazon%20guitar.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Instruments-OF660M-Carbon-Acoustic/dp/B07D4R889F/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2CNV9X7WXUG02&keywords=journey%2Bcollapsible%2Bguitar%2Bpuddle%2Bjumper&qid=1673149686&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=journey%2Bcollapsible%2Bguitar%2Bpuddle%2Bjumper%2Cmi%2C87&sr=1-2&th=1">Journey Carbon Fiber<br />Collapsible Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Journey also offers a collapsible bass guitar., with or without frets. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check Amazon for pricing and deals.</div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on links below the pictures for sources and the links in the text for more information.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">© UniqueGuitar publication 2023 (text only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rUfU3SxeWsI" width="320" youtube-src-id="rUfU3SxeWsI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-h2fR95Wtrk" width="320" youtube-src-id="-h2fR95Wtrk"></iframe> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZA2Lv25xNyI" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZA2Lv25xNyI"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XOoiNT7G4zE" width="320" youtube-src-id="XOoiNT7G4zE"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k4BQ8SQqZMk" width="320" youtube-src-id="k4BQ8SQqZMk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-27015216636112533792023-01-01T12:44:00.007-08:002023-02-13T22:14:38.154-08:00Where Did The Unique Guitar Blog Go? - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBjxoa3CIk7aqYnRsjSMQvxPEybQRPqtdvNXel3xE5VGpPh9r4KD5NYbWIMZEueH6Elmii_YHBXNsgpiwqRWRkFDzefxCTtEqpV14TsEDEkivDBtAUTZ8XFVxUuGWMQ7YYJ_R1o2ffev0ilsXBEpVCj3pwIq3SCJXgg8GvvDdDduiq-mPcsvoxlCM/s963/ill.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="963" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBjxoa3CIk7aqYnRsjSMQvxPEybQRPqtdvNXel3xE5VGpPh9r4KD5NYbWIMZEueH6Elmii_YHBXNsgpiwqRWRkFDzefxCTtEqpV14TsEDEkivDBtAUTZ8XFVxUuGWMQ7YYJ_R1o2ffev0ilsXBEpVCj3pwIq3SCJXgg8GvvDdDduiq-mPcsvoxlCM/w200-h138/ill.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>For the majority of 2022 I have been unable to continue the Unique Guitar Blog due to illness and changes in my life. <div><br /></div><div>Regrettably 2022 welcomed me to the new normal.<div><br /></div><div>Looking back from November and December of 2021, I began having significant mobility issues. I had been using a cane to steady myself for several years when walking in public, but as my wife pointed out, my walking was becoming much worse. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8cWIG_H6x5QUt7-M-lHIQgqbqxvQUYG5FZgK--ICCYbO-Se175I_alfZqIupakwTHL_KUHg2VoYEq_DcOOfdVpapxQUQDdhKF1RwpmupCp7wqa0KYSYug97oyCOYUhridyPnP3ecDiWT9ireHojkY4fMjsKQ1RgeMU2rDvtZ_RzY3epdaGTIffkp/s800/2021.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="800" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8cWIG_H6x5QUt7-M-lHIQgqbqxvQUYG5FZgK--ICCYbO-Se175I_alfZqIupakwTHL_KUHg2VoYEq_DcOOfdVpapxQUQDdhKF1RwpmupCp7wqa0KYSYug97oyCOYUhridyPnP3ecDiWT9ireHojkY4fMjsKQ1RgeMU2rDvtZ_RzY3epdaGTIffkp/w200-h154/2021.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In December of last year, I developed double vision. This condition was quite annoying. I could not drive. I had to close one eye to focus. My doctor immediately sent me to the emergency room for CT scans and MRI studies. </div><div><br /></div><div>The report came back negative, but for a white space at the top of my brainstem. (<i>I figured my stuffing was probably falling out</i>). I regained my normal vision, but still had trouble walking. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpdkwABOFyeJEAyeQ6MJg2UDEmLfSH24kjD_Gjj7ln8WbdVJjQY_OKAS0ViGTz4QyYOme1_U-KMFG1B3DYoqTcsp5PBjVnAKZeQumD5BhK1dLpmNJetYiycr2a8gVfv9aCu5b-2IZh3wjIXgaqk6imNvrAuAQssYT1rkiNbPJeztK4Vmk4GKT8QES/s400/Tim%20conway.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpdkwABOFyeJEAyeQ6MJg2UDEmLfSH24kjD_Gjj7ln8WbdVJjQY_OKAS0ViGTz4QyYOme1_U-KMFG1B3DYoqTcsp5PBjVnAKZeQumD5BhK1dLpmNJetYiycr2a8gVfv9aCu5b-2IZh3wjIXgaqk6imNvrAuAQssYT1rkiNbPJeztK4Vmk4GKT8QES/w200-h150/Tim%20conway.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>By January of 2022 I was sent to physical therapy because of my limited gait. (I was pretty much walking like Tim Conway’s little old man). The therapist consulted my doctor asking why I had not been assessed for Parkinson's Disease.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhqVbp2GscfrhUGyBqbysr_huWvulQPq4bZvhIh_B47vazwCQahf1yUDAiIfQny6-jfVRjJWKSJ2jk3cWw0BsWKUVDADfPWsj1xgUhRCKjPyf1fn4kgQBs3wDahbw10drHAO9Pb5w2gDe5YsNPZ7mMAMySALy6Yxuv13EVTZ5ssnb0bIcBv0EomJ_/s473/hummingbird.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="473" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhqVbp2GscfrhUGyBqbysr_huWvulQPq4bZvhIh_B47vazwCQahf1yUDAiIfQny6-jfVRjJWKSJ2jk3cWw0BsWKUVDADfPWsj1xgUhRCKjPyf1fn4kgQBs3wDahbw10drHAO9Pb5w2gDe5YsNPZ7mMAMySALy6Yxuv13EVTZ5ssnb0bIcBv0EomJ_/w200-h127/hummingbird.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In March I visited a neurologist and was diagnosed with <b>Progressive Supranuclear Palsy</b>, which is a Parkinson type disease. I was told by my doctor that white spot at the top of my brainstem showed a “hummingbird’ sign.</div><div><br /></div><div>This white area is a positive indicator of this disease. This condition is also known as <b>PSP.</b> It is not true Parkinson Disease, which causes involuntary shaking of the body.<i> PSP affects balance and mobility and also the voice and vision</i> </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACFZngHi-kLUu268I5KQUHxa9bfU9TGtmIZqaGMP6ccMLtwCzqSybvguEaReG5uEFu0ewnW2ETLu7TlCiil4pdAnbHpjHjDlHNW7lOvoP2j5Q9DVU-gY_j_cYgcpGCnc2kSqN75SXLgdt9cvw0zKZAqSL6J7t3v_JwkmDhh0jOuKBKOcq5Rdr_tSi/s2217/LSVT.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="2217" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACFZngHi-kLUu268I5KQUHxa9bfU9TGtmIZqaGMP6ccMLtwCzqSybvguEaReG5uEFu0ewnW2ETLu7TlCiil4pdAnbHpjHjDlHNW7lOvoP2j5Q9DVU-gY_j_cYgcpGCnc2kSqN75SXLgdt9cvw0zKZAqSL6J7t3v_JwkmDhh0jOuKBKOcq5Rdr_tSi/w200-h135/LSVT.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>My therapy was then changed from physical to a form of occupational therapy called <i>LSV Big </i>and<i> LSV Loud</i>. This therapy involve exaggerated movement and counting in a loud voice to overcome what your brain is telling you that you can’t do. </div><div><br /></div><div> I spent the next five months doing therapy, an hour a day for four days a week, plus exercising at home. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1bWF54qjm7higEOtkMl6jkGv7j6PNqjzq5TyDBAfo5-ELnccWjnsrrzgCydzsBV22LAQtwdI2l8-3W9v48Jedd8fgibRmLgk1V2WLEtS3DZr5NgMyieys6IJsEK6EI1axT2NyiRC_k5SthsnqeXXM9m3ImRXI-RKTcg7HLXwUx6snuomTuJ-GMvV/s1300/old%20man%20walker.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="875" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1bWF54qjm7higEOtkMl6jkGv7j6PNqjzq5TyDBAfo5-ELnccWjnsrrzgCydzsBV22LAQtwdI2l8-3W9v48Jedd8fgibRmLgk1V2WLEtS3DZr5NgMyieys6IJsEK6EI1axT2NyiRC_k5SthsnqeXXM9m3ImRXI-RKTcg7HLXwUx6snuomTuJ-GMvV/w134-h200/old%20man%20walker.jpg" width="134" /></a></div>I can walk around my home unassisted, although I have fallen three times, but outside I must use a walker. It is sort of unseemly, but it beats hitting the ground. Concrete is very solid and since I don’t easily bounce, and it hurts.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had moved into a large apartment complex in March of 2017 after taking care of my aging mother since 2011. </div><div><br /></div><div>My wife and I had left our home in 2011 to take care of Mom. However, she went to a nursing home in late 2016, so we had to move so her house could be sold. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFyE5vdsUW8YtP-g-rZpm9qZKrUelxKF7YAwnPUkue3bA3eEDjBYoawRt38AsGN08ajWAcQojlaRH4KKPreKpdhlduh7W1-GCyHfIm3uGy9zh9q4R2zb4bpxoC8aEmOwlNA3qnduVGpT-0HEQ0hvnFDp8soGuqkYgGPXj2IQT-EGAGftmA8uI1pXv/s300/v%20sq.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="300" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFyE5vdsUW8YtP-g-rZpm9qZKrUelxKF7YAwnPUkue3bA3eEDjBYoawRt38AsGN08ajWAcQojlaRH4KKPreKpdhlduh7W1-GCyHfIm3uGy9zh9q4R2zb4bpxoC8aEmOwlNA3qnduVGpT-0HEQ0hvnFDp8soGuqkYgGPXj2IQT-EGAGftmA8uI1pXv/w200-h159/v%20sq.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Five years later, in July of 2022 the entire complex was purchased by an investment company, and we received notice they were converting the building into luxury apartments. To do this all 232 units and residents were being forced to leave so construction could get underway. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have since found out this is happening not just to me, but to renters worldwide, as investment companies are buying up property.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhAKFjkC3at8k9MS9KotXgD99exMeUDuO4nEYe2Dza3CPb9JaKlFxG322o7_sci-4caKld2lrQ2Hh1bZeQas47ZyRTRwEPfo6eWcK4fJJm_65CtnrSjl38mxmmOdlhfCLW3yoD4IHN58hsN8Q2Vc87Xt6QSfZAHg98ptOGI85NXveL6WbUNsxYR8y/s2214/robotic%20surgery.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2214" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhAKFjkC3at8k9MS9KotXgD99exMeUDuO4nEYe2Dza3CPb9JaKlFxG322o7_sci-4caKld2lrQ2Hh1bZeQas47ZyRTRwEPfo6eWcK4fJJm_65CtnrSjl38mxmmOdlhfCLW3yoD4IHN58hsN8Q2Vc87Xt6QSfZAHg98ptOGI85NXveL6WbUNsxYR8y/w200-h108/robotic%20surgery.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Robotic open heart surgery</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>We moved in late October to a larger and much nicer complex. Moving was difficult due to my illness. Weeks after the move, in early November, my wife suffered a massive heart attack. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Her doctor immediately put her in hospital and within a week she underwent robotic cardiac bypass surgery at Christ Hospital in Ohio (a procedure that is not even done in the state where we live). </div><div><br /></div><div>All went well, and she is currently recovering from the surgery at home. I am thankful for the help and support of my children. I am thankful that she was quickly diagnosed and treated by the most excellent staff and doctors. However all of these health problems have caused significant changes in our lifestyle. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyYLApupwl8LMuc5Gb5rL1RPDGNMwH3k6kn6V5Un5LB9QNCnho8VgATOYVo_uNGfzZ3SMUnHi5DE6doIdGhL0glaV1CVElmabZ7qX3lpXBiv7ykJASEBdNf7BZFNuA4RSUlsjEZ8kFSB8fEumZtkuIhadzs_YjCybjCryZwIKGqQpfhYisNK8WWSX/s800/linda%20rondstadt.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyYLApupwl8LMuc5Gb5rL1RPDGNMwH3k6kn6V5Un5LB9QNCnho8VgATOYVo_uNGfzZ3SMUnHi5DE6doIdGhL0glaV1CVElmabZ7qX3lpXBiv7ykJASEBdNf7BZFNuA4RSUlsjEZ8kFSB8fEumZtkuIhadzs_YjCybjCryZwIKGqQpfhYisNK8WWSX/w200-h108/linda%20rondstadt.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Recently I learned that Progressive Supranuclear Palsy is the same disease that has forced Linda Ronstadt to retire. I was able to write to her recently to share my experience. I received a lovely response. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now here it is New Years Day of 2023. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and may you have wonderful New Year. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope to get back to the blog sometime in early 2023 with some new ideas.
</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6uPipsNJAb4" width="320" youtube-src-id="6uPipsNJAb4"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYUNNGi78i0" width="320" youtube-src-id="kYUNNGi78i0"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-70904264212701620522022-04-24T13:17:00.246-07:002022-06-26T18:09:50.855-07:00Rick Turner - Founder of Rick Turner Guitars Passes Away At Age 79<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXBKP10G0cpe_euiZ1LoVrwnJaogbNj7XFgBfu7WYFyMp1AgKSowKvvy9WTVGvywEbe-G3fFI2x8vTB10xYpKwKbQftI68-48oevA4pH8_MtepjdrUNya9qhGm4bwdThQY-H2wpMh5qZ4QAg26CW7rFfqOZW9qvg8zNIRNAuDAXi5gpXPf4H60z34/s989/Blog%20B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="989" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXBKP10G0cpe_euiZ1LoVrwnJaogbNj7XFgBfu7WYFyMp1AgKSowKvvy9WTVGvywEbe-G3fFI2x8vTB10xYpKwKbQftI68-48oevA4pH8_MtepjdrUNya9qhGm4bwdThQY-H2wpMh5qZ4QAg26CW7rFfqOZW9qvg8zNIRNAuDAXi5gpXPf4H60z34/w200-h141/Blog%20B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Rick Turner Model 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Warwick Lancelot Armstrong "Rick" Turner III was born on July 30th, 1943. and passed away recenly on April 17th of 2022. Though his guitars may not have been as well known as Fender and Gibson, many players such as Jesse Colin Young, John Entwistle, and especially Lindsey Buckingham all relied on his unique instruments. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmBxPVtDel5sA1F3L3gICSYxTU_fc8ewXuIhtMRxPGw3ZxuL1othnjIJpsvON6TYbRbxZkuCAnGdff3GLrWPoF3Lm68tAnWUUmUTBbjYb68PuOCyIc_oXH7C5VnXF_Ht0F0JZqeICJRHiEAbaRV8L0yUa0w8fBkvDXKRh3As7qMWt6-opZQei7lqh/s802/Blog%20B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="709" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmBxPVtDel5sA1F3L3gICSYxTU_fc8ewXuIhtMRxPGw3ZxuL1othnjIJpsvON6TYbRbxZkuCAnGdff3GLrWPoF3Lm68tAnWUUmUTBbjYb68PuOCyIc_oXH7C5VnXF_Ht0F0JZqeICJRHiEAbaRV8L0yUa0w8fBkvDXKRh3As7qMWt6-opZQei7lqh/w177-h200/Blog%20B.jpg" width="177" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/rick-turner-the-father-of-boutique-guitars">Rick Turner (recent photo)</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Turner_%28luthier%29">Turner grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts</a> and started helping to make and repair musical instruments when young soon after was given his first guitar at the age of 11. He attended boarding school in Rhode Island before starting at Boston University in 1962. It was there where Turner started going to folk clubs and coffeehouses, and began repairing guitars at a store in Cambridge. </div><div><br /></div><div>He also began playing in a band called Banana and the Bunch, with Lowell "Banana" Levinger and Michael Kane, who later played with The Youngbloods. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1964, the three musicians opened a music store in Martha's Vineyard. The next year Turner was invited to play guitar on tour with Ian & Sylvia. He also played on the duo's 1966 album, <i>Play One More. </i></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJ9rSuvyHcWtTZMZt-DULg3iKmpp0O0yUXZBjOR5fFzn1Hwqz3UmSuqSzoCFYZ68IxLDzvLzmSqqb7FGjBT8EvrCS7U8ll5YBN_Vg1ph0Ge6ztIo13UzexXxtDXq2JaurRy5CGvekUidFr93ahjZ0bwiFb7jr1wWhjdgIcl91yF8QyT8sXynhNGHR/s1001/Blog%20B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1001" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJ9rSuvyHcWtTZMZt-DULg3iKmpp0O0yUXZBjOR5fFzn1Hwqz3UmSuqSzoCFYZ68IxLDzvLzmSqqb7FGjBT8EvrCS7U8ll5YBN_Vg1ph0Ge6ztIo13UzexXxtDXq2JaurRy5CGvekUidFr93ahjZ0bwiFb7jr1wWhjdgIcl91yF8QyT8sXynhNGHR/w200-h143/Blog%20B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/about">Early Days In A Band</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/rick-turner-the-father-of-boutique-guitars">Following this tour Turner moved to New York City in 1966.</a> He was a founding member of the psychedelic band Autosalvage, which released a self-titled album on RCA in 1968. He continued to work a second job repairing guitars, </div><div><br /></div><div>His band, Autosalvage, eventually split up and Turner moved to Point Reyes, California. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT84g70k4VzUD52J_wkUo_SBaYtmFdNxR38AQWmLDMiURpqbDMe9_Zwvl-ZpeTG08-47HUoFDh_11PvGtbjSnyr0UmBszmrhNeDufqV6sZh2SKJX3IpP3n_iE37Z9zJz5Z4kbHEYEDz8xSWFxyAJ2ot479ND0fXDbpdQ8_sbcWqv91s2rZOPkcS4oM/s720/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="720" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT84g70k4VzUD52J_wkUo_SBaYtmFdNxR38AQWmLDMiURpqbDMe9_Zwvl-ZpeTG08-47HUoFDh_11PvGtbjSnyr0UmBszmrhNeDufqV6sZh2SKJX3IpP3n_iE37Z9zJz5Z4kbHEYEDz8xSWFxyAJ2ot479ND0fXDbpdQ8_sbcWqv91s2rZOPkcS4oM/w200-h159/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.alembic.com/club/messages/411/128378.html">An Early Alembic Guitar <br /> Does it look familiar?</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Then in 1970 Rick Turner, Ampex audio engineer, Ron Wickersham, Bob Matthews, a recording engineer, became <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic_Inc">three equal shareholders of Alembic Incorporated.</a> Alembic was founded by Owsley Stanley in 1968, and was involved in the design and construction of the Alembic instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div>The initial purpose of Stanley's company was formed to support and supply The Grateful Dead. After the sale Alembic went on to build exceptionally fine guitars and basses. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1979 Turner founded <a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/stories-premier-guitar-builders-profile">Rick Turner Guitars</a>, the business he ran for the remainder of his life. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkH3aibeaj7bUpLlnZgvTuh_CFmDhS-58q4OtQIVGxFqbocsEQbqNnXhDK00XLNzjFTH2avtOkAzvfNbmmim-Ccyd8SeDHfuI4BhjEsCN6qgZovzj7zBAAAL6218YK4aHzL0X8FeTMMRm6cxmLwJA5D0upqt1bVcY5lLgRZbo6nWR5NgIAsy_EMSz8/s274/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="274" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkH3aibeaj7bUpLlnZgvTuh_CFmDhS-58q4OtQIVGxFqbocsEQbqNnXhDK00XLNzjFTH2avtOkAzvfNbmmim-Ccyd8SeDHfuI4BhjEsCN6qgZovzj7zBAAAL6218YK4aHzL0X8FeTMMRm6cxmLwJA5D0upqt1bVcY5lLgRZbo6nWR5NgIAsy_EMSz8/w200-h133/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/19928.html">Early Alembic Peanut Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Turner joined Gibson in 1988 where he served as president of Gibson Labs West Coast R&D Division. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYxEjnuD9TRm6qI4Y95T6xxh_rQeXpwFrJ7MYPGoCXy9cyzAspySr0_xDc19nPWMkVJRPlVpgu6TLuMA08fyD43GE485X6gPvMWcXg0ieFDx9VoveGjOg2D3R_1autiyGqJTQYc0OEaacyaNHDJ_PCEDJjK7i2oDuLkzOi8-6YwDBTujD2dwSq2LJ/s1280/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYxEjnuD9TRm6qI4Y95T6xxh_rQeXpwFrJ7MYPGoCXy9cyzAspySr0_xDc19nPWMkVJRPlVpgu6TLuMA08fyD43GE485X6gPvMWcXg0ieFDx9VoveGjOg2D3R_1autiyGqJTQYc0OEaacyaNHDJ_PCEDJjK7i2oDuLkzOi8-6YwDBTujD2dwSq2LJ/w200-h133/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.12fret.com/sold/1992-gibson-chet-atkins-sst-solidbody-acoustic/">1992 Gibson Chet Atkins SST</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Four years later, he left Gibson in 1992 and ran a guitar repair shop at Westwood Music in Los Angeles where he developed piezo pickup designs, while working with Jackson Browne, David Crosby, and others. He later co-founded Highlander Musical Audio, manufacturer of piezo pickups for acoustic guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlC1htw2mGakSKtVwFOvYdw7pYOs-XaJd2TXoP9oQaI5dyYgRpvLHozWhC0q9Avtk3QE4DE3LqG-_pqtn6aAeSAM4T_8_Pyf_K1S-RsqlJwwoRzmCIIKrGx_rc-UedfgsxpUN5_tDefuNeXaOa3wexm2IwLWz85g1MVgvb9QWrzO1lZxfP0jD1ebFh/s411/Blog%20B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="279" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlC1htw2mGakSKtVwFOvYdw7pYOs-XaJd2TXoP9oQaI5dyYgRpvLHozWhC0q9Avtk3QE4DE3LqG-_pqtn6aAeSAM4T_8_Pyf_K1S-RsqlJwwoRzmCIIKrGx_rc-UedfgsxpUN5_tDefuNeXaOa3wexm2IwLWz85g1MVgvb9QWrzO1lZxfP0jD1ebFh/w136-h200/Blog%20B.jpg" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/about">Rick Turner</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Through Rick Turner Guitars he continued to design and build guitars for many professional players including Lindsey Buckingham, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, and Andy Summers. He was also a regular columnist for Acoustic Guitar magazine and was a columnist for Bass Player, Frets and Guitar Player magazines. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzsBVujomOshWt127s86-2-X5CYpYDpgb18I1EKFAeK6QEPzt6NeU_4yJm8KE0AdBxHdW9CfyM4A3DQQLMAOXKdNEQ66Xj5i6eQqTV0PcoTYV1U1pZjQCG3gL0DvnCMrEeEPX02Rc33HaEWXmyLaXP7C1XUT30tFGCZAybyxmq2i3LbE-ZylJkpFO/s1200/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1200" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzsBVujomOshWt127s86-2-X5CYpYDpgb18I1EKFAeK6QEPzt6NeU_4yJm8KE0AdBxHdW9CfyM4A3DQQLMAOXKdNEQ66Xj5i6eQqTV0PcoTYV1U1pZjQCG3gL0DvnCMrEeEPX02Rc33HaEWXmyLaXP7C1XUT30tFGCZAybyxmq2i3LbE-ZylJkpFO/w200-h166/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.bluestarmusic.com/D-TAR-Multi-Source-Wave-Length-Guitar-Pickup-wMic-and-Preamp_p_448.html">D-Tar Pickup-Mic System</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>He partnered with Seymour W. Duncan to form D-TAR Multisource Pickup-Mic System. He used this in his most well-know instrument The Turner Model 1 electric which Turner designed in 1979 for use by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham Buckingham continues to use the Model 1 to this day. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhdVI0gVX2PF99RLy72C6c2dlK7uDbqBxC5-IQLsgYE17b3sMDDbSbhkHrqsv3dKYxcmcSM7fCrPBsazy6mt8jl5Voj-hI-a-dNI4dZFk1ADh4KjFmvDNeswyx78GMnVDfENl4PUfeXqNGnMa1DIYgTI251m9OvKMCVnMwsZT5bwI_DN1yIv9gPwQ/s1593/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="555" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhdVI0gVX2PF99RLy72C6c2dlK7uDbqBxC5-IQLsgYE17b3sMDDbSbhkHrqsv3dKYxcmcSM7fCrPBsazy6mt8jl5Voj-hI-a-dNI4dZFk1ADh4KjFmvDNeswyx78GMnVDfENl4PUfeXqNGnMa1DIYgTI251m9OvKMCVnMwsZT5bwI_DN1yIv9gPwQ/w69-h200/Blog%20D.jpg" width="69" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/model1">Model 1</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/">The Turner Model 1 </a>pioneered the use of curved plates on the front and back in order to reduce standing wave hysteresis loss and the use of 18 volt preamps in an attempt to tame the 'quack' sound commonly associated with piezoelectric acoustic guitar pickups. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8C3eYQQi44YcgSGOX97Rt1q73O9uph5vGIA6GMV9YJc2ZrOfd1K56TA5eh8gxG3m2UxEViKZEZYC9LeyFaWpLhgfM1sJW_iZojVo58YTN-gbF0H5qGU7mBquXaqK2ohiUh1qiOJpzgp3sZxBwDILh8T7jlVOECi0cJknU7heWHMaVuxD5xJHR4tq/s2242/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="1682" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8C3eYQQi44YcgSGOX97Rt1q73O9uph5vGIA6GMV9YJc2ZrOfd1K56TA5eh8gxG3m2UxEViKZEZYC9LeyFaWpLhgfM1sJW_iZojVo58YTN-gbF0H5qGU7mBquXaqK2ohiUh1qiOJpzgp3sZxBwDILh8T7jlVOECi0cJknU7heWHMaVuxD5xJHR4tq/w150-h200/Blog%20D.jpg" width="150" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.modulusgraphite.com/">Modulus Graphite Neck</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Rick Turner also held the patent on the graphite guitar neck, which he developed in 1976 with Geoff Gould. Gould used this neck as the basis for his guitar/bass replacement neck company; Modulus Graphite. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Rick Turner was generous with his time and taught mandolin-building courses in the US and Australia and was extremely active on a wide range of musical instrument Internet forums and social media groups. </div><div><br /></div><div>Turner died from congestive heart failure and a stroke on April 17, 2022, at the age of 78. </div><div><br /></div><div>His friend, <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/news/rick-turner-obituary">Paul Reed Smith, described Turner as a “special soul”.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/">“Rick Turner was a gifted guitar maker, an innovator, and a special soul,”</a> wrote Smith. “At the beginning of my career, he selflessly helped my company through a review in Guitar Player magazine. His honesty and willingness to help another instrument maker left a lifelong, very positive impression on me. I send my very best to his family and friends.” Rick Turner guitars, basses, and ukuleles are exquisite instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6OHwtMrKwYCDMC0Busj8rdf1wQj2QBECXyk0x4bp-pHcWBUNZ1sfpRFUmY2huvywPt-bUpcpClP7jHskhuXzzAU6o91ppWefUxgXuxM8H1HWpZUzdtJNiTQIyXLiP1AWMyey3GNbWRrk4bi0IAoDbbJVCRtfmhw1d1cNeYdhV4mhQqxJSIzP-KCH/s1174/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1174" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6OHwtMrKwYCDMC0Busj8rdf1wQj2QBECXyk0x4bp-pHcWBUNZ1sfpRFUmY2huvywPt-bUpcpClP7jHskhuXzzAU6o91ppWefUxgXuxM8H1HWpZUzdtJNiTQIyXLiP1AWMyey3GNbWRrk4bi0IAoDbbJVCRtfmhw1d1cNeYdhV4mhQqxJSIzP-KCH/w200-h127/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/guitars">Turner Model 1 and <br />Model 1 Featherweight</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The guitars include two versions of The Model 1; The Model 1 and the Model 1 Featherweight.. Both versions of this guitar comes in 3 models; Deluxe, Standard, and Special. </div><div><br /></div><div>These instruments include the Timerline Piezo pickup with the built-in D-TAR 18 volt preamp.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBBQLQgRT2nyXelqIb1nIGNKI7enpbaio1DH_3LRLH0kqO4HV6PurgWYCIP28JyO4kQVwwrCab-QMFbckxZJGgdtd4Fe3SzHih97w6N-FdLykkPeZwd-tHsii8xoBP0S-18fE3nXQWFbqx7KroyJYc0xF-K4h780f7LesCKInR9auKvaw4Ub65EdV/s1367/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1011" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBBQLQgRT2nyXelqIb1nIGNKI7enpbaio1DH_3LRLH0kqO4HV6PurgWYCIP28JyO4kQVwwrCab-QMFbckxZJGgdtd4Fe3SzHih97w6N-FdLykkPeZwd-tHsii8xoBP0S-18fE3nXQWFbqx7KroyJYc0xF-K4h780f7LesCKInR9auKvaw4Ub65EdV/w148-h200/Blog%20D.jpg" width="148" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/guitars">Turner Renaissance Models</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/guitars"><br /></a></b><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Turner also offers four versions of his Renaissance model guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk29vAOx-8eB2JbGUFYlpjgffvGFPfappGK8F8JlnsCM_qUnw37jnRDASPAB5nYUtwom4Rqc56gERgUwHz0LAoncmgMJzyCq7m725QwGMEaNqfGCahvWnvwSPg0cA7YFvTkGfzqF3pxGOiYxLVgEmHY19Vgs64E2D9KndnA_36HkdldJmBeXGoTmtp/s1320/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1320" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk29vAOx-8eB2JbGUFYlpjgffvGFPfappGK8F8JlnsCM_qUnw37jnRDASPAB5nYUtwom4Rqc56gERgUwHz0LAoncmgMJzyCq7m725QwGMEaNqfGCahvWnvwSPg0cA7YFvTkGfzqF3pxGOiYxLVgEmHY19Vgs64E2D9KndnA_36HkdldJmBeXGoTmtp/w200-h199/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/basses">Rick Turner Bass Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to the company's guitar line, Rick Turner Guitars also offers three models of bass guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-4_rGGgJWynYFU7NtWt7rLs1cQXWyxnVHJCLSmc-iAYiRwSPDuPS6uEfQ6_LAAB0IIYBN0cq_WX0k1F5Lvq7pFlpzMUcQO3cVuG-jZctZBz0DEJxZEHT-ZHpaZuKjtCxXwls32w4EeL0hlsYGyoom8PBcnBroIAxIFuHM8RjaKR0kWNCtm71PGnm/s1267/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="1267" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-4_rGGgJWynYFU7NtWt7rLs1cQXWyxnVHJCLSmc-iAYiRwSPDuPS6uEfQ6_LAAB0IIYBN0cq_WX0k1F5Lvq7pFlpzMUcQO3cVuG-jZctZBz0DEJxZEHT-ZHpaZuKjtCxXwls32w4EeL0hlsYGyoom8PBcnBroIAxIFuHM8RjaKR0kWNCtm71PGnm/w200-h74/Blog%20D.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/stories-pretzel-guitar">The Pretzel</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Rick Turner built a couple of very interesting guitars in the 1970's. One of them, known as The Pretzel. </div><div><br /></div><div>This instrument was built without using hand tools, other that a Sear electric drill and a drill press. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was housed in the New York City Museum of Art and Design, the later moved to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKURlj2zk-10O1VRmEfZcGlip2_aZLfZuoqKHUfnQIf1s5BsV_kK232f1i5TOdSRGTrPPxbBQbjtuL5Kl6XnQhdUasxTYqvl_zLQKK2w9oRgCUMtoC7wqc2smV8qRe9MViQFMbxkOmZIAu8KFj98PkA1FxQWPzvcuL5h5lmCjvlsz20_GwVAhtfiKX/s803/Blog%20D.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="369" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKURlj2zk-10O1VRmEfZcGlip2_aZLfZuoqKHUfnQIf1s5BsV_kK232f1i5TOdSRGTrPPxbBQbjtuL5Kl6XnQhdUasxTYqvl_zLQKK2w9oRgCUMtoC7wqc2smV8qRe9MViQFMbxkOmZIAu8KFj98PkA1FxQWPzvcuL5h5lmCjvlsz20_GwVAhtfiKX/w92-h200/Blog%20D.jpg" width="92" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rickturnerguitars.com/stories-model-t">Turner Model T</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The other guitar is the Turner Model T. The design was based on the shape of vintage Kay Kraft guitars from the 1920's, and a Double Horseshoe magnetic pickup based on Rickenbacker guitars of the 1930's, In addition to the horseshoe pickup, the electronics include an "all controls bypass switch, which provides a direct load-free signal to the output jack. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Click on the links below the pictures for sources. 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I certainly hope the entire world recognizes the devastation and steps in to stop Vladimir Putin's spilling of blood by his unrighteous invasion and destruction. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj16kDlcY1mUqlIzljQPmVO9VmLc5tB2PnTBexruoq2Z6b90NzRAiAiXDZQ0PuS1TW0j93lccOkfuW2xFzHbEMQSzIdEiEiiGO2x2OkcwIhq6Vx7rVtGZs6uJ3Hh9_W9uzJ-i6uH0kJXBI3PAin09PWmzVLkw1fntvTnw62wG_-OTWJuK8JZnBQSjtL=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj16kDlcY1mUqlIzljQPmVO9VmLc5tB2PnTBexruoq2Z6b90NzRAiAiXDZQ0PuS1TW0j93lccOkfuW2xFzHbEMQSzIdEiEiiGO2x2OkcwIhq6Vx7rVtGZs6uJ3Hh9_W9uzJ-i6uH0kJXBI3PAin09PWmzVLkw1fntvTnw62wG_-OTWJuK8JZnBQSjtL=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://dwritewell.com/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-calls-russian-bombing-of-ukrainian-hospitals-a-war-crime/">Russian Bombing of Maternity Hospital</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>One tragedy of every war is that freedom of speech is totally obliterated. The press is controlled by government propaganda as is the media and social media. Once this is accomplished, the arts are eliminated. </p><p><br /></p><p>After all Arts and Music are a method of expression. This was exemplified in yesterday's cruel and needless bombing of a theater that had been turned into a bomb shelter. Someone had even painted the word CHILDREN on the roof. Despite this, the theater was bombed, destroyed by heartless soldiers. Many women and children were killed. </p><p>As this is a guitar blog, my thoughts turned to the amazing guitar builders and luthiers that make their home in the Ukraine. In researching these builders I was struck with the fact that most of them have connections to Russia, either through training, mentoring, or from living in Russia. However these builders all live and make their living in the Ukraine. I pray that all are well and safe.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtjmUltId9hiJSq8RE5OPUc24UHNXIUHy_iEpopAN6ZdmYsrEOoIyPf0EjI8vsijw8NvaqfWHA5k2fjiydxeNmI8V6y0xjFZckI93nAszQb9TXBhPzha3XThdlY58nJ1CM_hIdVvy512Gss4QZFc_w0bBGJD1fb5Rmc9TH4wvl5hGMQ6vasMbe1byS=s960" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="960" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtjmUltId9hiJSq8RE5OPUc24UHNXIUHy_iEpopAN6ZdmYsrEOoIyPf0EjI8vsijw8NvaqfWHA5k2fjiydxeNmI8V6y0xjFZckI93nAszQb9TXBhPzha3XThdlY58nJ1CM_hIdVvy512Gss4QZFc_w0bBGJD1fb5Rmc9TH4wvl5hGMQ6vasMbe1byS=w200-h167" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.momot-guitars.com/index.php/en/about">Alexander Momot</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.momot-guitars.com/index.php/en/guitars">Alexander Momot </a>was born at 22 of January 1971 in Kharkov in the Ukraine. In 1993, he graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Engineering School of the Strategic Missile Forces. He worked on telemetry station of a Russian commodore "Plesetsk", is a reserve officer in 1992, at the end of study in military university, <p></p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCvHqOumud5fiCTZd6fJKbZRGDPd2csDE-48lVZC6tMlUpHezxLaezmzTK0M5bu6t8ERW6K5HRT0BRlXD_4MwacuqmZyQCZX9zRmiW-72CUv7vVWxsu6J65gD9H_b2MyBU3OVSWJBJLafurHBqeR8roFh757AIMBjI6ur4uM0AoriBkSPreYrijsUj=s960" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="960" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCvHqOumud5fiCTZd6fJKbZRGDPd2csDE-48lVZC6tMlUpHezxLaezmzTK0M5bu6t8ERW6K5HRT0BRlXD_4MwacuqmZyQCZX9zRmiW-72CUv7vVWxsu6J65gD9H_b2MyBU3OVSWJBJLafurHBqeR8roFh757AIMBjI6ur4uM0AoriBkSPreYrijsUj=w200-h167" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.momot-guitars.com/index.php/en/home">Guitars by Alexander Momot</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>At that time he met a "world of guitar makers" in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov city. Prior to the current war he was still working in Kharkov.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1il3Ko3Cz1h2N-KKG7qRlyLGuvxabD16IK1pWlh5_-_FYHb60wdvHyIx7HJMIADv4c3FZb5F-ZGyF_K9tH3mMSpFqJAfOUIH8_Zl8rXaNerAihSVOX29nys2gGyBKHkOXvgXyCNTC9Fg5ON8AE4EhgrQlH5PaU8gfGGlEyC3IyYv8PYjG_AuXXV5-=s873" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="646" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1il3Ko3Cz1h2N-KKG7qRlyLGuvxabD16IK1pWlh5_-_FYHb60wdvHyIx7HJMIADv4c3FZb5F-ZGyF_K9tH3mMSpFqJAfOUIH8_Zl8rXaNerAihSVOX29nys2gGyBKHkOXvgXyCNTC9Fg5ON8AE4EhgrQlH5PaU8gfGGlEyC3IyYv8PYjG_AuXXV5-=w148-h200" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://stefanyuk.at.ua/">Oleg Stefanyuk</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Another guitar master builder is Oleg Stefanyuk. There is not much information about this excellent classical and flamenco luthier. However he certainly builds some excellent instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHNpuXIPfH4pMIXUJGERZSbSm8eG5aEPTuE1nxDCCfW3rdoG5qkumexoL3T25YXbBptwHy0md8i0G3M3_Jfq69cs2ahqvmwweT6TVPJmoq4VcuoAtWLKOyDWp5Bj9JG84swWx_t-T2EiKz4qQQnC6ZGqWpeeS5A6VXeStzQDmGzSFVThjoR9Y1Fht1=s324" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHNpuXIPfH4pMIXUJGERZSbSm8eG5aEPTuE1nxDCCfW3rdoG5qkumexoL3T25YXbBptwHy0md8i0G3M3_Jfq69cs2ahqvmwweT6TVPJmoq4VcuoAtWLKOyDWp5Bj9JG84swWx_t-T2EiKz4qQQnC6ZGqWpeeS5A6VXeStzQDmGzSFVThjoR9Y1Fht1=w185-h200" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.customguitar.narod.ru/">Berezhnoy Igor Vasilyevich</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Guitar master luthier Berezhnoy Igor Vasilyevich worked in Kharkov. prior to the war. Vasilyevich was born on October 3, 1962 in the city of Kungur in the Perm Region, He grew up in the family of a serviceman. </div><div><br /></div><div>Until the age of 16, he grew up and studied in a closed military camp, where he built his first guitar </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1982 he came to live in his historical homeland in Kharkov, where he met the leading masters of the city, He became friendly and kept up communications with other Ukrainian builder which helped to improve his skills and experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to making acoustic guitars, he also makes folk instruments, such as kobza, and also carry out maintenance and overhaul of other stringed musical instruments. In 2004 in the city of Odessa he became a laureate of the international competition of guitar masters with a <a href="http://customguitar.narod.ru/Foto/2.jpg">classical guitar made of Indian rosewood. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4dxNchxtvfOfYv-b4Sn3qK1XjQGGa_tAcUDYM_iBhzxERmYfv3E6dYd3wudUi3pi4j4E-FgxlDLCS4JmIcpFMfT1PWBADpDFJCmbYEYKJemvQmOHGUS2twIKJvTX6gzkyXIC-KeBLMb4TGhxivPVGYaM3lUtUX7C0EFNAAv6M-J9ElnA06rqBUmk_=s395" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="283" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4dxNchxtvfOfYv-b4Sn3qK1XjQGGa_tAcUDYM_iBhzxERmYfv3E6dYd3wudUi3pi4j4E-FgxlDLCS4JmIcpFMfT1PWBADpDFJCmbYEYKJemvQmOHGUS2twIKJvTX6gzkyXIC-KeBLMb4TGhxivPVGYaM3lUtUX7C0EFNAAv6M-J9ElnA06rqBUmk_=w143-h200" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.mastlab.narod.ru/simple.html">Evgeny Labunsky</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Evgeny Labunsky, was born in Odessa in 1955. He graduated from high school, and then went to a polytechnic institute and worked as an engineer before the start of perestroika. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the same time in his youthful years, he became fond of playing guitar for tourists. He realized that it was impossible to play a guitar bought in a department store for 13 Soviet rubles without repairing it. Therefore, while still a schoolboy he worked on carrying out "after-sales" preparation of several guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr2bNn23TzqxhgsNCHhKqaPiUMwh7wJxrk2WSdijHahK6zgWuMC4_Qs2OVxrY82zi87IHuHgLDX_3xvoOiBa91ERW4HYHPEL7mMINLivSgU3akxuZkXjrEwHX9iZ0bJh-gD1Y4d4r8FO52HQ0CLpoU9PRLvzM-kdU03wMmE1FYFDS6xWXEVAZMD28r=s1920" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr2bNn23TzqxhgsNCHhKqaPiUMwh7wJxrk2WSdijHahK6zgWuMC4_Qs2OVxrY82zi87IHuHgLDX_3xvoOiBa91ERW4HYHPEL7mMINLivSgU3akxuZkXjrEwHX9iZ0bJh-gD1Y4d4r8FO52HQ0CLpoU9PRLvzM-kdU03wMmE1FYFDS6xWXEVAZMD28r=w200-h113" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.mastlab.narod.ru/photoalbum.html">Guitars by Evgeny Labunsky</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>By 1980 chance meeting brought him together with the team of the section of guitar masters of the Odessa Club of Guitar Lovers. The section annually held competitions of guitar masters and participated in almost all competitions. </div><div><br /></div><div>By 2000 I became the chairman of our section. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-jqCiQat6M0GFd7-BhGpUipwp9YEVZTZrIu6W-e6q6YpoykjksrHoIwU5KNb_di_w_2tyG_mXaoX4FG1ozA7r4UszhzXkEOwsBF30CqoXoxUbJQy3aKorCps7-HWw-Dx_A5CXODtICiJ5xTcMgLUwQEc1AvpvJR_fK6Y_YWjXsBtMsk1aYBAV7qbN=s1920" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-jqCiQat6M0GFd7-BhGpUipwp9YEVZTZrIu6W-e6q6YpoykjksrHoIwU5KNb_di_w_2tyG_mXaoX4FG1ozA7r4UszhzXkEOwsBF30CqoXoxUbJQy3aKorCps7-HWw-Dx_A5CXODtICiJ5xTcMgLUwQEc1AvpvJR_fK6Y_YWjXsBtMsk1aYBAV7qbN=w200-h113" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.mastlab.narod.ru/photoalbum.html">More Guitars by Labunsky</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>His first mentor in guitar production was Alexander Nikolaev. In future years he was consulted by masters from Kharkov Oleg Stefanyuk, Oleg Gints, Vladimir Alekseevich Oleinichenko, master from Chernigov Nikolai Ivanovich Yeshchenko and others. So far Labunsky says that he has built over fifty instruments.</div><div><br /></div><div>His preference is to make instruments of traditional classical shape and sizes for nylon strings. And he also uses traditional materials. Sides and backs in rosewood and maple, with the tops in spruce or Canadian cedar. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbANhvedrjKG_HaunlOVLgJf6z51IhelxqFAX9-VcnjfvIg5RP45qbSV1bvwWfctIoYXTNhub3RCYAVik2mdR50Bh0BgF6uGMWY7iiNxIdLWJdflt1vtywPLfg1C5EQYIoAQ7X7D7qLa2jFJJUzb5UKLniO-JOOcqOzmEEad3NfooWr2C0bT-KgPLf=s1920" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbANhvedrjKG_HaunlOVLgJf6z51IhelxqFAX9-VcnjfvIg5RP45qbSV1bvwWfctIoYXTNhub3RCYAVik2mdR50Bh0BgF6uGMWY7iiNxIdLWJdflt1vtywPLfg1C5EQYIoAQ7X7D7qLa2jFJJUzb5UKLniO-JOOcqOzmEEad3NfooWr2C0bT-KgPLf=w200-h113" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.mastlab.narod.ru/business.html">About Lanbunsky's Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>He often make instruments for “bards” that sing, play and tell stories For these instruments, he says that he uses fine wood veneer plywood for the body to avoid warping during outdoor performances. </div><div><br /></div><div>On rosewood instruments I install soundboards from Canadian cedar, on maple. For plywood instruments he builds the tops from Russian spruce. </div><div><br /></div><div>For his standard premium instruments he uses a traditional classical scale of 650mm, </div><div><br /></div><div>He states that he also makes a "quarter size instrument with a scale of 555mm. He prefers using Rosewood, Canadian cedar on the bodies and sides, and ebony on the fingerboards He gets much of his wood, fretboards, and machine heads from Germany from the finest music stores. At the request of the customer he will embellish his guitars with mother-of-pearl.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7IoY9SsQFMy7iPnvcAyt0Xzl-QAQbL54zwzaCxx-HXMWIXAnHCx5843dNT-jCfI8NRB5O_ZOMVf3E_Lb3M3Iskzf7h-JyEfPqyDwpa-7SZFaV9g8f6YC8cuvvWDJ3hJBSGeNHDh2-znb28SkfK-0TldTj75Uu9uzWeVu9R7Id8sb07Bx8fVE7CwaW=s448" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="335" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7IoY9SsQFMy7iPnvcAyt0Xzl-QAQbL54zwzaCxx-HXMWIXAnHCx5843dNT-jCfI8NRB5O_ZOMVf3E_Lb3M3Iskzf7h-JyEfPqyDwpa-7SZFaV9g8f6YC8cuvvWDJ3hJBSGeNHDh2-znb28SkfK-0TldTj75Uu9uzWeVu9R7Id8sb07Bx8fVE7CwaW=w149-h200" width="149" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.guitarmaster.org.ua/about/index.html">Viktor Alekseevich Syrovatskii</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Viktor Alekseevich Syrovatskii was born in 1960 in Sumy. Here he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute and worked for many years worked as an engineer at a factory. <div><br /></div><div>Syrovatskii writes poems and songs and periodically go on stage with them, and often goes on various creative trips. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once, at a the festivals, fate brought me together with Kharkov guitar master Vladimir Oleinichenko. His guitar needed repair, and he took it to his shop in Kharkov.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once in the workshop, he realized that he wanted to do this craft, and immediately asked for it as an apprentice. At that time his father was still alive, and he blessed me by allowing him to quit the factory job to study with maestro Oleinichenko.. Since then is has been making musical instruments for many years. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH_2UvBjuid3Qpj1s9u1J5evdhuiRvQfk0tqbiSwoAHW5odifsglwcEp_hyeK__zRs0oJx8g1KZDkRizvdBnQkSb5YbP48TA9fGMbyC1YA9iLpa3C4-6vJ4WgCpJPUlPURw-fXJT6a_AYWtRUmZXmSSMA6KPOe67oRsICErsI4QGCmfBV0zCKLILJ5=s971" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="971" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH_2UvBjuid3Qpj1s9u1J5evdhuiRvQfk0tqbiSwoAHW5odifsglwcEp_hyeK__zRs0oJx8g1KZDkRizvdBnQkSb5YbP48TA9fGMbyC1YA9iLpa3C4-6vJ4WgCpJPUlPURw-fXJT6a_AYWtRUmZXmSSMA6KPOe67oRsICErsI4QGCmfBV0zCKLILJ5=w200-h144" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.guitarmaster.org.ua/runnings/index.html">Syrovatskii at work</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Syrovatskii only builds guitars because he is a concert author and the head of his studio. However he also repairs and restores various instruments - violins, cellos, domras, balalaikas, mandolins, kobzas, banduras. But most of all he loves building new guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM6diQRf0XG1IGzTja1CsY4TtR6_RO1wJLMmECfkswQ7JrkpN5SDN-hlVYPYnAZqvxNnxM4wwO7X_m6ELX5QZq6UlFndz6-brTpDWp5oyUU2t834wFc7hEWD8JlrRohbzS-E14Fxz4xFI0bJXV0vDwuZGxjWY1bzVDP7OtfBPgnB2cGVgjw_IGNlFo=s736" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="736" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM6diQRf0XG1IGzTja1CsY4TtR6_RO1wJLMmECfkswQ7JrkpN5SDN-hlVYPYnAZqvxNnxM4wwO7X_m6ELX5QZq6UlFndz6-brTpDWp5oyUU2t834wFc7hEWD8JlrRohbzS-E14Fxz4xFI0bJXV0vDwuZGxjWY1bzVDP7OtfBPgnB2cGVgjw_IGNlFo=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/04/29/57/042957dcb777aac56e342b77d0fe7fe6--instrument.jpg">Dmittry Yeremeyev</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Dmitry Yeremeyev is the only Ukrainian luthier that builds electric guitars, and his Mera brand instruments are amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>In his own rather esoteric words, <i><a href="http://meraguitars.com/eng/concept.html">"Everything in the Universe is a trinity of Matter, an Information</a>(eidolon) and a Measure(MERA in Russian). A MATTER is TRANSFORMING according to a MEASURE. The measure of a guitar (MERAGUITARS) is the SOUND, the ERGONOMY, the RELIABILITY, and the LOOK. These four criteria forms a conceptual Measure(MERA) of a guitar</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwRU8eBBxIzb0Thbi2qOSe38eSditrxfGyH_7KwuQ1QClM5rRsMbTd613kJnBpi1bRdKLCD3gbe3llejTcmkccyBJ0TtK16UwOvsEHVoGTnOGtCmRoBKxeRjpZGGQPJVtIqCuY_ba2PK05xFfE_l99k7ubEot3nzVSyfSOjU37aJEB4TP64DLifiUE=s1598" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1598" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwRU8eBBxIzb0Thbi2qOSe38eSditrxfGyH_7KwuQ1QClM5rRsMbTd613kJnBpi1bRdKLCD3gbe3llejTcmkccyBJ0TtK16UwOvsEHVoGTnOGtCmRoBKxeRjpZGGQPJVtIqCuY_ba2PK05xFfE_l99k7ubEot3nzVSyfSOjU37aJEB4TP64DLifiUE=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://meraguitars.com/eng/instruments.html">Mera Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>MERA incorporates all the component measures, required for transformation of a MATTER.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i> TRANSFORMING a MATTER according to the matrix of MERA (considering all the partial measures ) one can get an exclusive innovatory instrument that have an unusual awesome characteristics improved a lot grades up. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>This fact makes a musician to feel delight as much as a listener and also opens a totally new possibilities in Creation and Creativity."</i> Check out his amazing creations.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope and I pray that this unjust war comes to a swift end and does not escalate.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links below the pictures for sources. Click on the links in the text for further information.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">©UniqueGuitar Publications 2022 (text only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d9d_Pp9cuIQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="d9d_Pp9cuIQ"></iframe></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ashwRfNBfpQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="ashwRfNBfpQ"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIE-0FSKvao" width="320" youtube-src-id="xIE-0FSKvao"></iframe></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>I am including this video by one of my favorite cover bands, Leonid and Friends. The lead singer is Serge Tiagniryadno. While most of the band is made up of Russian citizens, Serge is from Kiev, Ukraine.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HQ_j4Ytecgg" width="320" youtube-src-id="HQ_j4Ytecgg"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-80980284570091402762022-01-30T13:47:00.006-08:002022-01-31T18:56:57.606-08:00Ventures Guitarist Don Wilson, The Last Remaining Original Member Passes Away January 22nd<p> </p>When the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964 I knew that I just wanted to have a guitar. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjchODe6E8nnc361W4Wx6MI9j2F3_5Vapid2HJIF82_C1jMkMvmjVZEKO3wKtjU6IYOgJmxTH3SSWOXJLmq2-0kFL3ZJ6_jgtGwrcVKKLKQHSJqsm5Vfyl2hPQTKR86gTD6LcjkTsXl-YQfEkfv8QZnXokjzyF-bUbSZsBH_4gGTdA_82kvFhwET-uP=s2000" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1338" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjchODe6E8nnc361W4Wx6MI9j2F3_5Vapid2HJIF82_C1jMkMvmjVZEKO3wKtjU6IYOgJmxTH3SSWOXJLmq2-0kFL3ZJ6_jgtGwrcVKKLKQHSJqsm5Vfyl2hPQTKR86gTD6LcjkTsXl-YQfEkfv8QZnXokjzyF-bUbSZsBH_4gGTdA_82kvFhwET-uP=w134-h200" width="134" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.alamomusic.com/vintage-harmony-patrician-h1407-archtop-acoustic-guitar-w-case/">1950's Harmony <br />Patrician</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />My first instrument was a very used <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/393659871230?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item5ba7f4effe:g:1K8AAOSwa8VhfI-R&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACoPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSU8qUIAeVPdz29zRlje3Lgxfom3FHS6cO5FjiJzjPaSSz3GhAx4x2RdkUP71rgP3%252FZ0pQnhZ2WyHZcpf0qPznXOaY7sj9DRHgRDUnCjf65CBkJ%252FQntKnxKOPxuykIZIvyBZ62%252BTvGUQRyPx5jzw3%252FgaPzJ5HlWqqjQ47O8x8VwXq5PxZ%252BcZEGTzUnByCLXp%252FsqSCSYbTJM1okdymIlG%252BhBSu7SsaxxazCBPed2H7LhtOodl0TiLGYgtSPM3KA%252F%252FeWHACJzTnP%252BsiCOyIUccL8IQqqv3%252FF1SyZAn2NpLLArDUOhgYRcto5GwePYudMKwpCHF1wvSKYnSwhU0LeZHl8qYZMejnIBuAK1rSTEDv4Djyt52CGnOqTLuP0M6%252FuEklqFfeqbU4VRUaiEO1wm7j7eg4yUdqOzB6utCpE1%252FBIanjk%252BzUl4Zp0OLx0apWXB3DJ14oLQ9iqGvyhd2VVdZWcJ52yWKgVYZTUViE9fCJ0Ufb6FluWvJ9dy%252FZnUlyodm5VIty%252BLeUJXAL3FQUU6o89nJfpOZNySiALwTJ0dW7YFKppUVcUYq55cXIrVAVkEGusBe6uWmNlbIeLH6u7j9%252BWbxpIivYml7yd62cghN3TArjWHDni1zVu3MzBijvHtonb9XL9lb125EG3JkjW1YcPjTzFfbzqmN%252FRKn3jiBo9Vq%252FydP6Zz6JXTROpZ6W5F6dRVhUEp2znWVArIHodSDklIaUvEeEnkh3WWNtJ0ya37QYnoKoUKXE%252FvCUiW05nPEuQZTDx7YB7PH2N9jIqah68smwn39BoOwM1qYO58SFZKhD28ktQnrecGaZRoEwZNCnRg2z0KyjNO97uivVEnAnVlA%253D%253D%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBMgNuGzdVf">Harmony Patrician archtop model</a> that my Dad purchased from Will’s Pawn Shop for $20. I took group lessons at the local YMCA. By Christmas I was able to get a very nice used electric guitar. Those initial lessons taught me a few basic chord patterns. But I learned more from listening to records. Although I had learned to read music from piano and clarinet lessons, I guess you could say learning the guitar was all done “by ear”. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Ventures were the most popular instrumental guitar group at the time. I owned more than a few Ventures albums. Back in 1964 I had no clue who the players were, or who was playing lead, rhythm, of bass guitar. <a href="https://guitar.com/news/music-news/don-wilson-co-founder-and-rhythm-guitarist-the-ventures-dies-at-88/">In later years when Guitar Player Magazine and other periodicals</a> appeared I learned much more about each of the players. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8NILZeofoVBoGu5ygN96pBU7QkYZl5eUYIGQJaPTj-XqDau5ub65BaTVqY6TAEJjkFSbTqLBEyTzFFfCo1qJN6a_W5AngSqMv77ofkR2NLcS57rf1oIkvxGXeLM35QtV3Ri2YjqfwWY9kFAgryd_UZ7z3PS9M-XxTlXcW5zRD-vqscOh_fbS4FEiJ=s898" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="887" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8NILZeofoVBoGu5ygN96pBU7QkYZl5eUYIGQJaPTj-XqDau5ub65BaTVqY6TAEJjkFSbTqLBEyTzFFfCo1qJN6a_W5AngSqMv77ofkR2NLcS57rf1oIkvxGXeLM35QtV3Ri2YjqfwWY9kFAgryd_UZ7z3PS9M-XxTlXcW5zRD-vqscOh_fbS4FEiJ=w198-h200" width="198" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2015/08/09/the-ventures-don-wilson-on-his-big-hit-single-hawaii-five-o-more/?sh=7ebc454491d9">The Ventures <br />(Don Wilson on the left)</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The story of how the Ventures came together was fascinating. All of the original members have now passed away with the announcement of Don Wilson’s passing on January 22nd of this year. According to his son, Timothy, Don Wilson passed away in his sleep of natural causes at age 88. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ventures">Don Wilson and Bob Bogle first met in 1958</a>, when Bogle was looking to buy a car from a used car dealership in Seattle which was owned by Wilson's father. They started a friendship when they discovered that they both wanted to play guitar. Bogle and Wilson purchased two used guitars from a pawn shop for $10 each, learned to play and in 1958 they decided to start a duo. </div><div><br /></div><div>The boys initially called themselves The Versatones and began by playing in small clubs, bars, and private parties throughout the Pacific Northwest. </div><div><br /></div><div>By 1959 the boys researched the bands name and discovered another group had already registered it. Wilson’s mother suggested calling their duo, The Ventures. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNjvSmYJoFWBNUUHTvNaPNgkYWfMCXSp_8TZPnSAZHrRXy32zS85EajV2A8kJQXzU0CfJ3VHPGxl-I3XjHSUaDEC4RIv8eLxDXcp16Pvbh0jCPtlwopSHKjxTjO7g4A_kmaZPpGhEXZrvThJ2u2E3N1BRy025V-i1gZyFNrfnHtx6SjnO8QuMgBcL_=s1000" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNjvSmYJoFWBNUUHTvNaPNgkYWfMCXSp_8TZPnSAZHrRXy32zS85EajV2A8kJQXzU0CfJ3VHPGxl-I3XjHSUaDEC4RIv8eLxDXcp16Pvbh0jCPtlwopSHKjxTjO7g4A_kmaZPpGhEXZrvThJ2u2E3N1BRy025V-i1gZyFNrfnHtx6SjnO8QuMgBcL_=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://fanart.tv/artist/b2cc8903-0077-4bef-8454-ac5cef53d126/ventures-the/">The First Ventures Band</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Wilson and Bogle had heard about a local player named Nokie Edwards who was playing guitar at a nearby nightclub. Nokie was very good, so Wilson and Bogle asked if he would be interested in playing bass guitar for The Ventures. Edwards agreed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bogle owned a Chet Atkins LP that included Chet’s version of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_u_AR8u21M">a Johnny Smith song called Walk Don’t Run</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The guys worked up a much simpler version of this song.<a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-sz-002&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=sz&param1=3842157961&p=George+T.+Babbitt+Jr.&type=type80211-2114405773#id=2&vid=764bb70c36b3ad5e0f54804ae0764386&action=click"> By this time they had recruited a drummer named George Babbitt.</a> But Babbitt was too young to play in clubs so he resigned (interestingly enough in later years George Babbitt became a Four Star General). </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTGjCLHdCnoJP0znrPVXi_K83E2juOuk1vK-uy_sbdnitIUt7j4flg_v5hk_mYbIcGi0VTYJQtCcDE5vnfUh0U073kcV67Vrs5GaVsuGjT7kCDbHL9MNO5gl2cY1mIZdDeu9qCvkd1MKWS0aDnhOL74XV5u4iYthdin1ojvD35EKRgqgd7Fn7AnBSI=s185" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="171" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTGjCLHdCnoJP0znrPVXi_K83E2juOuk1vK-uy_sbdnitIUt7j4flg_v5hk_mYbIcGi0VTYJQtCcDE5vnfUh0U073kcV67Vrs5GaVsuGjT7kCDbHL9MNO5gl2cY1mIZdDeu9qCvkd1MKWS0aDnhOL74XV5u4iYthdin1ojvD35EKRgqgd7Fn7AnBSI=w185-h200" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSLumuGkjHo">Walk Don't Run <br />(Chet Atkins)</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The guys needed a replacement drummer so they hired Skip Moore. Late in 1959 the group was able to record their version of Walk Don’t Run on an LP that was recorded at Joe Boles' home studio in Seattle, Washington. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1nBaBPIxRJP4Q-j8Pth_jtYCdlOuvHHaT-nn5-jLO-u-sK6cfTwsXNsFdk3_aG2_d88kfUJDpZiAhS3E5p555YE_O-epTDRka2pVThnkkiUMainw0Pl4xM_1SnHLLkG-luh0UIhi2e4YJHfNhkyoIpbfoENDZMvm8HdOQ1Fu6SekesToDfZBb-hTe=s463" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="463" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1nBaBPIxRJP4Q-j8Pth_jtYCdlOuvHHaT-nn5-jLO-u-sK6cfTwsXNsFdk3_aG2_d88kfUJDpZiAhS3E5p555YE_O-epTDRka2pVThnkkiUMainw0Pl4xM_1SnHLLkG-luh0UIhi2e4YJHfNhkyoIpbfoENDZMvm8HdOQ1Fu6SekesToDfZBb-hTe=w200-h177" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.parareco-surf.com/product/3439">The Ventures First Recordings</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This album was released on on Liberty's Dolton subsidiary in December 1960. The song, Walk, Don't Run became a big seller, peaking at #11 on Billboard and earning a gold record for The Ventures (their first of three) for over 500,000 copies sold. The Ventures had made it. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv5uvZ_dtaNfWOKDmIOgO-lPxELYN5u9D1H5N5rxt7wU1yyGcUkmsjSOamYqEx2mb2riA5tx-CZyKPrcaC3s4tQbZJJnaYvS2m-cik5XBlEj0spzG52cms1pouaIjJaj1dBg7JGmDM9FTLTLf34vd8gsUyR6XfgCeGFPWUBZK-YBr18YkAFblW0g2I=s480" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv5uvZ_dtaNfWOKDmIOgO-lPxELYN5u9D1H5N5rxt7wU1yyGcUkmsjSOamYqEx2mb2riA5tx-CZyKPrcaC3s4tQbZJJnaYvS2m-cik5XBlEj0spzG52cms1pouaIjJaj1dBg7JGmDM9FTLTLf34vd8gsUyR6XfgCeGFPWUBZK-YBr18YkAFblW0g2I=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/original-mw0000769604">The Ventures First LP</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Skip Moore was the drummer on the recording. He was devoted to his family’s auto-repair business. Thinking this was just another gig, he sold his rights to receive royalties to the recording session for $25. In later years, Moore filed a lawsuit, but it was dismissed since the document showed had signed away his rights.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7QZWvZRZYCeoCsuyu9PcimI4qMgedfQpJJkALup1CpM5oKPLgPpLAd8ROp1LNJbPEX1Q-7mOVsroU8gatJysshA2-LNYzCjfB64skHVR2D29Q6dpflJoJtChU4oXK5cH3By616_yB3T8NEkEgNqWCjyABWRfMG88jGV3PPQT7jGF9iOtDQzwVy4tG=s750" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="662" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7QZWvZRZYCeoCsuyu9PcimI4qMgedfQpJJkALup1CpM5oKPLgPpLAd8ROp1LNJbPEX1Q-7mOVsroU8gatJysshA2-LNYzCjfB64skHVR2D29Q6dpflJoJtChU4oXK5cH3By616_yB3T8NEkEgNqWCjyABWRfMG88jGV3PPQT7jGF9iOtDQzwVy4tG=w176-h200" width="176" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://pnwbands.com/ventures.html">The Ventures 1959</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Moore was replaced by drummer Howie Johnson. The original Ventures line up included Bob Bogle on lead guitar, Don Wilson on rhythm guitar, Nokie Edwards on bass guitar, and Howie Johnson on drums. Johnson had been involved in a car accident prior to joining the group and had irreversible spinal damage. Sometimes he had to perform wearing a neck brace when playing drums. Later he resigned and was replaced by Mel Taylor. </div><div><br /></div><div>By 1961 the band decided that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokie_Edwards">Nokie Edwards</a> was a much better player than Bob Bogle and his talents were wasted by keeping him on bass guitar. Bogle agreed, and rapidly learned the bass parts to all their tunes. So Edwards became the lead guitarist. This move would prove vital in modernizing the band's sound, ensuring success in an ever-changing market well into the late 1960s. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjScql_pn0PeEWvMpj41DrMDQt2bkRB4EnJOlo3zH-81klnSz1eyRoU4KDUFYwbNJfng62NInM6RLPg-1v04jN0U0b42Ymyl-8vTq9Fp_3hBWt0kDk1LCVXeGZhzmFpokHp2T1HHCcRZ91vic32y12CNXuvJp7SjWP-QLs3EZy4o1ZbDkxk9DQMXRUl=s1000" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjScql_pn0PeEWvMpj41DrMDQt2bkRB4EnJOlo3zH-81klnSz1eyRoU4KDUFYwbNJfng62NInM6RLPg-1v04jN0U0b42Ymyl-8vTq9Fp_3hBWt0kDk1LCVXeGZhzmFpokHp2T1HHCcRZ91vic32y12CNXuvJp7SjWP-QLs3EZy4o1ZbDkxk9DQMXRUl=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Ventures/e/B000AQ053G">The Ventures - Howie Johnson <br />- Don Wilson - Nokie Edwards on bass<br /> - Bob Bogle</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Initially The Ventures played Fender guitars. Bogle played a Fender Jazzmaster, Don Wilson owned a Fender Stratocaster, while Edwards played a Fender Precision Bass. Later on both Bogle, Wilson, and Edwards opted for the cleaner tones of the Jazzmaster. The guitarists used Fender amplifiers and reverb units. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwcSPCYev2LKHScx4EbSCVPkLN7TFrBTTudl6XqAJqVDq-JNUd2-ia3yRW2lpuDFoSR_G2feqzKy5ZpGuCTITsEPtdsldP5W2T0ZdsHcfDBDpGotZ5H6dMuARvlRYoo4pAKZtoDe7BPeCYymJWY8FYPrPs36sThW6kv_hE3N2s1l7oySIjg0RihhXR=s1280" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwcSPCYev2LKHScx4EbSCVPkLN7TFrBTTudl6XqAJqVDq-JNUd2-ia3yRW2lpuDFoSR_G2feqzKy5ZpGuCTITsEPtdsldP5W2T0ZdsHcfDBDpGotZ5H6dMuARvlRYoo4pAKZtoDe7BPeCYymJWY8FYPrPs36sThW6kv_hE3N2s1l7oySIjg0RihhXR=w200-h113" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhnTqmYxIww">Gene Moles With His Mosrite</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>One evening Nokie Edward was visiting with a guitar playing friend, who played in clubs and on recording sessions. The guitarist was Gene Moles, who had just received a custom made guitar made by luthier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosrite">Semie Mosely, who was building guitars under The Mosrite brand. </a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nokie Edwards was very impressed with this instrument.</div><div><br /></div><div>Soon after the encounter, The Ventures hooked up with Moseley to build custom made Ventures guitars and basses. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIQslK8KtL2DV-PDPSOjW14nznh8HzWBTh388aQLedpXJHpwDkmSGNoCrf9pkObp-UbuLXCUUIJR4bo_a06qlus4lbEm7ELBc6fTn0r-DGRxs3gPX1hPR0Uef-hZbWGyBTI0k3JB7Mx-9VIi9OgA3m_suvkQexZlWUBo0AZjlnLl1fhgc5Y2WvuACG=s443" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="353" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIQslK8KtL2DV-PDPSOjW14nznh8HzWBTh388aQLedpXJHpwDkmSGNoCrf9pkObp-UbuLXCUUIJR4bo_a06qlus4lbEm7ELBc6fTn0r-DGRxs3gPX1hPR0Uef-hZbWGyBTI0k3JB7Mx-9VIi9OgA3m_suvkQexZlWUBo0AZjlnLl1fhgc5Y2WvuACG=w159-h200" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gene+Moles">Gene Moles</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>“It was a beautiful guitar,” said Gene Moles, the Bakersfield session guitarist, then a member of Jimmy Thomason’s TV band, He later became the assembly-line inspector for Mosrite guitars. Mole's is quoted as saying “It was a well-designed instrument. It felt good to a guitar player when he grabbed it. It had a narrow neck and a low profile, so you didn’t have to push down as hard on the strings to play it. And it had what we called ‘speed frets,’ where you could slide up and down the neck without getting held up on high-profile frets. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8F4oU7y8X56tmLXltz0wm4bSDqt12F4gMOF6Bj2d9d6k0pP6W7gJvXgyBlhywzH4wa8TY8Yv3dTfb21U0ZqbXu0E47qAqSX2LM30hz1xdudWSb8gLLWTy6aDEb8EbvNvqgaoRMt-7T-zdFvz2OoDfhvysaUotdVb_VvJqochIlYzSkg4eDppnrkPi=s884" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8F4oU7y8X56tmLXltz0wm4bSDqt12F4gMOF6Bj2d9d6k0pP6W7gJvXgyBlhywzH4wa8TY8Yv3dTfb21U0ZqbXu0E47qAqSX2LM30hz1xdudWSb8gLLWTy6aDEb8EbvNvqgaoRMt-7T-zdFvz2OoDfhvysaUotdVb_VvJqochIlYzSkg4eDppnrkPi=w163-h200" width="163" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/431501208042108370/">Mosrite Ventures Models</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Ventures went on to sign a special distribution agreement with Mosrite. They featured the guitar on preceding album covers. The band, having signed a special distribution agreement with Mosrite, featured the guitar on its album covers. The headstock logo read "The Ventures" with the Mosrite logo in it's middle.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjba-gRsiC6VoFhGd4eXqAjn2UrCacY_wOVlx7v62K_iBNIg0nRMcEHIXZ-3601cq_d0Nxi3YGoylh1gCOxKUYUwyebapAX3cK3-E3ZyLe1JpRi1nrBrpKpxAFoudHjOhcr7ucymgfYDT4qCpIAvvx2KoFiqbjAzQrMBX2PNIqapnMPb7uollgDZUyy=s1500" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1500" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjba-gRsiC6VoFhGd4eXqAjn2UrCacY_wOVlx7v62K_iBNIg0nRMcEHIXZ-3601cq_d0Nxi3YGoylh1gCOxKUYUwyebapAX3cK3-E3ZyLe1JpRi1nrBrpKpxAFoudHjOhcr7ucymgfYDT4qCpIAvvx2KoFiqbjAzQrMBX2PNIqapnMPb7uollgDZUyy=w200-h146" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/80/lot/32362/">Don Wilson's Original Jazzmaster</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>After the expiration of their contract with Moseley, the Ventures returned to playing mainly Fender guitars. Only rarely have they used Mosrite guitars since that contract ended. In the mid-1990s, </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2zuFKlp_HE4dY53tyI7n4FLPGpoys8z6bXA5NJNYrhXFw2SMdgnYoXYWEAIupNhEWGT8NmaiwV9lGddjC3rQ-62EASTOaLow3cK76Ftho-NodG4zXXoKSIxkZj-3Gg4Fe4cTBQV52nRrKnfjHXM9B90Zs3PQepMUlrrBaZjrVjlQbIIWLeiUe1SBo=s497" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="356" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2zuFKlp_HE4dY53tyI7n4FLPGpoys8z6bXA5NJNYrhXFw2SMdgnYoXYWEAIupNhEWGT8NmaiwV9lGddjC3rQ-62EASTOaLow3cK76Ftho-NodG4zXXoKSIxkZj-3Gg4Fe4cTBQV52nRrKnfjHXM9B90Zs3PQepMUlrrBaZjrVjlQbIIWLeiUe1SBo=w143-h200" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ricardoventures.blogspot.com/2008/07/guitarras-da-banda.html">Fender Ventures Collection</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fender issued a limited edition Ventures Signature Series of guitars consisting of a <a href="https://reverb.com/item/46648720-fender-jazzmaster-the-ventures-jm-165-vr-signature-japan-1996-fujigen">Jazzmaster,</a> a <a href="https://reverb.com/p/fender-limited-edition-the-ventures-stratocaster-mij-midnight-black-transparent-1">Stratocaster, </a>and a <a href="https://reverb.com/p/fender-limited-edition-the-ventures-jazz-bass-mij">Fender Jazz Bass</a>, all with specifications determined by the band. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIwpt-CbE3mqKRpUHhhssTEUMJh5RG5-6L0ZPhb1DJFS1a00tCD1vAShnsuJs0H-WOt6oW485Wg32dR-iwgq7M3_1D7CwN9CIsQ0rsrZI10OjibA6G7EIN40brAYqB72aPhHMAVcAlJgu9k4mE_BWi5dBOqNdhK4UjYv4vDQ2zLOzpVjZtMSo1ruwp=s511" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="474" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIwpt-CbE3mqKRpUHhhssTEUMJh5RG5-6L0ZPhb1DJFS1a00tCD1vAShnsuJs0H-WOt6oW485Wg32dR-iwgq7M3_1D7CwN9CIsQ0rsrZI10OjibA6G7EIN40brAYqB72aPhHMAVcAlJgu9k4mE_BWi5dBOqNdhK4UjYv4vDQ2zLOzpVjZtMSo1ruwp=w186-h200" width="186" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.wilsonguitarventures.com/Images/The%20Ventures%20USA%20Custom%20Guitar%20Info%20Flyer%202.jpg">Aria & Wilson Brother <br />Venture Models</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Aria Guitars and Wilson Brothers Guitars have subsequently issued Ventures Signature Model instruments. Though both guitar resemble the Mosrite version, the Wilson Brothers guitar, in particular, is closely modeled physically on the original Mosrite design. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCqWnWaKaKeBiNdVSUJ0lQgbqgps00mTj30NCA-tViZLl8g2RLWVuame47jXSlba9ddv_nDY6BtNqF72zHp8Gc4TeOPBz0ulST7k5PBg2BcvbFCHUWwb6xjBnGt49wMNYNITtcEXGzKcYh5sc_D_a3bv_0naOr6B7ks225fD9FNhyAD6YMvnTUg3M=s500" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCqWnWaKaKeBiNdVSUJ0lQgbqgps00mTj30NCA-tViZLl8g2RLWVuame47jXSlba9ddv_nDY6BtNqF72zHp8Gc4TeOPBz0ulST7k5PBg2BcvbFCHUWwb6xjBnGt49wMNYNITtcEXGzKcYh5sc_D_a3bv_0naOr6B7ks225fD9FNhyAD6YMvnTUg3M=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/5312078-The-Ventures-Walk-Dont-Run-64-The-Cruel-Sea">Walk, Don't Run '64</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>By 1964 The Ventures released an updated version of their original hit record called Walk Don't Run '64 which hit the #6 mark on the Top 100 chart. This is the version that I learned as did thousands of other kids in garage bands across the nation and world. It featured that muted, reverb-laden, sliding glissando that just made the song pop. </div><div><br /></div><div>This style was imitated by many other "Surf Rock" groups of the day. It is even featured on the TV show theme for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmc7HKGChYE">Third Rock From The Sun.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy_T_Trg80L1JJJ__RAj-YapqxU3oYZQnw9cx-gSaMn7PzYUWl6jE8QdopnlN0RhLaNK5LSCAcyyiXVMrZua-xOYdlaDcYWOWQuBqxkyP_JIhcbZKewuAEE1XhvP1tQ3ROKJB3anMeU0eCQ6KoNQDFjYPeh-BpEUGrpLaHBmjh1MBKRRXa5rIasul1=s798" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="760" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy_T_Trg80L1JJJ__RAj-YapqxU3oYZQnw9cx-gSaMn7PzYUWl6jE8QdopnlN0RhLaNK5LSCAcyyiXVMrZua-xOYdlaDcYWOWQuBqxkyP_JIhcbZKewuAEE1XhvP1tQ3ROKJB3anMeU0eCQ6KoNQDFjYPeh-BpEUGrpLaHBmjh1MBKRRXa5rIasul1=w191-h200" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/49685965-original-vintage-mosrite-fuzzrite-distortion-pedal-v2-1964-5-chrome-steel">The 2000 Pound Bee</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The Ventures pioneered the use of special effects on such songs as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__JoQAIU6vE">"The 2000 Pound Bee"</a>, recorded in late 1962, in which lead guitarist Nokie Edwards employed a fuzz pedal. This was probably the Mosrite "Fuzzrite" pedal. Edward noted was the first guitarist to use a fuzz pedal. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-jS2yILvQ43SHcFOJ1_9L0RTmMG8cves-44NCLUGCxdm7zbAonxXiK2W63mgNpPCRMmborm2GVL3HQiAqCnKEfUGUn0IMh2Lv0gVd3HrTt4Y6OnX-wa3J_tDNml7hHcRJvlM80hPHQFzhQMk-QTywJA5W6HBMixk0ZbT3Pxq1D_GIMH7nZpczUYr1=s1024" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-jS2yILvQ43SHcFOJ1_9L0RTmMG8cves-44NCLUGCxdm7zbAonxXiK2W63mgNpPCRMmborm2GVL3HQiAqCnKEfUGUn0IMh2Lv0gVd3HrTt4Y6OnX-wa3J_tDNml7hHcRJvlM80hPHQFzhQMk-QTywJA5W6HBMixk0ZbT3Pxq1D_GIMH7nZpczUYr1=w111-h200" width="111" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/262616221994196060/">Mosrite 12 String</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Additional, the Ventures with Edwards on lead pioneered the use of the twelve-string guitar in rock. The Ventures also pioneered the use of other special guitar effects such as reverse tracking, flanging, and a talk box effect. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though their last major hit song in the United States was the theme to "Hawaii Five-0". This song reach #4 in 1968.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGa0N8Qt-5ECfJdq3O_wmzTflIcEZL6JnI3HIPO3dNmj3ajWX-fPTJi9oYaR2iJqkarwExPcTML41Ijnb0gergdvdEFwTWEOxzAp72wPPLTEplQddpizR4x-2gjXrFfcofdW2E-kneqI-r_nqLQnfwBLc73foCTsCcJvmphEfIJgbU1H3gQgj3j593=s640" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGa0N8Qt-5ECfJdq3O_wmzTflIcEZL6JnI3HIPO3dNmj3ajWX-fPTJi9oYaR2iJqkarwExPcTML41Ijnb0gergdvdEFwTWEOxzAp72wPPLTEplQddpizR4x-2gjXrFfcofdW2E-kneqI-r_nqLQnfwBLc73foCTsCcJvmphEfIJgbU1H3gQgj3j593=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://modernrecords2.ocnk.net/product/2618">Diamond Head</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Prior to this their 1965 single <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnJswrBEVww">"Diamond Head"</a> only reached #70 in the United States, however this one song became major hit overseas, reaching #1 in the Japanese and Hong Kong markets, and becoming the first million-selling single in Japan. </div><div><br /></div><div>In fact The Ventures were responsible for a period in Japanese music known as the Eleki which started a guitar boom in Japan. Thousands of Japanese purchased electric guitars and many guitar-based bands started up. In later years The Ventures played to many sold-out concerts in Japan. This also accounted for their agreement with Aria guitar.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeK9AvP539dir8rmC4LYcb3mqXGm9OKW_jfMxdeAcjtGU6a06GD3guv1mQ5dn3OXph8fEDW9elQuimspOI7v0uJtXeYPjri95_RlxUwjh9qM4_LnkH1F7Vqe6XV71_eR5ZF4EUSz6ufzkV--6CqUtdgsVo5NdHq5PbwQqPCIcAG_QrvKkK4QOXBMzb=s1000" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1000" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeK9AvP539dir8rmC4LYcb3mqXGm9OKW_jfMxdeAcjtGU6a06GD3guv1mQ5dn3OXph8fEDW9elQuimspOI7v0uJtXeYPjri95_RlxUwjh9qM4_LnkH1F7Vqe6XV71_eR5ZF4EUSz6ufzkV--6CqUtdgsVo5NdHq5PbwQqPCIcAG_QrvKkK4QOXBMzb=w200-h127" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://theparadise.ng/don-wilson-the-ventures-co-founder-and-guitarist-has-died/">Don Wilson</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Tim Wilson was quoted as saying <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/guitarist-don-wilson-last-surviving-founder-of-surf-rock-pioneers-the-ventures-dies-at-88/ar-AAT3ZHq">"Our dad was an amazing rhythm guitar player who touched people all over world with his band, The Ventures He will have his place in history forever and was much loved and appreciated. He will be missed." </a></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAS-lQs-kDKQDEvFphnFnygjDny9IYEiurajB33WQz2yrZmmOFvS1gAFVa3df2Bla2gsPY0xTWPOOdvg2PW3f8f-DgwaHJzUWV5AnyhHjhfg_pSlmyoXAuh3Ok37i9_Q_VrId0XLOPwxtObe-kIywl7K69iu9cDA7mP6AKeSjHM5VTUQt_oJOzt2xo=s1536" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1536" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAS-lQs-kDKQDEvFphnFnygjDny9IYEiurajB33WQz2yrZmmOFvS1gAFVa3df2Bla2gsPY0xTWPOOdvg2PW3f8f-DgwaHJzUWV5AnyhHjhfg_pSlmyoXAuh3Ok37i9_Q_VrId0XLOPwxtObe-kIywl7K69iu9cDA7mP6AKeSjHM5VTUQt_oJOzt2xo=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://theriver107.com/ventures-guitarist-don-wilson-dead-at-88/">Don Wilson</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Bogle died in 2009 at age 75. Edwards died in 2018 at age 82. Mel Taylor died in 1992 from cancer, Howie Johnson passed away in 1988, and original drummer Skip Moore is also deceased.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhyK-qw8bE-Khc6Ij3UG-XlBHkY30lN10Eo22GJXHFsby7V3PZE_RUFArMB7jmRnSGZHiVYQDrrNWVhvvpcf24jbxnWFJQ9UpJEkXmRUA-hLVx99e7WmZWsW7bmyPLnJGSqDZICKBqbqrg_sguREgg-14CtyZnQDIQGMfJXPEcuT-lK7u4tp-c3xmL=s509" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="509" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhyK-qw8bE-Khc6Ij3UG-XlBHkY30lN10Eo22GJXHFsby7V3PZE_RUFArMB7jmRnSGZHiVYQDrrNWVhvvpcf24jbxnWFJQ9UpJEkXmRUA-hLVx99e7WmZWsW7bmyPLnJGSqDZICKBqbqrg_sguREgg-14CtyZnQDIQGMfJXPEcuT-lK7u4tp-c3xmL=w200-h127" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-1986-2015-212268/john-mellencamp-2008-inductee-221959/">2008 Induction in the <br />Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Ventures played a prominent role in popularizing the electric guitar in the 1960s and helped create the twangy surf sound that influenced the Beach Boys, among others. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame deemed The Ventures, ushered into the hall's ranks in 2008, "the most successful instrumental combo in rock and roll history."</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for sources. Click on the links in the text for further information.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">©UniqueGuitar Publications 2022 (Text Only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/owq7hgzna3E" width="320" youtube-src-id="owq7hgzna3E"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tqC3BjIyq_0" width="320" youtube-src-id="tqC3BjIyq_0"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Rl3yVq6rrg" width="320" youtube-src-id="1Rl3yVq6rrg"></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fu2PL04Ylbs" width="320" youtube-src-id="Fu2PL04Ylbs"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/70y2UZTuv9E" width="320" youtube-src-id="70y2UZTuv9E"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-43861191800482471842021-12-19T12:30:00.006-08:002023-12-18T00:26:24.157-08:00Christmas Wish Time<p> </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com/photographs/HjLeTm/The-Beatles-Perform-on-the-Ed-Sullivan-Show-Miami-Beach-1964">The Beatles on Ed Sullivan 1964</a></b></td></tr>
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The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. Although I was just a kid, I’d been listening to rock music for several years before on the local AM radio stations. Yep, AM. FM would come later. Most of the artists I liked played guitar. When The Beatles showed up I was glued to their perfomance. That just did it for me. <div><br /></div><div>I just had to have a guitar.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/172122016982610698/">1960 Wish Book</a></b></td></tr>
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And every Christmas the Wish Book aka THE CATALOG showed up in our mail. We received three or four of these from different stores. I would turn right to the guitar section and carefully read each description with fascination. Those were those "olden days", long before Amazon, Musicians Friend, or the myriad other web sites which much later came into being. During this time I would beg my parents for a guitar and an amplifier.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://chasingguitars.com/harmony-history/">1960's Harmony Guitar catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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<a href="http://harmony.demont.net/">Wow that Harmony flat top was made of seasoned wood!</a> So it had to be great! (I had no clue at the time what seasoned wood was.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/fender/catalogues/1963_1964_index.php">1963-64 Fender Catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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Later on, I was able to send away to different companies for their guitar catalogs. I wish I had kept them all.<br />
<br />So let’s go back to those days and review some of those guitars, and amplifiers available years ago. And check out the prices too!<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com/2015/07/1965-look-at-guitar-market-fifty-years.html">Silvertone guitars sold by Sears</a></b></td></tr>
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Straight out of the Sears catalog were all of these "Silvertone" instruments. The two hollow bodies on the left and the two solidbody guitars on the lower right were made by the Harmony Guitar Company. The two teal solidbody guitars on the upper right were made by <a href="http://www.musicmansteve.com/catalogs/images/Kay53cover2.jpg">the Kay Guitar Company. </a> Silvertone was the brand name that Sears had put on their radios, televisions, and electronics.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://lifeasahuman.com/2014/arts-culture/music/the-electric-guitar-a-short-history-part-1/">Sears Silvertone guitars and amplifiers</a></b></td></tr>
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The company applied that name to their musical instruments. In fact Sears contracted with several different manufacturers to produce guitars, and amplifiers, and then badged them with that brand name. All of these guitars pictured here were made by Kay, with the exception of the second one on the top row, which is a Danelectro guitar. <div><br /></div><div>The amplifiers on the page were made by National.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/electric/1448/1448.html">Silvertone Danelectro <br />Guitar/amp in case</a></b></td></tr>
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It is a fact that the Danelectro Company sold most of their guitars and amplifiers through mail order retail companies such as Sears, Montgomery Wards, and others.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/electric/1444/1444.html">Sears Danelectro bass</a></b></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBg8w7q9m5k">This Silvertone, model 57 1444</a>L bass guitar caught the attention of my best friend, and he purchased it for $99.00 in 1965.<br />
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I recently saw this same bass at a local music store with the price tag of $800.00.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1483/1483.html">Danelectro Silvertone Bass amplifier</a></b></td></tr>
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About six month later my friend had saved up enough money to purchase the matching Danelectro-made <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wfd0J4OSas">Silvertone model 1483 bass amp</a>. This amp pumped 23 watts into a single 12" Jensen speaker. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1484/1484_schematic.html">Silvertone Twin Twelve amplifier</a></b></td></tr>
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One of the most popular Sears Silvertone amplifiers was what most of us referred to as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5urxYKn_u8M">the "Twin Twelver", although it's actual designation was Model 1484</a>. It was made by the Danelectro Company of Neptune, New Jersey.<br />
<br />Silvertones were considerably less expensive than a comparable Fender amplifier. The Danelectro speaker cabinets were made with a compartment in the bottom to store the amplifier unit or head for transportation. </div><div><br /></div><div>While Fender and Gibson made their amplifier cabinets out of solid pine wood, Danelectro used much cheaper particle board for construction.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1472/1472.html">Silvertone model 1472</a></b></td></tr>
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For those on a budget, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEaSYNXFFtw">Silvertone offered the model 1472</a>, also made by Danelectro. This pumped 10 watts into a 12" Jensen speaker. All for less than $70.00 USD. A similar 12 watt 1965 Fender Princeton Reverb was $169.<br />
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The Montgomery Ward Company used the brand name Airline for its electronic and music products. They used a number of "jobbers" or wholesale companies to procure their guitars and amplifiers, such as National, Valco, Supro, Harmony, Kay, All guitars were sold by Wards under the Airline brand name.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/0b/39/ef0b398b2d605a7c318ce26ad153ba86.jpg">Two Valco made Airline guitars. <br />The one circled is <br />Jack White's 1964 Hutto Airline model</a></b></td></tr>
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Perhaps the most interesting guitar offered in their catalog was the <a href="https://reverb.com/news/3-times-electric-guitar-makers-tried-to-ditch-wood">Valco made fiberglass models</a>, which they referred to as <a href="http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/The_Kim_Sisters_and_National_Electric_Guitars.jpg">"Res-o-glass" for its supposed resonance.</a> There is an interesting history of National, Valco, and Supro. This was a company started by the Dopyera brothers of Dobro fame. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wakIHZhFFJI">Jack White</a> played t<a href="https://reverb.com/news/jack-white-and-airline">he JB Hutto model </a>that was first manufactured in 1959.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://harmony.demont.net/catalogs.php">1954 Montgomery Ward catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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Another one of the more unusual guitars that Montgomery Wards offered under the Airline brand was the <a href="https://reverb.com/item/3227041-kay-k-161-thin-twin-1952">Kay Thin Twin</a>. Though the pickups covers seem thin, the actual single coil pickups underneath the pickguard were normal size compared to comparable instruments.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kay/">Jimmy Reed with Kay Thin Twin</a></b></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzT_fZL7Bk">The Kay Thin Twin</a> was the model played by guitarist Jimmy Reed. You can see it in this 1954 company catalog. Most of the other guitars and amps on this page were made by National.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-western-auto-catalog-kay-148919561">Western Auto catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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A company that has probably been long forgotten was Western Auto. They were very popular in the 1950's and 1960's, and sold guitars and amplifiers under the Truetone brand. The guitars and amplifiers were made by the Kay Company of Chicago.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/news/the-story-of-kay-guitars-told-in-10-reverb-listings">Western Auto Speed Demon</a></b></td></tr>
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One of my favorite Kay-made guitars sold by Western Auto was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q3L69hfOwo">the three pickup Jazz King aka the Speed Demon</a>. It came with distinctive Kay single coil pickups. Each pickup had its own volume and tone control. Some models came with the Truetone decal, while others came with the Western Auto "W" logo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://picclick.com/Vintage-1962-Kay-Electric-Guitar-Amp-Allied-Catalog-292526847195.html">1962 Kay guitar catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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One of the more popular guitars in the 1960's was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I3CdjNBjGQ">the Kay Vanguard</a>, you can view it in the lower left corner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/50984-truetone-by-kay-vanguard-1964-red">Kay Vanguard - two versions<br /> under the Truetone brand</a></b></td></tr>
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This guitar came with one or two pickups, and a fixed bridge with an aluminum bridge cover. The price for the one pickup model was only $44.95, which was a big factor in the instruments popularity. These were sold by Western Auto, Sears, and under the Old Kraftsman brand for Spiegel, another catalog company.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://thea.com/Electric-Kay-Value-Leader/">Kay Value Leader</a></b></td></tr>
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<br />One more popular model made by Kay was called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEO_pO84UlY">The Value Leader. </a>It was sold through several different catalog companies under different brand names, as well as under the Kay brand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.kayvintagereissue.com/pdf/1960catalog.pdf">Kay Value Leader guitars</a></b></td></tr>
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This hollow body Les Paul shaped guitar came with a fixed wooden bridge, a rectangular aluminum pickguard, a trapeze bridge, and one, two, or three pickups. The single pickup model sold for $69.95, the two pickup model sold for $87.95, while the three pickup version was $99.95. The pickups were low output to decrease feed back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://picclick.com/Vintage-Original-1965-1966-Fender-Guitar-Bass-Amp-202412740727.html">1965-66 Fender Catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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Although Fender guitars were only sold through authorized dealers, you could obtain a <a href="file:///C:/Users/Marc/Downloads/Fender%201965-1966%20Catalog.PDF">Fender catalog</a> from a dealer or directly from the company. For a guitar obsessed kid, these catalogs were like finding gold. We could look at all those guitars and dream.<br /><br />
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<br />The new kid on the scene in 1966 was Baldwin guitars and amplifiers. Baldwin had recently acquired Burns of London guitars, and the rights to <a href="http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/Baldwin_1966_brochure_01.jpg">Kustom amplifiers</a>. Some of the original Baldwin guitars were still labeled as "Burns", so Baldwin put their logo on top of the Burns logo. The Baldwin amplifiers were based on Kustom amplifier circuitry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_pages/catalogs_american_spiegel_kay_1966.php">1966 Spiegle catalog</a></b></td></tr>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegel_(catalog)">The Joseph Speigel Company</a> was a Chicago based business specializing in direct mail order sales. They sold guitars that were made by Kay Guitars of Chicago under the Old Kraftman brand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/66-guitars.html">1966 Carvin Catalog</a></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>One of the most interesting companies that originally sold guitars and instruments made by other companies, but within a few years manufactured their own guitars by the mid 1960's. This was <a href="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/decade/66-guitars.html">The Carvin Company of California.</a> I recall sending for their catalog. It may have cost me 50 cents for postage. It contained very interesting guitars and amplifiers, and it came with a separate price list manually typed on a typewriter. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Carvin Company was a family business, and remains so today under the Keisel brand name.<div><br /></div><div>Years later I learned that the bodies of those early Carvin guitars were made by the California based company, but the <a href="http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofner2/links.html">necks, pickups, and electronics were made by Hofner of Germany.</a>, although some of the pickups were wound in house. Later on Carvin manufactured their own brand of pickups <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjnSideVaSo4F1lHf9kf7VmuNmFasApyPfPfHb9mSF8FU_122JsvveNzFq0JHMBJVtQ4hPy0kYf5KqkrrR0obr3yu723l5QtcpK8XOkF88Oq2hRwwg4w4Kbr8duunAEIXwT0agpQvHeA/s610/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="610" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjnSideVaSo4F1lHf9kf7VmuNmFasApyPfPfHb9mSF8FU_122JsvveNzFq0JHMBJVtQ4hPy0kYf5KqkrrR0obr3yu723l5QtcpK8XOkF88Oq2hRwwg4w4Kbr8duunAEIXwT0agpQvHeA/w200-h130/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=15831">Emenee Toy Commercial</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In addition to the wish books there were a few television commercials in the mid-1960's from <a href="http://strykerahc.org/assets/applets/Strydel_Emenee_Brochure.pdf">a toy company called Emenee. </a> This New York based toy manufacture created several guitars that were made out of plastic. </div><div><br /></div><div>They also produced the "polychord electric-piano organ" aka The Audition Organ, and<a href="https://www.drumforum.org/threads/1966-emenee-big-bash-snare-drum.174352/"> the "Big Bash Drum" snare drum.</a> Well a kid could start their own band with all those seemingly marvelous instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCIDqTZ1AYeSffKs2Ww7vjeVN8FKyyvPXY7SG0j8zU4Dwjvu5GqXCT-C4Acl5eJVTmFhZRqdJdqksyOY_jDXS4GJ9RNSpPQBzDKDYeYvKMlIB9WhNN6ET43JF-PC5tSad3wm2rx91sps/s512/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCIDqTZ1AYeSffKs2Ww7vjeVN8FKyyvPXY7SG0j8zU4Dwjvu5GqXCT-C4Acl5eJVTmFhZRqdJdqksyOY_jDXS4GJ9RNSpPQBzDKDYeYvKMlIB9WhNN6ET43JF-PC5tSad3wm2rx91sps/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4433048_782-emenee-tiger-kid-s-plastic-guitar-with-amplifier">Emenee Tiger Guitar<br /> with amp</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Emenee Tiger guitar was a hollow body archtop instrument made entirely of plastic. It had a cutaway, an archtop bridge and came with a detachable contact microphone which was probably made by the DeArmond Company.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h65V1UxN45iB0mVzAUdmQWKmHrAw4SqgrkCws5uWTKPLd6u6qUbDwdH_rdGrWSrJE_MrYhC4IoJ6OAbOjNoCX5tEOL18XnS9l35qK6EVAWoJaMy7ngPxkB2ymptc2ugsAMwOnggkAXo/s1024/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h65V1UxN45iB0mVzAUdmQWKmHrAw4SqgrkCws5uWTKPLd6u6qUbDwdH_rdGrWSrJE_MrYhC4IoJ6OAbOjNoCX5tEOL18XnS9l35qK6EVAWoJaMy7ngPxkB2ymptc2ugsAMwOnggkAXo/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://hibid.com/lot/72859-139908-29577/vintage-emenee-swingin-cat-combo-guitar-set/">Emenee Swinging Cat Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Swinging Cat guitar has been described in internet posts as perhaps the worst toy ever made. It was a solid body style all plastic guitar with a faux pickup section molded on top of the body. It came with a contact microphone that was permanently attached to the amplifier. The child could place the microphone contraption under the strings. </div><div><br /></div><div>Both instruments featured low watt battery powered amps housed in a plastic cabinet. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wish there were more videos of guitar catalogs on the internet. There were a few last year, but they now they all seem to come with a subscription price.<br />
<br />I wish you all A Very Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! I hope Santa brings you a new guitar.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLB0UnUbCPIRwjokUjBg-A2VEC_9wY4uN47xxPr0ttsPCiXX_HclwzHsJs9UxDx_DGZOY6tYNGK0H_WiJXEdhmEFlj905RA1-paWYcKLOCnqAzZpepAbgDzxh0UayIOXSMOyH1xYWqVyXINZK6dOAQUVSgl64GqY_I-bNvxeN6BZ6snq-2ZDf8WIGp=s300" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLB0UnUbCPIRwjokUjBg-A2VEC_9wY4uN47xxPr0ttsPCiXX_HclwzHsJs9UxDx_DGZOY6tYNGK0H_WiJXEdhmEFlj905RA1-paWYcKLOCnqAzZpepAbgDzxh0UayIOXSMOyH1xYWqVyXINZK6dOAQUVSgl64GqY_I-bNvxeN6BZ6snq-2ZDf8WIGp=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pAszaf1dHj8" width="320" youtube-src-id="pAszaf1dHj8"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AU_dreXUrY4" width="320" youtube-src-id="AU_dreXUrY4"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PXTbd-0voEc" width="320" youtube-src-id="PXTbd-0voEc"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-14678103586070734302021-12-12T13:09:00.000-08:002021-12-12T13:09:58.295-08:00Yamaha Acoustic Guitars<p> </p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXO7LNZCLYqT3VZ1mxdLGUSi_7wuQAThBj85LRvHCYGSfml632i35b56V8JYaff119HRqNOSRQCDZ14KlwrNZt_TAC-Wnvm6iCPWFe1GgBDjkoNFE6kXvmKGvfTwcQRDFvKaX4H0OPbM/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXO7LNZCLYqT3VZ1mxdLGUSi_7wuQAThBj85LRvHCYGSfml632i35b56V8JYaff119HRqNOSRQCDZ14KlwrNZt_TAC-Wnvm6iCPWFe1GgBDjkoNFE6kXvmKGvfTwcQRDFvKaX4H0OPbM/w134-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="134" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/581736-yamaha-red-label-12-string-1970-s-natural">Yamaha FG230 12</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>I was talking to an old friend a few days ago about guitars and he mentioned to me that his wife owned a <a href="http://yamahavintagefg.com/red-label-fgs-differences-between-the-early-common-versions/">Yamaha Red Label guitar</a> which she purchased nearly 50 years ago, and that guitar sounds fantastic. </div><div><br /></div><div>This conversation brought to mind another good friend I knew when she was only 14 years old, and I wasn't much older. Her parents had given her a Yamaha 12 string guitar in 1971. I went to her home and showed her a few chords. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCtgm5VUZuWQb7GVpqID47_aYqe5v4soE4MKpJ6yS9ndJJBRp1yU2d4KhlOHrhyzIB-_aBxd6c8ti-qW9-sEkMJjRgjt_-7bWBRZo_R90MzQnWQQepORewhbVOwxmAXtbztJ-mFYCgGU/s572/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="572" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCtgm5VUZuWQb7GVpqID47_aYqe5v4soE4MKpJ6yS9ndJJBRp1yU2d4KhlOHrhyzIB-_aBxd6c8ti-qW9-sEkMJjRgjt_-7bWBRZo_R90MzQnWQQepORewhbVOwxmAXtbztJ-mFYCgGU/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/932417-yamaha-g-150a-classical-guitar-1970-s-natural">Yamaha G-150</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>I even purchased a Yamaha G-50 classical guitar around that same time for only $50 and used it for a few years. These memories peaked my interest and in doing some research I have learned that the Yamaha Company was originally founded way back in 1887 to produce pianos and organs. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yamaha did not begin building guitars until the early 1940's when they opened a factory dedicated exclusively to guitar construction in the city of Hamamatsu Japan. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/looking-back-50-years-yamaha-guitars#:~:text=Although%20Yamaha%20was%20originally%20founded%20in%201887%20to,guitar%20construction%20in%20Hamamatsu%20in%20the%20late%20Forties.">Yamaha’s first guitars were nylon-string classical models</a>. These guitars were sold only by retailers within the Japanese market throughout the Forties, Fifties and early Sixties. </div><div><br /></div><div>In later years The Yamaha Company expanded to produce a variety of products, from motorcycles, boat engines, to skis, and of course synthesizers and guitar amplifiers, but as usual we are just going to concentrate on guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFkxwMaVfm28CedVtPSHSmLQQaPj5qBSw5JzBiuQbcJJj4DyME-Wd6eNxgtWt2kVdbUYpz5azCBS-gpt0WfsC2cBAgjCzmXOTjkIFB4G9XSLCxHmsHj2YIBJpS6qyXMNb_he4W0mdsCw/s557/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="557" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFkxwMaVfm28CedVtPSHSmLQQaPj5qBSw5JzBiuQbcJJj4DyME-Wd6eNxgtWt2kVdbUYpz5azCBS-gpt0WfsC2cBAgjCzmXOTjkIFB4G9XSLCxHmsHj2YIBJpS6qyXMNb_he4W0mdsCw/w200-h169/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.92y.org/class/the-beatles-beatlemania-part-ii">Beatlemania</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>In the mid 1960's the pandemic of the day was called Beatlemania. The vaccine that was offered was guitars. And many of these guitars were imported from Japan. Beatlemania particularly hit with a ferocity in The United States. Yes, even I was a victim. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average U.S. salary in 1965 was around $6900 annually or around $140 a week before taxes. A Fender Stratocaster during that era retailed at $225, and a Gibson ES-335 was (as it says) $335. I purchased a low end Martin in 1973 for $279. These prices were not much cheaper in the 1960's.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCRjwZ2eHqq-_7EpU_14DY9381wDEKQhuP2Load7AH5u41JdXF_s2PsisC_tIqhfsid3HWeje2uKIa0KN2VOi4Ln_gqaqI2dLfsNubXWqeRtjPVeyFPsluZWvm_EZEprqOL4bCReeWg4/s427/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCRjwZ2eHqq-_7EpU_14DY9381wDEKQhuP2Load7AH5u41JdXF_s2PsisC_tIqhfsid3HWeje2uKIa0KN2VOi4Ln_gqaqI2dLfsNubXWqeRtjPVeyFPsluZWvm_EZEprqOL4bCReeWg4/w111-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="111" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/333899759858010010/">1965 Japanese Guitars</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>As most families in the mid 1960's could not afford a top end guitar for their budding rock star or folk musician, to satisfy the need for an instrument, import companies contracted mainly with Japanese guitar manufacturers, such as Yamaha, to import less expensive guitars and other musical instruments into the United States. And this increased demand was quite beneficial for the Yamaha Company. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd5AppNePEyEouh9C41dFNitvSfx8zYF2T__W0qylQYzXbjTVtGYldpjNOV8-bFJh0dWHi37kM_2j9vvUieu6MZVDnJDpR-iSrpAmGI4XxO6WC9MKrQd7VHulmHqes8G_UrDUhOgfKrQ/s750/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="428" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd5AppNePEyEouh9C41dFNitvSfx8zYF2T__W0qylQYzXbjTVtGYldpjNOV8-bFJh0dWHi37kM_2j9vvUieu6MZVDnJDpR-iSrpAmGI4XxO6WC9MKrQd7VHulmHqes8G_UrDUhOgfKrQ/w114-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="114" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/yamaha-g60-a-acoustic-guitar-509-c-2d648f690f">1966 Yamaha G60</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Yamaha already had amassed two decades of building guitars for Japanese consumers. It was in 1966 that Yamaha sold their first export models. <a href="https://reverb.com/item/1646496-yamaha-g50-vintage-classical-guitar-1967-69-anitique-natural">This lineup consisted of the G50,</a> G60, G80, G100, G120 and G150 classical guitars, which were all produced at their Hamamatsu factory. The models offered this year sold for retail prices ranging from $49 to $109. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yamaha established a custom shop later in 1966 which was dedicated to the production of the finest instruments they could make. They started to collaborate with outside experts. Their first collaboration was with a Spanish guitar builder named Eduardo Ferrer. He helped Yamaha refine the designs of its classical guitar models. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eTPhT77Z4Gl88fX48cpDw0L-qHsf7kQ3j151C2oNoByk_BYG0Mbx8pPr3qqLWoi79DfrUzSgJXg0C6Xh2GZ8eF5CWeACTERlWZMv8fbt0w56RadUvnNOy_uDcbofzWGTU84HyuOPRes/s900/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="683" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eTPhT77Z4Gl88fX48cpDw0L-qHsf7kQ3j151C2oNoByk_BYG0Mbx8pPr3qqLWoi79DfrUzSgJXg0C6Xh2GZ8eF5CWeACTERlWZMv8fbt0w56RadUvnNOy_uDcbofzWGTU84HyuOPRes/w152-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="152" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.yamaha.com/en/about/innovation/collection/detail/3003/">1967 Yamaha GC-10</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ferrer's expertise led to the development of the GC5, GC7 and <a href="https://reverb.com/item/45744230-yamaha-grand-concert-gc-10-classical-guitar-all-solid-woods-spruce-top">GC10 models</a>, which made their debut in 1967 offering Yamaha’s classical guitars and also a new steel-string line. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhK3kDGxyFZlUZGzenb1S3RNy-7WlKYnmVSM6rfTx4B58ZOq3Tv9WcOGcxqyvwAypyLFgbUypjZsKQ48KpXvQVs1mKZaO0Dyr8qdgbn3MVQTxvJsYuXWJl10cw44NLZDhucpja47wXX3A/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhK3kDGxyFZlUZGzenb1S3RNy-7WlKYnmVSM6rfTx4B58ZOq3Tv9WcOGcxqyvwAypyLFgbUypjZsKQ48KpXvQVs1mKZaO0Dyr8qdgbn3MVQTxvJsYuXWJl10cw44NLZDhucpja47wXX3A/w134-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="134" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rotseite.com/yamaha-guitar-serial-numbers-what-can-they-tell-youly3-3803s2-">1967 Yamaha FG 150</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The steel string line up consisted of the dreadnought FG150 and FG180 models (also introduced in 1966 and priced at $99.50 and $119.50, respectively), sold in impressive amounts in the United States. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkvqhpx6KDubYSgKEHNy2idjHKGPTSKb2JGXTXBdx0MlMKYRPaOY_oYyfQvJW9JazV06u6go7P99Cpqtnb5uDi6i0Yff2ZprJf-6t9fr4p6gIPfJPcIT0qHtqHbXVjxCa3tRXb8kKSiQ/s667/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkvqhpx6KDubYSgKEHNy2idjHKGPTSKb2JGXTXBdx0MlMKYRPaOY_oYyfQvJW9JazV06u6go7P99Cpqtnb5uDi6i0Yff2ZprJf-6t9fr4p6gIPfJPcIT0qHtqHbXVjxCa3tRXb8kKSiQ/w150-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://yamahavintagefg.com/history-of-the-yamaha-fg-1966-1981-us-models/#:~:text=They%20changed%20to%20the%20Red%20label%20at%20the,FG-150%2C%20FG-180%2C%20FG-300%20and%20the%2012%20string%20FG-230.">1968 Red Label FG-150</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The 1968 to 1981 Yamaha models FG (folk guitar) guitars are known among collectors as <a href="https://reverb.com/item/1331958-yamaha-fg-180-1970-vintage-1970-red-label">Red Label guitars.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Due to their reasonable pricing and nice action Yamaha acoustic guitars became a very popular choice for beginners as well as experienced players who wanted an inexpensive backup acoustic instrument. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQadIIHiilKQ8ilgis5ZJGxR8izof2xyI-AmRbiiL8GyGBLMefx4DsRh4og3BazzFjo5zhRoyLoQQOno8PxYq1gDdwHzcZZY2Bm2c1W2TB_o6zAxwkpmVoy8l99FW7nYJvVVq0dH82YlE/s1152/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1152" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQadIIHiilKQ8ilgis5ZJGxR8izof2xyI-AmRbiiL8GyGBLMefx4DsRh4og3BazzFjo5zhRoyLoQQOno8PxYq1gDdwHzcZZY2Bm2c1W2TB_o6zAxwkpmVoy8l99FW7nYJvVVq0dH82YlE/w200-h108/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2015/02/country-joe-and-fish-interview-with-joe.html">Country Joe at Woodstock</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Possibly the first major exposure for a Yamaha guitar in the United States was when Country Joe McDonald performed a nine-song solo set on the second day of the 1969 Woodstock Festival accompanied only by a <a href="https://fg150.com/en/topics/745">Yamaha FG-150.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>This guitar actually belonged to a stage hand, who loaned it to the performer when McDonald was asked to play an impromptu set before Santana took the stage. </div><div><br /></div><div>The guitar is barely visible in the footage of McDonald performing “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6-bHlz-4">I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag</a>” a song that was featured in the Woodstock documentary. The Yamaha logo was prominent in many photos shot of McDonald, which included an iconic shot by Jim Marshall that was distributed to the press. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL2TIbKYm1Ohs6_bVwIuqk9IaovSwW0-3Bia2QU1mElNOV7_lN8lhOjJRBlEQqLAUHhxNrRQ6P3igzvZdehyphenhyphenlEAi3BhfH0dh_QRUAU-nDFufOwl2qt0NYctvzXrOORq81-S3DlMrRliM/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="620" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL2TIbKYm1Ohs6_bVwIuqk9IaovSwW0-3Bia2QU1mElNOV7_lN8lhOjJRBlEQqLAUHhxNrRQ6P3igzvZdehyphenhyphenlEAi3BhfH0dh_QRUAU-nDFufOwl2qt0NYctvzXrOORq81-S3DlMrRliM/w200-h133/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/228792-yamaha-acoustic-guitar-catalogs-70s">Yamaha Acoustic Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Those earliest Yamaha acoustic guitars featured laminated wooden bodies. However by 1967 and going forward, Yamaha had expanded and improved its line of guitars considerably. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteasBvEfx9Hqt6aAB75wCAcbHnGUweNG-V8O0i1OkdbMSNXRx_aKJFBe2Bepbl0ovcb3eGf2FuZi4BPZl8oqmiW_oZsd6oRJIh5Ttt9o9paiD9yXGBV05qxSZ3-xWMNfIO_CM8UhvG4Q/s1920/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteasBvEfx9Hqt6aAB75wCAcbHnGUweNG-V8O0i1OkdbMSNXRx_aKJFBe2Bepbl0ovcb3eGf2FuZi4BPZl8oqmiW_oZsd6oRJIh5Ttt9o9paiD9yXGBV05qxSZ3-xWMNfIO_CM8UhvG4Q/w133-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Yamaha-Fg-1500-1972-37641">Yamaha FG-1500</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The most notable development was the introduction of several high-quality acoustic models made from solid materials. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/265389145317?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1vl69jhEkSGe8HubYJlOAVA69&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=265389145317&targetid=4581046488761455&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418640322&mkgroupid=1239149842233245&rlsatarget=pla-4581046488761455&abcId=9300602&merchantid=51291&msclkid=e6bb21b956ac1c8d4dae401507ab3bff">The FG-500</a> was Yamaha’s first steel-string acoustic model to feature a solid spruce top, eventually followed by the FG-1500 and FG-2000 models with solid spruce tops and solid jacaranda back and sides. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Hpxh75-EAgCqweRLmjJPyxPhqhmTF_Kn-M7YPX0nuuVYZy7uyyLjP0BvjXYCnCD6GyK9P99MUeJkJ0t2tu90WmAFSJ3qEF49_wSxXI8ywDq40EnuRyH9AHvqQNlfltCEnibVVg9AtKo/s750/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="673" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Hpxh75-EAgCqweRLmjJPyxPhqhmTF_Kn-M7YPX0nuuVYZy7uyyLjP0BvjXYCnCD6GyK9P99MUeJkJ0t2tu90WmAFSJ3qEF49_wSxXI8ywDq40EnuRyH9AHvqQNlfltCEnibVVg9AtKo/w179-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="179" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://rareguitargallery.com/yamaha-fg2000.html">Yamaha FG-2000</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bob Seger’s main acoustic onstage during the Seventies was an <a href="http://FG-1500.">FG-1500.</a> James Taylor often played an <a href="https://yamahavintagefg.boards.net/thread/209/fg-2000">FG-2000</a> live and in the studio during this period as well. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx9N71jSgOh4cNMeZ_K4u5U4DOEspHpauKRrPiUualKAns8pa46RoltfR2J_7Ijlk36Vxv2LxJi2tDaAHSGPChixJMJMyRTMMnHe-jrRptbJN0x-mIdk1RVsKD-NSUsRiGZDNBHLChQo/s991/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="991" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx9N71jSgOh4cNMeZ_K4u5U4DOEspHpauKRrPiUualKAns8pa46RoltfR2J_7Ijlk36Vxv2LxJi2tDaAHSGPChixJMJMyRTMMnHe-jrRptbJN0x-mIdk1RVsKD-NSUsRiGZDNBHLChQo/w200-h134/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.12fret.com/sold/yamaha-ll-25t-mid-80s-consignment/">Yamaha LL-25T</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>During the mid Seventies, Yamaha made the transition from the FG series to the L series. Yamaha incorporated several major design changes with the L series, including increasing the scale length from 25 inches to 25 9/16 inches, narrowing the dimensions of the lower bout, and offering fancier inlays and binding. </div><div><br /></div><div>While the FG series guitars were primarily affordable, budget instruments, the L series were designed as high-end acoustics. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05sg7rMx5xkXY5nsUUV-Pjag_t61gcdz3HOeSIN5SRzu9ijkrTdTlEi121OUDWveYnDqGf7I9ZCkJ18iZjyk7P3H4UEes7B2g6KIqe3c0vkO4CfOwraNhwgwdnBaQKVPWMoMH-mJ9s2M/s729/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="563" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05sg7rMx5xkXY5nsUUV-Pjag_t61gcdz3HOeSIN5SRzu9ijkrTdTlEi121OUDWveYnDqGf7I9ZCkJ18iZjyk7P3H4UEes7B2g6KIqe3c0vkO4CfOwraNhwgwdnBaQKVPWMoMH-mJ9s2M/w154-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/823666219328801659/">John Denver's L-53</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>In 1977 John Denver ordered two custom <a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/john-denvers-1978-yamaha-l-53-guitar-33-c-7a9482d880">L-53 guitars</a> which featured Hokkaido spruce tops and Brazilian rosewood back and sides. He played these guitars in concert and television appearances during the late Seventies. The ornate custom abalone inlay on his L-53’s headstock also appears prominently on <a href="https://img.discogs.com/Bo9Nbr27RORVnqN7YdkxeDHolLU=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1799001-1387400804-3922.jpeg.jpg">the cover of the John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together album.</a> These were exceptional instruments.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV1w_a0KnFqpMjHdij5hjplYrXFhjBtoLpPGXZTjLwEurzYsHPWb4gLWcicPtscqe3ahxvazqjI1n7rdOEN6Mbp7XJJtRVzoju9hi5f94WZfZV1lqrMYlOTQfO3cAN2wZfvAkEHEKxUA/s926/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="696" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV1w_a0KnFqpMjHdij5hjplYrXFhjBtoLpPGXZTjLwEurzYsHPWb4gLWcicPtscqe3ahxvazqjI1n7rdOEN6Mbp7XJJtRVzoju9hi5f94WZfZV1lqrMYlOTQfO3cAN2wZfvAkEHEKxUA/w151-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="151" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/359373245258922747/">John Lennon's CJ-52</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>That same year John Lennon ordered a new Country J<a href="https://tilonlysilenceremains.com/the-beatles-guitars-johns-guitars/">umbo CJ-52 guitar</a> from Yamaha’s custom shop while he and Yoko Ono were on vacation in Japan. The guitar featured an intricate dragon graphic on the body, the Chinese character for dragon on the headstock, and a yin-yang symbol below the bridge, all done using Japanese Maki-e lacquer with gold and silver powder. To date, it remains the most expensive guitar built by the Yamaha custom shop. </div><div><br /></div><div>Paul Simon was also a fan of Yamaha’s brand new CJ-52 model, and it became his main guitar for live performances, including the historic Central Park benefit reunion concert by Simon & Garfunkel in 1981. He also owned a Yamaha FG720S.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8Wc-Bf4E3HoQmYFzkMMegzypCiANH4UQMq9noCuAUVOuY3LlkDeb-9K8CoiqgiavfxwxX90tBdMjgwGRTTJJRrWk6xH1z7mV4eSwR0TJBnHykVlHyHAgK0VWqCulMgYY6ldr4iIlUBA/s1406/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1406" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8Wc-Bf4E3HoQmYFzkMMegzypCiANH4UQMq9noCuAUVOuY3LlkDeb-9K8CoiqgiavfxwxX90tBdMjgwGRTTJJRrWk6xH1z7mV4eSwR0TJBnHykVlHyHAgK0VWqCulMgYY6ldr4iIlUBA/w200-h109/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://bobdylansgear.blogspot.com/2011/02/yamaha-guitar-catalog-1978.html">Dylan's Yamaha Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Bob Dylan discovered Yamaha acoustics while playing shows at Tokyo’s Budokan Hall in 1978, and shortly afterward a Yamaha L-6 and L-52 were frequently seen in his hands during concert performances. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yamaha developed dozens of popular classical, flamenco, steel-string and even solidbody electric guitars and basses during the late Seventies. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the 1980's the Yamaha acoustic guitar lineup included the CWE series acoustic-electric models that was introduced in 1983. This guitar paved the way for the immensely popular APX series introduced four years later. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGAqiz9A1w0JfNFJP3VEd9ij4dN4AZJ0ZexJpXK-pSwQ7agfDrUvEjII8WHbNIecmVjdmApu2WS4z9YReLXE-3NCeVXO_IHOUgA1EZ5SSkuUNMnTfCnMgOjEhZacfeu4Fce-Jy-mF4ok/s800/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGAqiz9A1w0JfNFJP3VEd9ij4dN4AZJ0ZexJpXK-pSwQ7agfDrUvEjII8WHbNIecmVjdmApu2WS4z9YReLXE-3NCeVXO_IHOUgA1EZ5SSkuUNMnTfCnMgOjEhZacfeu4Fce-Jy-mF4ok/w133-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/35249418-yamaha-cwe-18-bs-0813">Yamaha CWE-18B</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://reverb.com/item/35249418-yamaha-cwe-18-bs-0813">The Yamaha CWE series guitars</a> featured a thinner, medium-size body with an oval sound hole and cutaway that is essentially identical to the design used for the APX guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HoVEQXyZWaUEln-KgcKHuWs8pgn-XIrQzqYnwRzhZzBBXm1Ex9VUuH2Ypgvm88zN9SvymrgKwGJXtoc_cMqVbJoxtNJQHaSl_FYwnaEU_GsrVLfKpDv5cR5Oxlvoue8C6X4C0JnESMg/s838/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="838" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HoVEQXyZWaUEln-KgcKHuWs8pgn-XIrQzqYnwRzhZzBBXm1Ex9VUuH2Ypgvm88zN9SvymrgKwGJXtoc_cMqVbJoxtNJQHaSl_FYwnaEU_GsrVLfKpDv5cR5Oxlvoue8C6X4C0JnESMg/w200-h113/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/apx/index.html">Yamaha APX Series</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/apx/index.html">The APX models</a> introduced in 1987 had radically redesigned pickup and preamp systems. The most innovative feature on these instruments was its hexaphonic piezo pickup which provided a separate pickup for each string. </div><div><br /></div><div>The APX’s switching system allowed players to select mono output or two different stereo settings where either the upper and lower three strings were routed to separate outputs or alternating strings were sent to separate outputs. </div><div><br /></div><div>The APX’s smaller body dimensions also reduced the possibility of feedback when playing at high volume levels onstage. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK-4GZapHXoy8CJtpUmS4Iy3dbmwVsBdVO_Eu50RVbH_Hk9c-s5cGaZSkmt2TfgB8selo2fszTe_OFGpnrjGMa6Rb90E9UN_gQXhUKYkB1yRoJQyKVNgTkEK9-C1Hje6GMUjD20QK0b4/s637/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="563" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK-4GZapHXoy8CJtpUmS4Iy3dbmwVsBdVO_Eu50RVbH_Hk9c-s5cGaZSkmt2TfgB8selo2fszTe_OFGpnrjGMa6Rb90E9UN_gQXhUKYkB1yRoJQyKVNgTkEK9-C1Hje6GMUjD20QK0b4/w177-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="177" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/216243219593373574/">Wynonna Judd with APX guitar</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Because of this APX guitars became a common sight at concerts during the late Eighties and early Nineties, seen onstage with performers like Wynonna Judd, Steve Lukather, Suzanne Vega and many others. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yXcGdQUb8jGOCLmzC75py79m4WdDO1iIEC1PSeUwimHQV25E8XWO5D0ZjdT2vHOpHTvUQISzWY46yuI-bjhIpe4ULv8Dn97029KSIE2SJbuEm1MUU2I1FyYlZIhyoPFXX-zfjaL3L-o/s700/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="700" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yXcGdQUb8jGOCLmzC75py79m4WdDO1iIEC1PSeUwimHQV25E8XWO5D0ZjdT2vHOpHTvUQISzWY46yuI-bjhIpe4ULv8Dn97029KSIE2SJbuEm1MUU2I1FyYlZIhyoPFXX-zfjaL3L-o/w200-h104/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://my.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/l_series/index.html">Acoustic Resonance Enhancement</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Currently the Yamaha Company has made many advances in their acoustic building process. This includes specially developed methods of drying woods to ensure structural stability and optimal tone with their proprietary Acoustic Resonance Enhancement process.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/l_series/index.html">The A.R.E process was developed in 2008</a>, where the wood’s structure is treated to enhance its sound transmission capabilities and dynamic responsiveness. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yamaha has even refined its own proprietary neck-to-body joint for acoustic guitars that provides an enhanced level of contact between the neck and body. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGpd25TfLIWC1s_kaQN6KztZywPM0kt-1Yz3bebs90HUMV2wrxpNZmdRT-bsUgCiJSOUpIi5qQzz-owG4DJ1WUZlZtANbNuJQAnptqGvXtnmCqoUcTFZQIl1_1QnhaiAx6j8oMh_zCtM/s1200/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGpd25TfLIWC1s_kaQN6KztZywPM0kt-1Yz3bebs90HUMV2wrxpNZmdRT-bsUgCiJSOUpIi5qQzz-owG4DJ1WUZlZtANbNuJQAnptqGvXtnmCqoUcTFZQIl1_1QnhaiAx6j8oMh_zCtM/w200-h100/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://my.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/l_series/index.html">New Yamaha L-Series</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Recently Yamaha performed a major revision of its steel-string flattop L series in 2004 and again in 2014, with both instances leading to the development of <a href="https://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/acoustic_guitar/manufacturing/manufacturing002.html">new bracing patterns. </a></div><div><br /></div><div>To celebrate Yamaha’s 50th anniversary of guitar manufacturing, the company has produced the limited edition 50th anniversary FG180-50th steel-string flattop acoustic.</div><div><br /></div><div>This model is based on the appearance of the original FG-180 model, which made its debut in 1966 and played a crucial role in Yamaha’s early success as a guitar company. However the new version includes refinements that reflect Yamaha’s design experience through the years, such as new scalloped bracing, Yamaha’s A.R.E. process, and the use of all-solid materials. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoME0sbWKnR_b568qyGry9W_9q5rB6v1X0wv9zrtw0f2WDpfrFs1lD4I4z5X4oGbOg4P1j-Q3qZE2xuAV6pmjy_KIO_W4yKAgjryXFF3jzeE99igeBg0QzntnlINlX5WItObGSZeYTGE/s802/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="446" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoME0sbWKnR_b568qyGry9W_9q5rB6v1X0wv9zrtw0f2WDpfrFs1lD4I4z5X4oGbOg4P1j-Q3qZE2xuAV6pmjy_KIO_W4yKAgjryXFF3jzeE99igeBg0QzntnlINlX5WItObGSZeYTGE/w111-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="111" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FG800--yamaha-fg800-dreadnought-natural">FG 800</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Even more recently <a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/fg_redlabel/index.html">Yamaha revived the FG series</a>, which offer incredible value to beginners and experienced players alike just like the original FG models did 50 years ago. Unlike the 1960’s versions, these instruments now feature solid wooden tops and in many cases electronics for a reasonable price. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM31khPzrCVMkzuyzDTJ1OSEt5D0L0xxwpEMx5KNKeVyg8qEcMmgk6PMbstUgF0zmAGsrm7G8ZyKUDjL0Q2_r64bb354Z9vHLQYTYHg4ljSEg14N9sNo_FTX0eOpjXa0QO6uy2Q08IHQ/s960/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="426" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM31khPzrCVMkzuyzDTJ1OSEt5D0L0xxwpEMx5KNKeVyg8qEcMmgk6PMbstUgF0zmAGsrm7G8ZyKUDjL0Q2_r64bb354Z9vHLQYTYHg4ljSEg14N9sNo_FTX0eOpjXa0QO6uy2Q08IHQ/w89-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="89" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/ta_series/index.html">FG-TA</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The most recent innovation is the <a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/ac_guitars/ta_series/index.html">Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar.</a> This guitar feature a piezo electric device called an actuator, which is factory installed on the inner surface of the guitars back. This vibrates in response to the vibrations of the strings. The vibrations of the actuator are then conveyed to the body of the guitar and to the air in and around the guitar body, generating authentic reverb and chorus sounds from inside the body. It is most interesting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Recently Yamaha has been promoting their Urban Guitar which features a concert cutaway body and a thin neck that is shorter in scale than a standard acoustic guitar, providing lower string tension for ease of playing. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLPK9KYODMtlu4-0yalP9zjihjTcBzK_PgUkTNd6C56dqrFXA-LA_ddyBvurekhaLJ0YK6pLN6A6VZamXqs5Eykh3T8rnXAyiq6TzxHhw84hccq4nqQH30t1krBxUjs9rKcx_l1Aux9E/s716/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="716" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLPK9KYODMtlu4-0yalP9zjihjTcBzK_PgUkTNd6C56dqrFXA-LA_ddyBvurekhaLJ0YK6pLN6A6VZamXqs5Eykh3T8rnXAyiq6TzxHhw84hccq4nqQH30t1krBxUjs9rKcx_l1Aux9E/w200-h197/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://hub.yamaha.com/guitars/g-artists/the-urban-guitar-by-yamaha/">Yamaha URBAN Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This guitar is aimed at the beginner market and features a spruce top with a tobacco brown sunburst finish, a natural wood matte neck and rear body finish, an Indian rosewood bridge and a tortoise-shell pickguard. It even comes with a custom URBAN Guitar strap and picks. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/2021/new-urban-guitar-by-yamaha.html">The URBAN Guitar </a>by Yamaha comes with a robust lesson app that provides step-by-step instruction curated by Keith, alongside JUNO, a professional guitarist and teaching partner. It retails for around $240</div><div>USD.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for the sources. 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I have also run across and played through some pretty weird amplifiers. Here are a few unusual and downright strange guitar and bass amps. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZ7WLFK2aeSXus_-Zp0uTkIBpqn-qbUkKkuRv43vxs1E6X4RR4In7OGoEyxaKR7M0Das2HCKYM5-3BSREKIcXvhof2vXOiFOhVsnrn7L35fGm60zMK_hm2dRJ6OG0_sFCuSjerHYHKbk/s450/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="422" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZ7WLFK2aeSXus_-Zp0uTkIBpqn-qbUkKkuRv43vxs1E6X4RR4In7OGoEyxaKR7M0Das2HCKYM5-3BSREKIcXvhof2vXOiFOhVsnrn7L35fGm60zMK_hm2dRJ6OG0_sFCuSjerHYHKbk/w188-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://craigslistvintageguitarhunt.blogspot.com/2012/08/1964-univox-u-45-tube-amp-at-jersey.html">Unixox U45</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://www.tdpri.com/threads/difference-between-univox-u45-and-u45b-amps.462533/">The Univox U45 and</a> Univox <a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Univox/U65RN-Guitar-Combo-Amp-117401070.gc?cntry=us&adlclid=1454bb60677112f6a456dac2df8aa477&source=4WWRWXMP&msclkid=1454bb60677112f6a456dac2df8aa477&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=%5BADL%5D%20%5BGC%5D%20%5BPLA%5D%20%5BShopping%5D%20-%20(Amps%20%26%20Effects%20-%20Amps)%20-%20%7BLQ%7D%20-%20%5BUsed%5D&utm_term=4578916200689794&utm_content=%7BLQ%7D%20Amps%20%26%20Effects%20-%20Amps%20(Used)%20(GC)%20(Bing)">U60 Guitar Amplifiers</a>. Well, they weren’t Fender amps, but they were not bad at all.
They were relatively simple amps that had a very basic control panel (Volume and Tone and only Speed for the Tremolo). Most of these are housed in a black tolex cab that holds a single 12″ speaker (usually a ceramic Jensen). </div><div><br /></div><div>These amps had a silver grille cloth and the Univox (or Lafayette) logo, these are good looking, and very lightweight. They are super for recording or a small jam where you need a nice bluesy overdrive at low volume. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though this is not the most versatile amp on the list, it is a very cool and often can be found for a great price. Leland Sklar recorded a lot of hit records using a <a href="https://reverb.com/item/2220583-univox-u45b-1966">Univox 45B bass amplifier. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUIvNMcZvFZMpCji9xdTe40ni2v9VWitxo2wdNBunbR1urwlIKnVLNw-WICpIxhHNgKFr94-ZMmFLMcALtflL23bc7cr7yuqTTeWmL_nZFAu-mxAn_xgBl2H9RFWhCNWY5QgUJV1S2sc/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUIvNMcZvFZMpCji9xdTe40ni2v9VWitxo2wdNBunbR1urwlIKnVLNw-WICpIxhHNgKFr94-ZMmFLMcALtflL23bc7cr7yuqTTeWmL_nZFAu-mxAn_xgBl2H9RFWhCNWY5QgUJV1S2sc/w150-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/32843-univox-lafayette-u65rn-combo-amplifier-1970s">Lafayette U65RN</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.vintageunivox.com/amps/uniamp.html?fbclid=IwAR1DO9vuL134yhA6bhb0PdmRY-U8dKH4FhhK2UcKj9qLkne_YQ4ONUFKpKs">Both of the Univox models</a> use
the seldom-seen 6MB8 output tubes. The U45 came with two 12AX7’s for preamp tubes, while the U60’s had either one or two 12AX7's. </div><div><br /></div><div>Both of these amps are low powered (8-12 watts) amps, and can provider a great smooth overdrive with crisp highs and warm mids and lows. They are cathode-biased with a non-feedback loop amps allow for plenty of spongy tone and sustain. </div><div><br /></div><div>These both had Printed Circuit Board (PCB) amps from the late 60’s and early 70’s. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/133931720446?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=133931720446&targetid=4581183927179148&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418233787&mkgroupid=1241348861725295&rlsatarget=pla-4581183927179148&abcId=9300542&merchantid=51291&msclkid=c16dfb5de27d1ba27a979aff5b0da29e">Lafayette was a hobby company,</a> so you bought the parts for this mail order company, and put the amp together yourself. As you can expect from a hobby kit, the layout was fairly simple. </div><div><br /></div><div>Each came with a 12” Jensen 20 watt Special Design speaker. Most don’t have reverb, and the tremolo, which seldom works in older amps, is somewhat anemic. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ2s8ps8xqxlmbrEN_rElsToJFaO2I2t8NOC0G1EZlEmNU-qtrmSNoWVdMDlw22kjt3cL6NFOifrfltLrtrAL8Q2lJdvJKLTiqIdNBgJKBeb2sfh00YMMbscIFNBflga1mbZevp5NvMA/s625/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="625" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ2s8ps8xqxlmbrEN_rElsToJFaO2I2t8NOC0G1EZlEmNU-qtrmSNoWVdMDlw22kjt3cL6NFOifrfltLrtrAL8Q2lJdvJKLTiqIdNBgJKBeb2sfh00YMMbscIFNBflga1mbZevp5NvMA/w200-h159/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1472/1472.html">1961 Silvertone Model 1472</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Silvertone/Vintage-1960s-1472-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp-117081428.gc?cntry=us&adlclid=0288ad268ba119f8b444cc843216c391&source=4WWRWXMP&msclkid=0288ad268ba119f8b444cc843216c391&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=%5BADL%5D%20%5BGC%5D%20%5BPLA%5D%20%5BShopping%5D%20-%20(Amps%20%26%20Effects%20-%20Amps)%20-%20%7BLQ%7D%20-%20%5BUsed%5D&utm_term=4578916200689879&utm_content=%7BLQ%7D%20Amps%20%26%20Effects%20-%20Amps%20(Used)%20(GC)%20(Bing)">The Silvertone Amp 1472</a> and Silvertone 1482 Amps were designed by Nate Daniels and have circuitry based on a 50’s Fender Tweed Deluxe. These amps were known back in the day as the “TV Set” models, as they sort of resembled a 1960’s console television. </div><div><br /></div><div>They were very popular back in the mid 1960’s as they were sold by Sears through their catalog at a reasonable price. </div><div><br /></div><div>Each amplifier had two channels with volume and tone controls for each, and a tremolo with speed and intensity controls. There was no reverb for this basic amplifier. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 12” speaker was made by either Jensen or Oxford. The amp was housed in a particle board cabinet, with a particle board baffle. The original model 1472 had a circular hole cut into the baffle, while the later<a href="https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/classic-gear-silvertone-1482"> model 1482 had a diamond shape cut out</a>. They were essentially the same amplifier, but the chassis were updated. The 1472 was made from 1961 to 1963, while the 1482 was offered from 1963 to 1968.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsADmqvr4sueQ7JGhsee4H3C4eSRduxEzBGanNYOKtxGrAqsCvzvCRTRbgwZ5Ce8LWgX8ZhrJUa4NQ5egqM0km47q8B-qmrhaAk6M3USLlA92ZA79Vbg8lo6GVSGGzCtsaYLK0IZsxGBY/s632/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="632" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsADmqvr4sueQ7JGhsee4H3C4eSRduxEzBGanNYOKtxGrAqsCvzvCRTRbgwZ5Ce8LWgX8ZhrJUa4NQ5egqM0km47q8B-qmrhaAk6M3USLlA92ZA79Vbg8lo6GVSGGzCtsaYLK0IZsxGBY/w200-h159/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1482/1482.html">1965 Silvertone Model 1482</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Both amps were covered in a silver cloth fabric. The grill cloth was also silver. The controls were mounted on the side of each amplifier, while the jacks were mounted on the backside. They came with a tremolo foot switch. These amps did have two cathode-biased 6V6’s in a non feedback loop amp, a 6X4 tube rectifier, and a 6AU6 for tremolo. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were also two 12AX7’s for the preamp. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfPcNoZMHdQG3jo9EZb5jHKO8XGN8vlQ5WVO_bWTqU5oI_O4ztzhcIfJgU73s2Q-YDD7muUnKBSAVN9RcujAjvSg0AOay1906sehlTXc6q3wYTDF2u8dZgVvKxZaupysjbjhVUzNHK8c/s476/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="476" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfPcNoZMHdQG3jo9EZb5jHKO8XGN8vlQ5WVO_bWTqU5oI_O4ztzhcIfJgU73s2Q-YDD7muUnKBSAVN9RcujAjvSg0AOay1906sehlTXc6q3wYTDF2u8dZgVvKxZaupysjbjhVUzNHK8c/w200-h179/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1484/1484.html">1965 Silvertone Model 1484</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The most popular Silvertone amplifiers were <a href="https://reverb.com/p/silvertone-1484-twin-twelve-heads-cabs-and-piggybacks">the "Twin Twelve" 1484 model </a>that had 60 watts RMS into two 12" Speakers. But the smaller models were very nice, especially for the price.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="391" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiiCVyKDdBnAa6GxrsTuNP2rZJ1VY9my4gITk_-5C7uS0FwOyn7dZzVPKYNJXzRUNLnyywQRYBLoraAWYub3xAi1THcI11_BJMQ4iW5WuQ9sCxY1ObSVQGEqokwBJQEZknJqMkjMwMPM/w121-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="121" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/7UkAAOSwNTZfuqXP/$_20.JPG"><b>1960's Harmony H210</b> </a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/7UkAAOSwNTZfuqXP/$_20.JPG"><br /></a></div><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/7UkAAOSwNTZfuqXP/$_20.JPG"><br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/7UkAAOSwNTZfuqXP/$_20.JPG"><br />The Harmony Model H210 </a>Guitar Amplifier was offered under the Airline brand for the Montgomery Ward Company. This was made in the late 50’s by Valco. Several Valco models, which sold under The Supro Brand are selling for a lot of money. However the Harmony models, made by Valco for the Kay Musical Instrument company can be found at a reasonable price. </div><div><br /></div><div>These amps have a solid wood cabinet, two 6V6 power tubes and a 12” Jensen alnico speaker. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-gjLBevKPdydP6JAbw243ONUuNqqGfplarDVnTv1kQrNZnkLOXgJiwDYPCIaQkxufZcjV8-GjkQwCWiXnEHtEoPWYeKcdqGubgu8c2hN9DtXV9w93f7VhVwuetoWdGG5WKSU6Kp5AIc/s400/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-gjLBevKPdydP6JAbw243ONUuNqqGfplarDVnTv1kQrNZnkLOXgJiwDYPCIaQkxufZcjV8-GjkQwCWiXnEHtEoPWYeKcdqGubgu8c2hN9DtXV9w93f7VhVwuetoWdGG5WKSU6Kp5AIc/w200-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/514043744959221808/">1966 Magnatone M10a</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I recall seeing the <a href="http://www.magnatoneamps.com/M10A.html">Magnatone M10A Guitar</a> Amplifier around 1966 at my favorite music store and thought, what a cool amplifier! It was housed in what looks like a molded plastic cabinet. The Magnatone Company has a very interesting history. This amplifier was made when the Estey Organ Company purchased Magnatone. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is one of the more well-appointed and versatile tube amps ever made. Both channel one and two have Volume, Treble and Bass controls, plus a three-position switch for ‘Mellow/Bright/Tone Boost.’ Channel One has tube-driven Reverb (control only for Depth) and the truly amazing Magnatone true pitch shift Vibrato (Speed and Depth controls).</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uKRGXLmXZozAHS6lKhW6LMfUdWMP12nLkmKphdAd4IVZHH59qOdrkQozC6tlCfLZ7c9KFqlfzMOTLcKYuY-PNp0TiNFZJNR7mr3jeoGjYP97SeJR_kUpSCveQQezJbkJp9jEt-agiAI/s800/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uKRGXLmXZozAHS6lKhW6LMfUdWMP12nLkmKphdAd4IVZHH59qOdrkQozC6tlCfLZ7c9KFqlfzMOTLcKYuY-PNp0TiNFZJNR7mr3jeoGjYP97SeJR_kUpSCveQQezJbkJp9jEt-agiAI/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/p/magnatone-m10a-custom-series-2-channel-38-watt-1x12-guitar-combo?ended_listing=31555692">Magnatone M10a Control Panel</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you’ve never heard real Vibrato (Fenders and other amps used Tremolo, which is volume shifting, and labeled them Vibrato), however Magnatone amps actually shift pitch. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_NVckr5nk8">Check out old Lonnie Mack recordings to hear this sound</a>. In the early days Lonnie played through a Magnatone amp and dropped the output, and then fed the input into a Fender Bandmaster to increase volume when he was playing live. (He later achieved a similar tone using a Roland JC 120 Jazz Chorus. </div><div><br /></div><div>The two channels on this Magnatone amp are bridge-able by an input labeled ‘stereo’ which exponentially expands this amp’s versatility. Put channel one on ‘Bright’ (you get the Reverb and Vibrato as long as you’re using channel one…only when channel two is used alone are they not activated), and channel two on ‘Tone Boost’ and you can dial in all kinds of great chime. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Reverb and Vibrato are foot-switch able. All this goes into a closed back cabinet that houses a 12′ speaker which was either made by Utah, Oxfords , or Jensen ceramics. There’s an ‘Extension Speaker’ out on the control panel. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vjJZdDCKYqAmLqXyWAhZL6hUW9b2vYJihyphenhyphenKYnZDZy4CSbqcR7qyanQgimOfvwazK4tQiGBfi7JDVtwt3meeFxjhCW8bN4eD0n2Y2ln7wVWvgCnebIW8hVh69VO_21woB8PJuit6j2C8/s1001/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vjJZdDCKYqAmLqXyWAhZL6hUW9b2vYJihyphenhyphenKYnZDZy4CSbqcR7qyanQgimOfvwazK4tQiGBfi7JDVtwt3meeFxjhCW8bN4eD0n2Y2ln7wVWvgCnebIW8hVh69VO_21woB8PJuit6j2C8/w200-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://sluckeyamps.com/magnatone/magnatone.htm">Magnatone M10a wiring</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Magnatone is somewhat famous or infamous for using oddball tubes in their amps (such as the rare, expensive and hard to get 6CZ5’s in the awesome 280 Stereo Vibrato amps from the late 50’s), and this amp is, sadly, no exception. </div><div><br /></div><div>The preamp and reverb driver and recovery tubes are the usual suspects,12AX7’s and 12AU7’s, depending on the application. However the output tubes are the rare 7189A’s in cathode-bias. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is plus side, this is a great sounding tube. It uses a high-voltage version of the 6BQ5 (EL84), with a tolerance for a 100 more volts on the plates. An EL84’s on steroids, with a great overdriven sound.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHujto3f_-oo6HfkGP3TSssG1pl1wm9jVTV63m34QRVVCFqnDKYpX1WYVzAudQl1onpgDLbs_IUQs8YnJYI3QmPSvYr06C23IcCID2hNi5cu77JJd0L9NoLwh2KJGqtku2_aqwqjAi8RY/s800/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHujto3f_-oo6HfkGP3TSssG1pl1wm9jVTV63m34QRVVCFqnDKYpX1WYVzAudQl1onpgDLbs_IUQs8YnJYI3QmPSvYr06C23IcCID2hNi5cu77JJd0L9NoLwh2KJGqtku2_aqwqjAi8RY/w200-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/p/supro-thunderbolt-s6420?ended_listing=43453520">1965 Supro Thunderbolt</a></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://reverb.com/item/45104483-supro-vintage-1965-thunderbolt-s6420-15-35watt-combo-amp-with-rca-glass-and-jensen-c15p">The 1965 Supro Thunderbolt S6420 Combo Amp</a> was marketed as a bass guitar amplifier, but as I recall when my friend tried one out at a gig, cranked up, this amp rattled like crazy and distorted. This was not a good thing. However when used as a guitar amp, the Supro Thunderbolt rocked. <div><br /></div><div>The Thunderbolt was a very basic amplifier and only had only two control knobs; Volume and Tone, reminiscent of like The Fender Blues Junior. However the Thunderbolt put out 35 watts of full-range sound honest midrange into a nice vintage “Class A” tube tone. The Thunderbolt was great for everything from clean jazz to twang, to humbucker grind. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOK4DF6TUiZfAf3sudEqkA5MT-eIxR33KQiBVPVBKbzT200_Pahe-d8CA4dCvYAfjMMhPDZanVabe-Ghn1-WPuQFR184P3JnM6WSYnZ6np_0jaB9SUYv-eNHmAQjmy-GZ4qjgx7RmGBnU/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="620" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOK4DF6TUiZfAf3sudEqkA5MT-eIxR33KQiBVPVBKbzT200_Pahe-d8CA4dCvYAfjMMhPDZanVabe-Ghn1-WPuQFR184P3JnM6WSYnZ6np_0jaB9SUYv-eNHmAQjmy-GZ4qjgx7RmGBnU/w200-h150/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/p/supro-thunderbolt-s6420?ended_listing=230255">1965 Supro Thunderbolt</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>This amp was rated at 35 Watts RMS due to its vintage Supro dual 6L6 power tubes. A 5U4 rectifier tube is employed to deliver high-powered vintage sag. The preamp section was made up of a pair of 12AX7 RCA tubes. The amp has Normal and Hot input options for a wide range of available gain depending on how loud it was cranked.</div><div><br /></div><div>Turned all the way up, the Thunderbolt exhibits nearly zero noise, and it puts out enough volume to be easily heard on large venue and theater stages, with overdrive completely controlled by the guitar’s volume knob. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a plus the Thunderbolt has a singe 15" Jensen C15P Speaker. It had a gray speaker baffle covering and "blue rhino hide" cabinet covering. This amp was manufactured by the Valco company. These amps are available, but are very expensive on the vintage market.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFMMeWEiPh-haH9kPWZCjrYfokSGIzD250XV-OXZggAw-XIhXhqWKchgTvd7r6ndDhEHgvlg-OlcBhcy_J-Vi_UV2lkuHvS_Tgta0TcC1acnpQ_QF2rcn5XIVsRcGQNR7-LvLMEDfhEU/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="620" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFMMeWEiPh-haH9kPWZCjrYfokSGIzD250XV-OXZggAw-XIhXhqWKchgTvd7r6ndDhEHgvlg-OlcBhcy_J-Vi_UV2lkuHvS_Tgta0TcC1acnpQ_QF2rcn5XIVsRcGQNR7-LvLMEDfhEU/w200-h198/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/4758769-fender-bantam-bass-amp-1969-black">1969 Fender Bantam Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the weirdest and most unusual amps that I have ever encountered was <a href="https://ampwares.com/amplifiers/fender-bantam-bass/">The Fender Bantam Bass amplifier.</a> This creation was put together by the engineers at CBS. And much like the Supro Thunderbolt, this amp was better suited for guitar, except for the extremely weird styrofoam Yamaha speaker. What were they thinking? <div><br /></div><div>Instead of a practical round Jensen, or JBL speaker those in power put in this strange trapezoidal speaker with a cone made out of the same substance used for cheap beer coolers; Styrofoam. </div><div><br /></div><div>The amp section was essentially a version of the Silverface Fender Bassman head, but in a combo. It employed the same tone circuit and pumped out 40 watts RMS into a 15” polystyrene speaker, which in most cases blew out. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdAj7p_VMiZbHETG1qoSPQRG1yMqIkkCRDO2ZXWIN5PM2fMi_PUCbNmWirtdPLrkephFHiOCFtGbCeDhaU9wjeYHsA5W4NTEt7g4Evk5e41RPX6qqDqCuZS4YDe17csALCXTYsOBnpr4/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="620" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdAj7p_VMiZbHETG1qoSPQRG1yMqIkkCRDO2ZXWIN5PM2fMi_PUCbNmWirtdPLrkephFHiOCFtGbCeDhaU9wjeYHsA5W4NTEt7g4Evk5e41RPX6qqDqCuZS4YDe17csALCXTYsOBnpr4/w200-h189/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/4758769-fender-bantam-bass-amp-1969-black">1969 Bantam Styrofoam Speaker</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>The cabinet was the size of a Fender Super Reverb. The Bantam Bass amp even came with tilt-back legs. Most owners removed the Yamaha speaker and replaced it with a practical 15” paper-coned speaker. </div><div><br /></div><div>The amp, which was a commercial flop was offered from 1969 until 1971. By 1972 Fender came out with the Bassman 10 as it’s successor. </div><div><br /></div><div>30 watts may be alright for a jazz club, but is not enough power for Rock.</div><div><br /></div>I came across this amplifier at Mike's Music, which sells vintage guitars Mike Reeder had one at his Cincinnati, Ohio store. This amplifier was created was by the engineers at CBS to be much like the traditional Fender Bassman with the two 12" cabinet and head, but as a single unit bass amplifier. However much like the Supro Thunderbolt, the Bantam Bass amp was much better suited for guitar. Come to think of it, so was the original single unit four 10" speaker Fender Bassman. <div><br /></div><div>The Bantam Bass circuitry was similar to the Silverface Fender Bassman head.. On the downside, too often than the speaker blew out. <div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4j2k8lN9cYMr_oDeKOZ0OIeAOFe_tc1_2Yv9KDTN13zc7myfGcCVF1W3HmBj8YY7e7F_8zKsHyQpPDdYoIC8GHGptx3BKIXXyYa3JNkA81awafZEixiG_y1_L_Sfke-tLy8eQK73RO4/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="620" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4j2k8lN9cYMr_oDeKOZ0OIeAOFe_tc1_2Yv9KDTN13zc7myfGcCVF1W3HmBj8YY7e7F_8zKsHyQpPDdYoIC8GHGptx3BKIXXyYa3JNkA81awafZEixiG_y1_L_Sfke-tLy8eQK73RO4/w200-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/436126-vintage-fender-bantam-bass-amp-c1970-15-combo">1970 Bantam with a <br />replacement speaker</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The cabinet was the exact size of a Silverface Fender Super Reverb. The amp even came with tilt-back legs. Most of those that owned this amplifier removed the Yamaha speaker and replaced it with a practical 15” paper-coned speaker. The Bantam Bass was offered from 1969 until 1971. It was a flop. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By 1972 Fender came out with the Bassman 10 as it’s successor. 30 watts may be alright for a jazz club, but definitely it did not produce enough power for Rock. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can't be sure, but I always wondered if Fender's use of the trapezoidal Styrofoam speaker had something to do with Bill Schultz's connection to The Yamaha Company. Mr. Schultz became president of Fender in 1981 and pne year later put together a group of investors to purchase Fender. However prior to that he worked at Yamaha. </div><div><br /></div><div>What we do know for certain is that Yamaha briefly licensed these speakers to Fender. These Styrofoam speakers were also used in some Leslie cabinets.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGZsj66dGnzXFyE0bNIiD5a7Q2vvKI6Z_ar8MgfB2-6QFZYwr6QujSxCBHye0u6pAGdwqNUDReVkto5Kc3y5R-aFDr8Z74bP9vNN-2pEN6Wh3ioJtLxMgUfm609DMyQTW06HJ1rN9nq8/s508/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="508" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGZsj66dGnzXFyE0bNIiD5a7Q2vvKI6Z_ar8MgfB2-6QFZYwr6QujSxCBHye0u6pAGdwqNUDReVkto5Kc3y5R-aFDr8Z74bP9vNN-2pEN6Wh3ioJtLxMgUfm609DMyQTW06HJ1rN9nq8/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/1199498-looking-for-info-on-vintage-yamaha-ss-amps/">Yamaha TA Solidstate Amps</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Before that, in 1970 the Yamaha Corporation offered a whole series of amplifiers that used those same weird trapezoidal Styrofoam speakers. These amps, known as<a href="https://reverb.com/item/384150-vintage-1968-1972-yamaha-ta-30-guitar-amplifier-works-great-rare-60s-70s-amp"> the Yamaha TA series</a> came in triangular wedge shapes. They included the TA20, TA30, TA60, TA90, and TA120 solid-state amplifiers. </div><div><br /></div><div>The TA30 was enclosed in the wedged shape cabinet with the control panel on the amplifiers top and the inputs were on the side. The amplifier section was housed at the cabinet's base, with the speaker mounted above it. The TA30 was a 30 watt twin channel amplifier. </div><div><br /></div><div>The speaker was supposed to represent the shape of a human ear. To me that is a stretch of the imagination. These speakers were used in Yamaha organs of the day. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrvPOJ6X6vitDn0lY-uUBuvSrpVPH7EWAq7ikgJOGMcGVkIRZhy3xAegiLZDqhGZkhLtVVlO6ixj5N5RZfE1Rq6JR5blB2tw7MUKYfDZZ1RVxsUt6ehbjPnvVL3VJxUMlFkbJU1JsS2E/s800/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrvPOJ6X6vitDn0lY-uUBuvSrpVPH7EWAq7ikgJOGMcGVkIRZhy3xAegiLZDqhGZkhLtVVlO6ixj5N5RZfE1Rq6JR5blB2tw7MUKYfDZZ1RVxsUt6ehbjPnvVL3VJxUMlFkbJU1JsS2E/w200-h150/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/37799125-vintage-1960-s-yamaha-ta-60-combo-guitar-amplifier-ta60-amp-wedge-rare">Inside of a Yamaha TA60</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The TA20 amplifier was a single channel version with a smaller speaker. The TA60 pumped 60 watts of power into two of the Styrofoam speakers. The TA90 consisted of a PE90 head, and the TS90 cabinet which housed three Styrofoam speakers. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Yamaha TA120 was a stereo amp that housed two 60 watt amplifiers and four Styrofoam speakers. This amp was mounted on a detachable roller dolly. I have come across only a few of these TA amplifiers since they were a short-lived venture. </div><div><br /></div>For most of my life I have lived near Cincinnati, Ohio, which was the home of the Baldwin Piano and Organ Company. My father even worked there for a while. This company made some very fine pianos and organs. <div><br /></div><div>Around 1965 the Baldwin Company decided to cash into the Guitar business. In my opinion Baldwin was a few days late on that venture. At first hey tried to purchase The Fender Company before CBS did, but bid way too low. </div><div><br /></div><div>So Baldwin purchased The Burns of London guitar company for a mere $380,000. Burns shipped their remaining stock to the United States where those guitars were re-branded as Baldwin's. Baldwin later purchased Gretsch however that is a whole other story. </div><div><br /></div><div>For many years Baldwin had been building organs for years at their facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They used this same solid-state organ technology to<a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/1917/baldwin-guitars-and-amplifiers/"> build a series of guitar amplifiers at their plant.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO6XnJcY5T5HOSBMndKEFOt0zZXWybBq4Keu5DBVhGlyo8-NcyzxtwoQ1JfmjNaaCEqxs7e74GNfLdR2uhPZRh06UU9Lq1YZZUiIW83amssNl3Yj-yRlzCKJS8dNy-hgIqEaKnoweZSU/s792/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="792" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO6XnJcY5T5HOSBMndKEFOt0zZXWybBq4Keu5DBVhGlyo8-NcyzxtwoQ1JfmjNaaCEqxs7e74GNfLdR2uhPZRh06UU9Lq1YZZUiIW83amssNl3Yj-yRlzCKJS8dNy-hgIqEaKnoweZSU/w200-h130/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.gbase.com/gear/baldwin-professional-supersound-amplifier-1965-chrome">1965 Baldwin C-1 Amplifier</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The desired sound of the day in 1965 was loud and clean and those amps did a great job. Willie Nelson still relies on his Baldwin C1 amplifier. Neil Young traveled with with a Baldwin Exterminator in his rig.</div><div><br /></div><div>The better model Baldwin Amplifiers came with “ Supersound circuitry” which was basically just a preset EQ for Treble, Mid 1, Mid 2, bass, and a “Mix,” This let the user combine two settings or use just one. The Supersound circuit was controlled by three-way select sliders/buttons that let you go from normal output to Supersound or combine both. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbea4c57ZhaXWodaVt4TJcj6dC4p4qwjwQ7uhAKf632MP1irFtli6ynhhVsAlYJpikqvi6vOPh7UEU4ZHqeZ2ml9A5Md2vS-Dgk2AYq6AHjqD7sQhc8IKdfonIQxrs_ofvsZg72dysAQ/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbea4c57ZhaXWodaVt4TJcj6dC4p4qwjwQ7uhAKf632MP1irFtli6ynhhVsAlYJpikqvi6vOPh7UEU4ZHqeZ2ml9A5Md2vS-Dgk2AYq6AHjqD7sQhc8IKdfonIQxrs_ofvsZg72dysAQ/w150-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/1322817-baldwin-exterminator-blue">1965 Baldwin Exterminator</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />But there was one Baldwin Amplifier that really stood out from the rest and that was <a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/adDetails/81">The Baldwin Exterminator. </a></div><div><br /></div><div>This amplifier was almost the size of a small refrigerator and stood 4 and a half feet high and was over two and a half feet deep. This amplifier pumped 100 watts RMS (250 watts peak) into two 15″, two 12″, two 7″ speakers. It was loud!</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tPYKGIuWw07zOgd2vFgmiO0heu0R6ld8jqPsoI9ZTc086ddee-bjuuEzLb60gElyPvs_q0AD_OMpkSqx6rpvV3scIJRwKX_htbP4dxo6vPp6MWfppfc-bNKVpEe25AktKU86HzG-AFg/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tPYKGIuWw07zOgd2vFgmiO0heu0R6ld8jqPsoI9ZTc086ddee-bjuuEzLb60gElyPvs_q0AD_OMpkSqx6rpvV3scIJRwKX_htbP4dxo6vPp6MWfppfc-bNKVpEe25AktKU86HzG-AFg/w150-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/1322817-baldwin-exterminator-blue">Exterminator Controls</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Exterminator came with two channels; normal and reverb. The reverb channel had a depth control, The tremolo section include controls for speed, and intensity. The amp also had the usual volume, treble, bass, three-way Supersound switch, and the five button Supersound controls. The normal channel just included volume, bass, and treble.</div><div><br /></div><div>This solid-state beast came with baby blue side panels, brushed aluminum control panels, and of course the five colored push-button controls. The styling was actually more keyboard than guitar. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEmPeysmpUc_mmQJM7iVW6PhlTSE8BtIP2HaZthWmo32vR1LaCfjaT_yix5wfxArjqQqmGx-rzAVjfaupEWMmSDy80_0jCHy6oyYW80uagIL95m5N7w9bBqqHRtNZHK1ZIDjX132jtU0/s800/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="800" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEmPeysmpUc_mmQJM7iVW6PhlTSE8BtIP2HaZthWmo32vR1LaCfjaT_yix5wfxArjqQqmGx-rzAVjfaupEWMmSDy80_0jCHy6oyYW80uagIL95m5N7w9bBqqHRtNZHK1ZIDjX132jtU0/w200-h101/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/1322817-baldwin-exterminator-blue">Warning Label</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The Exterminator also came with a warning stick on the amp’s backside that told the owner about possible hearing damage if it was turned up too loud. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqhtIeO_8nuPlKnEXL7F2XmFAYLabgrwfG_eJuT5x6KbNUIgZu91BeLntsUE6d7kKqW5st_MlES4LCI3TZzFOHQA_Q0GRGEgePMsai0gn_EFa_4PlxiNZQQxrrSKQW9FKYS-XCO5BncE/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqhtIeO_8nuPlKnEXL7F2XmFAYLabgrwfG_eJuT5x6KbNUIgZu91BeLntsUE6d7kKqW5st_MlES4LCI3TZzFOHQA_Q0GRGEgePMsai0gn_EFa_4PlxiNZQQxrrSKQW9FKYS-XCO5BncE/w150-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/1322817-baldwin-exterminator-blue">Speaker Layout</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Both the 15” and 12” speakers came with fuses that were actually automotive turn signal lights lamps. These would shine out of the back of the amp, and get brighter as it was played louder. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are not a lot of these amplifiers available. If you find one, I warn you they are very heavy. </div><div><br /></div>One last amplifier that I briefly used was a 1965 VOX / JMI AC100. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVQk4brHDlxSaaUkTDCWPF-dVqiTU0O459276VAEtOFBh4UDn23C2NWK1dmrOxgDHe0tl6K6_1U1gwv6jLA1LTohaG2A8OIW631ZJZBtHlDxLfL3eMW8iI2x6Ft3kP4cWO2vl_cnPlbU/s653/The+Dirty+Tee+Shirts.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="653" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVQk4brHDlxSaaUkTDCWPF-dVqiTU0O459276VAEtOFBh4UDn23C2NWK1dmrOxgDHe0tl6K6_1U1gwv6jLA1LTohaG2A8OIW631ZJZBtHlDxLfL3eMW8iI2x6Ft3kP4cWO2vl_cnPlbU/w200-h153/The+Dirty+Tee+Shirts.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My High School Garage Band With<br /> Vox AC100 in the background</b> </td></tr></tbody></table>When I was a 14 year old kid I went to my friend Stew's house. He was the drummer in our garage band and an avid Beatle fan. He had this huge Vox amplifier in his basement that a music store had lent him. He insisted that I trade in my 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb for this model. I had to think about this. I didn't think my Dad would spring for the extra money. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided against it. At the time I did not realize there were only 800 units of this hand-wired model ever built. </div><div><br /></div><div>And now in 2021 there are only around 200 of these amps that still exist. Had I been a little more business savvy I might had made the purchase. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybm-Cis8DNJXSdKT7F6rpWI7m4Y-czxWzplpmf51h5cffPzJ7GlEjyQxNuifF7fbBROBE3vRWrmjIRn8dNit1qH3GCg0msKMiSLpHxso6lm0vZQEWeV8KbAXVychVEXai-nKZiN-qrLs/s268/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="252" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybm-Cis8DNJXSdKT7F6rpWI7m4Y-czxWzplpmf51h5cffPzJ7GlEjyQxNuifF7fbBROBE3vRWrmjIRn8dNit1qH3GCg0msKMiSLpHxso6lm0vZQEWeV8KbAXVychVEXai-nKZiN-qrLs/w188-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac100mkI.html">Vox JMI/AC 100</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac100mkI.html">The Vox/JMI AC100 amps</a> were originally made in Britain in 1963 through 1965 for The Beatles to use at their stadium shows. The "Lads" used these amps at their Hollywood Bowl show in the United States by the group. The AC30's did not prove loud enough to be heard over the crowd. So they craved a louder amplifier.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Vox AC100's used a quartet of EL34 power tubes that were enclosed in a metal shield to cut down on vibration and dissipate the heat. The tubes ran in Class AB push-pull mode. </div><div><br /></div><div>This amplifier's head stood on top of a large chrome chassis while the four 12” speaker cabinet was below. The user could pivot the cabinet if needed. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva5236HE8sPtCqQm7JejHKNIwNvYNgDynqMRbmj5Hen3DC22_a5kPAKg_XMICndZoLALPYlfGDlWvDl5AC7HSWL_TCiFPjtqrFIS5tbXtSD3Xf2YY4Io07qXwcxh8895aSvksm8ik4fc/s787/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="507" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva5236HE8sPtCqQm7JejHKNIwNvYNgDynqMRbmj5Hen3DC22_a5kPAKg_XMICndZoLALPYlfGDlWvDl5AC7HSWL_TCiFPjtqrFIS5tbXtSD3Xf2YY4Io07qXwcxh8895aSvksm8ik4fc/w129-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="129" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac100mkI.html">Back of AC 100</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The two output jacks on the backside had cable jacks that sort of resembled the ones on XLR microphone cables. One was for an 8ohm load and the other was for 16ohms. </div><div><br /></div><div>This amplifier unit came with a voltage adapter for use in all other countries. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLn_vLYvMxgecqW8dSxMBOGAZEtZiMLvqgjjFRL5J3k1-FcOY5B10R6WsBQr4OY9_LDCE0As3VLsAHP9_UM_YRVEOwBL1Cv3ESyUesVLuJqadHO-dGtX8jHfu5LIYH7v2wTHfkPIXwIc/s1083/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="1083" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLn_vLYvMxgecqW8dSxMBOGAZEtZiMLvqgjjFRL5J3k1-FcOY5B10R6WsBQr4OY9_LDCE0As3VLsAHP9_UM_YRVEOwBL1Cv3ESyUesVLuJqadHO-dGtX8jHfu5LIYH7v2wTHfkPIXwIc/w200-h37/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac100mkI.html">AC 100 Control Panel</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Despite the benefits of being an extremely powerful amp, the AC100 was very much a basic amplifier. The controls consisted of two input jacks, volume, treble, and bass controls, a pilot light, an off/on switch, a fuse, and the voltage selector. </div><div><br /></div><div>Internally the amp had the four EL34 tubes, two ECC83 preamp tubes which were comparable to a 12AX7's and one ECC82 dual triad tube, comparable to a 12AU7. This tube was used as a phase inverter. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IP1qJw0M9RKfhO-anwuUnWRp5c70SrfStAqSD1MKJtU5E6hcNkNCtZu7YNGwxEWoB8u-nqupwD0UmDqaaPPP22QaHM3UKLSg8XmUtINTlFS11sTa7Xgk49RlUrSlwLu4FVhFZ4RbkfI/s1090/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1090" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IP1qJw0M9RKfhO-anwuUnWRp5c70SrfStAqSD1MKJtU5E6hcNkNCtZu7YNGwxEWoB8u-nqupwD0UmDqaaPPP22QaHM3UKLSg8XmUtINTlFS11sTa7Xgk49RlUrSlwLu4FVhFZ4RbkfI/w200-h121/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac100mkI_hood_215.html">Inside The Vox AC 100</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>This amp also contained a choke that was straddled by two 100uf filter capacitors. The first 1963 models were cathode biased. The later design was changed to fixed bias. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The JMI/AC100 pumped out 80 to 100 watts into four 12” Vox Bulldog speakers. It was very heavy amplifier, although the stand was on wheels. However there were no effects, such as reverb or tremolo. It could be used for guitar or bass.<a href="https://equipboard.com/pros/paul-mccartney?gear=amplifiers"> Paul McCartney still uses his Vox AC 100 </a>through a Vox T-60 cabinet at his live shows.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0niQb7hXalujVajHhTYCNsDpsE5RIMME9I7sN5cjx7fkmDvDi_QKL9UPOHdm_w2caLtLyhCsNwO9XTpGx3SlPhkrhgdvrL9m22N0hvomp0BlyyIxPC4M1zW1gTdWCq5z0Fpj0caD7EI/s863/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="504" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0niQb7hXalujVajHhTYCNsDpsE5RIMME9I7sN5cjx7fkmDvDi_QKL9UPOHdm_w2caLtLyhCsNwO9XTpGx3SlPhkrhgdvrL9m22N0hvomp0BlyyIxPC4M1zW1gTdWCq5z0Fpj0caD7EI/w117-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="117" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/36248673-fender-bandmaster-2x12-1970s">My Amp and Speakers</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided against the purchase and kept my <a href="https://reverb.com/item/6904915-fender-deluxe-reverb-1965-vintage-blackface">Deluxe Reverb. </a>In my quest for a larger amplifier I eventually bought a 50 watt Kustom solid state head made during the Bud Ross era, and a large Fender Bandmaster two 12 speaker cabinet.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Click on the links under the pictures for sources. 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I read Guitar Player for years, and still do. I also still enjoy Vintage Guitar Magazine, which features some great <u>online tutorials done my good friend Ray Cummins</u>. And there are certainly other periodicals that I have read over the years. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nqKyR3zT0EeMUGt6pKOiSIa9yybHjn67tD4MhnCbV3_0z57l2mkUr64J-i6uJsypYvV_yIPSl-eQiIh2WRFxKMJMeq_t3y2weVhYGOFFkX0LGWZZXGp7cOW5Jrt6nuK7nO-LpdG8qCI/s300/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="234" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nqKyR3zT0EeMUGt6pKOiSIa9yybHjn67tD4MhnCbV3_0z57l2mkUr64J-i6uJsypYvV_yIPSl-eQiIh2WRFxKMJMeq_t3y2weVhYGOFFkX0LGWZZXGp7cOW5Jrt6nuK7nO-LpdG8qCI/w156-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/when-did-you-first-hear-pat-martino.1578248/page-3">Guitar Player <br />featuring Pat Martino</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Back around 1980 I recall reading about the remarkable comeback of Jazz guitarist Pat Martino. This was printed in an issue of Guitar Player Magazine. </div><div><br /></div><div>Martino had suffered from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Martino">an undiagnosed condition called arteriovenous malformation</a>, which is a congenital malady caused by a tangling of arteries and veins. He had to have emergency surgery to remove a large tumor which resulted from this abnormality.</div><div><br /></div><div>His doctor had told him he would die from an aneurysm within a matter of hours if he did not have surgery.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfg3TVFx3eyURfSIjFCdVCg3w5nNZL1T0lw64DWFyzWLKFbztl7MVpMjurheXB4bFwdRXRuQS6hX_UG3hB0rGhXOz2o0LB9mX5uxGzGGUp14Mq9CZcQ09KarG848cP59piQ-SiEx_UAE/s500/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="500" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfg3TVFx3eyURfSIjFCdVCg3w5nNZL1T0lw64DWFyzWLKFbztl7MVpMjurheXB4bFwdRXRuQS6hX_UG3hB0rGhXOz2o0LB9mX5uxGzGGUp14Mq9CZcQ09KarG848cP59piQ-SiEx_UAE/w200-h188/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pat-Martino-Starbright-Canada-Warner/dp/B00U885C4I">Pat Martino "Starbright" LP</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>This adverse condition developed over a series of years and caused him to suffer from dizziness, frequent headaches and occasional blackouts. It was during a European tour supporting his first albums for Warner Brothers, “<a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/starbright-joyous-lake-mw0000463034">Starbright",and “Joyous Lake</a>” , Mr. Martino began experiencing frequent seizures. He had dealt with occasional problems since childhood. One seizure occurred while he was onstage in France in 1976. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQI6mrrkyK42ZcgeVK2-cd93wFrfL5AEWxylOxkogs-cDgz1Y7Xt8tbJV7vAod1Wu1q4vzbCGVt33JjdN0zGO-Uw1z-Jz3ieRRj165WrM9CrIF6kqvJon9f3BEkXtjlZdj7icZg5dQy4/s564/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="564" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQI6mrrkyK42ZcgeVK2-cd93wFrfL5AEWxylOxkogs-cDgz1Y7Xt8tbJV7vAod1Wu1q4vzbCGVt33JjdN0zGO-Uw1z-Jz3ieRRj165WrM9CrIF6kqvJon9f3BEkXtjlZdj7icZg5dQy4/w200-h160/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.se/pin/342555115412263575/">Pat Martino </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.patmartino.com/biography.php">In his autobiography</a> Martino wrote “I stopped playing and stood there for about 30 seconds. During these moments of seizure, it feels like you’re falling through a black hole; it’s like everything just escapes at the moment.” He went through a series of misdiagnoses and ill-advised treatment, including electroshock. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwirpCTyysINpRb3S5CQjd-OKrZtnhqD_EtNi16RmFmOuPjY6emWCVZWHmsR6dJ9PuBcJuZb9h5OYKUIhVuo1kD8kQprgrBGsygLx-jIyH3Vc-PY7WZSi6wzlNKnrScwmK7BwpbQxXq5o/s720/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwirpCTyysINpRb3S5CQjd-OKrZtnhqD_EtNi16RmFmOuPjY6emWCVZWHmsR6dJ9PuBcJuZb9h5OYKUIhVuo1kD8kQprgrBGsygLx-jIyH3Vc-PY7WZSi6wzlNKnrScwmK7BwpbQxXq5o/w200-h133/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.mi.edu/about-us/">Guitar Institute of Technology</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>He had to retire from performing and turned to teaching at the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicians_Institute"> Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood</a>, but his problems worsened. This was the point where he had to have emergency surgery.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately the result of the surgery on his brain was complete forgetfulness: total amnesia. Among other things, he forgot how to play guitar. Martino said that he began learning to focus on the present instead of the past or what may lie ahead. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN_0BpxcLtPjyx10i9mQIUFHjfKhTs8cJCD4HxJTCeP_AiHja47DPPfnfUwbHzQoWpHi3rTtkp9rqNU0TiTzh14TukgyPvHEGWPQp22r52ZwXjHg32hpxSOrgOn-0tCf3IoZiXd9Wnps/s1024/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN_0BpxcLtPjyx10i9mQIUFHjfKhTs8cJCD4HxJTCeP_AiHja47DPPfnfUwbHzQoWpHi3rTtkp9rqNU0TiTzh14TukgyPvHEGWPQp22r52ZwXjHg32hpxSOrgOn-0tCf3IoZiXd9Wnps/w200-h113/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/301037556311685042/">Pat Martino with ES-175</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>He stated that “It wasn’t a disorienting feeling,” he continued. <i>“If I had known I was a guitarist, if I had known those two people standing by my bedside in the hospital were in fact my parents,</i> </div><div><br /></div><div><i>had I realized that I then would’ve felt the feelings that went along with the events. What they went through and why they were standing there looking at me then would’ve been very painful for me. But it wasn’t painful because to me they were just strangers.” </i></div><div><br /></div><div>It was his parents that helped him relearn his past, showing him family photographs and playing him his own albums. This is what the Guitar Player article from back in the 1980’s stressed, </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpUAnB9Up3OAUBtlyu-mk6jqv5PqD3H5akarLwQUjRnhAyssdXvl77LTBxWVQa4OQl6ptrXDcGOdxXPiQbZO4msqwqTv8K7fN9pRMOA9L07dsr4y1qn_PFL2TpDPjBt6B7P2_xSGaSsE/s323/Doug+1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="312" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpUAnB9Up3OAUBtlyu-mk6jqv5PqD3H5akarLwQUjRnhAyssdXvl77LTBxWVQa4OQl6ptrXDcGOdxXPiQbZO4msqwqTv8K7fN9pRMOA9L07dsr4y1qn_PFL2TpDPjBt6B7P2_xSGaSsE/w193-h200/Doug+1.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153554605/ronald-douglas-abbott">My friend Doug Abbott</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I believe that article stuck with me all these years as one of my best friends, who was a phenomenal professional bass player suffered a similar fate when brain tumor surgery resulted in amnesia for him. He had to not only relearn how to play electric and upright bass, but also had to relearn many so things that were wiped clean from his brain. I can only imagine what Martino went through. Doug was the best and I miss him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Martino stated that for him picking up the guitar again was another form of memory recovery. Martino described the process of recovering the ability to play with these words, <i>“As I continued to work out things on the instrument,” he wrote, “flashes of memory and muscle memory would gradually come flooding back to me — shapes on the fingerboard, different stairways to different rooms in the house. There are secret doorways that only you know about in the house, and you go there because it’s pleasurable to do so.</i>” </div><div><br /></div><div>As most professional musicians know, muscle memory is a key factor in the ability to play any musical instrument. I cannot stress enough how much of a life changing event this was for Pat Martino. He was forced to listen to all of his former recordings and learn how to play them on guitar, note-by-note. He was a brilliant guitarist before the amnesia, but afterward Martino was just flat out amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7oNfsFAhcePyM8_yJwKTaNy14blbT1ujKeTCeJ-8HlGIasUEr6QerflAHRM_WW17BKmtXKShzLAeJ8_pA0uaBtnuMpL2KOz_2udsok73oO-ok1L_Ad9Fg6SrUOLVAFmRpF8OvtJglQs/s1091/cheat.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1091" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7oNfsFAhcePyM8_yJwKTaNy14blbT1ujKeTCeJ-8HlGIasUEr6QerflAHRM_WW17BKmtXKShzLAeJ8_pA0uaBtnuMpL2KOz_2udsok73oO-ok1L_Ad9Fg6SrUOLVAFmRpF8OvtJglQs/w200-h114/cheat.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://jazzguitartoday.com/2019/08/pat-martino-video-lessons-the-nature-of-guitar-2-of-3/">Pat Martino </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pat-martino-dead/2021/11/02/f95efde6-3be9-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html">Pat Martino passed away on November 1st of 2021</a>. He was forced to retired from playing guitar in 2018 as a result of chronic respiratory disorder. Mr. Martino to stop performing after a tour of Italy in November 2018. </div><div><br /></div><div>He spent the rest of his life using oxygen support. This condition was what finally resulted in his death. He passed away at the same Philadelphia home that his parents had owned.</div><div><br /></div><div>He was born as Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1944. He was first exposed to jazz by his father, who sang in local clubs and briefly studied guitar. The elder Azarra sang in a band led by guitarist Eddie Lang. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pat began playing guitar at age 12 and left high school to pursue music, by studying with famed music instructor Dennis Sandole, who also had taught John Coltrane. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhalU_zQgMIxWUaODgBNwBZfM_njdS4-bMgpa_xijLfQ7NeJOQ28PhzsVxmWaEKtrqufFJsporqM3lX6ATroHuYuswQE0OYfI2aj98QHnoWqs9pxZNxhZxnUMff8ZVr2z0R0lDq5rcD8/s300/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="241" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhalU_zQgMIxWUaODgBNwBZfM_njdS4-bMgpa_xijLfQ7NeJOQ28PhzsVxmWaEKtrqufFJsporqM3lX6ATroHuYuswQE0OYfI2aj98QHnoWqs9pxZNxhZxnUMff8ZVr2z0R0lDq5rcD8/w161-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.lespaulforum.com/index.php">Pat Martino and<br /> The Hurricanes</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Martino became active in the rock scene around Philly, playing with the likes of Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin and more. His first touring gig in jazz was with organist Charles Earland, who was a friend from high school. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pat Azarra took the stage name Pat Martino when he began playing professionally at the young age of 15 after moving to New York City. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKSY2qZoFTYbyCC7g6wo9_x1AIXRQ2rlcLAN2Iut6wGQSDISNY5vWjQWdxEHRmo7VoLPocKUYhED7igGMHZpFea-naL-BtCkBhfwUffwW4eMltt9k3lZfDve_dxpflb2nV0v9YdWEFlE/s1024/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKSY2qZoFTYbyCC7g6wo9_x1AIXRQ2rlcLAN2Iut6wGQSDISNY5vWjQWdxEHRmo7VoLPocKUYhED7igGMHZpFea-naL-BtCkBhfwUffwW4eMltt9k3lZfDve_dxpflb2nV0v9YdWEFlE/w200-h113/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.jazzwax.com/2020/07/pat-martino-young-guns.html">Young Pat Martino</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>He lived for a brief period with Les Paul and he began playing at jazz clubs such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalls_Paradise">Smalls Paradise Club.</a> Martino later moved into a suite in the President Hotel on 48th Street. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Martino would play at Smalls for six months of the year, and then in the summer play at the Club Harlem in Atlantic City, New Jersey. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwHim_aHpaZpss0MPbI6JTyahPSh1H3kbKZrIiz9CXA4_ms-XjbJl7AZI3kYl7uG_sTU2f6c2DXIBJ8viHRFqNDIpQ_7pmyhn1ohdEoeodN8EnquEsoPJIN-E_w_gcPXN8SpqPJvrOP8/s498/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="498" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwHim_aHpaZpss0MPbI6JTyahPSh1H3kbKZrIiz9CXA4_ms-XjbJl7AZI3kYl7uG_sTU2f6c2DXIBJ8viHRFqNDIpQ_7pmyhn1ohdEoeodN8EnquEsoPJIN-E_w_gcPXN8SpqPJvrOP8/w200-h118/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.jazzwax.com/2020/07/pat-martino-young-guns.html">Martino, Gene Ludwig, <br />Randy Gillespie</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Pat played and recorded early in his career with Lloyd Price, Willis Jackson, and Eric Kloss. He also worked with jazz organists Charles Earland, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Trudy Pitts, Jimmy Smith, Gene Ludwig, and Joey DeFrancesco. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik_f9Z28pP0wA_6bJfO5WMoEZv7x1WZoTENbMwpKpPkwYeFUrx8ie9Q9uVh05UJpGaU-s4xXamrg6VKFW2wlG4oWDhYjOy_mF0Qh-JlIfrCLkO8xq7FdZKnd9k2rpjcfNZE_tMLylDtY/s500/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik_f9Z28pP0wA_6bJfO5WMoEZv7x1WZoTENbMwpKpPkwYeFUrx8ie9Q9uVh05UJpGaU-s4xXamrg6VKFW2wlG4oWDhYjOy_mF0Qh-JlIfrCLkO8xq7FdZKnd9k2rpjcfNZE_tMLylDtY/w200-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.birdland.com.au/pat-martino-east">East! LP</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As a result of his return to the music scene after his traumatic episode in the early 1980’s, he was chosen as Guitar Player of the Year in the Down Beat magazine Readers' Poll of 2004. And in 2006, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissued his album East! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pxcuhDkAARBkMwdTs0fUlZ1_cMyY3FgITq5YfoPT6ScswE8I5V9MGtZUO41or5POOGwIud2x0YVSSaxDyMN6wp7IsfmShZDDJqVlvjswb79aADWhrhtTuKfhANG5Nr1mFiTt9ZdYOP0/s1199/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1199" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pxcuhDkAARBkMwdTs0fUlZ1_cMyY3FgITq5YfoPT6ScswE8I5V9MGtZUO41or5POOGwIud2x0YVSSaxDyMN6wp7IsfmShZDDJqVlvjswb79aADWhrhtTuKfhANG5Nr1mFiTt9ZdYOP0/w200-h140/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.patmartino.com/">Pat Martino through the years</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Pat Martino's career spanned six decades and evolved into a variety of styles, from his formative years performing in organ groups to the Wes Montgomery-influenced hard bop of his early recordings, spiritual explorations in the late 60s ceding to the blazing, virtuosic fusion of 1970s classics. </div><div><br /></div><div>Martino played the guitar with an intensity of focus and finesse at even the most amazing speed. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDJumA3fWzV7mKKiwAHPRC4JQqi_tlT0EpNoT-7uufObEe9JD1346baAYplWJc2mwJjY1IAuzOwCG5xYAUAEpx4CudvkclMSa1QoCHU0jeskuSpYDq9aF__o0Pi_CGd6Trb_Srlx5HW0/s574/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="268" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDJumA3fWzV7mKKiwAHPRC4JQqi_tlT0EpNoT-7uufObEe9JD1346baAYplWJc2mwJjY1IAuzOwCG5xYAUAEpx4CudvkclMSa1QoCHU0jeskuSpYDq9aF__o0Pi_CGd6Trb_Srlx5HW0/w93-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="93" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.keymusic.com/item/gibson-custom-shop-1956-les-paul-goldtop-antique-gold-heavy-aged/">1956 Les Paul</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Through the years Martino used a variety of guitars and amplifiers. In 1954 his father purchase a <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/223453626970?hash=item3406dfc25a:g:taoAAOxy4dNSwfWV">Les Paul Standard</a> for him with "soap bar" pickups. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyX334vmhB_Y1wsT4zlCEL2fYurmI6gK3yqkj6h-t38nry7OE4vWpyyPqbgtMe_45g5aQLB_TL0IF5e4_6hGntfP-UKj0QVqRP-Grl8vbL0kEydEOQaz38K64YWmOkweRj471MzkIj-Y/s1200/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyX334vmhB_Y1wsT4zlCEL2fYurmI6gK3yqkj6h-t38nry7OE4vWpyyPqbgtMe_45g5aQLB_TL0IF5e4_6hGntfP-UKj0QVqRP-Grl8vbL0kEydEOQaz38K64YWmOkweRj471MzkIj-Y/w200-h150/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.atbguitars.com/store/product/1956-gibson-les-paul-custom-ohsc-1956lpc/">1956 Les Paul Custom</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>About six months later, after he proved he was proficient he traded it for <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/185164345716?hash=item2b1ca7b174:g:O4IAAOSwXAphYd9H">a Les Paul Custom. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoBCNi6k23Fd68006tXDsGbdOuv5hYzpdLH3kdQNTUnFeB_HqzOcYvm7XqUqpBiXjBb7sRl3oNxT-hV4BNKD0AIxtKihUQxVYrKeIhrYdYCyLWSYYuWbQNkCXwJur20Zj2HURhTK8f2c/s1040/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="743" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoBCNi6k23Fd68006tXDsGbdOuv5hYzpdLH3kdQNTUnFeB_HqzOcYvm7XqUqpBiXjBb7sRl3oNxT-hV4BNKD0AIxtKihUQxVYrKeIhrYdYCyLWSYYuWbQNkCXwJur20Zj2HURhTK8f2c/w143-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://tonyflood.blogspot.com/2010/08/pat-martino-hard-bop-years-happy.html">Martino with ES-175</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He then used a <a href="https://reverb.com/item/44750702-1957-gibson-es-175">Gibson ES-175</a>. It can be seen in some of his younger pictures. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIiUGPgk3zAP6scWxaDytxK3cFq0AzQZ7pADerPYEHK7fLA_rcLUeiN8P6KSuCC9M7cUtcobxeuW4szd1-be5FfNbWT5jvNIqSwFdhR7U8FI0fxDpvaIhnbfHLKckj9z-36vR15ve24k/s701/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="701" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIiUGPgk3zAP6scWxaDytxK3cFq0AzQZ7pADerPYEHK7fLA_rcLUeiN8P6KSuCC9M7cUtcobxeuW4szd1-be5FfNbWT5jvNIqSwFdhR7U8FI0fxDpvaIhnbfHLKckj9z-36vR15ve24k/w200-h179/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-johnny-smith-1963">Gibson L-5CES and <br />Johnny Smith Model</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>He also owned a beautiful <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/a7/b3/1ba7b3ae7166ca450695b3014a9ab7c2.jpg">Gibson L-5 CES</a> and a Gibson Johnny Smith model. Smith was one of his favorite players. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TB7lbLrNsrMIX8Jau3cAt60KphysHEoho_JaTRA5MmsaQPM9fmlv2IbSQEdy43t-aXyHGLabI23BT5GSB4QoK1CwzCSBHGz6NzPPYAJaTJaikPbSaWUxzuhh7Qp0IxlccJry-2JYiHU/s782/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="782" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TB7lbLrNsrMIX8Jau3cAt60KphysHEoho_JaTRA5MmsaQPM9fmlv2IbSQEdy43t-aXyHGLabI23BT5GSB4QoK1CwzCSBHGz6NzPPYAJaTJaikPbSaWUxzuhh7Qp0IxlccJry-2JYiHU/w200-h154/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://equipboard.com/pros/pat-martino?gear=guitars">Getty Images - <br />Sam Koontz model</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Martino also owned a custom made <a href="https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/54908-sam-koontz.html">Sam Koontz guitar </a>that at first glance resembles a Gibson Howard Roberts model. This guitar has a oval center sound hole and was built by Mr. Koontz especially for Martino. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyjusEY_7WxeyGt01IelVQxvJcO6J52ZjlmR0pRVzvbbcunXi5_enLAwugWsP-GiReWAKIxz0q971oZkc0TM9ZGB2b75EAb_qPxXnHfUFZIUzv4NZ3twP3azRGr336plulFrJd-prZ2U/s374/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="374" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyjusEY_7WxeyGt01IelVQxvJcO6J52ZjlmR0pRVzvbbcunXi5_enLAwugWsP-GiReWAKIxz0q971oZkc0TM9ZGB2b75EAb_qPxXnHfUFZIUzv4NZ3twP3azRGr336plulFrJd-prZ2U/w200-h134/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://equipboard.com/pros/pat-martino?gear=guitars">Univox 12 String Electric</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Perhaps one of the most unusual guitar he owned was a late 1960's <a href="http://www.robwesley.com/guitars/listings/Univox%2012-string%20H75%20Custom%20sunburst%201966-67/">Univox 335 style 12 string guitar. </a>His wife bought it for him for $80. He used that guitar on a recording of Desparado. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWrIW0qwq2D3VbCRvnDekYcCZ2fd_X_k3EdaPW4PfFi3jHiC4P2FrO_50ZmRE_aIug4JsIRIsHUkYw5JnwU8JCHKXu5_ZQJupo4e4NitvPFJrspREt9mTG5hpjAWMGjLvjErLGrQOjvQ/s576/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="576" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWrIW0qwq2D3VbCRvnDekYcCZ2fd_X_k3EdaPW4PfFi3jHiC4P2FrO_50ZmRE_aIug4JsIRIsHUkYw5JnwU8JCHKXu5_ZQJupo4e4NitvPFJrspREt9mTG5hpjAWMGjLvjErLGrQOjvQ/w200-h134/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/207939707768787814/">Martino with Gibson ES-335 12</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In later years he owned a Gibson ES-335 twelve string. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAVLKSMhN1nVMHlQBXETeEIU0nmhdJAInrIur7htvk0QBsbhXdfa-D8tm8sBrGrdbDxe2Chr3VVjoGeb3fklulfnqxbY9XaKu-XLgPmPyKfLbisdtUZjXvjT9v00kOqnENmkyeYUeaLQ/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="620" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAVLKSMhN1nVMHlQBXETeEIU0nmhdJAInrIur7htvk0QBsbhXdfa-D8tm8sBrGrdbDxe2Chr3VVjoGeb3fklulfnqxbY9XaKu-XLgPmPyKfLbisdtUZjXvjT9v00kOqnENmkyeYUeaLQ/w200-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/p/roland-jazz-chorus-jc-120">Vintage JC-120 Jazz Chorus</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>For the most part, before his brain trauma, Martino relied on Jazz boxes, with a few exceptions. He also used fairly large amplifiers, such as a Fender Twin Reverb, and later a <a href="https://reverb.com/p/roland-jazz-chorus-jc-120-1980s?ended_listing=39645876">Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBtXqIgs8-BapD_c3B7Qtab8XB1n1wz3oDpykmJEN_a1YAJhXFk76sVTEjH3jyrwlAE4zqU6QVzeMp1DVSevJoFzaSNLpv5rMN6zdX1ivU2VLtzUbMiSiRd5V5nRu1SFNj6CSs1u2sww/s800/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBtXqIgs8-BapD_c3B7Qtab8XB1n1wz3oDpykmJEN_a1YAJhXFk76sVTEjH3jyrwlAE4zqU6QVzeMp1DVSevJoFzaSNLpv5rMN6zdX1ivU2VLtzUbMiSiRd5V5nRu1SFNj6CSs1u2sww/w200-h192/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/30867368-polytone-mini-brute-ii-teeny-brute-1980s-black">1980's Polytone Mini Brute II </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Around 1983 when he restarted his career, he started pairing things down. Instead of a heavy Twin Reverb or Roland Jazz Chorus he began using a <a href="https://reverb.com/item/35764446-polytone-mini-brute-iii-1970s">Polytone Mini-Brute</a>, which is still a fairly heavy amp, but is preferred by Jazz players</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvCnLrp3ujhYy4xLs6UWv1LDGAB-tsTjNQuP5cpngnO9tFzWTvepUlGGTo-g5akfabl4LrVae491sv_MqqunF59xBxJGyjA4nE-zoVFjuqojYV04RFsa2An8K_r9mxTQMocghVtHQFrM/s373/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="373" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvCnLrp3ujhYy4xLs6UWv1LDGAB-tsTjNQuP5cpngnO9tFzWTvepUlGGTo-g5akfabl4LrVae491sv_MqqunF59xBxJGyjA4nE-zoVFjuqojYV04RFsa2An8K_r9mxTQMocghVtHQFrM/w200-h130/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://stores.soundislandmusic.com/acoustic-image-clarus-2-s4plus-601-ia/">Acoustic Image Clarus 2 S4</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>He later on he relied on an <a href="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/acoustic-image-clarus-2r-amp-head.1218009/">Acoustic Image Clarus head th</a>at he could carry in his guitar gig bag. His contract rider stated that the venue provide speakers for his amplifier. The Acoustic Image was small but it was powerful and rated at 600 watts into 2 ohms minimum load. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_8tKro0fffgdolZEwFB_a8yi1SAk8FnErgD6xmBtnrENJgFxHVKpEFOodltZUh5Hd0rLoVTMPbfQvmz5lCSUzFEUbQKFHm142N8J3D9gIo7JZjo_GhvpPvFyQ02_V2cqHlmg5RuMK_U/s231/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="231" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_8tKro0fffgdolZEwFB_a8yi1SAk8FnErgD6xmBtnrENJgFxHVKpEFOodltZUh5Hd0rLoVTMPbfQvmz5lCSUzFEUbQKFHm142N8J3D9gIo7JZjo_GhvpPvFyQ02_V2cqHlmg5RuMK_U/w200-h151/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.raezers-edge.com/products/new-york-8-2/">Raezer's Edge Speaker </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>He preferred using <a href="https://www.soundpure.com/p/raezers-edge-stealth-10er-speaker-cabinet/1207?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PLA&scid=scbplp1207&sc_intid=1207&msclkid=83bfa9e283a51d7e1800c87bb89394a0">Raezer's Edge </a>speaker cabinet when they were available.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoBVoAa_dGMssdwU14daB6SxmxSqLE43hFtc1-doC3CuH7UewxDsT4OmFy7b4rKkjy_mF28-C8wyRgqd6s9kDZ0U4bUV0q2J5wGO0XhQ7uM-aMNQgbNu5OEB3G9eGLoN-eBrjr6W2A_w/s741/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="642" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoBVoAa_dGMssdwU14daB6SxmxSqLE43hFtc1-doC3CuH7UewxDsT4OmFy7b4rKkjy_mF28-C8wyRgqd6s9kDZ0U4bUV0q2J5wGO0XhQ7uM-aMNQgbNu5OEB3G9eGLoN-eBrjr6W2A_w/w173-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="173" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ameblo.jp/tgl-tokyo/image-12465946960-14421242219.html">Abe Scepter Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Around that time he started using thinner bodied guitars such has his <a href="https://reverb.com/item/378787-abe-rivera-sceptre-natural">Abe Scepter </a>custom made guitar. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgbY43M780RxVWMIQhJLWyFMsNIKsoVM_LMS0-dzettORpPK0SVqHsPVWg76KkOlUWIeHDyC6cw_CGBD2xHV7HDua7eCDN6ATiocG9fR9aHk7f4lhCQ6lHY8h51g2g3L7VWok2Is55TY/s1280/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="957" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgbY43M780RxVWMIQhJLWyFMsNIKsoVM_LMS0-dzettORpPK0SVqHsPVWg76KkOlUWIeHDyC6cw_CGBD2xHV7HDua7eCDN6ATiocG9fR9aHk7f4lhCQ6lHY8h51g2g3L7VWok2Is55TY/w149-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="149" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1<b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/29879049-1980-polytone-contempo-g-natural-blonde-jazz-electric-guitar-made-in-japan-mij-vintage">980's Polytone Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div> <a href="https://reverb.com/item/29879049-1980-polytone-contempo-g-natural-blonde-jazz-electric-guitar-made-in-japan-mij-vintage">Martino played a Polytone guitar.</a> In an interview he stated,<i>" I didn’t get back into a relationship with the guitar until ’83. At that point, Tommy Gumina approached me and asked to endorse a solidbody he had just designed for Polytone. I used and endorsed that guitar, and Polytone amps, for about a year." </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyas8cN9VP8HzMaCTSJ6zr1_RjW-ICmETd4cRhhmCdOFDceBvMcmQe9246O3qll8dD0tlJZ1LFn2qXP8jwynf7xqSnl0L77Gu6RtUGCkA6jXCZasBKP7_HrR6r4pN2qBP8X9OW5OIg8Y/s500/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyas8cN9VP8HzMaCTSJ6zr1_RjW-ICmETd4cRhhmCdOFDceBvMcmQe9246O3qll8dD0tlJZ1LFn2qXP8jwynf7xqSnl0L77Gu6RtUGCkA6jXCZasBKP7_HrR6r4pN2qBP8X9OW5OIg8Y/w200-h150/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-l-5s-1973-cherry-sunburst-1"> Gibson L-5S</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the Starbright LP, Martino used a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/447404544216417650/">Gibson L-5S. </a>He says he went to Gibson with the ideas for a guitar that could provide a lot of different sounds. The Gibson people let him know they already had the L-5S, but it wasn't on the market. So Gibson sent him one of their prototype models. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPNlMxfncvoxOt0f5uxCu6O0ivXlMVJeLvobFNH1KcOE5a6f8zsJqlCSJEko1XMGpoVERiphn_k24_rELRyb-dLSw9pNGFftcukPc3NdKdJGVvFU2d86ucbsMuVnk-W3JMLXGmLqY4So/s1000/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="771" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPNlMxfncvoxOt0f5uxCu6O0ivXlMVJeLvobFNH1KcOE5a6f8zsJqlCSJEko1XMGpoVERiphn_k24_rELRyb-dLSw9pNGFftcukPc3NdKdJGVvFU2d86ucbsMuVnk-W3JMLXGmLqY4So/w154-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="154" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/174851052227?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=174851052227&targetid=4581183927179143&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418233787&mkgroupid=1241348861725295&rlsatarget=pla-4581183927179143&abcId=9300542&merchantid=51291&msclkid=9c27804b302715ad33cde1dc018e0b9d">Gibson Pat Martino Model</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the early 2000's he played a <a href="https://www.12fret.com/sold-archive/1999-gibson-pat-martino-thinline-archtop/">Gibson Pat Martino Signature Model</a>. This guitar featured a carved mahogany body with f-holes, mahogany neck with ebony compound radius fingerboard, and beautiful figure maple top with white binding. It had a Tune-O-Matic bridge with 2 Classic humbuckers and came with gold hardware. It was a gorgeous instrument with an unusually shaped headstock. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYbDfzJd8w6FXzBLsGeaNUA1hVc7mrv3NZBA3mm2Xoh3yEDIzQc5oLDFjWLM8pxQnTC7lmxLuIrlOrsGW-JV0AMSBSkpXV4xMkEHO1qxxXE6CYU2psKYThSH4h6cMuBOVLb-pTHho3JY/s500/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="500" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYbDfzJd8w6FXzBLsGeaNUA1hVc7mrv3NZBA3mm2Xoh3yEDIzQc5oLDFjWLM8pxQnTC7lmxLuIrlOrsGW-JV0AMSBSkpXV4xMkEHO1qxxXE6CYU2psKYThSH4h6cMuBOVLb-pTHho3JY/w200-h153/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://benedettoguitars.com/guitars/professional-series/pat-martino-signature-model%E2%84%A2/">Benedetto Pat Martino Signature</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>For the remainder of his career Martino played <a href="http://benedettoguitars.com/guitars/professional-series/pat-martino-signature-model%E2%84%A2/">The Benedetto Pat Martino Signature Model</a>. This guitar took nearly a year of collaboration between Bob Benedetto and Pat to develop the perfect instrument for Pat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He was able to use it every single day on the road, in the studio, while conducting clinics, and while composing new music and revisiting the classics. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeZv7R_JXS0eF2c1_oQG4134yCSgE2EuhiWE3fDcY97B4jEhW0tkOrgVZUVEPRfJnFOYN-gyqMaOCxXR_7o_WDlyzUWpolTCffQKHTJSeWgYGCCqRly1p3gzWxUe0JNnhmNQ30NpxUpE/s1024/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1024" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeZv7R_JXS0eF2c1_oQG4134yCSgE2EuhiWE3fDcY97B4jEhW0tkOrgVZUVEPRfJnFOYN-gyqMaOCxXR_7o_WDlyzUWpolTCffQKHTJSeWgYGCCqRly1p3gzWxUe0JNnhmNQ30NpxUpE/w200-h156/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/benedetto-pat-martino.781728/">Pat and his wife, Ayako Asahi Martino, <br />holding both of his Benedetto models</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This guitar has a very light weight, chambered mahogany body, with a carved maple top, fast ebony fingerboard, and two A6 Benedetto pickups that have dual volume and tone controls. It features Pat Martino's signature etched into the pick guard.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He owned a few different models of this guitar. The guitar is still available with Autumn Burst and Black finishes.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links below the pictures for their source. 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The Fender Bullet guitar was designed in 1981 as a low cost student instrument to take the place of the Duo Sonic and Music Master.
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Fender designer <a href="http://www.johnpageguitars.com/">John Page</a> put together the original instrument design for these guitars. The first models were to be made in Korea and shipped un-assembled to the US.<br />
<br />But Fender did not think the Asian work was up to par, so Fender U.S.A. produced the original 1981 guitars in the US by putting to use left over parts from other guitars.<br />
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The original bodies were designed to resemble a smaller and thinner version of the Telecaster. In fact the necks on the first models were Telecaster necks. The dual pickups were Mustang pickups which were positioned like those on the Duo Sonic.<br />
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That is the neck pickup was angled on the treble side and the bridge pickup was parallel to the bridge. The switch was a three position Stratocaster Switchcraft version. The two potentiometer knobs for volume and tone were black Stratocaster knobs.<br />
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The guitars came in two colors and two versions. The colors were either red or <a href="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/4738232090_c44c09582c.jpg" target="_blank">cream</a>. Pickguards were either white or black. <a href="https://reverb.com/item/40166146-1981-fender-bullet-usa-original-hard-case-owners-manual-more">The Bullet Standard</a> had an anodized steel pickguard with the distal lip behind the bridge raised at a 90% angle to anchor the strings.<br />
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</tbody></table><a href="https://reverb.com/item/45175795-1982-fender-usa-bullet-deluxe-electric-guitar-dakota-red-w-ohsc">The Bullet Deluxe</a> had a plastic pickguard and the strings went through the body. The bridge assembly was a barrel type and was adjusted by screws for intonation and an Allen wrench for height. The headstock decal had a 5 point star with a number 1 in the center.<br />
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I've seen them with both rosewood and maple necks.<br /><br /><div>By 1982 through 1983 the American made Bullet guitar was redesigned to look like a slightly <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/274978656513?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1iEC212Q0RNuAakK8LiVDJQ18&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=274978656513&targetid=4581046488761455&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418640322&mkgroupid=1239149842233245&rlsatarget=pla-4581046488761455&abcId=9300602&merchantid=51291&msclkid=f3263899827819047df459ecbfc5375b">smaller version of the Stratocaster. </a>The guitar came in several versions. These were made in the U.S.A through 1983. Subsequent models were made by Fender Japan.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWpAZthEDPGSm4k_yjzOD4QjWyxXbTeRENo7ylergGwjftKhAeE4F4tsJ0FIDzhom3FvI2ALZ4QkOafs6jTiTa5A7DNYpxWnqVZ0IszNWZmcvXwAtEiRhOqSnGI0wa_LHJoEc8ce4Nc/s800/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWpAZthEDPGSm4k_yjzOD4QjWyxXbTeRENo7ylergGwjftKhAeE4F4tsJ0FIDzhom3FvI2ALZ4QkOafs6jTiTa5A7DNYpxWnqVZ0IszNWZmcvXwAtEiRhOqSnGI0wa_LHJoEc8ce4Nc/w150-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/38522596-fender-bullet-s-3-usa-mia-1981-sunburst-telecaster-maple-neck-rare-vintage-guitar?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiIxMWUzMjAzYy1jYTJhLTRlZTAtYTI3ZS01YWNkZDE3NzM1ODUiLCJpYXQiOjE2MzIwNzMyODMsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiODlmYzcyMmQtYmE0My00ZGQyLTkxYWYtNzJjNjFiMWJmNzMxIiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjM4NTIyNTk2Iiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9._ok4L3jJM5Y202tua_yFnXQwRT7gT7I3eWh8Ijup20I">American Bullet S-3</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The S-3 had 3 Mustang type pickups with white covers positioned in the normal Strat fashion and a five way blade switch. It had a single volume and a single tone control. Fender now offered four colours; black, sunburst, red, and cream. The pickguard on these was plastic, and the bridge/saddle with nickel chrome.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MZfnWipqRDKyW7bC0Od5No3KVIQ4TYFJ142kqmiDfYcRDh7IZYfU-JtwofMiXP5vA-naeIK83GtTwnw7L1jMq1GWKRJxsp5jmpv0ttNLLj1ouiNwkzC_GaSQDGJL7t926i4myCl9SYk/s1024/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MZfnWipqRDKyW7bC0Od5No3KVIQ4TYFJ142kqmiDfYcRDh7IZYfU-JtwofMiXP5vA-naeIK83GtTwnw7L1jMq1GWKRJxsp5jmpv0ttNLLj1ouiNwkzC_GaSQDGJL7t926i4myCl9SYk/w150-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.tdpri.com/threads/is-this-a-1983-american-fender-bullet-1-transitional-telecaster.632739/">Bullet S-2</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Fender also produced t<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/384388587549?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=384388587549&targetid=4581183927179146&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418233787&mkgroupid=1241348861725295&rlsatarget=pla-4581183927179146&abcId=9300542&merchantid=51291&msclkid=f7cc27369ee11ddf75224643a0c3fefb">he American made S-2,</a> which was very similar to the original Bullet, but this time with a Stratocaster style body. This guitar came with the anodized metal pickguard with the bridge/saddles attached to a lip at the end of the body. It had volume and tone controls and a three way selector switch. Fender came out with two other model Bullet guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFlflJByp-CbObnqwCVOeCIyOoi6yMjhTD5o2iPq7yw6TgsID6rUfyMgA6Yfywa4bBREck_OOWuwQdLSUKSUhSFqMInZiEhtoHyZ8P3KjzqAOzXuQvwy7Ix4oq5m-9q3bc4LP0TaYhsk/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="534" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFlflJByp-CbObnqwCVOeCIyOoi6yMjhTD5o2iPq7yw6TgsID6rUfyMgA6Yfywa4bBREck_OOWuwQdLSUKSUhSFqMInZiEhtoHyZ8P3KjzqAOzXuQvwy7Ix4oq5m-9q3bc4LP0TaYhsk/w173-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="173" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/price-guide/guide/12029-fender-bullet-h-1-1983-red">Bullet H-1</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://reverb.com/p/fender-bullet-h-1-1982-1983">The Bullet H-1 </a>featured a single Humbucking pickup in the bridge position. This guitar came with a volume and tone control and a pushbutton switch to change from humbucking to single coil mode. It too came with the anodized aircraft metal pickguard, with the lip on the end where the strings attached.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxg7agpyEZ_6CsXImx86VcND1_LvcavMqrCMoqyNBT_5_gSLfqztepyh4F-q0QnyAv5IaFqvZNoPNM0lLH98E39N98-EEKthtSWrJF0WaDrCuBW1WotHWGcu4vTlWpJxtsoGzm1vLVuE/s620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="221" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxg7agpyEZ_6CsXImx86VcND1_LvcavMqrCMoqyNBT_5_gSLfqztepyh4F-q0QnyAv5IaFqvZNoPNM0lLH98E39N98-EEKthtSWrJF0WaDrCuBW1WotHWGcu4vTlWpJxtsoGzm1vLVuE/w71-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="71" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/972135-1983-squier-bullet-h2-mij">Bullet H-2</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://reverb.com/item/41682997-fender-usa-bullet-h-2-1982-maple">The Bullet H-2 had 2 Fender humbuckers</a> (that were actually Mustang pickups side to side. Alongside the 3 way blade switch were two pushbutton switches that enable coil tapping. </div><div><br /></div><div>
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An American made Fender Bullet Bass</a><a href="https://www.gbase.com/gear/fender-bullet-bass-deluxe-1983-sunburst"> </a>was also produced from 1981 through 1983. It was a smaller bodied version of a Precision bass with Mustang bass pickups.<br />
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All of the original 1982-83 Bullet guitars came in black, white, red or cream. The controls were volume and tone. The input was on the top where the second tone control would be found on a Stratocaster. These were hard tail instruments.<br />
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</tbody></table><br /></div><div>The price for the instruments in 1981 was $199 which included a molded Fender case. During this time there was also a set sold at a slightly higher price that included a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLALu59owuU6RH760C3DUM-lmg36BZCOAsNr7jWqKN39rhyUKkIvDjSKunPhZcxGNg1D7H1LVw8JDWa927R_3L278lHdS-0v8vz5FFqknMV3Q9TTG3SWcYUcw_LGR2RjRUinKjKH2q08/s1600/Fender+Bullet+ad.jpg">Fender Bullet guitar and a Fender Harvard Reverb</a> solid state amplifier.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7-xrMpd7ZFJshiptFZUuB-CP4_TDeghmtuEaJc5VZTk-eSNocOUQNHpXLUt_oSE-l3tRQxYkAbFaJSJdkkFLWWKS1TKF-3DQuq2dX3hJzZe1UtHsYicD6-sdVUCXTsDD_2LY4zmAXDM/s794/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="765" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7-xrMpd7ZFJshiptFZUuB-CP4_TDeghmtuEaJc5VZTk-eSNocOUQNHpXLUt_oSE-l3tRQxYkAbFaJSJdkkFLWWKS1TKF-3DQuq2dX3hJzZe1UtHsYicD6-sdVUCXTsDD_2LY4zmAXDM/w193-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://stringedguitars.com/2015/11/12/1984-squier-bullet-by-fender-japan/">Fender Squier Bullets - MIJ</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/130885932890650232/">By 1984 Fender Bullets</a> were produced in Japan under the Squire Bullet label. These came in several versions including style similar to the late 1981- 83. </div><div><br /></div><div>This change came at a time when Fender management was changing from CBS to FMIC. These instruments came with plastic pickguards, and chromed metal bridges. The anodized aluminum pickguard were no longer offered. Fender contracted with the Fujigen company.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgads24eO-ASwZkeG0xbmNF8hSwOTtpWKAJRnSnPa8fhoHiInMhH31nU6Tf8irGm6IV-9PQtKxWAHhGpHt3Uj8wLGlDwhpGY4xaFDHfSO01I0NgAJGLhvdFJFaWx6Z4ht0ukdWMbjycxZ0/s564/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="184" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgads24eO-ASwZkeG0xbmNF8hSwOTtpWKAJRnSnPa8fhoHiInMhH31nU6Tf8irGm6IV-9PQtKxWAHhGpHt3Uj8wLGlDwhpGY4xaFDHfSO01I0NgAJGLhvdFJFaWx6Z4ht0ukdWMbjycxZ0/w65-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="65" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1984 Squier Bullet with tremolo</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Some of the key differences were these were no longer labeled as Fender guitars, but now known as Squier Bullet guitars. The pickups on most had enclosed covers, and most were bridge saddle assemblies were hardtails. However some came with tremolos. The MIJ Bullet Series maintained the Telecaster style headstock. Tuners were stamped "Fender Japan".</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcbId7912nBmpmybgImZu3ZSkgJe4d5ezM5MdeNwopvndwJIH90pHvLtPyKktX15byeiNtPUf88yED_XWUOB5MqKothk8lx7u2D8NXAaaf3lszwyDX1osQ3ufj8QouS7Q_lBweCSbnhk/s800/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcbId7912nBmpmybgImZu3ZSkgJe4d5ezM5MdeNwopvndwJIH90pHvLtPyKktX15byeiNtPUf88yED_XWUOB5MqKothk8lx7u2D8NXAaaf3lszwyDX1osQ3ufj8QouS7Q_lBweCSbnhk/w150-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/33509011-fender-mij-squier-bullet-s3-1984?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiIzYmRmNGU5ZC02NDYxLTRmNTQtOWExYS1lNTIzMWMxNDgxNzUiLCJpYXQiOjE1ODg2OTg5MjcsInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiZTE0NmFmZjItMzgxMS00ZTk2LWJlZGUtMjAzY2U0MWQxNDRlIiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjMzNTA5MDExIn0.XR2YCLmeATcLN0Rd_XOqPFsxH4tyusCzsuAVCImgMMc">MIJ Squier Bullet Neckplate</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The serial number on the Squier Bullet neck plate began with "SQ", though the first models were stamped "JV". While the neckplates on the 1981 - 1983 American made Fender Bullet guitars were just stamped with the stylized Fender "F" and no serial number.
Although they were originally made as student instruments, in my opinion they are still great players. I owned one for a few years and I hated to part with it. The resale prices for these guitars are skyrocketing.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx52XFAIG3QidwG8CQHxg52UfnahJIyQQlOW_6DVkGJ24i4rbR-0m0wP4tPnZgkIMkvLM7DuA3NZtORkdMHhj1XoRCTSP2Q6g3rYQAsq9pArYxSKLOOTVbq2DC5GaQAZ4j2LkkE0mmH_c/s900/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="900" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx52XFAIG3QidwG8CQHxg52UfnahJIyQQlOW_6DVkGJ24i4rbR-0m0wP4tPnZgkIMkvLM7DuA3NZtORkdMHhj1XoRCTSP2Q6g3rYQAsq9pArYxSKLOOTVbq2DC5GaQAZ4j2LkkE0mmH_c/w200-h138/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/north-attleboro-police-investigating-theft-of-country-singer-junior-brown-and-wifes-guitars/article_3c8d6bf6-12ec-5b42-a287-5b33d6b27a0a.html">Junior Brown's Guit Steel</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Junior Brown had his original Guit-Steel made from Fender Bullet parts.<br />
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She has suffered terrible grief, but manages to maintain a wonderful sense of humor. Kim is a treasure and I appreciate her friendship. Larry was one fortunate guy.</b></i></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpoMNojFrDA5Wxnp8SJ6yt3xPcIWNKbk38HstMCIyzYbX_0rMk_PwB9MzoiUBWK515UCzLDb-Racq4KZVAIKs6qv79oHIgmzP9a0eP1fqXYxFpE98rWd5K8fhEm7SEhmRKCngRPbsR1A/s653/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="623" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpoMNojFrDA5Wxnp8SJ6yt3xPcIWNKbk38HstMCIyzYbX_0rMk_PwB9MzoiUBWK515UCzLDb-Racq4KZVAIKs6qv79oHIgmzP9a0eP1fqXYxFpE98rWd5K8fhEm7SEhmRKCngRPbsR1A/w191-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgRewU-sHBs">Larry Goshorn</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Many readers may not be familiar with Larry Goshorn. But I am quite certain that you are familiar with the band Pure Prairie League. Larry Goshorn along with his brother Tim were both members of this group. <div><br /></div><div>Sadly Larry passed away on September 15th of this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to being guitarist and songwriter for Pure Prairie League, Larry was a beloved member of the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky music community and will forever be remembered for his wonderful songs, amazing voice, his work in Pure Prairie League, his contributions to The Goshorn Brother's Band, and for bringing great music to the Greater Cincinnati area.</div><div><br /></div><div>Though I personally did not know Larry, many of my friends were very close to him, and in some cases they played music in groups along with him. </div><div><br /></div><div>I started playing guitar in the mid-1960’s, when I was just a 13 year old kid, and I learned more about playing guitar by going to dances and shows just to watch the guitar players and study their fingering patterns, than I did from any guitar teacher.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5V16I6MJmtcHnI8dYJC3pTaO1Y3fvyv-4Fmb6w5fCtmpM2nfZHTIYVRY7heFF8tu2WKv2O08Um92WVH0UWg8YQ1MzuZefnRBEvZNT1jZ8jDB-e_zAI-fo-G9xlTQ8cLcs-35ZviBF4E/s408/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="408" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5V16I6MJmtcHnI8dYJC3pTaO1Y3fvyv-4Fmb6w5fCtmpM2nfZHTIYVRY7heFF8tu2WKv2O08Um92WVH0UWg8YQ1MzuZefnRBEvZNT1jZ8jDB-e_zAI-fo-G9xlTQ8cLcs-35ZviBF4E/w200-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.last.fm/music/The+Sacred+Mushroom">The Sacred Mushroom</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>It was around this era that Larry, Tim, and their brother Danny Goshorn were members in a local blues and psychedelic rock band called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacred_Mushroom">The Sacred Mushroom</a>. Though I didn’t know the members, I saw them play many times at different venues and recall that they were very, very good. I even picked up a few blues licks from watching Larry. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvFw-qWw3VFtl-IlCbZqokZtUEWXg1983UP9VQHYDjo8BN9xuoMAcR0CebbrBMjs7fbO2V6zAsd4umNnkthq5eckTzvPJHFv6R7DGDVKKjbC-jexWki8n4dRucISn90g94XIbh7XMZxs/s261/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="261" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvFw-qWw3VFtl-IlCbZqokZtUEWXg1983UP9VQHYDjo8BN9xuoMAcR0CebbrBMjs7fbO2V6zAsd4umNnkthq5eckTzvPJHFv6R7DGDVKKjbC-jexWki8n4dRucISn90g94XIbh7XMZxs/s0/Blog+A.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegoshornbrothersband/photos/the-sacred-mushroom-was-an-american-psychedelic-rock-and-blues-band-from-cincinn/295425770536038/">The Sacred Mushroom and Tribe</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>I had no idea that at the time the band and their friends, whom they referred to as “the tribe”, lived together in a residence they called The Mushroom House. That sounds idyllic, but as someone who lived in a community for a time, I found the element of privacy was missed.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3vtZVtIbb8&list=RDEMyloVYEhnlhUbG2AckvGpdQ&start_radio=1">The Sacred Mushroom Band</a> went on to release a 45 rpm single called “Break Away Girl", and an album that consisted of original material as well as covers of T-Bone Walker's "Mean Old World" and Ray Davies' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else". The Sacred Mushroom band dissolved due to unknown circumstances in 1969. </div><div><br /></div><div>Larry would later join Pure Prairie League along with his brother <a href="https://www.citybeat.com/music/spill-it/article/20859386/tim-goshorn-19542017">Tim Goshorn</a>. Both guys were active in the group in from around 1975 through 1978, and then again at a reunion concert in the mid 1980's. After leaving, Larry and Tim went on to form The Goshorn Brother's Band. Although they Larry and Tim were not founding members of Pure Prairie League, they were an integral part of the band's history.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-JhGM8hrPopPP9Oe_c36xYw5-YUTqC9yAr0K3p1XZrnS_8xJXbLPocGkmeDYXJwkmqnRRdCyaAxn0hwPcKAAOwHQea_yPdk7w89FlUo0fVZqwCY7z6Zhr6DPifAx0CJNXNQN_yORYHY/s356/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="356" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-JhGM8hrPopPP9Oe_c36xYw5-YUTqC9yAr0K3p1XZrnS_8xJXbLPocGkmeDYXJwkmqnRRdCyaAxn0hwPcKAAOwHQea_yPdk7w89FlUo0fVZqwCY7z6Zhr6DPifAx0CJNXNQN_yORYHY/w200-h133/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://motolyrics.com/pure-prairie-league.html">Pure Prairie League</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Pure Prairie League originated in 1970 when singer/guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Fuller">Craig Fuller </a>and his friends from Columbus Ohio put together one of the first bands that combined Rock with Country music. By 1972 the group was recording music. </div><div><br /></div><div>Their song “Amie” became a major hit song. During the band's career they scored six Top 40 LP’s. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pure Prairie League went through a lot of personal changes through the years. Founding member Craig Fuller had to leave the group just before “Amie” hit the airwaves to face trial for charges of draft evasion in Kentucky. <i>Y'all remember The Draft?</i> Before conscientious objector (C.O.) status could be arranged for Craig, he was sentenced to six months in jail which forced him to leave Pure Prairie League in February of 1973. </div><div><br /></div><div>By August of that year, the band members had moved their base to the Cincinnati area. The group had a hit record at the time, but the band was somewhat in disarray. The remaining members managed to persuade steel guitarist John David Call to return. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbEjV4hFumPuCzn1YvvaWoIEc2CwZBCy6Z9rwrkavHKnHj9-6s5kU8J-ZhHOX27zow7UI0rVWBYT552ruDls-EiASDfA6vqJJeg4RGDfC2l5YbjA8GBhwSzwLsa0tRH4t6q0pFcnWZK4/s770/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="770" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbEjV4hFumPuCzn1YvvaWoIEc2CwZBCy6Z9rwrkavHKnHj9-6s5kU8J-ZhHOX27zow7UI0rVWBYT552ruDls-EiASDfA6vqJJeg4RGDfC2l5YbjA8GBhwSzwLsa0tRH4t6q0pFcnWZK4/w200-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Craig+Fuller/+images/319fa809593d4082acec8e2858dc828a">Craig Fuller</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Craig Fuller, though out of prison later in 1973, was registered as a conscientious objector. He was required to perform alternate service for two years, to fulfill the military's two year obligation for conscription. He worked the late shift in a community hospital to satisfy those requirements and was not inclined to rejoin at that time. Thankfully Craig was eventually given a full pardon by President Gerald Ford.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS9zF1D9cD7EX6dlglz_rdtipYQ6OLikR3DJFnZf0F1p85S4kOJ1FAwayk9zjQ3uyWGyz3hyphenhyphen4KV9A6OY7_QJ8RUl8Ub_PgULxNEoM_grkd3xbn-O7_aGzpIS9nVdrRxLRUOXLFNgJ3fE/s925/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS9zF1D9cD7EX6dlglz_rdtipYQ6OLikR3DJFnZf0F1p85S4kOJ1FAwayk9zjQ3uyWGyz3hyphenhyphen4KV9A6OY7_QJ8RUl8Ub_PgULxNEoM_grkd3xbn-O7_aGzpIS9nVdrRxLRUOXLFNgJ3fE/w173-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="173" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>P<a href="https://dennygibson.com/blog/2012/11/hats-off-to-larry/">ure Prairie League 1973</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/31620-the-attitude-of-gratitude-michael-reilly-of-pure-prairie-league">Mike Reilly,</a> the groups bass player during this era, took over as the band's leader and front man. He brought in his friend Larry Goshorn to replace Fuller. Pure Prairie League then hit the road and began playing gigs constantly as "Amie" grew in popularity as radio stations began receiving requests to play the song.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg46cXdr1u_Q2iE17ai3Ouj-NGSo_RTf2vU07jBuf_DxD5GRa7unUKGtB7LefbioNvjUlaVNtudnZMuBUiPtUiBuRfz6jcu24ArW0g8xdcZlRS1AE8nVub0HndDxF3ZgRjwnRuGzKldYI/s739/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="739" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg46cXdr1u_Q2iE17ai3Ouj-NGSo_RTf2vU07jBuf_DxD5GRa7unUKGtB7LefbioNvjUlaVNtudnZMuBUiPtUiBuRfz6jcu24ArW0g8xdcZlRS1AE8nVub0HndDxF3ZgRjwnRuGzKldYI/w200-h198/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1073148142/pure-prairie-league-bustin-out-vinyl?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_c-books_movies_and_music-music-recorded_audio&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwnoqLBhD4ARIsAL5JedLis0ODelowte3FTSqJ8g38qgFQvsqVOVQuNArW5K0MxCmM-pYlNJEaAvdLEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12573073825_119955071736_507798476397_aud-1185363470307:pla-354802992938_c__1073148142_138519974&utm_custom2=12573073825&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnoqLBhD4ARIsAL5JedLis0ODelowte3FTSqJ8g38qgFQvsqVOVQuNArW5K0MxCmM-pYlNJEaAvdLEALw_wcB">Bustin' Out</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>As a result, RCA re-released the album <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwok0dx-l0A&list=PLc7zUm38GAmH-1e8fyyF45WyMc6vFnBpL">Bustin' Out</a> and issued "Amie" as a single. The song peaked at No. 27 on April 26, 1975, just as a minor bluegrass revival was underway on mid-western college campuses. Larry Goshorn became the group’s main songwriter during this time. He was featured on Pure Prairie League's third album; Two Lane Highway. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1977 John David Call left because of increasing back troubles. Larry Goshorn's brother, Tim, joined in time to record Just Fly (March 1978) taking over the duties as the group's steel guitar player. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lZmRI8OnDnmIvWGH-KFsC0VpzM9fAKw1NNqIJbSM41yX9eynE3yYsEaJS3ToPbWrn43tdC3VYwAJwaG1AFuyr59HtXR0z5j2mgAJh9Tz_lS8seGqzqxL4zqhh9cgoM-qBjqvf5F76zE/s935/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="935" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lZmRI8OnDnmIvWGH-KFsC0VpzM9fAKw1NNqIJbSM41yX9eynE3yYsEaJS3ToPbWrn43tdC3VYwAJwaG1AFuyr59HtXR0z5j2mgAJh9Tz_lS8seGqzqxL4zqhh9cgoM-qBjqvf5F76zE/s320/Blog+A.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chiXqG-3wsE">The Goshorn Brothers Band</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>By 1978 more changes occurred and there was a mass exodus from the group. </div><div><br /></div><div>This was when both Goshorns left to form their own group, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU4_grgscFg&list=PLU6dkLH3GakS4LtCOO0uATHpB9i8GIxE-">The Goshorn Brothers</a>. The duo of Larry and Tim were constantly performing at clubs in the Ohio and Northern Kentucky area. I expect after years of touring this was a welcome change. </div><div><br /></div><div>Click here for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgRewU-sHBs&t=171s">The Story of The Goshorn Brothers part 1</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSOe8CaREA">part 2 by Chuck Land.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Both guys also appeared with other Blues bands in the area. The brothers released an album in 2012 simply titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Goshorn-Brothers/dp/B000CAGSFO">The Goshorn Brothers; Life</a>. In 2015 they released another album called Custom Bootleg. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NJPtW19Ulk1wYf8DybzVR8_E6IhIwjhnsUC_ZbMc1A2pXBB4nIN4rpdt-2NnGS_zQ6Sr4jTD9rslAryV-EBS5UteADMepZR19AiAJemZpoMbzD6YWXGUtxyBqUS1HfGbeaqyy3y98M8/s320/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NJPtW19Ulk1wYf8DybzVR8_E6IhIwjhnsUC_ZbMc1A2pXBB4nIN4rpdt-2NnGS_zQ6Sr4jTD9rslAryV-EBS5UteADMepZR19AiAJemZpoMbzD6YWXGUtxyBqUS1HfGbeaqyy3y98M8/w200-h113/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://dennygibson.com/blog/2012/11/hats-off-to-larry/">Larry and Tim Goshorn</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Both Larry and Tim, as well as other members of Pure Prairie League were recognized as members in <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/northern-ky/2014/06/03/nky-music-legends-bobby-mackey-fort-thomas/9942083/">The Northern Kentucky Music Legends Hall of Fame</a>. Larry and Tim were featured almost every Friday in the Blues Segment of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzOJUUYu2kc">Gary Burbank's afternoon radio</a> show on WLW radio. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhvphOtrxXoTYUK32Q8yWJxSivmKtPEXnP3SG4otveochxiAEnCDVpAJbYpQjNtM5PEcxpHSdB9P1vabUhI5GQapjzoVrBoMcRqhO0s1VPi055PnIOls628RALe0rbfqde5L92eYNOFk/s477/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="477" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhvphOtrxXoTYUK32Q8yWJxSivmKtPEXnP3SG4otveochxiAEnCDVpAJbYpQjNtM5PEcxpHSdB9P1vabUhI5GQapjzoVrBoMcRqhO0s1VPi055PnIOls628RALe0rbfqde5L92eYNOFk/w200-h134/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/4721764-The-Goshorn-Brothers">Larry and Tim Goshorn</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a lengthy illness, Larry underwent heart surgery.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.citybeat.com/music/spill-it/article/20859386/tim-goshorn-19542017">Tim Goshorn died at his home</a> in Williamstown, Kentucky after a bout with cancer on April 15, 2017, at age 62. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Recently Larry Goshorn became quite ill and was hospitalized with Acute leukemia & Pneumonia. His wife, Kim, kept his friends posted about his condition. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMcr0EzUPMLC41orEhf6YukibdwuSlKl9vynjViQ4qY7NBK4hyNwVpgrGo9rWZTddMqOXsprwa5yxAzWeybfetmj0FCYZ0HHwJe8CTI-oz2JDHGFv4bHrhyphenhyphenY3_muCwgCQhm1tG0lB71A/s676/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="652" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMcr0EzUPMLC41orEhf6YukibdwuSlKl9vynjViQ4qY7NBK4hyNwVpgrGo9rWZTddMqOXsprwa5yxAzWeybfetmj0FCYZ0HHwJe8CTI-oz2JDHGFv4bHrhyphenhyphenY3_muCwgCQhm1tG0lB71A/w193-h200/Blog+A.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://local12.com/news/local/local-musician-larry-goshorn-has-died-cincinnati-pure-prairie-league-tim-cancer">Larry Goshorn</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Then on this past September 15th, she wrote these heartwrenching words;<i> “My angel, Larry Goshorn... He took his last breath in my presence… He left this world the same way he lived in it, with humility and kindness for those around him...Larry G. Died September 14 (2021) at 5:20pm. I must add that I was married to the coolest guy on the planet…” </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYZWdPVZtgrcEm5lVOS_NAlMac0pLW4tSFtbhphxUswZGfkV5gcc_yeTlHerW2BMl27kqDqDNwDpoDCKVVwZ3n6TCO1JXLNXaiyJ-vM76r6Vb6iFgc6A-QX_-ppVUoA49kqmNUkQxrSs/s986/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="986" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYZWdPVZtgrcEm5lVOS_NAlMac0pLW4tSFtbhphxUswZGfkV5gcc_yeTlHerW2BMl27kqDqDNwDpoDCKVVwZ3n6TCO1JXLNXaiyJ-vM76r6Vb6iFgc6A-QX_-ppVUoA49kqmNUkQxrSs/w200-h112/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://local12.com/news/local/local-musician-larry-goshorn-has-died-cincinnati-pure-prairie-league-tim-cancer">Larry Goshorrn (recent)</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><a href="https://madisontheater.com/events/2021/11/remember-me-a-benefit-concert-for-larry-goshorn">On November 7th, 2021 a memorial and benefit concert</a> put on by The Play It Forward Foundation will be held at The Madison Theater in Covington Kentucky, 730 Madison Avenue. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BJgn0ibBU_KALH-Xp5hlKh0XJ7LFpfjEk1WNgkFaviyXWOS1Kp-1X0JJHH3jKY8Qyofl3-6InW6SKT7pDC_ScwIocE5mPzINg7oBtkJex_bS3B1r0MOpYyvR0s9wHJHawtQ12o_UvXE/s1620/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BJgn0ibBU_KALH-Xp5hlKh0XJ7LFpfjEk1WNgkFaviyXWOS1Kp-1X0JJHH3jKY8Qyofl3-6InW6SKT7pDC_ScwIocE5mPzINg7oBtkJex_bS3B1r0MOpYyvR0s9wHJHawtQ12o_UvXE/w213-h320/Blog+A.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />If you are in the area, please come to celebrate Larry Goshorn’s life. They event starts at noon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Through his career Larry owned and played quite a few electric and acoustic guitars, There are no video or photos of The Sacred Mushroom from the mid to late 1960's. I can only image that most bands of the time were playing Fender Stratocasters, Telecasters, and Gibson ES-335's mostly through Fender amplifiers. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY2lAkq6XxW3IDg81KWXuVxYEGNzE2He8pFnGpUbNiqUcNXgGOFra4zSP6SBeJ7dHRiom3KQ4ylFq3jlebqpbZ_b9apWAVCD92cODJRHaT9j3q3eZIQSMEizfSCdRtmge5TUCAsXCCE4/s612/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="612" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY2lAkq6XxW3IDg81KWXuVxYEGNzE2He8pFnGpUbNiqUcNXgGOFra4zSP6SBeJ7dHRiom3KQ4ylFq3jlebqpbZ_b9apWAVCD92cODJRHaT9j3q3eZIQSMEizfSCdRtmge5TUCAsXCCE4/w200-h134/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://guitarpoint.de/en/product/1973-gibson-l6s-custom-natural-3/">Larry playing a Gibson <br />L6-S Custom Deluxe</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>By the Pure Prairie League years I ran across a video of Larry playing a G<a href="https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-day-circa-1975-gibson-l6-s/">ibson L6-S Custom Deluxe</a> solid body guitar. This guitar was a very interesting instrument whose electronics and pickups were designed by Bill Lawrence. The finish was natural and looked like a wide Les Paul. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxdhCmEPFZFMhIEWSP5ekxzOc8YIk4ZWOh68JwZdQBhktrRDBRooa48U99-yEb-jK3VhHpGVtrn3WavM45g0Djzo4AMmCCVN4zna3Lgmqr0l9zjARmsLN088JeXhVuiGqNMbBRTC_5lE/s802/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="802" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxdhCmEPFZFMhIEWSP5ekxzOc8YIk4ZWOh68JwZdQBhktrRDBRooa48U99-yEb-jK3VhHpGVtrn3WavM45g0Djzo4AMmCCVN4zna3Lgmqr0l9zjARmsLN088JeXhVuiGqNMbBRTC_5lE/w200-h158/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2pPZ-_-4o">Larry with PPL playing <br />his Guild Nightbird</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In a 1986 video Larry can be seen in a video playing <a href="https://reverb.com/item/45582115-guild-nightbird-gg-1986-rare-sunburst-w-ohsc-all-original-w-kent-armstrong-pups?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12293041912&utm_content=campaignid=12293041912_adgroupid=119218510284_productpartitionid=1242013102773=merchantid=446991481_productid=45582115_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=497347850122&gclid=CjwKCAjwzaSLBhBJEiwAJSRokjh2Svim4LFL_1sSzNQ5b3SlstNzxmxT0JBG7F9UDQNceJPuE2nsYBoCHrQQAvD_BwE">Guild Nightbird GC</a>, which resembled a Les Paul. That guitar came with Kent Armstrong pickups. Larry and the band are playing through Ampeg amplifiers. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2Dmuzf1pLU9C4icTXbmCqfVH_ckF1cWdOZl0h5utKk2FGJQDX21F7jVVGu1TbXK-br5jTBwPA61bZ6NYzIkEA9Be3UNvxt2JJV_P8aXqlkiB7nozTTYvBlaPrtPDJvaXZuWdLOdz7sw/s789/Blog+A.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="789" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2Dmuzf1pLU9C4icTXbmCqfVH_ckF1cWdOZl0h5utKk2FGJQDX21F7jVVGu1TbXK-br5jTBwPA61bZ6NYzIkEA9Be3UNvxt2JJV_P8aXqlkiB7nozTTYvBlaPrtPDJvaXZuWdLOdz7sw/w200-h156/Blog+A.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chiXqG-3wsE">Larry's "?" Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>During Larry's Goshorn Brother's years, he is playing an <a href="https://www.wvxu.org/music/2016-12-16/christmas-this-year-from-larry-goshorn">unidentified guitar.</a> Larry seemed to favor this guitar in later years. In a 1995 video he can be seen playing this instrument. The guitar's neck had a reverse headstock. The body has a modified Telecaster shape. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The neck pickup appears to be a P-90, and on a separate pickguard are a slanted pickup with twin blades in the bridge position, and a single coil in the center position. In the video the body is red and there is a logo on the headstock. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY4sgaXRaQ7ZPh2NOV7fkkL0kldXCe5qozRf7IH_ZdXn4bFM952lubcAj_rkTc8wNbaizNnnGUe3gvm7v2mv9_ApPuqujVhAOkD4hd65O5nLInGg7LPazvUiZfWhaMuveQh-ndeBVQ1s/s576/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="401" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY4sgaXRaQ7ZPh2NOV7fkkL0kldXCe5qozRf7IH_ZdXn4bFM952lubcAj_rkTc8wNbaizNnnGUe3gvm7v2mv9_ApPuqujVhAOkD4hd65O5nLInGg7LPazvUiZfWhaMuveQh-ndeBVQ1s/w139-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/983212-Larry-Goshorn">Larry's "?" Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In later years the body and headstock appear to be refinished with a flame design.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08AfAqHKG8fnttlus4wkNqnwAJnc2m9AhvTJmD6fuqgSk8pmsmUz4LMChQkEZWzOiofLHsH5xC-_oUFk1mRWhgKTvFiLWf9SvnXy426dECGBVORySwd9fGtBklMP1gUnwTCrDdf05tw0/s805/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="696" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08AfAqHKG8fnttlus4wkNqnwAJnc2m9AhvTJmD6fuqgSk8pmsmUz4LMChQkEZWzOiofLHsH5xC-_oUFk1mRWhgKTvFiLWf9SvnXy426dECGBVORySwd9fGtBklMP1gUnwTCrDdf05tw0/w173-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="173" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.dennygibson.com/oddment/solreunion/">Larry's "?" Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Larry had another similar instrument with a dark blue body, similar white pickups, but instead of a rosewood fretboard and painted headstock, this one has a maple cap and a maple headstock. At the "Remember Me" event held to raise funds for Larry's final expenses and help his wife Kim, I got a close look at these guitars. On the headstocks were Larry's name in italicized script. I believe Larry built these guitars himself.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHXpyZBFYTA67g3LnNBrrz9UIcH-0gt5b_PXPQLzu7sk3cIYcg5PfvNmf2g1q17cWyT6sOc0OISicL2Y6KMCeUPLPBZUjsfdUGgYd4jVQ4Dsg2JTXCsc9v2OPeWjVV1islLky1sASIwk/s260/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="260" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHXpyZBFYTA67g3LnNBrrz9UIcH-0gt5b_PXPQLzu7sk3cIYcg5PfvNmf2g1q17cWyT6sOc0OISicL2Y6KMCeUPLPBZUjsfdUGgYd4jVQ4Dsg2JTXCsc9v2OPeWjVV1islLky1sASIwk/w200-h191/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://dennygibson.com/blog/2012/11/hats-off-to-larry/">The Goshorn Brothers</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For many of his small club dates with The Goshorn Brothers Larry and Tim both played Martin and Taylor acoustic guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz7Sncfq_bBrDslAGr0Z6ekxsVjHWAktDg54it8yVz-JZ9gryyANJ9odVPfioUP4Hzvd25EkKsDsNejAftgOZ49N9wAy0K9xBHK1tjsGapsJuSJmbiyddBfz40Gn3PZS6Ip4YFULTSpE/s912/LG+Guitar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="569" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz7Sncfq_bBrDslAGr0Z6ekxsVjHWAktDg54it8yVz-JZ9gryyANJ9odVPfioUP4Hzvd25EkKsDsNejAftgOZ49N9wAy0K9xBHK1tjsGapsJuSJmbiyddBfz40Gn3PZS6Ip4YFULTSpE/s320/LG+Guitar.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/9641057-Larry-Goshorn-I-Wish-I-Could-Fly">Larry's Stratocaster</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>However, without a doubt, Larry Goshorn's <a href="https://www.shakeitrecords.com/products/larry-goshorn-i-wish-i-could-fly-cd">most beautiful guitar</a> was a Fender Stratocaster with an incredible body that was hand painted by his wife Kim Goshorn. </div><div><br /></div><div>Isn't that guitar stunning? </div><div><br /></div><div>Larry is certainly missed by his family, friends, and most of all by his wife, Kim. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links below the pictures for sources. Click on the links in the text for further information. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Two links regarding Larry's guitars were taken by Kim Goshorn.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">©UniqueGuitar Publications 2021 (text only)</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9PEwK46ZpHo" width="320" youtube-src-id="9PEwK46ZpHo"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zo1dKSVOdlE" width="320" youtube-src-id="zo1dKSVOdlE"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2VskYV8lAeY" width="320" youtube-src-id="2VskYV8lAeY"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0i2pPZ-_-4o" width="320" youtube-src-id="0i2pPZ-_-4o"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CRJRzjScsJE" width="320" youtube-src-id="CRJRzjScsJE"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NX0jAADBsVw" width="320" youtube-src-id="NX0jAADBsVw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-23745200914087107992021-09-18T11:42:00.002-07:002021-09-18T11:42:36.243-07:00Jimmy Bryant And The Stratosphere Twin Double Neck Guitar<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX41yFMTeqxGTUq7kI-1EKldeGsCOFtkWWL9cwO-mRLaegpfEdyZHnO3rUX9yI14YE4EAAnYizHNAaWcXLCqBtUC9TDI-1OfCAa7kx4evf3o1VZXlJSceTs4rGDuISCtRa5pRLYGCP7Q/s630/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="610" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX41yFMTeqxGTUq7kI-1EKldeGsCOFtkWWL9cwO-mRLaegpfEdyZHnO3rUX9yI14YE4EAAnYizHNAaWcXLCqBtUC9TDI-1OfCAa7kx4evf3o1VZXlJSceTs4rGDuISCtRa5pRLYGCP7Q/w194-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tksmith.net/2012/06/04/monthly-motivation-jimmy-bryant/">Jimmy Bryant</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Jimmy Bryant was one of the best and fastest, guitar players in the world of Country Music. But in my opinion he was more of a Jazz player. In fact in an interview his favorite player was Django Rhinehart. I believe it was Jimmy Bryant that brought that genre into Country.<div><br /></div><div>He was born March 5, 1925 to a dirt-poor sharecropping family in Moultrie, Georgia, and named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Bryant">Ivy James Bryant, Jr.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>He was the oldest of 12 children. The young boy was a prodigy and he learned country fiddle at age five to help feed his family by worked as a street musician during the Great Depression years. </div><div><br /></div><div>Bryant joined the army at age 18 in 1942. He was wounded with shrapnel in battle. During his convalescence he met guitarist Tony Mottola, who was in the Special Services Unit. Bryant was so impressed with Mottola's proficiency that he decided guitar was the instrument for him. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWJBA2TW9UQO4HgpU6oPgxRwRfp27KEfA4GOn0QXjxSml1Tw7gSz-4otBrkzLFOujE7LAPcx76OXYQ__tExV4-MP5UD2L3tDY33CBXNTKGSaT0I32Uosi5tPFp9O49Fys9h5wQxsKgu0/s444/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWJBA2TW9UQO4HgpU6oPgxRwRfp27KEfA4GOn0QXjxSml1Tw7gSz-4otBrkzLFOujE7LAPcx76OXYQ__tExV4-MP5UD2L3tDY33CBXNTKGSaT0I32Uosi5tPFp9O49Fys9h5wQxsKgu0/w188-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/64651-50s-jazz-guitarists-using-telecasters.html">Jimmy Bryant With His<br />Gibson Super 400</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon discharge with a Purple Heart, Bryant purchased a <a href="https://www.archtop.com/ac_40_S400.html">Gibson Super 400</a> with floating De Armond pickup, an amp, then played the Washington, D.C. area and in Georgia as “Buddy” Bryant. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgwYy0L9XAr3TaZoVPSAYakRdyH-ewcGMm03HhmcCVu8UreHEvWtJ5alvkgZ0eMJwRNgs2N6f4LJk5Kx_5AmCQBqVfT_vBXy2itdKcykHyS9aslTF1cfozQncuROQCf4An3F_yKCfsgY/s450/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="450" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgwYy0L9XAr3TaZoVPSAYakRdyH-ewcGMm03HhmcCVu8UreHEvWtJ5alvkgZ0eMJwRNgs2N6f4LJk5Kx_5AmCQBqVfT_vBXy2itdKcykHyS9aslTF1cfozQncuROQCf4An3F_yKCfsgY/w200-h156/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://pugetsound.media/2020/05/10/cliffie-stones-hometown-jamboree-kxla-pasadena/">Cliffie Stone and Hometown Jamboree Cast</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>He later moved to Los Angeles and he secured radio work as lead guitarist with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffie_Stone">Cliffie Stone</a> on the California television show “Hometown Jamboree” playing alongside pedal-steel master Speedy West and numerous other country stars. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the time he was sporting a sunburst Gibson Super 400 (with a floating DeArmond pickup) and a Fender Dual Professional/Super with two 10″ Jensen speakers. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N6XvHXtIVp8ewBV2iJ5I8HwGUH3sVrgHU7FMRXJKdk0q-NjoplBZ-LCXfVM_PRCC_zkLmbr5lVcu-T8u6OBC2bpVahV4pmQPtixqbwkN0CbpjmRdcuClGhHZYFDyXXyQuLU96yTn75w/s200/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N6XvHXtIVp8ewBV2iJ5I8HwGUH3sVrgHU7FMRXJKdk0q-NjoplBZ-LCXfVM_PRCC_zkLmbr5lVcu-T8u6OBC2bpVahV4pmQPtixqbwkN0CbpjmRdcuClGhHZYFDyXXyQuLU96yTn75w/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.whosampled.com/Jimmy-Bryant/Bryant%27s-Boogie/">Bryant's Boogie</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>His first recording session was Tex Williams’ “Wild Card” (1950) for Capitol,. This led to a five-year contract during which he made 65 singles as Jimmy Bryant. His first solo record, “Bryant’s Boogie,” was done as a trial to see how well he could perform. He shared the recording with Stone’s Hometown band and Tennessee Ernie Ford was featured on the B-side. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqReYzmxPdXXPQKfjTR_5EL3qiXzjQLsynCASFBkMR4MfG2qrsW76FEpT0dQof22RWUMT3K3zt-rZM0peIXEVt6E7Q0NHs_vSMoqa1kTEMFdkh-HHU4ufo3aB44-_-H0TNfxB6dyzYefw/s364/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="364" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqReYzmxPdXXPQKfjTR_5EL3qiXzjQLsynCASFBkMR4MfG2qrsW76FEpT0dQof22RWUMT3K3zt-rZM0peIXEVt6E7Q0NHs_vSMoqa1kTEMFdkh-HHU4ufo3aB44-_-H0TNfxB6dyzYefw/w200-h198/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1250342/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm">Jimmy Bryant in a <br />Roy Rogers Movie</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bryant later played a prototype of Leo Fender's <a href="https://www.design-is-fine.org/post/56524910087/leo-fender-fender-broadcaster-prototype-no-1">Broadcaster</a> which was featured in a Roy Rogers cowboy film. Later Bryant was known for his work using a Telecaster. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FJjC6mTVe7zevF0jKXx0uT9_MaHl5yqncuTZ3craBczwqqVvciUiRunEsSyefRwMhhCh88lgnKkM0TYn3YiYLgnhM5BaaUE_CmX9cX3Og8ZnP82CP16ut_obDneSks9azfq1ELlxzTQ/s1648/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FJjC6mTVe7zevF0jKXx0uT9_MaHl5yqncuTZ3craBczwqqVvciUiRunEsSyefRwMhhCh88lgnKkM0TYn3YiYLgnhM5BaaUE_CmX9cX3Og8ZnP82CP16ut_obDneSks9azfq1ELlxzTQ/w121-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="121" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/34081/jimmy-bryant/">Bryant's 59 Tele and <br /> a Custom Shop Tribute</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Supposedly Fender was going to produce a Jimmy Bryant Signature Stratocaster, but somehow that deal fell through. He became disillusioned with Fender.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRFBAN_sU0Bnx_0ZBeiY-8_CeWs6o1NZpu6Azijq-Papc5eRI2q_UVFjkYj2T6FlBImclPM5meRP_MS7HTFpvLWp5IcNKLm7wwbD552-JNXyZRsSVcWY7jXCNTAuEHsMdr-ngyrpbx4M/s1000/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRFBAN_sU0Bnx_0ZBeiY-8_CeWs6o1NZpu6Azijq-Papc5eRI2q_UVFjkYj2T6FlBImclPM5meRP_MS7HTFpvLWp5IcNKLm7wwbD552-JNXyZRsSVcWY7jXCNTAuEHsMdr-ngyrpbx4M/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/34081/jimmy-bryant/">Bryant with his Rickenbacker</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As a result he went on to play a variety of other manufacturers instruments, especially some different <a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/34081/jimmy-bryant/">Rickenbacker guitars</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoZNGNmjphOwmNdxfGwuhZimQGVSQUgDn0M_ta9n7AuluEwbjVDKquHNw0ugvijWk-8p8MI5kPqCbTd8PweOdqEcqko7neBYKSbvoiVw9oUwkWXLSCVHpukUq8B2XaeanAoGCyRaYUfs/s1009/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoZNGNmjphOwmNdxfGwuhZimQGVSQUgDn0M_ta9n7AuluEwbjVDKquHNw0ugvijWk-8p8MI5kPqCbTd8PweOdqEcqko7neBYKSbvoiVw9oUwkWXLSCVHpukUq8B2XaeanAoGCyRaYUfs/w198-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="198" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IKq5gnh3GQrnxztypZKZR">Bryant with a Maganatone Guitar</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>He also played a prototype guitar made for him by <a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/34081/jimmy-bryant/">Magnatone</a>. After all he was living in Los Angeles, and Rickenbacker was, and is, a California company. L.A.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the time Country Music coming out of Los Angeles was much more progressive than what was coming out of Nashville at that time and Bryant wanted to push the envelope.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94QC-smPwOpG0XQtveKE_WGcOyDMFgKVI1ydXz6JeQUKxn5E6efZQYDipQX8Jdq0qlp2h5kOoKteaAMJ_7OjTkAE6Uw8OPuXqzcVXNMuN9E3YmVAd8BqgrIdoT_OYKk2bSyWUd8beDf8/s600/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94QC-smPwOpG0XQtveKE_WGcOyDMFgKVI1ydXz6JeQUKxn5E6efZQYDipQX8Jdq0qlp2h5kOoKteaAMJ_7OjTkAE6Uw8OPuXqzcVXNMuN9E3YmVAd8BqgrIdoT_OYKk2bSyWUd8beDf8/w200-h199/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Bryant-With-Speedy-West-Deep-Water-Stratosphere-Boogie/release/5395389">Stratosphere Boogie</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />His technical skill made it possible for him to take it to the limit way back in 1954 when he recorded “Stratosphere Boogie” and “Deep Water.” </div><div><br /></div><div>Both songs featured an innovative approach to parallel harmonies, which would be impossible to play on a normal guitar, where he sounded like two guitars, country-style. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjq2njiMYvlQ5QlJ7IyIJyYAbNcbZJJtVfwfPoOs4fXtnZkmZF6qeMvc5Zcy5I6dFx57Jv15j7thJwooEV8cU97_cmcnjy-xbBVyzCUZOlrgoSOKUoHyG_g0w_IqfleAT3YWgo5anAjw/s800/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="687" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjq2njiMYvlQ5QlJ7IyIJyYAbNcbZJJtVfwfPoOs4fXtnZkmZF6qeMvc5Zcy5I6dFx57Jv15j7thJwooEV8cU97_cmcnjy-xbBVyzCUZOlrgoSOKUoHyG_g0w_IqfleAT3YWgo5anAjw/w172-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="172" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tksmith.net/2011/06/26/stratosphere-tuning/">Bryant With His <br />Stratosphere Twin Guitar</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Bryant had long admired the multi-tracking skills of Les Paul which produced similar sounds. But neither of Bryant's songs were double tracked. Jimmy Bryant had discovered The Stratosphere Twin guitar, which was the key to achieving this sound.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-of-the-day-tk-smiths-mid-fifties-stratosphere-twin/">The Stratosphere Twin Guitar</a> was the first double neck 12 string, and six string electric guitar ever made and offered for sale. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By tuning the 12 string neck in major and minor thirds, Jimmy Bryant had developed a way to produce a twin-guitar effect with a single instrument which enabled him to generate inimitable harmonized lines. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimx0v-B5vMEbGISBeoMkjHQ44K6HrOxQJuLv94jU0VUdh0q0_Im7OknxjlFwB9vPkdF1tS0jBH_NK3GIiOazP1QPDUVAqdfhJm_6vfWWep87XtANhB7rbEAeR-RgM77G0TciBfdX6f-E/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimx0v-B5vMEbGISBeoMkjHQ44K6HrOxQJuLv94jU0VUdh0q0_Im7OknxjlFwB9vPkdF1tS0jBH_NK3GIiOazP1QPDUVAqdfhJm_6vfWWep87XtANhB7rbEAeR-RgM77G0TciBfdX6f-E/w155-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="155" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tksmith.net/2010/09/15/195657-stratosphere-guitar/">1956-57 Pamphlet</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The unique <a href="https://reverb.com/item/19256-stratosphere-twin-doubleneck-1957-sunburst">Stratosphere Twin Guitar</a> was manufactured for just a few years in the 1950's by a Springfield Missouri company called the Stratosphere Guitar Manufacturing Company. Russell Deaver was the inventor and designer, and along with his brother, Claude the company only manufactured approximately 200 instruments which were marketed primarily to country musicians during the short-lived venture. </div><div><br /></div><div>Their most popular guitar was the <a href="https://picclick.com/1957-Stratosphere-Twin-Double-Neck-Guitar-153176806799.html">Stratosphere Twin double-neck,</a> which retailed for about $300 which was a lot of money in those days. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhY6Wgx58wc6q9km0P5PrH6MPAeKGSVv19MPZtgv-10JW6A8keFaRm5_FfMVoL1E8RgJsUmR7atPbpd-Lt3TyNORlJqtbrYh3KPUvbbi4t6tMRhpnbGdQwRrrnC9gK2hPCl1Y-oj1FXk/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhY6Wgx58wc6q9km0P5PrH6MPAeKGSVv19MPZtgv-10JW6A8keFaRm5_FfMVoL1E8RgJsUmR7atPbpd-Lt3TyNORlJqtbrYh3KPUvbbi4t6tMRhpnbGdQwRrrnC9gK2hPCl1Y-oj1FXk/w155-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="155" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tksmith.net/2010/09/15/195657-stratosphere-guitar/">1956 Stratosphere Twin</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />It was Jimmy Bryant's use of this instrument made it fairly famous. Since this guitar was featured on a popular Country Music show called “The Ozark Jubilee,” This was a groundbreaking weekly live television show produced in Springfield Missouri and it featured top country performers such as Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, Merle Travis, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. The show was hosted by Red Foley. </div><div><br /></div><div>The show brought some of the biggest country music stars of the era to Springfield Missouri, and Russell Deaver was constantly rubbing elbows with these men and women, trying to get his instruments in their hands. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv06ldSm2R6t7DDrqZzs969CvDyGVrE8sw90NpjnQHrbT-lp9BnotWUFHG40wpBLk_evNNl4H5-Pz1kNj0J_WpQoboVWcG5eGHvlyT8PGX8cbHGim0qZgJZZpcKYI-2m-mxQuONuNLLwg/s960/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="960" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv06ldSm2R6t7DDrqZzs969CvDyGVrE8sw90NpjnQHrbT-lp9BnotWUFHG40wpBLk_evNNl4H5-Pz1kNj0J_WpQoboVWcG5eGHvlyT8PGX8cbHGim0qZgJZZpcKYI-2m-mxQuONuNLLwg/w200-h146/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ozarksalive.com/looking-back-ozark-jubilee/">Ozark Jubilee</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Back during the 1950's there were a handful of such live shows throughout the U.S. such as The National Barn Dance, The Midwestern Hayride from Cincinnati, Town Hall Party from Pasadena, Louisiana Hayride, and others. </div><div><br /></div><div>By being able to get their instruments into the hands of some of these performers, the Deaver brothers were hoping this would boost sales. After all, that's how Leo Fender started out. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghNQIHnD60St__8vy2xFtlKREZo9gLKjmQFm2mmih1zRYelctBc863jkdX5tzIesqSibx2rd5hIZJLRR_uf3tCSq8TlHgQS5lYTIHPJlrWHvhgiLVg92wDB9wGdF8krKuyJszOTkcw_c/s485/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="402" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghNQIHnD60St__8vy2xFtlKREZo9gLKjmQFm2mmih1zRYelctBc863jkdX5tzIesqSibx2rd5hIZJLRR_uf3tCSq8TlHgQS5lYTIHPJlrWHvhgiLVg92wDB9wGdF8krKuyJszOTkcw_c/w166-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://tksmith.net/2010/09/15/195657-stratosphere-guitar/">Stratosphere Six String</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The Deaver brothers opened a guitar-making factory in the 300 block of Boonville Avenue. They built single-neck six-string and single neck 12-string models as well as their double-neck electric guitar. The guitars were made of an unusual choice of woods, like gum wood. The bridges and hardware were manufactured at the facility out of cast aluminum. The bridges were most unique. The electric guitars body was unlike anything at the time. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.zeroto180.org/category/featured-songs/stratosphere-boogie/">Stratosphere Guitars</a> were only in business for a few years. The instruments are still sought by vintage electric guitar collectors and Missouri and Ozarks music historians.</div><div><br /></div><div>In Russell Deaver’s obituary from the Brunswick News of Georgia, it stated "<i>He was a house painter by trade but “his love was music.” “He invented a Stratosphere double-neck guitar in the 1950s, which he played with musicians such as Chet Atkins, Speedy West, and Jimmy Bryant,” the obit states. “He was still playing that guitar up until his death."</i></div><div><br /></div><div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR3bpWBG-sRImmX6yqEakRFQ_JeyV25jH5F-ZBuK3Jw6cmcuSFhqfvwNBkw-xHC_KwrAUWALzwcJZ7XXQQUztf4_jW7bPOntUmh57BnXnkXNvmEf59pCufFEX-RTA5d_Duqi9MGEDoTk/s1000/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR3bpWBG-sRImmX6yqEakRFQ_JeyV25jH5F-ZBuK3Jw6cmcuSFhqfvwNBkw-xHC_KwrAUWALzwcJZ7XXQQUztf4_jW7bPOntUmh57BnXnkXNvmEf59pCufFEX-RTA5d_Duqi9MGEDoTk/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.tdpri.com/threads/stratosphere-twin.925823/">Stratosphere Twin</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Due to their scarcity the Stratosphere Twin double-necks are of more interest to most collectors. At a recent guitar show, said a New York collector had one on display, and the asking price was $15,000. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links below the pictures for sources. 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This married couple write amazing songs and they put on a great performance.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_dCa24n0CU0JntzRecgtkOhxHC7RCoceu2tSyt5hnZghuU3jw_jPTzE5FOJ_7IQANO8ymwBXdkoYHhMd8oGJQxD-jwACmNa7_XiI5E1CpfbGEgsBkjiDieq3jY7fEWfWhsQdyWPUfww/s512/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="448" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_dCa24n0CU0JntzRecgtkOhxHC7RCoceu2tSyt5hnZghuU3jw_jPTzE5FOJ_7IQANO8ymwBXdkoYHhMd8oGJQxD-jwACmNa7_XiI5E1CpfbGEgsBkjiDieq3jY7fEWfWhsQdyWPUfww/w175-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="175" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.dirtyimpound.com/2011/05/we%E2%80%99ll-do-it-live-robert-plant-the-band-of-joy/">Buddy Miller and Robert Plant</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Buddy is an amazing guitar player, a recording engineer and producer, and a 'gun for hire’ in the Nashville music community. When Alison Kraus teamed up with Robert Plant, they asked <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzwAPy8GJo">Buddy Miller to join The Band of Joy</a> as the lead guitar player. </div><div><br /></div><div>Buddy Miller is also a guitar and amplifier collector and is best known for his use of vintage <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhrbkv_fK64">Wandre’ guitars</a> combined with vintage Vox AC-30 amplifiers. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNT-quScoQefMHl7qnRvzVbhY1GBTWrxSox8EwlzM9Jw-UEdirWkE3UVoEDAV-6LXduefUwwKFpx4TSKCKTfs-fi4EfCn5hPiX2Al141bpSAG5zc3HNFIIgrX6XCNdDUKoXV0QEubuzk/s871/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="871" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNT-quScoQefMHl7qnRvzVbhY1GBTWrxSox8EwlzM9Jw-UEdirWkE3UVoEDAV-6LXduefUwwKFpx4TSKCKTfs-fi4EfCn5hPiX2Al141bpSAG5zc3HNFIIgrX6XCNdDUKoXV0QEubuzk/w200-h102/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_IBN4hLSS4">Buddy MIller's Home Studio</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>A few weeks ago I watched a video interview with Buddy which featured a tour of the downstairs portion of his home, He and Julie make the upstairs of this old home their living space. Julie has elegantly restored the parlor of this house, but Buddy has turned the rest of the space into a store house for his equipment and a recording studio. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaYEQigdTo23igOD1pnwxdMtcqaUpldLsEXFZXVgzOE5Klhn2XUHdZjz-JwynsMDncEts_73rM8mNvr6hZUgMEY0CyRv6dprhrimz9O-HXPoyFAo_dVITpcKuLqFTXNKIvqrB7QCyxfo/s325/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaYEQigdTo23igOD1pnwxdMtcqaUpldLsEXFZXVgzOE5Klhn2XUHdZjz-JwynsMDncEts_73rM8mNvr6hZUgMEY0CyRv6dprhrimz9O-HXPoyFAo_dVITpcKuLqFTXNKIvqrB7QCyxfo/w184-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="184" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/custom_bio.html">Scott Baxendale</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Out of all of his amazing collection the guitars and amplifiers, the ones that caught my attention were a couple of vintage Harmony guitars that had undergone a “conversion” by luthier Scott Baxendale. I just had to learn more about this process. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>When I was a kid I wanted to take a guitar to summer camp. Our school had ‘band camp’ for a week each summer. I did not want to take a nice guitar with me, so I went to a few music stores with $20 bill burning a hole in my pocket, in search of a cheap instrument. Yep, in 1968 you could still buy a cheap guitar for twenty bucks. Of course the salesmen were keen to sell me a Martin or a Guild until I explained exactly what I was looking for. The salesman said, “Oh, you want a beater.” I never heard that expression, but yes, that is what I was looking for. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakYftQoWejuw0Ptn8vSbkmuycbzeHrwg_RGyiK9_qacKrMWisY9sudEoiia9tCQ5a-7Q61zXCtdmtPc2-bKywd8vhJsieOWui8a5O7XgRQDEkro6OJZFfl5aE0ERQ1XLuMB5DsF6pF7E/s800/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakYftQoWejuw0Ptn8vSbkmuycbzeHrwg_RGyiK9_qacKrMWisY9sudEoiia9tCQ5a-7Q61zXCtdmtPc2-bKywd8vhJsieOWui8a5O7XgRQDEkro6OJZFfl5aE0ERQ1XLuMB5DsF6pF7E/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/42965163-harmony-stella-h929-1950-s-sunburst?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12293041900&utm_content=campaignid=12293041900_adgroupid=117510674077_productpartitionid=1243385903010=merchantid=410496526_productid=42965163_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=497395399670&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1LeZTxz_obMnz93kyp8Xe5sTi-qEnliqLtUp26xc9FzeDWR9G-ztBoCmPQQAvD_BwE">Harmony Stella Guitar H929</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>So the sales guy brought out a used Harmony guitar, with a Birch body. It had ladder bracing, a stamped aluminum trapeze tailpiece, a bridge/saddle that set on top of the body, and a non-descript head stock with topped with cheap open back tuners. I bought that guitar on the spot and I still have it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I imagine some of you reading this may have or started out on a similar Harmony guitar. Check out eBay or Reverb sometime. They are asking $450 to $600 for those today.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eKJsqXvCVUhJKavb5LwjgvIe82zAKn_eq7JFMDXQv_XTONfTN4VokLTEy1pl9DwbSeRSB05LCzSPKYxqg5Jjs8TWlB3ianwPG1fQwED_3z1yCkg3Vy61sYhv4kTaqSJNKZJ2aKYCXmo/s325/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="325" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eKJsqXvCVUhJKavb5LwjgvIe82zAKn_eq7JFMDXQv_XTONfTN4VokLTEy1pl9DwbSeRSB05LCzSPKYxqg5Jjs8TWlB3ianwPG1fQwED_3z1yCkg3Vy61sYhv4kTaqSJNKZJ2aKYCXmo/w200-h133/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/custom_bio.html">Scott Baxendale Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>This brings us to luthier Scott Baxendale. In 1974 he moved to Winfield Kansas to go to work for guitar builder Stuart Mossman who was building guitars under his own name; <a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/1922/mossman-guitars/">Mossman Guitars</a>. These were excellent guitars right on par and in the style of Martin guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1978 Baxendale left Mossman and decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee and go to work for Gruhn Guitars to do repair and restoration work on Gruhn’s collection of high-end instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div>As mentioned, Mossman Guitars were great instruments, but the company ran into all sorts of problems. A fire occurred in 1975 forcing Mr. Mossman to take out a large loan from The Small Business Administration to keep his business going. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGexcTFJ1lz8ta4IXXU-yGSX-nucObuRKFOTqdJV_nvDE3U9Ms89LPMfTu8D5Wmy0JIvt8FPOV1Ha-ksSe1qyKcu0kIjxO4wZHyqb4XIQQTxbh8haeSUurvYBug6ms33bYC6DSTwJAgQ/s238/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="212" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGexcTFJ1lz8ta4IXXU-yGSX-nucObuRKFOTqdJV_nvDE3U9Ms89LPMfTu8D5Wmy0JIvt8FPOV1Ha-ksSe1qyKcu0kIjxO4wZHyqb4XIQQTxbh8haeSUurvYBug6ms33bYC6DSTwJAgQ/w178-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="178" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://collections.nmmusd.org/PluckedStrings/Guitars/Mossman/10862/MossmanGuitarOConnor.html">S.L. Mossman - <br />Mossman Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>A few years later Stuart Mossman entered into a distribution agreement with the C.G. Conn Musical Instrument Company. By 1977 Conn had amassed a collection of around 1200 Mossman guitars and warehoused all of them in a poorly constructed storage facility. All of these wonderful hand made solid wood guitars were destroyed due to lack of climate control. A lawsuit ensued and was eventually settled out of court, but Mr. Mossman never regained his goal of his business of selling high quality guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1985 former employee Scott Baxendale heard that Stuart Mossman was thinking about closing down his business, so Baxendale agreed to buy the company. The deal was inked. Baxendale relocated Mossman Guitars to Garland Texas. He and his staff were building around 250 guitars a month. Mossman Guitars regained a good reputation and were played by many well-known artists. Some of the Baxendale produced instruments are simply stunning. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8wOao5FPrUdjp9yNTIoD3PDuYUgTg_YbqsyUtfddDoemKOtaOFK6kYKvGMoT8I9Tky0X6z3r-PIvDukOn2C9nWTqgFdfReC8qh91I3vsJ_rhyphenhyphenQMJuLk6wUV_oyLnvMB5aFH-H45ArYs/s557/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="420" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8wOao5FPrUdjp9yNTIoD3PDuYUgTg_YbqsyUtfddDoemKOtaOFK6kYKvGMoT8I9Tky0X6z3r-PIvDukOn2C9nWTqgFdfReC8qh91I3vsJ_rhyphenhyphenQMJuLk6wUV_oyLnvMB5aFH-H45ArYs/w151-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="151" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/music-ads-1970s/2">S.L. Mossman Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Then in 1989 Baxendale sold Mossman Guitars to employees John Kinsey and Bob Casey. The new owners moved Mossman to Sulphur Springs, Texas where the company remains today. </div><div><br /></div><div>That same year Scott took on a job with The Hard Rock Cafe' in Dallas, Texas. He built two guitar-shaped bars that resembled a Stratocaster and a Les Paul, and afterwards took on the responsibility for repair and restoration of the Hard Rock's incredible guitar collection. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8alsGQ18ltY0sLCEJW2gENajJeYTrhgNrWDv8tcAdJMmGokQYug_Q2ZuxcGzT7wPZeAOFeBzG03JN0LopxhCW4xWLDtqJtP34F17lneSK_QXy-djxa-JOqO_hirOJkgh9Xj-A9abrrI/s325/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="296" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8alsGQ18ltY0sLCEJW2gENajJeYTrhgNrWDv8tcAdJMmGokQYug_Q2ZuxcGzT7wPZeAOFeBzG03JN0LopxhCW4xWLDtqJtP34F17lneSK_QXy-djxa-JOqO_hirOJkgh9Xj-A9abrrI/w182-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="182" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/custom_bio.html">Warner Brother's Guitar <br />by Scott Baxendale</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />In 1988 Baxendale was commissioned by Warner Brothers to build a one-of-a-kind guitar for Travis Tritt’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmIqUc7BMVA">video “Country Club”</a>. This instrument is an amazing work of art. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ten years later, in 1998, Scott moved to Denver, Colorado and opened The Colfax Guitar Shop where he built amazing guitars and did restoration work on existing instruments. He ran that business until 2010 when it was sold.</div><div><br /></div><div>Baxendale then moved to Athens, Georgia where he opened <a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/custom_gallery.html">The Baxendale Guitar Shop.</a> He continues to work there today.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxbhf6_oni0q-9nw38aGByQSGKKvEz1xhzFlFoqBl_bBVy3JX-um4mdClK_GxkKw1OlVUri71zWj_zdW39h2ThoAh01qHWP8QUBBm2YjSg4wAeMLVxHWZ-nXetSzWHilVd9d1YECJGFM/s800/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxbhf6_oni0q-9nw38aGByQSGKKvEz1xhzFlFoqBl_bBVy3JX-um4mdClK_GxkKw1OlVUri71zWj_zdW39h2ThoAh01qHWP8QUBBm2YjSg4wAeMLVxHWZ-nXetSzWHilVd9d1YECJGFM/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/baxendaleguitar/status/382939243451916288">Baxendale with converted<br /> Harmony guitar</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>One of Baxendale’s specialties is <i><a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/harmony.html">Harmony Guitar Conversion</a></i>. He does this by retaining the outer look of the guitar, but internally he uses his own proprietary bracing system. This can be done on old Harmony, Silvertone, or Kay guitars. And these guitars sound awesome!</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGMfDtX1lOapk86rcduHZw0YIBRRq42HnGaPweQPoOmrEeoAdWSs6Tr-nYY3eT85OMWpNa0PyaTDTxsbFcfZQ7LGZI0HdgyuWlu8wZ7C_UbXdlO4y5-jMkOKcO3EhtLbQ77uTdrsXVp8/s325/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="325" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGMfDtX1lOapk86rcduHZw0YIBRRq42HnGaPweQPoOmrEeoAdWSs6Tr-nYY3eT85OMWpNa0PyaTDTxsbFcfZQ7LGZI0HdgyuWlu8wZ7C_UbXdlO4y5-jMkOKcO3EhtLbQ77uTdrsXVp8/w200-h134/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/gallery_harmony.html">Neck Removal</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />He begins by removing the neck, then removing the existing ladder bracing. He then installs Spruce braces similar to those used on pre-war Martin and vintage Gibson guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9npBnci4XqWJcUkXhh5uXCAZoRJtsUtuPdvay_PTa-l_Zp0l1WsJPYczpmF5KbTDHlbse4kRrIST7X9LzRkhndJrBxFiHvzuuSMjhai5ERUrgOBlct3r7g7SC0ih55Z9CbkgHy7JKOE/s325/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="325" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9npBnci4XqWJcUkXhh5uXCAZoRJtsUtuPdvay_PTa-l_Zp0l1WsJPYczpmF5KbTDHlbse4kRrIST7X9LzRkhndJrBxFiHvzuuSMjhai5ERUrgOBlct3r7g7SC0ih55Z9CbkgHy7JKOE/w200-h134/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://baxendaleguitar.com/gallery_harmony.html">Ladder Bracing replaced<br /> with X bracing</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The back bracing is also replaced and tuned. Only Adirondack or Engelman Spruce is used. All cracks are repaired. 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This man does amazing work.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for sources. 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My favorite music store was <a href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3223/2877734578_e901a5a62a_z.jpg" target="_blank">Dodds Music in Covington Kentucky</a>. It was originally a jewelry store located in the heart of town. The store catered to talent from the greater Cincinnati Ohio area and got a great reputation for stocking the latest guitars and amplifiers.<div><br /></div><div>In late 1958 <a href="http://www.geocities.jp/hideki_wtnb/rogertroy.jpg" target="_blank">Roger “Jellyroll” Troy </a>ordered a brand new Gibson Explorer Bass through Dodds Jewerly and Music. But Jellyroll never came back to pick up his bass.<br />
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The Explorer bass had a long droopy headstock with three banjo type tuning keys on one side and one key on the other side while the guitar had regular guitar-style Kluson keys. Gibson made less than 50 Explorer guitars during the run, which lasted until 1963. The Explorer bass that Jellyroll Troy ordered and the one we are looking at had the serial number 001.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8btDUy0kBBgCWCLhVI3Wytg3HxuqffL2o-Age1OnGXUmQcZWlZmhwpKi9aC3IoRwHJWPC96n1q3Jc5EdvZ9dMmT-kZfebsrdSHS1Cm7I-UAEMcaunQbf1_I58QFuGi6z0IYX_IU2_m3w/s600/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="471" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8btDUy0kBBgCWCLhVI3Wytg3HxuqffL2o-Age1OnGXUmQcZWlZmhwpKi9aC3IoRwHJWPC96n1q3Jc5EdvZ9dMmT-kZfebsrdSHS1Cm7I-UAEMcaunQbf1_I58QFuGi6z0IYX_IU2_m3w/w157-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="157" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gibson.Explorer.Bass/">April 1984 Guitar <br />Player Magazine</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>According to an April 1984 Guitar Player Magazine article Gibson made only three Explorer basses. As mentioned, they had all korina bodies, mahogany necks with an Explorer headstock aka banana, hockey-stick or lady slipper.”<br />
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The Explorer bass came with a humbucking pickup that came to be known as a <a href="http://www.lindersson.se/images/bas/ox/hongkong_mud.jpg" target="_blank">“Mudbucker”</a>. It also had a baritone switch similar to the one found on a <a href="https://mrpeqa.bn1.livefilestore.com/y2pV5FeM4oEfXJ49_kM4UTXCgxHL3t5L0fh2ptaD7AIGQS1f5zCWCMCp8q1L9tP_OVcc7Yc7qI9-fgHe5Kj8qdONKYGbXzGEIpe_XA0zBzFYYY/Gibson%20EB-2_1959.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank">Gibson EB-2</a>. This switch activated a large capacitor.<br />
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Two of the original Explorers were produced with a natural finish, while the third was sunburst.<br />
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It was <a href="https://lh6.ggpht.com/Sw0xnHrIjBZWv3NpQUi_BeFbxTN_uJTVDoRJuQpUnCPyyuSzjqiK1RetTxAZBOAokIxJ4_uZqQ" target="_blank">Cincinnati musician Wayne Bullock</a> that finally purchased the bass from Dodds Music and in 1962 he was playing it in the same group in which Lonnie Mack was the guitarist. It is rumored that Jellyroll Troy eventually purchased a 1958 sunburst Explorer bass. </div>
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In 1973 Bullock sold the bass to guitar historian Robb Lawrence for $1,000. By then Bullock had first painted the bass green and then painted it metallic blue (<a href="http://www.rockabillyhall.com/LonnieMack0600CD.jpg" target="_blank">Lonnie Mack painted his guitar red</a>).<br />
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Lawrence eventually sells the Explorer bass to Rick Derringer’s manager. It became a present for<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6sejdyV_X0" target="_blank"> Randy Jo Hobbs, </a>who played bass for Johnny Winter.<br />
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In late 1984 the bass was purchased by a Texas guitar collector named <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izsrsv4Zbs8" target="_blank">Tony Dukes.</a> He used it in some “fancy” shows with his band “The International Aces.” He also took it to guitar shows.<br />
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Mr. Goad ran into financial difficulty and sold his custom shop Explorer bass. Tony Dukes passed away in 2013. Roger Jellyroll Troy no longer has his Explorer bass. He passed away in 1991.<br />
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We do not know what has become of the original Explorer bass or Troy’s sunburst Explorer.<br />
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Guitar Afficienado Magazine featured a column in which Rick Neilsen talks about the 1958 Gibson Explorer guitar that he purchased from George Gruhn. He brought the guitar to a Texas Guitar Show and was offered $75,000 cash on the spot.<br />
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He goes on to say that another 1963 <a href="http://www.guitaraficionado.com/ricks-picks-1958-gibson-explorer.html" target="_blank">Explorer guitar sold for $611,000.</a><br />
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In June of 1999, Eric Clapton sold many of his prize guitars at Christie’s Auction House to raise money for his drug rehabilitation center.<br />
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<a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-1958-gibson-explorer-1526062-details.aspx?intObjectID=1526062" target="_blank">That guitar sold for $134,500.</a><br />
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Since only three Explorer bass guitars were built in 1958, can you imagine what price they would command?<br />
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Unfortunately there are no videos with the 1958 Gibson Explorer Bass. Even more unfortunate is the fact no one knows what happened to the Explorer bass known as "Hoss".<br />
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</div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-64912615754201398982021-08-28T20:47:00.000-07:002021-08-28T20:47:10.720-07:00Don Everly Passes Away August 21st, 2021<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwRahkmM8_dLrTqwAc5gkqEoBbUG6s5MRwCL3NIPriuZGuu-_CLz-TIELqBLA6iVcCWobw2Kt0bCXulL_R9IYJb8pjTaChJAl9KoeM1ZtpAw-TuVD689KI14betYqDBSQq_PuiSgyI-Y/s450/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="450" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwRahkmM8_dLrTqwAc5gkqEoBbUG6s5MRwCL3NIPriuZGuu-_CLz-TIELqBLA6iVcCWobw2Kt0bCXulL_R9IYJb8pjTaChJAl9KoeM1ZtpAw-TuVD689KI14betYqDBSQq_PuiSgyI-Y/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/don-everly-everly-brothers-dies-232440343.html">Don Everly</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Isaac Donald Everly known to all as Don Everly passed away on August 21, 2021. Along with his brother Phil Everly, this iconic duo were the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers">most iconic rock vocal duo</a> in recent history. Their familial vocal blend of close harmony singing influenced many vocal groups. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FzQXduq-1FYxq-cHhBjnzVjymB6f2NVNhs1aIWNGUF6XXyeuRsroB_5s3RMuxnG_EEjRTGVvbOK9F-IZjSVJvFt5p3Q6qWsSxsp8URXXK6No_DFMMfEzobxdJsmfumpMbc8hgvN0hK8/s890/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="890" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FzQXduq-1FYxq-cHhBjnzVjymB6f2NVNhs1aIWNGUF6XXyeuRsroB_5s3RMuxnG_EEjRTGVvbOK9F-IZjSVJvFt5p3Q6qWsSxsp8URXXK6No_DFMMfEzobxdJsmfumpMbc8hgvN0hK8/w200-h120/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/22/don-everly-obituary">Don and Phil Everly</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The duo began writing and recording their own music in 1956, and their first hit song came in 1957, with "Bye Bye Love", written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felice_and_Boudleaux_Bryant">Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.</a> The song hit No. 1 in the spring of 1957. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Additional hits would follow through 1958, many of them written by the Bryants, including "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Problems". </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cZCNQYdWmLJJfw72F-v3dOBnUVPcaxfBmIxtXTmBuLvwVEGX_y9ev7ZKn11VzG_Bbk5-ghhyd_C-TEFhq-tOlHzRCNzU9Hqg1LAouo5OGhgCNaExXsFCFWeDRsdiZcIWR52TaxuF3hg/s355/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="355" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cZCNQYdWmLJJfw72F-v3dOBnUVPcaxfBmIxtXTmBuLvwVEGX_y9ev7ZKn11VzG_Bbk5-ghhyd_C-TEFhq-tOlHzRCNzU9Hqg1LAouo5OGhgCNaExXsFCFWeDRsdiZcIWR52TaxuF3hg/w200-h199/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cathys-Clown-Vinyl-Album-Pickwick/dp/B0055YGX5W">Cathy's Clown</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>In 1960, they signed with the major label Warner Bros. Records and recorded "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3-E9JebDtU">Cathy's Clown</a>", written by the brothers themselves, which was their biggest selling single. The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961, and their output dropped off, though additional hit singles continued through 1962, with "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" being their last top-10 hit. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp8orkJcaipGyDi-NrmRVqI4owCDCx9WcYTOFZ8tFGQTlS9AxV6MSJryAgwAm962AscLXK7QKVtaVNVLIh_kenwl0VXtyEEJx740mnCN69mNDzBFox-9Tx7o_Rii5IeRSfDIqwwBcVFE/s280/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="208" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp8orkJcaipGyDi-NrmRVqI4owCDCx9WcYTOFZ8tFGQTlS9AxV6MSJryAgwAm962AscLXK7QKVtaVNVLIh_kenwl0VXtyEEJx740mnCN69mNDzBFox-9Tx7o_Rii5IeRSfDIqwwBcVFE/w149-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="149" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.rockabillyhall.com/everlybros.html">The Everlys</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Don and his younger brother Phil grew up in a musical family. Their father, Ike Everly, was a respected guitarist. Along with their mother, Margaret Everly, the began performing on the radio in the early 1940’s as <a href="http://www.hillmanweb.com/everly/photos/early.html">The Everlys,</a> and billed their sons as "Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil". They got their talent honestly. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Isgjwxl3sFBmHXhvTIEYgcm3rhJ_scss5vMw7rAKQNbq2z6badcQeMgf2nl81BW17FCVIQgrC-N0OXSrKa-Sel4CWH-V2pkjVZ8G3bvXnAoxEZKM-eXpIUWIqYbZPqZPsqjWvL8DGs/s330/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="330" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Isgjwxl3sFBmHXhvTIEYgcm3rhJ_scss5vMw7rAKQNbq2z6badcQeMgf2nl81BW17FCVIQgrC-N0OXSrKa-Sel4CWH-V2pkjVZ8G3bvXnAoxEZKM-eXpIUWIqYbZPqZPsqjWvL8DGs/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/how-music-row-acuff-rose-killed-the-everly-brothers/the-everly-brothers-chet-atkins/">The Everlys with Chet Atkins</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>When the brothers were still in high school, they gained the attention of prominent Nashville musicians like Chet Atkins, who began to groom them for national attention. The family moved several times before settling in Knoxville, Tennessee. </div><div><br /></div><div>While the family was living in Knoxville, the brothers caught the attention of family friend Chet Atkins, manager of the RCA Victor studios in Nashville. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ02_c3A9dBuImxRGRsRpN10tSzTA1-0aVAzWRM2b0TwmHVibLUiJKc05ZIfyhymsutM9CZRJJzUGKQYEGvbwaIdKwAqzXvZuRIlXMnwfGnzVNxl7ONBrUQEFllBidc9CfBb6kgRco1eo/s330/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="330" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ02_c3A9dBuImxRGRsRpN10tSzTA1-0aVAzWRM2b0TwmHVibLUiJKc05ZIfyhymsutM9CZRJJzUGKQYEGvbwaIdKwAqzXvZuRIlXMnwfGnzVNxl7ONBrUQEFllBidc9CfBb6kgRco1eo/w200-h153/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/how-music-row-acuff-rose-killed-the-everly-brothers/">The Everlys with Wesley Rose<br /> and Boudleaux Bryant</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>The brothers became a duo and moved to Nashville. Despite affiliation with RCA Victor, Atkins somehow arranged for the Everly Brothers to record for Columbia Records in early 1956. Their "Keep a-Lovin' Me", which Don wrote and composed, flopped, and they were dropped from the Columbia label. Atkins introduced the Everly Brothers to Wesley Rose, of Acuff-Rose music publishers. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Rose told them he would secure them a recording deal if they <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acuff-Rose_Music">signed to Acuff-Rose</a> as songwriters. They signed in late 1956, and in 1957 Rose introduced them to Archie Bleyer, who was looking for artists for his Cadence Records. The Everlys signed and made a recording in February 1957. "Bye Bye Love" had been rejected by 30 other acts. Their record reached No. 2 on the pop charts, behind Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", and No. 1 on the country and No. 5 on the R&B charts.The song, by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, became the Everly Brothers' first million-seller. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVDxt8WxklMSm8WVxtiE4ZY0uGxGGid-tz73RIVhsqmEzf0HmMh749fuQICOdS6HzGVwVbVrp2uk3DyhjNbyCuE99gKWQ-oHdOCfAa0oUVuB6GxIuylFuuY4tMdaCHokN6gZNBsXbiUc/s225/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVDxt8WxklMSm8WVxtiE4ZY0uGxGGid-tz73RIVhsqmEzf0HmMh749fuQICOdS6HzGVwVbVrp2uk3DyhjNbyCuE99gKWQ-oHdOCfAa0oUVuB6GxIuylFuuY4tMdaCHokN6gZNBsXbiUc/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/145071-Everly-Brothers">Phil and Don Everly</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Working with the Bryants, they had hits in the United States and the United Kingdom, the biggest being "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjxGlFkxzOQ">Bird Dog</a>", and "Problems". </div><div><br /></div><div>The Everlys, though they were largely interpretive artists, also succeeded as songwriters, especially with Don's "(Till) I Kissed You", which hit No. 4 on the US pop charts. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmU99rdovmCja4mXCpJhGXA1cSkOUGdsxa0vUnOOq54GhLkdTUbADIxevjBPytrTbl7e5wk4KRVgNKoibYh4f9TrpM0ej7POFVXEG4VLp-576EeggOyo35Wo7hDHZKenH_-EMPIMshIP0/s883/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="883" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmU99rdovmCja4mXCpJhGXA1cSkOUGdsxa0vUnOOq54GhLkdTUbADIxevjBPytrTbl7e5wk4KRVgNKoibYh4f9TrpM0ej7POFVXEG4VLp-576EeggOyo35Wo7hDHZKenH_-EMPIMshIP0/w200-h156/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.sherrydavis.org/single-post/2018/02/01/Everly-Brothers-Childhood-Home-Announces-Partnership">The Everlys with Buddy Holly</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=draD1naJPto">The brothers toured with Buddy Holly</a> in 1957 and 1958. According to Holly's biographer Philip Norman, they were responsible for persuading Holly and the Crickets to change their outfits from Levi's and T-shirts to the Everlys' Ivy League suits. Don said Holly wrote and composed "Wishing" for them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Long-simmering disputes with Wesley Rose, the CEO of Acuff-Rose Music, which managed the group, and the brothers growing drug usage in the 1960s, as well as changing tastes in popular music, led to the group's decline in popularity in its native U.S., though the brothers continued to release hit singles in the U.K. and Canada, and had many highly successful tours throughout the 1960s. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO75gEFn-PspimQG0kUQ6C6B_V58p70yeZkE0aclk3oOR_49XEh5KmLsGmbZ4yMHzz2CRf_IETLX07v_ecVDJQf5VY_3LUFPSudMCgfUUVl8LoD-lGmY7NNULckvrLSmNKlkTkpd-fqoY/s480/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO75gEFn-PspimQG0kUQ6C6B_V58p70yeZkE0aclk3oOR_49XEh5KmLsGmbZ4yMHzz2CRf_IETLX07v_ecVDJQf5VY_3LUFPSudMCgfUUVl8LoD-lGmY7NNULckvrLSmNKlkTkpd-fqoY/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGq9Z31FkPQ">Phil and Don Everly 1964</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Though their US stardom had begun to wane two years before the British Invasion in 1964, their appeal was still strong in Canada, the UK and Australia. The Everly's remained successful in the UK and Canada for most of the 1960s, reaching the top 40 in the United Kingdom through 1968 and the top 10 in Canada as late as 1967. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 1966 album Two Yanks in England was recorded in England with The Hollies, who also wrote many of the album's songs. The Everly's final US top 40 hit, "Bowling Green", was released in 1967.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-ROUG7BiqWxxd4Fy062waFXKsLaWzlzO7wcCWdQ8pdE0r8BZ8Fl9QjwVRffNtpjnRjuYRtMZexTghmR6Z1VZ3u_phbAibReEGpN1v20FxpMvLQKm2rQdkI7IQl06xUmC0ck1ADkJDn8/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-ROUG7BiqWxxd4Fy062waFXKsLaWzlzO7wcCWdQ8pdE0r8BZ8Fl9QjwVRffNtpjnRjuYRtMZexTghmR6Z1VZ3u_phbAibReEGpN1v20FxpMvLQKm2rQdkI7IQl06xUmC0ck1ADkJDn8/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.musictimes.com/articles/81986/20200714/today-music-history-july-14-1973-phil-everly-end-everly-brothers.htm">The Everlys' Final Performance</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>In the early 1970s, the brothers began releasing solo recordings, and in 1973 the brothers officially broke up and made the announcement at their final on July 14, 1973, at <a href="the everly brothers knott's berry farm ">Knott's Berry Farm</a> in Buena Park, California. During the show tensions between the two.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don told a reporter he was tired of being an Everly Brother. During the show, Phil smashed his guitar and walked off, leaving Don to finish the show without him, ending their collaboration. The two would not reunite musically for more than ten years. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHx-EbSvNX_e3F-gHg3QrNcvrbJYLmQW1slcteyogpoxMhpE-cd53cQ0VsA65McoZp7iaasfNtnSj5JH1beHeTPP0j0J3PU1M9CQzrYCO4VNXomrHHYbQeYQb3jsGI6Bm1nf9HsHl6UQ/s687/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="687" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHx-EbSvNX_e3F-gHg3QrNcvrbJYLmQW1slcteyogpoxMhpE-cd53cQ0VsA65McoZp7iaasfNtnSj5JH1beHeTPP0j0J3PU1M9CQzrYCO4VNXomrHHYbQeYQb3jsGI6Bm1nf9HsHl6UQ/w200-h148/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-everly-brothers-the-rolling-stone-interview-110028/">1983 Reunion Concert</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The Everly Brothers reunited for a reunion concert at the<a href="https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2014/january/the-everly-brothers-at-the-royal-albert-hall/"> Royal Albert Hall in London</a> on September 23, 1983, which ended their ten-year-long solo careers, was initiated by Phil and Don alongside Terry Slater, with Wingfield as musical director. This concert was recorded for a live LP and video broadcast on cable television in mid-January 1984. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEics2q0L4HCSKfh1tBRRd2QEHxargR0iStvizjcZnshHjjKxeuGDVX2O-rklZah1I7dSG7qMZzXAKGuyFlmqYYlrBcOoE9gVZkYWB5t9UXg1DBWECo4SySOCahregtWv4bQmTyTJCOVZZQ/s480/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEics2q0L4HCSKfh1tBRRd2QEHxargR0iStvizjcZnshHjjKxeuGDVX2O-rklZah1I7dSG7qMZzXAKGuyFlmqYYlrBcOoE9gVZkYWB5t9UXg1DBWECo4SySOCahregtWv4bQmTyTJCOVZZQ/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRb8_4dQkBM">On The Wings Of A Nightingale</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Afterwards the brothers returned to the studio as a duo for the first time in over a decade, recording the album EB '84, produced by Dave Edmunds. The lead single, "On the Wings of a Nightingale", written and composed by Paul McCartney, was a success and returned them to the US Hot 100 (for their last appearance) and the UK charts. Phil and Don Everly would continue to perform periodically until Phil's death. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLiLz5HvhD42L3Rtls1kU4O6xpgfE1x5w4geELsyjaA5xH3oFKoZ99VJr9ojKQHXSvfOWWaIH9hVyG807qVfGDNwE9so60W1Gigv9gR3NvlK1u56Hj8FIzaSz8CE6lN_hOGFNOrdCGgI/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLiLz5HvhD42L3Rtls1kU4O6xpgfE1x5w4geELsyjaA5xH3oFKoZ99VJr9ojKQHXSvfOWWaIH9hVyG807qVfGDNwE9so60W1Gigv9gR3NvlK1u56Hj8FIzaSz8CE6lN_hOGFNOrdCGgI/w200-h113/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/music-world-pays-tribute-phil-everly">Phil Everly</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/phil-everly-everly-brothers-vocal-legend-dead-at-74-232301/">Phil Everly died</a> at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on January 3, 2014, 16 days before his 75th birthday, of lung disease. Phil's widow Patti blamed her husband's death on his smoking habit, which caused him to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and recounted Phil's spending his final years having to carry oxygen tanks with him wherever he went. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMO4OgUNO9KXyb5jw3y5oNejQzMnanYbylHkFDHoiZN-6wrdvImnY9m-ySm_dw8xcsNfBFKWGdBhX6s3XocorqYuhm7A3GIbdw5p2T0iAzTMrOCplgu_cPbY9zBmP9jMC_5QTRPtlBBs/s636/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="636" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMO4OgUNO9KXyb5jw3y5oNejQzMnanYbylHkFDHoiZN-6wrdvImnY9m-ySm_dw8xcsNfBFKWGdBhX6s3XocorqYuhm7A3GIbdw5p2T0iAzTMrOCplgu_cPbY9zBmP9jMC_5QTRPtlBBs/w200-h113/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/08/22/us-musician-don-everly-of-the-everly-brothers-is-dead/">Don Everly</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Don Everly attended the Annual Music Masters as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame paid homage to the Everly Brothers on October 25, 2014. Don took the State Theater stage and performed the Everly's classic hit "Bye Bye Love". </div><div><br /></div><div>On most recordings, Don sang the baritone part and Phil the tenor harmony. Although Don was mainly low, and Phil was mainly high, their voices overlap in a very intricate and almost subtle fashion. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o4aMxJhxHKoVtrvjEoin2k1vuZchg1yxTZC2pMimTyZ7OLPb9yc87MvVZdmx2zAD7KjUnMVq53JtS7g-Jr5MdNuQZC4Xj_qa_DJaPkps4TaeSE7DKJ0aStH6euT9cUYJKfDkEi9s450/s768/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="768" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o4aMxJhxHKoVtrvjEoin2k1vuZchg1yxTZC2pMimTyZ7OLPb9yc87MvVZdmx2zAD7KjUnMVq53JtS7g-Jr5MdNuQZC4Xj_qa_DJaPkps4TaeSE7DKJ0aStH6euT9cUYJKfDkEi9s450/w200-h126/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-23/don-everly-of-everly-brothers-dead-at-84/100398092">Don Everly</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Don Everly was born on February 1, 1937 and <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-08-21/don-everly-brothers-dies">died at age 84. </a> He was married three times. HIs wife was Adela Garza, who he wed in 1997. Prior to that he had married Venetia Stevenson in 1962. They divorced in 1970. His first wife was Mary Sue Ingraham. That marriage lasted from 1957 to 1961. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don Everly leaves behind his wife, Adela, and four daughters; Erin Everly, Stacy Everly, Edan Everly, Venetia Everly. No cause of death has been announced.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAvewhyphenhyphenfjlvvyhOvi48pzWW0av5nYOR1mhTQBLaMZVGk6fUh2_g5nOW-xIb-eKpUgnzomObkRvXoZcvaKNxEQDUxQ8ZCmOcyK4FeLJQBPrw73ulD4sZt4LNiREqSI-vZCil-nXrJxO0k/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="640" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAvewhyphenhyphenfjlvvyhOvi48pzWW0av5nYOR1mhTQBLaMZVGk6fUh2_g5nOW-xIb-eKpUgnzomObkRvXoZcvaKNxEQDUxQ8ZCmOcyK4FeLJQBPrw73ulD4sZt4LNiREqSI-vZCil-nXrJxO0k/w200-h100/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/5-everly-brothers-covers-that-show-the-duos-eerie-enduring-influence/">Gibson J-200's</a> </b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Based on their father, Ike Everly's suggestion, Phil and Don originally played matching <a href="https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=167523&sid=b4fd78391cff44c310b411c5a349843f">Gibson J-200 guitars</a> with dual pickguards that Don Everly designed. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rCJVbw0q4Q5euidFOor1IHuVbq1r2sKLFWgtGnTyFi93g6RZAtl2tRJGKjuT-ZQYVQcg9pzBvlDScEJ5YqxQ32FWn7xPibrda0iK6Y6xG1JPGCCtM7XgqvA2UVoWLIzzyxBDduKvYYA/s1500/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rCJVbw0q4Q5euidFOor1IHuVbq1r2sKLFWgtGnTyFi93g6RZAtl2tRJGKjuT-ZQYVQcg9pzBvlDScEJ5YqxQ32FWn7xPibrda0iK6Y6xG1JPGCCtM7XgqvA2UVoWLIzzyxBDduKvYYA/w133-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1964-gibson-everly-brothers-flat-top">1964 Gibson <br />Everly Brothers Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In 1962, Gibson collaborated with the Everly Brothers to produce <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Everly_Brothers_Flattop">the Everly Brothers Flattop.</a> This flat top guitar was different than the large J-200. It featured a thinner J-185-style body and an adjustable bridge. </div><div><br /></div><div>This guitar was also unusual in that it featured star-shaped inlays on the rosewood fretboard, and it had a large double tortoise grain pickguard, which covered most of the top of the body. </div><div><br /></div><div>As the pickguard covered most of the top of the guitar, it limited the vibration of the top, thus limiting the sound of the guitar. The standard finish on the guitar was black, though a few models were natural or sunburst finish. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX07uOW0HpIGIxjcnN-pXmX5bqV4IvrlaD994IqSHgFyiLlYP1qZenL98OlI7X5heHndJfsEVPRXBJ5rGlpLvRiXUcvXTxGpyPcf0ib4KzpKDRbqeHBxgtiowZ-z5K6CAiMRtfUbwV4NE/s275/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX07uOW0HpIGIxjcnN-pXmX5bqV4IvrlaD994IqSHgFyiLlYP1qZenL98OlI7X5heHndJfsEVPRXBJ5rGlpLvRiXUcvXTxGpyPcf0ib4KzpKDRbqeHBxgtiowZ-z5K6CAiMRtfUbwV4NE/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/uk/p/gibson-j-180-everly-brothers-black-1987">1987 Gibson J-180</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972, but was reissued as the Gibson J-180 in the mid-1980s.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzJFxYkFyBNQ89TiYPD-xHnbrmt6hwNr91L9yV7SQLUoYD_v6UfBHEAcfphFHOSC3b8XWiNFuC90_7S40BBy0wBO_d6zo1sgLqGs3utddEsDe2KX0DVW5zJI6b7IKkgdNmobC1mZDVDA/s449/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="247" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzJFxYkFyBNQ89TiYPD-xHnbrmt6hwNr91L9yV7SQLUoYD_v6UfBHEAcfphFHOSC3b8XWiNFuC90_7S40BBy0wBO_d6zo1sgLqGs3utddEsDe2KX0DVW5zJI6b7IKkgdNmobC1mZDVDA/w110-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="110" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://hanksguitarshop.com/product-details/1963-Gibson-Everly-Brothers-J180">1963 Gibson<br /> Everly Brothers J-180</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-day-1963-gibson-everly-brothers/">The Gibson Everly Brothers flattop</a> featured a thin J-185-style body and an adjustable bridge. It also featured five-point star inlays on the rosewood fretboard and a double tortoiseshell pickguard, which covered most of the top of the body. The standard finish on the guitar was black, though a few models were natural or sunburst finish. <div><br /></div><div>Don Everly devised the double tail-fin pickguards that extended below the bridge, to protect the top from his vigorous strumming. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v_ozRjuFZrUOZpRIn0y3AL2acwgdbYGmibzi1sGISpMQmkThLrPFDKVWuoDi1x89QotO0E4tEDHXnRjtbNhEo3DsOxA6ye4FdxbEOCPoVH3EAidmtLS5WEkZoVr7gX1JlDzKsOaLgA8/s455/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="453" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v_ozRjuFZrUOZpRIn0y3AL2acwgdbYGmibzi1sGISpMQmkThLrPFDKVWuoDi1x89QotO0E4tEDHXnRjtbNhEo3DsOxA6ye4FdxbEOCPoVH3EAidmtLS5WEkZoVr7gX1JlDzKsOaLgA8/w199-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://hanksguitarshop.com/product-details/1963-Gibson-Everly-Brothers-J180">1963 Gibson <br />Everly Brothers J-180</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The bridge on the Everly Brothers was actually designed by father Ike Everly, at the suggestion of Phil, a perpetual string breaker. Interestingly, it was Ike Everly who reputedly taught Merle Travis the fingerpicking guitar style for which he became famous. Ike, and Travis possibly picked this style up from Kentucky thumb-picker Mose Rager.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The bridge on the J-180 was also an ‘oversized’ rosewood design and pinless - the strings ran through the bridge instead of using bridge pins. </div><div><br /></div><div>Phil’s string-snapping habit would ultimately lead to his 1995 formation of the Everly Music Co., a business dedicated to the production of long-lasting strings. </div><div><br /></div><div>From 1962 to 1971, only 488 <a href="https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/blogs/news/vintage-vibes-1963-gibson-everly-brothers-acoustic">Everly Brothers models</a> were made. Depending on condition, sale value of one of these can reach $15,000. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv31pKzHnR6yS3adN8EdPF8AIcSHWGbnsuSOok84K_9HNv9ry8GunU6m04r9nRmKVzaCVlYbAApFMegQHv3QbGiNF3ssO69Rd6NzLYPAQsLLRI3P_ch-sk2Xo35uee7R9xbDWKJSJeYUs/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv31pKzHnR6yS3adN8EdPF8AIcSHWGbnsuSOok84K_9HNv9ry8GunU6m04r9nRmKVzaCVlYbAApFMegQHv3QbGiNF3ssO69Rd6NzLYPAQsLLRI3P_ch-sk2Xo35uee7R9xbDWKJSJeYUs/w200-h113/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xkul06ZreA">Albert Lee with Everly's J-200</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Albert Lee is now the owner of Don Everly's original Everly Brothers model. The English session guitarist was Musical Director on the duo’s 1983 reunion concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and Lee was presented with the guitar by Don Everly himself. Though some sources say the guitar Lee was given was actually Don's first Gibson J-200.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1TD9L9Jk939Vekv6Em4eGCpHHnZ8tIDVrljQLClaQqUYuTZj4gHLQEkADFpT81aCm2ktOoWY_2fA-ghIjbwGuiiJtMHI5hvbUvjjTr6JREX0LLgQMMs1cLfqQKIB_f2aum3nlWcSQLg/s546/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1TD9L9Jk939Vekv6Em4eGCpHHnZ8tIDVrljQLClaQqUYuTZj4gHLQEkADFpT81aCm2ktOoWY_2fA-ghIjbwGuiiJtMHI5hvbUvjjTr6JREX0LLgQMMs1cLfqQKIB_f2aum3nlWcSQLg/w153-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="153" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.elvis.net/guitars/gibson68frame.html">Elvis' Everly Brothers Guitar</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Elvis Presley was the owner of a late ‘60s Everly Brothers guitar, but one with a natural finish and with only one pickguard. Auctioned by George Gruhn guitars for $25,000 in the 1990s, it was previously in the possession of Elvis expert Jim Curtin, who was given the instrument by Vernon Presley, Elvis's father, in 1975 in appreciation for another guitar Curtin had made for Elvis. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Curtin said that he was at a jam session at Graceland in 1968 unbelievably, Elvis didn't have a guitar. So, Elvis sent an aide out to buy a new Gibson Everly Brothers. Elvis used it at Graceland through 1969. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jimmy Page owns an early black 1962 Gibson Everly Brothers, but he says he has never played it on a recording or live - it is just for home use. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Everly Brothers model was reissued by Gibson in 1986 under the name J-180. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUMCeSRoMhPUh1brl5Fel8KzzMSQrXLys_mDsibxfdM_ga3KNHrjP3K8zQTHQRjXZpCfWMYIHWA8hN63_Oc6Amm4j_FypWQ_YBdOVcIYdJjgFi1QdD-zOWcwvHquut0LvJv-6eu2FvZ8/s620/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUMCeSRoMhPUh1brl5Fel8KzzMSQrXLys_mDsibxfdM_ga3KNHrjP3K8zQTHQRjXZpCfWMYIHWA8hN63_Oc6Amm4j_FypWQ_YBdOVcIYdJjgFi1QdD-zOWcwvHquut0LvJv-6eu2FvZ8/w150-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/383861568218414961/?autologin=true">1993 Everly Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In 1992 it was again designated The Everly Brothers guitar until 1994 when the name went back to <a href="https://reverb.com/price-guide/guide/5015-gibson-j-180-everly-brothers-1990s-ebony">the J-180. </a> The bridge was changed to have pins locking the strings.</div><div><br /></div><div>Serial numbers will give you an exact year of manufacture, of course, but as a rough guide, 1960s Everly Brothers signatures with tortoiseshell pickguards are pre-’68. Black pickguard models are from ’68 onwards. </div><div><br /></div><div>Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Cat Stevens, Roger Daltrey and even Madonna have played an Everly Brothers J-180 live in concert.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for sources. 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She was a beloved American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas and raised in Austin. She lived in Nashville Tennessee. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/arts/music/nanci-griffith-dead.html">Her career spanned a variety of musical genres,</a> predominantly country, folk, and what she termed "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, ”Other Voices, Other Rooms”. This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who were her major influences. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-njMju3Z6XRftCAmOa0NV7YrKh6SMgaV1iN6ucW5cBW9VtLrr6-NSyMMkDlgU3QgMymprOZkmZDx79gX97Jx02K_3eR6bQWVT4bQCl_-H5v327IQWzdz02xv0B-2dBiK3h_qixBIkd60/s456/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="456" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-njMju3Z6XRftCAmOa0NV7YrKh6SMgaV1iN6ucW5cBW9VtLrr6-NSyMMkDlgU3QgMymprOZkmZDx79gX97Jx02K_3eR6bQWVT4bQCl_-H5v327IQWzdz02xv0B-2dBiK3h_qixBIkd60/w200-h124/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://musicrow.com/2021/08/renowned-singer-songwriter-nanci-griffith-passes/">A much younger photo</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>One of Griffith's better-known songs is <i>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwWQotMnQZk">From a Distance</a>"</i> which was written and composed by Julie Gold. Though Bette Midler's version achieved greater commercial success, Nanci’s version was wonderful and reached a different audience. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another of Griffith’s best loved songs is <i>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GK462XnRjQ">Love at the Five and Dime</a>"</i>, which she recorded, however Kathy Mattea had a top country music hit with this song. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another song that she wrote that became a hit for Suzy Bogguss was <i>“<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce9kGLhAee0">Outbound Plane</a>”.</i> Nanci Griffith wrote this song with Tom Russell. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNUCL_KD-8Im0QU2l6a3LyBxyC5SZaL3lAjb7wuvZOplmYx_6-LYhwQtxzqXTKQ6kAOA4VHXC4y0fknmpl0VtZJWcQ4kqGcqegdaAu7OSW_y2pB1RLwfdjHWC8PuypGuVY8DdQqIToSU/s480/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNUCL_KD-8Im0QU2l6a3LyBxyC5SZaL3lAjb7wuvZOplmYx_6-LYhwQtxzqXTKQ6kAOA4VHXC4y0fknmpl0VtZJWcQ4kqGcqegdaAu7OSW_y2pB1RLwfdjHWC8PuypGuVY8DdQqIToSU/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL-ypve_WQ">Nanci Griffith - Austin City Limits 1985</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Nanci Griffith appeared many times on the PBS music program Austin City Limits starting in 1985.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14LspRv5ZIHliCzNHMKrv0phtybo6lgfnpsIphztkVxQi9QaN9naYuH6TxOdFervhneutoPIOM3dQVPoMHv9kAINz6G8MZ9nbbmZImxvEdATnKV0pRzqBzUzWucemvD6FIUBCW24F1-E/s830/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="830" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14LspRv5ZIHliCzNHMKrv0phtybo6lgfnpsIphztkVxQi9QaN9naYuH6TxOdFervhneutoPIOM3dQVPoMHv9kAINz6G8MZ9nbbmZImxvEdATnKV0pRzqBzUzWucemvD6FIUBCW24F1-E/w200-h106/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Gv7UNX2X4">Nanci Griffith with John Prine</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>In 1990, Griffith appeared on the Channel 4 programme Town & Country with John Prine, where she performed at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, along with Buddy Mondlock, Robert Earl Keen, and Barry "Byrd" Burton. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSOKB8LghrD0G5wzKVzD8mOzTUPLt09jP-JeSbj-5SEHapdf9LxU_mHXtrgsttVlIZ87FenaHf3IjYyYIVbSZeFMryKA5x4fmugHg6405_K5EagSq4cu67GK_U39fTKfaTRlRGVdJo1M/s370/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="370" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSOKB8LghrD0G5wzKVzD8mOzTUPLt09jP-JeSbj-5SEHapdf9LxU_mHXtrgsttVlIZ87FenaHf3IjYyYIVbSZeFMryKA5x4fmugHg6405_K5EagSq4cu67GK_U39fTKfaTRlRGVdJo1M/w200-h93/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCrLtCZ0a70">Nanci Griffith with Jimmy Webb</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In 1994, Griffith teamed up with Jimmy Webb to contribute the song <i>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x44bwDKn0sg">If These Old Walls Could Speak</a>"</i> to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. </div><div><br /></div><div>Griffith was a survivor of breast cancer which was diagnosed in 1996, and thyroid cancer in 1998. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPHFzSV9AnuHdW65GDRp88HKU66HtThk94RRzeSaa6kI0PgiTXVX_zIXk-u_1_5Bf4FspC81nmDtR5gA80Dv-_ZbHstREGDGvGUxWVcsSndjPSpjnQQFPMfZ_YriIaIQ2LJ_f_QdUx-Y/s525/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="525" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPHFzSV9AnuHdW65GDRp88HKU66HtThk94RRzeSaa6kI0PgiTXVX_zIXk-u_1_5Bf4FspC81nmDtR5gA80Dv-_ZbHstREGDGvGUxWVcsSndjPSpjnQQFPMfZ_YriIaIQ2LJ_f_QdUx-Y/w200-h170/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qd1Hp49OIQ">Nanci Griffith and The Crickets</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />She kept her career fresh by touring with various other artists, including members of Buddy Holly's band, The Crickets; John Prine; Iris DeMent; Suzy Bogguss; and Judy Collins. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqMP3J59aX11g9s9HBMn8XImtSwDhw2K-iXYJ0g0kMzBOdJ44XHp8yvZdhdPaE_sfb-uo62I9QVjUtIwJZh3yryf0m7Gl0a3y6eSrI3xX9zMAYK8fiqORBV0f3wTv1h3lmTgKyyik7KQ/s480/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqMP3J59aX11g9s9HBMn8XImtSwDhw2K-iXYJ0g0kMzBOdJ44XHp8yvZdhdPaE_sfb-uo62I9QVjUtIwJZh3yryf0m7Gl0a3y6eSrI3xX9zMAYK8fiqORBV0f3wTv1h3lmTgKyyik7KQ/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uQNRTnsntY">Nanci Griffith with <br />Emmylou Harris</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Griffith recorded duets with many artists, among them Emmylou Harris, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVvsr62PWo">Mary Black</a>, John Prine, Don McLean, Jimmy Buffett, Dolores Keane, Willie Nelson, Adam Duritz (singer of Counting Crows), The Chieftains, John Stewart; and Darius Rucker (lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish). </div><div><br /></div><div>She also contributed background vocals on many other recordings. </div><div><br /></div><div>Griffith suffered from severe writer's block almost five years starting in 2004, lasting until the 2009 with the release of her <i>"The Loving Kind"</i> album, which contained nine selections that she had written and composed either entirely by herself or as collaborations. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKNEUHbjOimHWhDSf0pwrd66-ZIxuBngWaULlo2XTcTrvdbl_yrLBw81JtsDjNMna3yS88USSXaMRu4wD2IFXR-jSF5xCgvTLCPNwb2LXosL0CifucN40uSjCEr2dUAC_5wJ5qxK1vPs/s610/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="610" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKNEUHbjOimHWhDSf0pwrd66-ZIxuBngWaULlo2XTcTrvdbl_yrLBw81JtsDjNMna3yS88USSXaMRu4wD2IFXR-jSF5xCgvTLCPNwb2LXosL0CifucN40uSjCEr2dUAC_5wJ5qxK1vPs/w200-h144/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7itUALNJkUA">Nanci Griffith with The Kennedys</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />After several months of limited touring in 2011, Griffith's bandmates <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrLC2QMa1dI">The Kennedys</a> (Pete & Maura Kennedy) packed up their professional Manhattan recording studio and relocated it to Nashville, where they installed it in Griffith's home. </div><div><br /></div><div>At this home studio, with her backing group, including Pete & Maura Kennedy and Pat McInerney, she co-produced her album Intersection over the course of the summer. </div><div><br /></div><div>The resulting album included several new original songs and was released in April 2012 on Proper Records. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOYarBEZAfQsEePJDbPiBybvZibvIZuB1QokEdvpp_H9JwMSyMub7UCWzFmLFKtZ1xsqwT4nbnRx_wp5J7FuCCZr-XPU-1SpNaGvx6LOHs6SfD8NN71tq-_a5qWF8lZ06FZkwudClkbQ/s780/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="780" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOYarBEZAfQsEePJDbPiBybvZibvIZuB1QokEdvpp_H9JwMSyMub7UCWzFmLFKtZ1xsqwT4nbnRx_wp5J7FuCCZr-XPU-1SpNaGvx6LOHs6SfD8NN71tq-_a5qWF8lZ06FZkwudClkbQ/w200-h113/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thelist.com/487735/the-heartbreaking-death-of-folk-singer-nanci-griffith/">Nanci Griffith</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Griffith among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. </div><div><br /></div><div>Despite her health issues, her death was listed as natural causes. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnP81KeFWnQK-kAtBsz4NBT6ECugdp600XZP2jVqI8C2ercZuQWwRZPuMjcY3A0A619wqnuiM_fdzj0nGdu8dIYowlT0rVuu8OmkEqRoiOuMVSS2revoo2eKrphlrLz6PEojB2ByTpKU/s960/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnP81KeFWnQK-kAtBsz4NBT6ECugdp600XZP2jVqI8C2ercZuQWwRZPuMjcY3A0A619wqnuiM_fdzj0nGdu8dIYowlT0rVuu8OmkEqRoiOuMVSS2revoo2eKrphlrLz6PEojB2ByTpKU/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.biographyvip.com/nanci-griffith-biography/">Nanci Griffith with Guid F-40</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Through the years Nanci Griffith played a variety of guitars. In her early publicity photos she is posing wth her <a href="https://guildguitars.com/g/f-40-in-natural/">Guild F-40.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72cAzr1LOUOThtIf4DQH2vn4VP22gxhy0xCPQ_kidtKOlrmlGlHwjiNS_strOonarNcn_k-PC1Uh40p8mQan0-OnvnaR0nLGbh_HQkZ3GHPLANoyRnpASL5dNNKbMy9y7lJTjKiyOeNc/s443/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="411" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72cAzr1LOUOThtIf4DQH2vn4VP22gxhy0xCPQ_kidtKOlrmlGlHwjiNS_strOonarNcn_k-PC1Uh40p8mQan0-OnvnaR0nLGbh_HQkZ3GHPLANoyRnpASL5dNNKbMy9y7lJTjKiyOeNc/w186-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="186" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL-ypve_WQ">Griffith with Martin D-28</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the 1984 Austin City Limits episode she is seen playing a <a href="https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/D-28.html">Martin D-28</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDMZP-eOUxbsbrlJvjq20lU5iSC9ApRaO4hXGH1mhXqpBt3P1rU5lUfCFU8hyphenhyphennyLpHkq9gpT5JSGUDGOwwt-93NiYVI7W10eeJSNuz-TaJxsNBAI4vsPgXKYnv9MGoOD-vnvEt-d0yIk/s816/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="816" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDMZP-eOUxbsbrlJvjq20lU5iSC9ApRaO4hXGH1mhXqpBt3P1rU5lUfCFU8hyphenhyphennyLpHkq9gpT5JSGUDGOwwt-93NiYVI7W10eeJSNuz-TaJxsNBAI4vsPgXKYnv9MGoOD-vnvEt-d0yIk/w200-h122/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.buzzpics.com/weekend_01/griffith/index.html">Griffith with Taylor Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the mid 1990's Griffith was playing Taylor guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfhTSIpMmeWn-lm-n-E3JJpotd2Qk_ri60qB2WACB4Mqd5qwDCmxDX-x0f0uDp6qapgzxJbDJUCv107vH-i-5YO_pKWXKrayJOHfZu1Fd9cqlw-h5viRjhUW9FfP3PLMT66FjFY63mpg/s800/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfhTSIpMmeWn-lm-n-E3JJpotd2Qk_ri60qB2WACB4Mqd5qwDCmxDX-x0f0uDp6qapgzxJbDJUCv107vH-i-5YO_pKWXKrayJOHfZu1Fd9cqlw-h5viRjhUW9FfP3PLMT66FjFY63mpg/w150-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/1436790-1996-taylor-512-ng-nanci-griffith-signature-model-rare-only-100-made-cherry-sunburst-florentine">Nanci Griffith <br />Taylor 512-NG models</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>In 1996 she signed a deal with Taylor Guitars to produce her own artist model, which was known as The "Nanci Griffith" <a href="https://reverb.com/item/3292180-taylor-512-ng-1996-cherry-sunburst">Taylor 512-NG</a>. Only 100 units were made over a period of a few years. These all were signed by Griffith. There were six extra guitars built as 512-NG's but did not have her signature. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj-t1FESAoLTK9N1-HMWkNlXPk5SD25KWoCYwR7Fc-xvvYAi-7vKIkZ_ppC_L2CfefNXRDiMh0DOwn2090EJkSvW8HYuTcxh_Ew6m4Dsk3ir6wyJ9EFeiNhCHASJNvRKCloownSzYRO0/s800/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj-t1FESAoLTK9N1-HMWkNlXPk5SD25KWoCYwR7Fc-xvvYAi-7vKIkZ_ppC_L2CfefNXRDiMh0DOwn2090EJkSvW8HYuTcxh_Ew6m4Dsk3ir6wyJ9EFeiNhCHASJNvRKCloownSzYRO0/w150-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://umgf.com/what-about-a-griffith-signature-model-t67882.html">Back of the <br />Taylor 512-NG's</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />These guitars came with a solid Engelman Spruce top, and mahogany back and sides. The body had a Florentine cut-away and a faux tortoise shell pick guard. It was bound on the top with white and black binding, and on the back with black binding. The rosette was inlaid with abalone. The neck was inlaid with diamond position markers. The tuners were gold -plated. These are beautiful deluxe instruments with features not found on most 500 series Taylor instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedKjYB2cjJfH9ronPpIJEqDyqcJRPM_r2-QxADmqQxx0iymJ_fHPzveJLKRYNzZPKvWYUTdzUpCbGWWQaFRdTbUamS8rO_XP2UhRGZ1j9URcXteayxxOQcVHf8CDypSHpGsLRMoeD1u0/s800/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedKjYB2cjJfH9ronPpIJEqDyqcJRPM_r2-QxADmqQxx0iymJ_fHPzveJLKRYNzZPKvWYUTdzUpCbGWWQaFRdTbUamS8rO_XP2UhRGZ1j9URcXteayxxOQcVHf8CDypSHpGsLRMoeD1u0/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://umgf.com/what-about-a-griffith-signature-model-t67882.html">Taylor 512-NG signed by Griffith</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The photos show two Taylor 512-NG's that were signed on the back by Nanci Griffith after a 2004 performance.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for sources. 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The cause of death was undetermined. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBLpOXklwrkQPiermZGXWndbyc8tAf2kXHogG2kbC429r1QSkGqBTAIPl51w3Cy4KRQbdROOTxS3k3iRYVJvY0PDP_jfunhyphenhyphen7g7vzbmkUkzfDMc0syPWcTi3tuM0Tg7vszmTaFM_2dwE/s282/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="220" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBLpOXklwrkQPiermZGXWndbyc8tAf2kXHogG2kbC429r1QSkGqBTAIPl51w3Cy4KRQbdROOTxS3k3iRYVJvY0PDP_jfunhyphenhyphen7g7vzbmkUkzfDMc0syPWcTi3tuM0Tg7vszmTaFM_2dwE/w156-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Hill">Joseph Michael <br />"Dusty" Hill</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>There are a few things we can surmise. In 2000, Hill was diagnosed with hepatitis C and ZZ Top canceled their European tour. Hill resumed work in 2002. Then in 2014, Hill fell on his tour bus and injured his hip, requiring surgery. Part of that tour was canceled. Most recently on July 23, 2021, Hill left the groups current tour due to problems with his hip. The band performed without him at the Village Commons in New Lenox, Illinois, with the band's guitar tech, Elwood Francis, filling in on the bass guitar. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPCQ8srtE3sdLr3zt3O6DP5Gb7MeY5teNvhUDSxbGfEtnv8qMYXLSio6BOr9CqmgwlnyddWIkPKXLJbLtCAqrF59IP7yEM_NPNtwy32bYyt13Ibm1PPqxga-QGfMgUGzocBBCiL5KMtA/s650/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="488" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPCQ8srtE3sdLr3zt3O6DP5Gb7MeY5teNvhUDSxbGfEtnv8qMYXLSio6BOr9CqmgwlnyddWIkPKXLJbLtCAqrF59IP7yEM_NPNtwy32bYyt13Ibm1PPqxga-QGfMgUGzocBBCiL5KMtA/w150-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/search/">A Very Young Dusty Hill</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dusty Hill was born in Dallas, Texas, on May 19, 1949. He and his older brother, Rocky Hill (also a musician), were raised in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas. The boys attended Woodrow Wilson High School where Dusty learned to play the cello. Hill grew up listening to blues music, which, was uncommon in white families of that era. Dusty recalled shocking the parents of his childhood friends when he brought over records by Muddy Waters or Son House to their houses for his friends to enjoy. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM79WFi8vSSuW4xsyfOVJgYJk_FTlzx8eLFJrSZ-0eXMfmRV8cFeq54KLtUjOVJbG3_v-NfwAyD47r43QdtCqozFnWjayHA5MrkBzja2NOP-b30DHrzVibyf4Fe0lfwmUI4onm05pXa4/s285/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="285" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM79WFi8vSSuW4xsyfOVJgYJk_FTlzx8eLFJrSZ-0eXMfmRV8cFeq54KLtUjOVJbG3_v-NfwAyD47r43QdtCqozFnWjayHA5MrkBzja2NOP-b30DHrzVibyf4Fe0lfwmUI4onm05pXa4/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1469144/Dusty-Hill-death-ZZ-Top-bassist-Elvis-Presley-Billy-Gibbons-Frank-Beard">Dusty At A Very Young Age</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9TxPMbbCeY">Dusty began singing for money with his brother Rocky at the young age of 8. Brother Rocky Hill</a>, played guitar and formed a band with a friend who was a drummer and they recruited young Dusty to sing with that band. He eventually learned to play bass guitar at the age of 13. </div><div><br /></div><div>Unlike many bass players, he never learned to play guitar first he took straight away to the bass. When interviewed Hill said, "I kind of learned how to play on stage and whatnot, and embarrassment is a great motivator. If you don't play well, standing up there with lights on it really stands out, so it behooves you to get your shit up pretty quick." </div><div><br /></div><div>Dusty did not enjoy school, and states he had poor grades; "Part of the problem was that by the time I was 13 I was already playing in local bars and making money, so school kinda' got in the way of that and I resented it.” </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_eFiwQtVdbM5WrWhkIpNzkw9QumZLqLWcNDPzdXxLaSwCU0T_GPex5wDV_Q0ngF3SfCUjTozwJtRNgIsNhTS1ewekZAR7eEAnlyV_EiNnHAIuTEeZgMTVp7MaAw4SpRBVqjisqLgALk/s600/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="600" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_eFiwQtVdbM5WrWhkIpNzkw9QumZLqLWcNDPzdXxLaSwCU0T_GPex5wDV_Q0ngF3SfCUjTozwJtRNgIsNhTS1ewekZAR7eEAnlyV_EiNnHAIuTEeZgMTVp7MaAw4SpRBVqjisqLgALk/w200-h146/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.chron.com/news/strange-weird/article/ZZ-Top-s-Dusty-Hill-and-Frank-Beard-once-7961317.php">Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill <br />and Frank Beard</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>After leaving school, Hill, his brother Rocky, and future fellow ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard played in some local Dallas bands known as <a href="https://flashbackdallas.com/2021/07/28/dusty-hill-1949-2021/">the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and finally settled on the name American Blues</a>. From 1966 to 1968, American Blues played the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston circuit. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL64jTyC_nmSnLsfA6WcrIcun7Vmhk9aiDlcuMCujE-gj2TNd5ApcDPHb6jKqTR0UibKFO933VpiVOzOlgFQX79hxkWVju8Qmu3KNlqYkqhkvoWMqu4cp5GsnTeH-kyoSj8z05K7LHcxs/s990/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="990" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL64jTyC_nmSnLsfA6WcrIcun7Vmhk9aiDlcuMCujE-gj2TNd5ApcDPHb6jKqTR0UibKFO933VpiVOzOlgFQX79hxkWVju8Qmu3KNlqYkqhkvoWMqu4cp5GsnTeH-kyoSj8z05K7LHcxs/w200-h159/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/danielralston/the-true-story-of-the-fake-zombies-the-strangest-con-in-rock">Hill and Beard in<br /> The Fake Zombies</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>In 1969, Hill was hired by a promoter to be a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies along with Frank Beard. Hill recalled, "Being a musician in Texas had its own set of risks ... and at that time we had long, blue hair – in the 60s in Texas. I got probably less shit about having blue hair than about having long hair, because I believe they thought I was crazy." </div><div><br /></div><div>It was around 1968 when American Blues relocated from Dallas to Houston. At this time, Rocky wanted to focus on "straight blues", while Dusty wanted the band to rock more so Rocky left the group. Dusty and Beard went on to Houston. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwucg4OLTIxwIbWBsefngiMUwi2xiZb_2mmGDqiPGq0mmAsDQD7_wBW7B9Ws_xYgWXXmtpm4RGcrav-1cwxIDODjqR_1wCEjhE059zYHadCKQVx11jAbj4eRXPtfm4TEhV3umZb6KHjMU/s600/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="598" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwucg4OLTIxwIbWBsefngiMUwi2xiZb_2mmGDqiPGq0mmAsDQD7_wBW7B9Ws_xYgWXXmtpm4RGcrav-1cwxIDODjqR_1wCEjhE059zYHadCKQVx11jAbj4eRXPtfm4TEhV3umZb6KHjMU/w199-h200/Blog+B.jpg" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhKBTkdyp5o">Salt Lick - ZZ Top's first single</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It was there that they joined guitarist-vocalist Billy Gibbons of the Houston psychedelic band called Moving Sidewalks. The group the changed the name to ZZ Top, just after <a href="https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Today-in-1971-ZZ-Top-releases-its-first-album-10860071.php">they released their first single</a> "Salt Lick", in 1969. With Gibbons as the main lyricist and arranger, Dust played bass and keyboards and sang lead on a few songs. In 1971 the band’s manager Bill Ham and engineer Robin Hood Brians helped to create ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. </div><div><br /></div><div>This album exhibited the band's humor, with "barrelhouse" rhythms, distorted guitars, double entendres, and innuendo. The music and songs reflected ZZ Top's blues influences. Following their debut album, the band released Rio Grande Mud in 1972, which produced their first charting single, "Francine". Two years later, in 1973 they released the album, Tres Hombres. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jwsRe1mfDoZDeefXV6rQbdh3DIhf20mIg2u4SdMOp4uxWBYRZ1yv9J_3RJVDULidOlTViq9UfeqdTEOdvmPbNsCfP0PI-sSd4OWYGHauQwvkDU6Kuwrf0-7vEuJ0a1J82HwlCLfItjM/s639/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jwsRe1mfDoZDeefXV6rQbdh3DIhf20mIg2u4SdMOp4uxWBYRZ1yv9J_3RJVDULidOlTViq9UfeqdTEOdvmPbNsCfP0PI-sSd4OWYGHauQwvkDU6Kuwrf0-7vEuJ0a1J82HwlCLfItjM/w156-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/20829216997714010/?d=t&mt=login">Early Promo Picture <br />of ZZ Topp </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>By then ZZ Top perfected its heavy blues style and amplified its Texas roots. The boogie rock single "La Grange" brought the band their first hit, with it just missing the Billboard Top 40. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1975 Dusty Hill sang lead vocal on "Tush", the band's first Top 20 hit and one of its most popular songs. Then on the 1976 album Tejas Hill took the vocal lead on "Pan Am Highway Blues", "Avalon Hideaway" and "Ten Dollar Man", and sang as a duet with Billy Gibbons on "It’s Only Love”. </div><div><br /></div><div>That same year, after almost seven years of touring and a string of successful albums, ZZ Top went on hiatus for three years while Beard dealt with his addiction problems. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxpvjXW66j3wisIve7TnAlrr2ICiRXhPYYgwrMEhwOXsagKSuH3Fv6s7aNctZFOrEaHJttCvTIZxG8pEvTAkPbzau1RkqbzWEEjR2IGLALUgE5m7uukFgK9WP79eaOkbeS6YMGG-KbRY/s1200/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxpvjXW66j3wisIve7TnAlrr2ICiRXhPYYgwrMEhwOXsagKSuH3Fv6s7aNctZFOrEaHJttCvTIZxG8pEvTAkPbzau1RkqbzWEEjR2IGLALUgE5m7uukFgK9WP79eaOkbeS6YMGG-KbRY/w200-h133/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dusty-hill-not-an-asshole/">Dusty Hill </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Remarkably Dusty Hill spent the period working at The Dallas Fort Worth Airport, saying he wanted to "feel normal" and "ground himself" after years spent performing. He was rarely recognized, but if he was recognized by fans who asked him “Are you Dusty Hill?” He responded by saying "No! Do you think I’d be working here?" </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8TlvU9qr1YcDff-Jj5vPtF1TAo-qzAX8M1X7nonleaOnj4Yt4K8U3MULdBkadpHHN6r7UIiiAkMzpI5qaUKjV6hbYFwjQ8danuGTN9-V_lZtie-fQeBA0TANzvi1r871x7vIEhGp8j0/s640/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8TlvU9qr1YcDff-Jj5vPtF1TAo-qzAX8M1X7nonleaOnj4Yt4K8U3MULdBkadpHHN6r7UIiiAkMzpI5qaUKjV6hbYFwjQ8danuGTN9-V_lZtie-fQeBA0TANzvi1r871x7vIEhGp8j0/w200-h150/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QePcj9BplMQ">Cheap Sunglasses</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Regrouping in 1979, when the group returned with the album Degüello, Gibbons and Hill revealed their new image of matching massive beards and sunglasses. Their hit singles from this period, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheap_Sunglasses">"Cheap Sunglasses"</a> and "Pearl Necklace", showed a more modern sound. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPhtfJxtYwmH1iyfFY5v1sx2-4foCUr8n1HylIgGI-NZ48-LbGI8vPK0cIFSLrstqaC7Kyg0Zl7jSovOFAiS5lxsxwPZRRs92LY7bdYEq5QloXmQcJiJgfqT9G0lh58FN02_7DnyKfac/s1080/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPhtfJxtYwmH1iyfFY5v1sx2-4foCUr8n1HylIgGI-NZ48-LbGI8vPK0cIFSLrstqaC7Kyg0Zl7jSovOFAiS5lxsxwPZRRs92LY7bdYEq5QloXmQcJiJgfqT9G0lh58FN02_7DnyKfac/w200-h133/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-back-to-the-future-iii/">ZZ Top in Back To The Future</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dusty Hill made some on-screen appearances include Back to the Future Part III, and Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme. </div><div><br /></div><div>Back in December of 1984, Hill accidentally shot himself in the abdomen when his derringer fell from his boot and discharged. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hill said, "To this day, I don't know how I could do it. But I didn't really feel anything at the time. All I knew was that I had to get myself to a hospital straight away, so I got in the car and drove there. It was only when I arrived at the hospital that the seriousness of what I'd done hit me, and I went into shock.". He made a full recovery. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73k0tN8mITkHn4bTojiFKogUOHZ1TSEyhyphenhyphenC8asVN10Y0gLiZ1zZjVM7UPhCOolQxXmPd89n2M-fX66bRvcPWko15Co2S9ViF_-KGwfYfOYQqKin2LTTcSkPOa9cqn8EJ_ioMCn7YKH5o/s268/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="188" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73k0tN8mITkHn4bTojiFKogUOHZ1TSEyhyphenhyphenC8asVN10Y0gLiZ1zZjVM7UPhCOolQxXmPd89n2M-fX66bRvcPWko15Co2S9ViF_-KGwfYfOYQqKin2LTTcSkPOa9cqn8EJ_ioMCn7YKH5o/w140-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="140" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.101biography.com/dusty-hill-wife/">Dusty and Charleen Hill</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3369935/who-dusty-hill-wife-charleen-mccrory/">Dusty Hill married his longtime girlfriend, actress Charleen McCrory in 2002</a>. The couple have one daughter. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the July 20, 2009 appeared in an episode of WWE Raw and in Deadwood. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlGx6rwtAC8gMSRDM2rbZkbvcNyLjg5c9V-lYCjJr1e07CY4pCYbgBsHANCoeY_GgPBiaejJ-I3-1uL_3tNjJNURfSst3ya56gLgNZUCJjSkAvc5t8PzJFWbFJzerVjunTlGfySx-YW0/s360/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlGx6rwtAC8gMSRDM2rbZkbvcNyLjg5c9V-lYCjJr1e07CY4pCYbgBsHANCoeY_GgPBiaejJ-I3-1uL_3tNjJNURfSst3ya56gLgNZUCJjSkAvc5t8PzJFWbFJzerVjunTlGfySx-YW0/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://kingofthehill.fandom.com/wiki/Dusty_Hill">Dusty in 'King Of The Hill'</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dusty Hill appeared as a cartoon version of himself in the 11th-season episode of King of the Hill called "Hank Gets Dusted". In the episode which Hank Hill is said to be Dusty's cousin. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hill also made an appearance on The Drew Carey Show as himself auditioning for a spot in Drew's band, but was rejected because of his attachment to his trademark beard which he referred to as a 'Texas Goatee'. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpCU371Fz1-WDUp00YHTGn0jLq9iiVeI-bNYnvKYdEB9Vi2o3jqBb0aLSdIYgBmFGAozEX28Uk_Qv7zNykrRaHHAIU_Ix41mz1QOibDhKJEQI58QONb99DrWtEFH4BiWIfwJuCx2Knnk/s959/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="959" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpCU371Fz1-WDUp00YHTGn0jLq9iiVeI-bNYnvKYdEB9Vi2o3jqBb0aLSdIYgBmFGAozEX28Uk_Qv7zNykrRaHHAIU_Ix41mz1QOibDhKJEQI58QONb99DrWtEFH4BiWIfwJuCx2Knnk/w200-h133/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/now/flashback-zz-top-tush-2004-205710619.html">2004 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dusty Hill was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ZZ Top in 2004. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then on July 27tth 2021 Dusty Hill’s death was announced. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As a spokesman for the band Billy Gibbons confirmed that ZZ Top would continue with Francis, per Hill's wishes. According to Gibbons, "Dusty (recently) emphatically grabbed my arm and said, 'Give Elwood the bottom end, and take it to the Top.' He meant it, amigo. He really did." </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXjkC93GakSfhyphenhyphen7sv9qOuc5P00u0OQ7c1boBkW5KDHKFOIWkssmlKmRjueLayJpiNBs9dES7aEUQopCEbybJYwqejHIyR38q8elmrNLqnJoKo7sj70sA0u0qEbISgR0_VP2x4eV7um6k/s1200/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXjkC93GakSfhyphenhyphen7sv9qOuc5P00u0OQ7c1boBkW5KDHKFOIWkssmlKmRjueLayJpiNBs9dES7aEUQopCEbybJYwqejHIyR38q8elmrNLqnJoKo7sj70sA0u0qEbISgR0_VP2x4eV7um6k/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dusty-hill-last-zz-top-show/">Dusty's Final Show</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Gibbons and Beard memorialized their friend by saying, <i>"We are saddened by the news today that our compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas. We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature, and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’ We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’ You will be missed greatly, amigo."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote on Twitter: <i>"Today we lost a great friend and a remarkable Texan."</i> Several rock musicians and contemporaries paid condolences through social media, including Paul Stanley, Ozzy Osbourne, John Fogerty, Flea, Zakk Wylde, Tony Iommi, David Coverdale, Scorpions and the Allman Brothers Band. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOinDe5RzjPF9UA6xDN0wQgvh042UHibeCjT9LjAEFuX3wBedHuUyN_-uBcXlZXSHAYpefhNguG7Qs8NSBK5CkXQF2oMoX7UNj_oFq8FPUB8lK6PQx0iK48DLW0hghF6ZjbU7hc4ui-J4/s685/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="215" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOinDe5RzjPF9UA6xDN0wQgvh042UHibeCjT9LjAEFuX3wBedHuUyN_-uBcXlZXSHAYpefhNguG7Qs8NSBK5CkXQF2oMoX7UNj_oFq8FPUB8lK6PQx0iK48DLW0hghF6ZjbU7hc4ui-J4/w63-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="63" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://kytary.co.uk/fender-1971-telecaster-bass-cream/HN209643/">1971 Telecaster <br />Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Throughout most of his career Dusty Hill preferred to use a Fender Telecaster bass guitar, or a custom made bass in the style of the Telecaster bass. </div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Telecaster_Bass"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Telecaster_Bass">The Fender Telecaster bass</a> was introduced by Fender in 1968 and was essentially a rebranding of the original 1951 Fender Precision Bass guitar. This guitar was highly influenced by Fender's Telecaster. It had one single coil open pickup in the center of its body with four pole pieces. This was covered with a chromed metal palm rest. The two piece adjustable bridge was similar to a Telecaster bridge. The strings were routed to the metal grommets on the instruments back. </div><div><br /></div><div>The bridge was also covered with a metal palm rest. Unlike the modern Precision Bass this instruments body had no contours. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IPRifE5ISuSkwmRup7Z6owZfrcRLCHc9L-Elh3Q8slRbAnlwT2GZZ0act28GKCKQkqH3x0Uho1-cU8-BOdV-fbLjxWeBBmxId3BjTzzIKx9nxZLdAaq_6RsX9qnM1HGYldoFNtgvTVw/s839/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="490" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IPRifE5ISuSkwmRup7Z6owZfrcRLCHc9L-Elh3Q8slRbAnlwT2GZZ0act28GKCKQkqH3x0Uho1-cU8-BOdV-fbLjxWeBBmxId3BjTzzIKx9nxZLdAaq_6RsX9qnM1HGYldoFNtgvTVw/w117-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="117" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/1952-fender-precision-bass">1952 Fender <br />Precision Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>The neck was originally made of maple, with a 'skunk' stripe and was topped with a headstock that resembled the Telecaster headstock, and it had four paddle style tuning machines. The instruments control panel was mounted on a chrome metal plate similar to what was found on a Telecaster guitar, but there was only a volume and tone control. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_jHQoAulwvhiz5X2aDVlAKxw1axqflCNqTBwegS9mbeZsVwpzLNYtt6RHtKU0LfXRKyyv2bhpVzbRyK0tCyqAWwiZZMxllMXbJv9qwrzYv8xzTbfcbCfPXp1K6l-4b3B-HS-M-VXOdo/s400/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_jHQoAulwvhiz5X2aDVlAKxw1axqflCNqTBwegS9mbeZsVwpzLNYtt6RHtKU0LfXRKyyv2bhpVzbRyK0tCyqAWwiZZMxllMXbJv9qwrzYv8xzTbfcbCfPXp1K6l-4b3B-HS-M-VXOdo/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Fender-Telecaster-Bass-Maple-Cap-Neck-with-Lollipop-Tuners-1960s-Vintage-/274553724693?_ul=IL">1968 Fender Telecaster Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>In 1968 Fender reissued this same instrument as the Telecaster Bass. The headstock had a "Fender Telecaster" decal mounted on it, with an additional smaller decal that said "Bass". Like the original 1951 P-Bass, this instrument came with a large pickguard that covered both cutaway horns. </div><div><br /></div><div>The differences were this reissue had a maple capped neck with no 'skunk' stripe on the back and not all instruments came with the paddle style tuners. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6wIJwxixouqRPEY0y_0xAcoD3fsTYwJVHXTvj2PS3IFJJM9SVMq9558i5Cp6i3nlca-F4gMyDRrHhFFtKwaMWLPNTCkOMzuqtAJgO8CZ0oEl3ojECOeLB2vTcKiEOf8RDQn7kQFSbJU/s800/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6wIJwxixouqRPEY0y_0xAcoD3fsTYwJVHXTvj2PS3IFJJM9SVMq9558i5Cp6i3nlca-F4gMyDRrHhFFtKwaMWLPNTCkOMzuqtAJgO8CZ0oEl3ojECOeLB2vTcKiEOf8RDQn7kQFSbJU/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/39602142-1974-fender-telecaster-bass-ash-body-blonde-100-original-w-wide-range-humbucker-case?bk=">1974 Fender Telecaster Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Telecaster Bass was discontinued in 1979, only to be reissued under the Squier brand in 2007, which had some updated features. From pictures it appears that Dusty Hill had played later model Precision Basses early in his career before settling on the Telecaster Bass. </div><div><br /></div><div>Both Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill discovered Bolin Guitars and have been using these custom built instruments a good portion of their career. </div><div><br /></div><div>Founded in 1978,by John Bolin, <a href="https://bolinguitars.com/gallery/">Bolin Guitars, LLC</a> has built some of the most innovative guitars in rock and roll history. A list of their satisfied customers include; Billy F. Gibbons, Jimmy Page, Steve Miller, Dusty Hill, Lou Reed, Doc Watson, Albert King, Bo Diddley, Joe Perry, and Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrjUnBy7sqRRUbRwYpWnFefxI4dwzp7Rpw5iKUNRxCyVeSajuB20zt953mO1doDWMVa9S7zpyF7ShqBadl5owKQPev3Flog6KLUorVYnBBM_51uUI2_sLjs9VcY6owJiJBsLJLGE-eJo/s583/Blog+E.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="238" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrjUnBy7sqRRUbRwYpWnFefxI4dwzp7Rpw5iKUNRxCyVeSajuB20zt953mO1doDWMVa9S7zpyF7ShqBadl5owKQPev3Flog6KLUorVYnBBM_51uUI2_sLjs9VcY6owJiJBsLJLGE-eJo/w82-h200/Blog+E.jpg" width="82" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://equipboard.com/items/john-bolin-peeler-precision-bass">Bolin "Peeler" <br />Bass</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bolin’s big break came in 1985, when John acted on a friend’s suggestion to build a guitar for Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, who were playing in Boise Idaho. After intense homework and hours in the shop, John managed to build a not only a guitar, but also a matching bass. In two weeks, the shop turned out a hot-rod influenced design covered in a metal-flake candy apple red paint job. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0Tg8eb5VUk0spjk98lIj00kZ862iCUirPrp5-hqRaaxoZOp5Sfdo87sGWoex_qB2JhOqNWCqDOf7Ae1dRVe-fYXKSyDfVdJWnY77LLdGXeX_vUCOs3bCNbh8H6ADfTefCnae4RW2YBw/s768/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="768" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0Tg8eb5VUk0spjk98lIj00kZ862iCUirPrp5-hqRaaxoZOp5Sfdo87sGWoex_qB2JhOqNWCqDOf7Ae1dRVe-fYXKSyDfVdJWnY77LLdGXeX_vUCOs3bCNbh8H6ADfTefCnae4RW2YBw/w200-h132/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article191736964.html">ZZ Top with Bolin Instruments</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>In a risky move, the night of show John snuck back stage and introduced himself to Billy, who lowered his sunglasses and said, “Get your best and meet me in the green room in ten.” As Billy played through both the bass a guitar, 2 minutes turned in to 20 and within 24 hours Billy and John had stuck their first deal. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is the moment that began the working relationship between Bolin Guitars and ZZ Top and has helped Bolin Guitars create exceptional instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dr_-H6-VTSKHRs1Bm-fQhBLxbPP8L3ulf7AaACopmEwfGbD2TzGRfor6jvAUgeWl23eEIYdv8Zlcc6xVfIG83x7LNvDkq3fd5moZo76Fkh0BIY5ll3B90AeI_xU9KJDmnY416XPvMgo/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="432" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dr_-H6-VTSKHRs1Bm-fQhBLxbPP8L3ulf7AaACopmEwfGbD2TzGRfor6jvAUgeWl23eEIYdv8Zlcc6xVfIG83x7LNvDkq3fd5moZo76Fkh0BIY5ll3B90AeI_xU9KJDmnY416XPvMgo/w135-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="135" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/vigevano-italy-july-to-live-concerts-giorni-suonati-festival-castle-performance-zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-image185240807">Dusty With His <br />Bolin Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />With input from other craftsmen and the artists who play them, today, they have collaborated on over 200 of the most creative and innovative guitars in rock & roll. Most of the bass guitars that Dusty has played through his career were custom made models built by Bolin guitars. You may note some of these only have a volume control which allows Dustys' bass to have more punch. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMXqGTKx3ynm_RS0V-ZQqyE0DuFYrhBF66SqkREInI2FrpXEYoPSdCTLrLdPJEinHPQUJftN_fl7HR8RJHhgh1Um8evplj4fgHvGKLjwhHCcPgntVN89jzCa-wnlVPRSmG-Z17M_Scmc/s468/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="468" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMXqGTKx3ynm_RS0V-ZQqyE0DuFYrhBF66SqkREInI2FrpXEYoPSdCTLrLdPJEinHPQUJftN_fl7HR8RJHhgh1Um8evplj4fgHvGKLjwhHCcPgntVN89jzCa-wnlVPRSmG-Z17M_Scmc/w200-h108/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dusty-hill-of-zz-top-on-bass-guitar-john-telfer.html">Fender Custom Shop Basses</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Fender has also created some custom made bass guitars for Dusty with the reverse headstock and body binding.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0K7GL5aJRq3Re-TJlocD3ca0kuXvcfn58M9E1UgmCh6ONvDY6uLrsrq6Hz1SR2WAXEeKWWKbo0_VvUnp8-9R3Zk5YW-Ia9YmHyTpOZ5RYYiuO_Lge3J0Qsgn0FzkljaxrdCRJrt1iAY/s620/Blog+B.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="620" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0K7GL5aJRq3Re-TJlocD3ca0kuXvcfn58M9E1UgmCh6ONvDY6uLrsrq6Hz1SR2WAXEeKWWKbo0_VvUnp8-9R3Zk5YW-Ia9YmHyTpOZ5RYYiuO_Lge3J0Qsgn0FzkljaxrdCRJrt1iAY/w200-h134/Blog+B.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.fendercustomshop.com/series/artist/dusty-hill-signature-precision-bass-maple-fingerboard-nocaster-blonde/">Dusty Hill Fender Precision Bass</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>In 2012 Fender issued the <a href="https://www.fender.com/en-LV/dusty-hill-signature-precision-bass/0158602806.html">Dusty Hill Signature Precision Bass.</a> It was available to the public in 2013.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links beneath the pictures for sources. 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It was called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orville">The Orvill</a>e and was a science-fiction comedy drama in the genre of Star Trek. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nnOXJtaiLNi7SxJYa66G84J2Ce_thkJBqSr2QBEFg6AvII50S09xpwJXgSX4Me2ekTQ21fBLvs_UamlFjW5Lg5x734cYoZO0m9RWIBMv00GTh-XbJ-33mRKEOYC33uyFI-3ct8zmy-0/s723/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="524" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nnOXJtaiLNi7SxJYa66G84J2Ce_thkJBqSr2QBEFg6AvII50S09xpwJXgSX4Me2ekTQ21fBLvs_UamlFjW5Lg5x734cYoZO0m9RWIBMv00GTh-XbJ-33mRKEOYC33uyFI-3ct8zmy-0/w145-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="145" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Gibson">Orville Gibson</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But for all you guitar connoisseurs I am sure you are thinking about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Gibson">Orville Gibson.</a> Mr. Gibson was a luthier that lived and worked in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9StdzfZwjM06vQfG4LSFcURA4VPoIgwhX92DOC4GVSXnzZn6or9jspuUDDSas0qZ1ZVsT1rDmw_EMwtqi2bC5fRN4o6XubVIwwDsf7dRhtOEQS9mx3kcbgs8ZAsqUSghsNAkAOc7QWM/s579/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="453" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9StdzfZwjM06vQfG4LSFcURA4VPoIgwhX92DOC4GVSXnzZn6or9jspuUDDSas0qZ1ZVsT1rDmw_EMwtqi2bC5fRN4o6XubVIwwDsf7dRhtOEQS9mx3kcbgs8ZAsqUSghsNAkAOc7QWM/w156-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://guitars.com/archived-inventory/orvillegtr/orvillegtr.html">1897 Orville Gibson Guitar </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.guitarinsite.nl/OrvilleGibson_eng.php">He developed an unusual concept for creating mandolins and guitars</a> that involved the use of violin carving techniques to carve the instruments back and top into shape rather than pressing or bending the wood. The instruments sides were also carved instead of being bent. Mr. Gibson was able to patent this process around 1898.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJbM3UrIAX2HFOKOyL7eI15-sxn6fovucpArg0rdj-QFwM6qT96uzxr7rndDvao0NCjyBS0o_dPyNn_alr6g6K6F1uS_K-nLeW0PsgA3yeTI-7aep-BfKJgQYSQIt-DDZ47_jvsvfGn0/s800/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJbM3UrIAX2HFOKOyL7eI15-sxn6fovucpArg0rdj-QFwM6qT96uzxr7rndDvao0NCjyBS0o_dPyNn_alr6g6K6F1uS_K-nLeW0PsgA3yeTI-7aep-BfKJgQYSQIt-DDZ47_jvsvfGn0/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://makingmusicmag.com/did-you-know-gibson/">1902 The Start of <br />The Gibson Guitar Company</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBuP_q7yIWs">By 1902 five local investors who lived in Kalamazoo liked the idea</a>, and offered him money for his intellectual property thus creating The Gibson Guitar-Mandolin Manufacturing Company. Unfortunately the investors did not care much for Orville Gibson. Historical documents show the investors wrote a company motion stating that Orville Gibson only be paid for the actual time he worked for the company. This memo did not mention if Gibson was employed there full time or as a consultant. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently Orville, at the time, had some ideas that his investors considered to be too eccentric. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1908 Gibson drew a salary of approximately $500 a year from the company, which is the equivalent to around $20,000 in today's dollars. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwxQdgktbg5Y_tw1O3XZlP64s6q0wbJ8Ji97S-OzAfgjzI3gTNZHNRWxTboAQr99L5UsbwdKqaPxC2dH9BzuKE8P7c53nGwUwE4mgfOVC1DHyYoyas96EewTeSxLEHGnwMDhpli6Fafc/s277/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="180" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwxQdgktbg5Y_tw1O3XZlP64s6q0wbJ8Ji97S-OzAfgjzI3gTNZHNRWxTboAQr99L5UsbwdKqaPxC2dH9BzuKE8P7c53nGwUwE4mgfOVC1DHyYoyas96EewTeSxLEHGnwMDhpli6Fafc/w130-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="130" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.siminoff.net/orville-gibson">Orville Gibson <br />dressed for success</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Orville Gibson was not a healthy man. He was hospitalized for endocarditis in 1907, 1911, and 1916. He passed away in 1918 at the age of 62 while he was living in the state of New York. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Loar">His designs were eventually replaced by those of Lloyd Loar.</a> Of course the Gibson Guitar company went on to become one of the most successful and well known guitar manufacturers in the United States.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS7PNaMOtaTyxnbB-9CY-8oy_KapkUk3NVSgvK6EcTSPPM97vzVgxJuJ4sWLv0qISwKcgg31s86e6-19e5vbaincLszxIRmTgvUplAKsOnuxCLVzT3aivEMMEtYHButo6zNbx1pikEzo/s1083/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS7PNaMOtaTyxnbB-9CY-8oy_KapkUk3NVSgvK6EcTSPPM97vzVgxJuJ4sWLv0qISwKcgg31s86e6-19e5vbaincLszxIRmTgvUplAKsOnuxCLVzT3aivEMMEtYHButo6zNbx1pikEzo/w148-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://teiscotwangers.com/literature">Teisco Guitars 1965</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>As we know, beginning in the the mid-1960's<a href="https://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com/2019/06/1960s-kent-guitars.html"> the United States market was being flooded by Japanese manufactured copies</a> of electric and acoustic guitars. Although some of the foreign guitars had original shapes, many were copies of Gibson and Fender instruments. Japan manufacturers apparently did not see any patent infringement as they considered these to be “t<i>ribute instruments</i>” paying homage to the originals, but also making money for these offshore manufacturers. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though both Gibson and Fender threatened lawsuits, it was in 1977 that Gibson actually filed suit. <a href="https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com.br/en/the-true-story-of-lawsuit-guitars/">The case was known as Gibson V Elger Music.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCte9CJtMvnf1XXHmm2uXm5s-qHlfGY2HJrD87GjUbUG_iUNAyui6BcL-_Vf6SftICwhdEXqvHhK5smUMC5dmx3jFIKcyzwdkWVBBjCW9PGPIO-uJ_7bAQ__-tazYDxM6RE3TpFvcw6RU/s259/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCte9CJtMvnf1XXHmm2uXm5s-qHlfGY2HJrD87GjUbUG_iUNAyui6BcL-_Vf6SftICwhdEXqvHhK5smUMC5dmx3jFIKcyzwdkWVBBjCW9PGPIO-uJ_7bAQ__-tazYDxM6RE3TpFvcw6RU/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://patch.com/pennsylvania/brynmawr/what-should-replace-medley-music-in-bryn-mawr">Former site of Medley Music</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/harry-rosenbloom">A small businessman, Harry Rosenblum, opened Medley Music</a> in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania. Though his store was located not far from C.F. Martin’s Nazareth facility he was unable to get a franchise to sell Martin guitars. An upset Mr. Rosenblum hired a couple of luthiers which made acoustic guitar for him under the Elger brand. </div><div><br /></div><div>And they were very nice guitars. However this venture proved to be too costly. Within a year he had to let the luthiers go.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGB4XAHIUaP8lm2F4EjcqfDHJhfNihs-FAQlBuSlwKhYIx4C9DmRdNazcNonlIZ5yNqaQ0Owmg2ozAUBIVXX1jYBwwRp_NmCec0ORwzt3yqcKGZeb4kOJk1o967OxEwagb_y9k5IbEsHY/s620/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="620" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGB4XAHIUaP8lm2F4EjcqfDHJhfNihs-FAQlBuSlwKhYIx4C9DmRdNazcNonlIZ5yNqaQ0Owmg2ozAUBIVXX1jYBwwRp_NmCec0ORwzt3yqcKGZeb4kOJk1o967OxEwagb_y9k5IbEsHY/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/6763004-elger-acoustic-1970-s-natural">Elger Guitar</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Next Mr. Rosenblum contracted with the Japanese manufacturer, Hoshino Gakki. This company was distributing guitars under that Ibanez brand name. Sensing hostility to the Japanese brand by his American customers, at first Rosenblum put the Elger badge on these guitars giving the illusion they were made in the USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually Hoshino Gakki purchased the Elger brand and Medley Music with the intent of using the store as their US based distribution center. </div><div><br /></div><div>After the purchase Hoshino began importing their electric as well as acoustic instruments through Medly (Elger) Music. Those electric guitars and basses, though not the quality of their US counterparts, certainly looked like Gibson and Fender instruments. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilppNxE7cICp8hoNdl_rrrJQrrDLOCLAoFNd5__V5qqPbhyphenhyphenVTm-Lsv0brcEcbnrDqybczwjgOeCu7XMyBVypmDeoIRYjCmd141KlZLnTjgt8hDAEc5llXI09MlD8xF9Ig1X-aQycqzFzQ/s520/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="520" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilppNxE7cICp8hoNdl_rrrJQrrDLOCLAoFNd5__V5qqPbhyphenhyphenVTm-Lsv0brcEcbnrDqybczwjgOeCu7XMyBVypmDeoIRYjCmd141KlZLnTjgt8hDAEc5llXI09MlD8xF9Ig1X-aQycqzFzQ/w200-h151/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/575968239826168985/">1970's Ibanez Gibson Copies</a> <br /><br /><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>In 1977 attorneys for Gibson sent Elger Music, owned by Hoshino Gakki, a notice of a lawsuit in federal court for copyright infringement. The suit was eventually settled out of court. Guitars produced during this period are known as <i>Lawsuit Guitars</i>, although only not all were actual lawsuit guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_y_rd0PHAbCJd6xp4jbH7yOnQb_oySsG39PgPxI0Vzuzbm02ngdv5UaKI1f-vrZPs3oJyZs6sVGbN6MTJiTTS_hVq47JT3P5MHN8iUlWbFh1spFqlWpXhwtJKc38SZMO_lXPqWSbnzY/s525/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="525" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_y_rd0PHAbCJd6xp4jbH7yOnQb_oySsG39PgPxI0Vzuzbm02ngdv5UaKI1f-vrZPs3oJyZs6sVGbN6MTJiTTS_hVq47JT3P5MHN8iUlWbFh1spFqlWpXhwtJKc38SZMO_lXPqWSbnzY/w200-h151/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://flypaper.soundfly.com/discover/truth-lawsuit-era-guitars/">Pre-lawsuit and After lawsuit</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Afterward, though some of the bodies retained a similar shape, to appease Gibson the open book headstock was not allowed to be used on the Asian made guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KeqPCx7DjdJ34XJ5PdhOGCH4eMu30V1V4dB0wbCCrzdZKdUgFU9QSL7NcfxfIX1z5t1OBmlyXh8m8YXN69X1sm6TD6ze9nl3Ga48RdDtutqmZM-8At2RiG_7yKQ6UWZMsBRMTlfzu6U/s685/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="511" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KeqPCx7DjdJ34XJ5PdhOGCH4eMu30V1V4dB0wbCCrzdZKdUgFU9QSL7NcfxfIX1z5t1OBmlyXh8m8YXN69X1sm6TD6ze9nl3Ga48RdDtutqmZM-8At2RiG_7yKQ6UWZMsBRMTlfzu6U/w149-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="149" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://postcardhistory.net/2020/02/id-rather-fight-than-switch/">1963 Tareyton Ad </a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>If you were like me, growing up in the 1960’s, you will remember all of the cigarette commercials that flooded television much like the overpriced medicine commercials we see today. In those days there was a cigarette called "Tareyton" whose commercials featured smokers with black eyes that declared, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jTCU7SsEw">“I’d rather fight than switch”.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zMn9EO6xZLMbJJMzrjYIPEynjLHh6gqG6-7Vgk_eM_CBdMrdsOqb0fBYC_OVpqau92tOkS7rFClhTtR-iFze-sSBYPaXY8vEZeBOs0gmJyBB5KKcGX2iVkNxk5bAkhrR-yGz94Yys_s/s549/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="442" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zMn9EO6xZLMbJJMzrjYIPEynjLHh6gqG6-7Vgk_eM_CBdMrdsOqb0fBYC_OVpqau92tOkS7rFClhTtR-iFze-sSBYPaXY8vEZeBOs0gmJyBB5KKcGX2iVkNxk5bAkhrR-yGz94Yys_s/w161-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com.br/en/1971-epiphone-et-270/">1971 Japanese Made <br />Epiphone</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>"<i>I'd rather fight than switch</i>" became the motto of Gibson, Fender, and other guitar manufacturers until they realized they could make a lot of money licensing their guitars to be built by Asian labor at a lower price point, generally under a different brand name. The motto soon changed to "<i>I'd rather switch than fight</i>."</div><div><br /></div><div>Since then we have Epiphone and Squier guitars. Both companies also realized there was quite a large, untapped market in Japan for their instruments. Which brings us to The Orville Guitar.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIjSnYnd1M4i6cfvPLMYUAiu0qHvhU30jbOWLX_R4oZIsdZtOXnxIUtfScRa7CbwQYMz2vhJCA3cbzerwGGIWRF_xWOeVAjKV493wwEzviAMQh1dIBMDQPd6qKIVs57EFvO2jvm2AD7g/s551/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="497" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIjSnYnd1M4i6cfvPLMYUAiu0qHvhU30jbOWLX_R4oZIsdZtOXnxIUtfScRa7CbwQYMz2vhJCA3cbzerwGGIWRF_xWOeVAjKV493wwEzviAMQh1dIBMDQPd6qKIVs57EFvO2jvm2AD7g/w181-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="181" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://gpguitars.com/products/1993-orville-by-gibson-les-paul-in-faded-cherry-w-nitrocellulose-lacquer-mij">Orville by Gibson</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_by_Gibson">Orville by Gibson </a>also known simply as Orville, was a brand of guitars that was managed by the Gibson Guitar Corporation to be licensed solely for the Japanese market during the late 1980s and most of the 1990s. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKi3rNY7-0vo5RrqhquGK6RkYxrPGdQL9YOEXhEIe6f5SXpdyuuwwVYWAoWpwKsHly69UKM0DeEgUTvmHRxZHZREWZcfPy08CjNy4TqgTRJRHId-K8l1Xp7xUNwgjKIjflnj76BUWKJw/s1000/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="1000" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKi3rNY7-0vo5RrqhquGK6RkYxrPGdQL9YOEXhEIe6f5SXpdyuuwwVYWAoWpwKsHly69UKM0DeEgUTvmHRxZHZREWZcfPy08CjNy4TqgTRJRHId-K8l1Xp7xUNwgjKIjflnj76BUWKJw/w200-h85/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.yamano-music.co.jp/en/company/">Yamano Gakki Shop</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The name, of course, refers to Orville Gibson, the namesake of the Gibson Guitar Company. These guitars were all manufactured in Japan by the <a href="https://www.yamano-music.co.jp/en/company/">Yamano Gakki Company.</a> This company is one of Japan's largest musical instrument distributors and retailers. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1987 Yamano Gakki obtained the Gibson and Epiphone dealership solely for the Japanese market. This company also distributed Gibson and Korean made Epiphone guitars, and also produced a limited range of Epiphone semi-acoustic guitars in Japan in cooperation with Gibson. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYq7nsoQkOE6ff7s9oVP8CAI81tsnPhWiIKA4d677FyTvHFsrd3kNZog_gfmYs194ePcE8oZcJN0AXMRUxkHXX_V7AcrnIsR6mX23nlQxu1OmnoSeWzYWYZqfCjP8uja8jMyyxpfNFhY/s734/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="734" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYq7nsoQkOE6ff7s9oVP8CAI81tsnPhWiIKA4d677FyTvHFsrd3kNZog_gfmYs194ePcE8oZcJN0AXMRUxkHXX_V7AcrnIsR6mX23nlQxu1OmnoSeWzYWYZqfCjP8uja8jMyyxpfNFhY/w200-h141/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com.br/en/orville-by-gibson-1988-catalogue/">Pages From The <br />1988 Orville Catalog</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/Epiphone_Japan.php">Then in 1988 that Yamano Gakki decided to expand the Epiphone Japan model range</a> to include solid body models as well as semi-acoustic models. Both Gibson and Yamano Gakki agreed they would not use the Epiphone brand name for this expanded model range and the Orville name was chosen instead. In 1988 the "Orville by Gibson" series was launched. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the time Gibson was also selling American-made Gibson guitars, Japanese-made Epiphone guitars, and Korean-made Epiphone guitars in Japan and wanted Orville to stand out as a separate brand.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wFrVYvYV6vrrZwmIYIbz5YEFlAAhxXHuAjYZ6-6zfmifDgAs6BIA6Y7Kcmz93o5J8quwCUipP9jgxTyRYUS6yrkxSDyGrGVOuppVirO0ixswWaGpVWv8JSNcH-hNod_sMTKd-Bmg2ao/s468/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wFrVYvYV6vrrZwmIYIbz5YEFlAAhxXHuAjYZ6-6zfmifDgAs6BIA6Y7Kcmz93o5J8quwCUipP9jgxTyRYUS6yrkxSDyGrGVOuppVirO0ixswWaGpVWv8JSNcH-hNod_sMTKd-Bmg2ao/w143-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.everythingsg.com/media/orville-by-gibson-1992.865/">1991 And 1992 Orvilles</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mylespaul.com/threads/orville-and-orville-by-gibson.2299/">The Orville by Gibson series</a> distributed by Yamano Gakki at a price point midway between the American-made Gibson guitars and the Korean-made Epiphone guitars. The Orville guitars were superior instruments and in every way and comparable to American made Gibsons, and as stated selling at a lower price than American made Gibson's, and above Japanese or Korean made Epiphones.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MC0d-8catbLRf-ygHimECCL6k_nAldYb0_hYb3w691qFqdqUHgT6yyeEjs2DKTMuhRus54umu5s7WYaUr1-khVcs_wmJkJh4DSlAPwcc1Fni5p-A4ZqCXSfrn6MaQPB80RkFeM2Lmuk/s514/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="362" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MC0d-8catbLRf-ygHimECCL6k_nAldYb0_hYb3w691qFqdqUHgT6yyeEjs2DKTMuhRus54umu5s7WYaUr1-khVcs_wmJkJh4DSlAPwcc1Fni5p-A4ZqCXSfrn6MaQPB80RkFeM2Lmuk/w141-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="141" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com.br/en/orville-by-gibson-1991-acoustic-guitar-catalogue/">1<b>991 Orville Acoustics</b></a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Production of Orville Guitars ceased in 1998 due to Gibson and Yamano Gakki deciding to export an expanded Epiphone Japan model range that included solid body, semi acoustic models, and even acoustic guitars. By late 2006 Gibson and Yamano Gakki ended their relationship.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmRVVnaksQA5RrFpAKICt10VDXPvyeeanVOEi4fm6j2rDx-Xr638Yty1CoFC7cxMYo3F6vWeTnSRzV5A4IMziRhQZtQuQNAzT0j6bKsfKGazEJk8VsytK1CbtuSGh9g25pCAdyZ_O4aE/s718/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="718" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmRVVnaksQA5RrFpAKICt10VDXPvyeeanVOEi4fm6j2rDx-Xr638Yty1CoFC7cxMYo3F6vWeTnSRzV5A4IMziRhQZtQuQNAzT0j6bKsfKGazEJk8VsytK1CbtuSGh9g25pCAdyZ_O4aE/w200-h130/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://kingsnake-yamaoka.eu/kingsnake/details.php?id=9">Terada Guitar Factory (L)</a><br /> <a href="https://www.vintagejapanguitars.com.br/en/history-of-fujigen-gakki/">Fuji-Gen Factory (R)</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>It was actually the Terada and Fuji-Gen guitar factories that made all of t<a href="https://www.mmguitarbar.com/listing/1990-orville-by-gibson-es-335-semi-hollowbody-cherry-w-usa-pickups-case/24657414">he Orville by Gibson</a> and Orville guitars. These same factories were later hired by Gibson and Yamano Gakki to build the Epiphone Elite and Elitist series guitars. Terada built mostly the semi-acoustic models, while Fuji-Gen concentrated on the solid body guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually some Orville by Gibson guitars found their way into the United States. They are considered to be excellent instruments.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links below the pictures for sources. Click on the links in the text for further reading.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">©UniqueGuitar Publications 2021 (text only)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span>This is a long video, but very informative.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dohZ26qTY4I" width="320" youtube-src-id="dohZ26qTY4I"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hL6wIhzI84k" width="320" youtube-src-id="hL6wIhzI84k"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fpLYmGc-AyM" width="320" youtube-src-id="fpLYmGc-AyM"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j0lvWiGkoww" width="320" youtube-src-id="j0lvWiGkoww"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></div>marcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-20746574949070053662021-07-11T13:25:00.027-07:002021-07-18T18:35:02.610-07:00The Gibson Toilet Seat Guitar - Kalamazoo Electric Guitars<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9ElOoLM1sN3jmmNt9oHgbwAnKKOESS4fgJw8BoFsw2V1fFnlqsnB-TtjhS526Sr8thQOJM9ibucOhg9Gcqvjp-XsKtYJpAZwZ5McEBaT3SmbL_5Yu_h4pV01kDrguszzGatrPfU4tCA/s571/Dandy+1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="571" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9ElOoLM1sN3jmmNt9oHgbwAnKKOESS4fgJw8BoFsw2V1fFnlqsnB-TtjhS526Sr8thQOJM9ibucOhg9Gcqvjp-XsKtYJpAZwZ5McEBaT3SmbL_5Yu_h4pV01kDrguszzGatrPfU4tCA/w200-h131/Dandy+1.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My Grandma lived on<br /> the top floor of this house</b>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>When I was a young kid it was a treat to visit my Grandma. She lived in an old apartment above a residence with an amazing staircase that today would be considered antique. In fact the entire house was antique.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDN7KnNaUxDDnW73oUtWv4vQrFT_7IZmaswgibDQsXDnxUFZtPYG5ijdpCt5qZDoNZdaSz9OQKjwRtzTpsMWeW4UyQ0kQgt4F2fj8CfL7_-yCLmTOotDPpEHBMgnFdbKgRsAuRGWqh_4w/s400/Dandy+3.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="400" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDN7KnNaUxDDnW73oUtWv4vQrFT_7IZmaswgibDQsXDnxUFZtPYG5ijdpCt5qZDoNZdaSz9OQKjwRtzTpsMWeW4UyQ0kQgt4F2fj8CfL7_-yCLmTOotDPpEHBMgnFdbKgRsAuRGWqh_4w/w200-h144/Dandy+3.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>There is the staircase <br />with the circular window</b> </td></tr></tbody></table>At the first level there was a circular window, like one on a ship. Grandma had a sitting room with a small TV, a small couch, and her favorite rocking chair. Her bedroom had this fascinating treadle sewing machine, her kitchen had an an old fashion wooden sink, and in a door behind he kitchen was what I perceived was an amazing bathroom. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59-jdyglSdV2itOlzRpXxW-P6M04kP5ad0BwekgKNW6hGtql6EJLscK8hI8uBmbVlO4mmflx9MEo_Upl-efkwkTuZf1mJJpSLe2OmFOfSwEcI9PJRBPPuxh8kfjHJcbPHV5BOXK6yc1I/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59-jdyglSdV2itOlzRpXxW-P6M04kP5ad0BwekgKNW6hGtql6EJLscK8hI8uBmbVlO4mmflx9MEo_Upl-efkwkTuZf1mJJpSLe2OmFOfSwEcI9PJRBPPuxh8kfjHJcbPHV5BOXK6yc1I/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/41728734017208941/?autologin=true">Mother of Pearl Toilet Seat</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The huge bathtub had claw feet, the ceramic sink was on a pedestal, but the most fascinating thing to a child of that age was her toilet seat. It had pearl-like chips of back, gray, and white embedded in it. The one we had at home was just plain pink.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ0oZ_NRFOY6L7dQEZ8gNl0_O8fZ13VLgSWkaYXQowZg2eiXpsGhhU2W3gh3uJX2rPwhnrwOEQ3AriTbn9B9Xz33ONaLsONFW8yM1tO30PwBREVBjL-hqN2ROZGE2XXrrX58oS1W1X7w/s736/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="736" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ0oZ_NRFOY6L7dQEZ8gNl0_O8fZ13VLgSWkaYXQowZg2eiXpsGhhU2W3gh3uJX2rPwhnrwOEQ3AriTbn9B9Xz33ONaLsONFW8yM1tO30PwBREVBjL-hqN2ROZGE2XXrrX58oS1W1X7w/w200-h133/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/why-mother-of-toilet-seat.1811867/">Mother of Toilet Seat Pickguard</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>This same pearl-like design showed up later on some electric and electric steel guitars. Due to the popularity of its use on potty seats of the 1950’s it becamed nicknamed “mother of toilet seat” or MOTS.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogAsLM7JjjaZsCprGczw-vpQ3xRgSpSZDEMMkmvGbEYLhE1cJXsTGrgC1uJOB9pZkNiE8dw9bZCcKR0_3jCXry3QxYLLGRuSYdcwYO-G3CDmszgw6uvXVbGTFjmPasrIgr9FOa0-4_hY/s400/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogAsLM7JjjaZsCprGczw-vpQ3xRgSpSZDEMMkmvGbEYLhE1cJXsTGrgC1uJOB9pZkNiE8dw9bZCcKR0_3jCXry3QxYLLGRuSYdcwYO-G3CDmszgw6uvXVbGTFjmPasrIgr9FOa0-4_hY/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bemisemea.com/en/bemis-manufacturing-family">Bemis Toilet Seat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>I thought about Grandma and her wonderful toilet seat when I recently received a Facebook post from The Bemis Manufacturing Company; an old company from Sheboygan Wisconsin that is best known for manufacturing quality wooden and plastic toilet seats. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RtIfPEZDLeordhZDgIJi6JqoLuOQ0bLW4YsHFNcXnECPktlSRRvVjWUrF3EqTL_TrHmIGhL2Vxidrmx6XTa5GFcAHSDVMpadN2umcSUjPU7Po53OW1u4oaLilJrstY3XMikZJnNT89s/s640/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RtIfPEZDLeordhZDgIJi6JqoLuOQ0bLW4YsHFNcXnECPktlSRRvVjWUrF3EqTL_TrHmIGhL2Vxidrmx6XTa5GFcAHSDVMpadN2umcSUjPU7Po53OW1u4oaLilJrstY3XMikZJnNT89s/w200-h150/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bema">Bema Seat from <br />The Amsterdam Synagogue</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Often times I think it ironic when I go to a public restroom and notice that the phrase “Bemis Seat” embedded in blue letters on the ‘throne’ where I am about to place my keister. Bemis Seat is a similar sounding name to the elevated platform and raised chair that was a place of judgement for Jews and Christians and known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bema">The Bema Seat</a>. I think that is so ironic. </div><div><br /></div><div> <b>But I digress.</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBwxLAPTn_K7xKEMq5IR3ypxnlRAjGSdYfbYkhL2uTxEYgdwGDNuI-7MFGjD84_FmN2AVsPwI89MczaZLDvp0OFQ6AeVJDUoxn_uSpLEen1zObLrfD3YLKSA6Oz-zqhsrEzlT0UvWIQA/s2048/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBwxLAPTn_K7xKEMq5IR3ypxnlRAjGSdYfbYkhL2uTxEYgdwGDNuI-7MFGjD84_FmN2AVsPwI89MczaZLDvp0OFQ6AeVJDUoxn_uSpLEen1zObLrfD3YLKSA6Oz-zqhsrEzlT0UvWIQA/w200-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BemisSeats/photos/a.1399329850280979/3068790600001554">Guitar by Gibson, <br />Body by Bemis</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This Face Book post from the Bemis company was a reminder that at one time the Gibson Guitar Company had contracted with Bemis Manufacturing to produce guitar bodies. Yep, it is hard to believe, but it is true. Gibson actually made a TOILET SEAT guitar.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1965 the guitar market was flooded with Japanese imported inexpensive electric guitars because every kid not just the United States, but I dare say much of the world, wanting to be a Beatle.
At that time Gibson’s student guitar was of course The Melody Maker. This instrument was of a much higher quality than any of the imports. The Gibson Melody Maker was first launched in 1959 and in 1971 was discontinued. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzddVmKZZBEOXp7ekYMA4iNinUUBV0YuIOC2vmA52yramlJ1rZffJIBNwJaR2Sk9SskdO7adthl3XcvGfFx7pAtyJKrHwpekrpVdtYWO-balpRnlzoYrn0z-gT97IXpf5TEQJB2o2uDAY/s481/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="193" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzddVmKZZBEOXp7ekYMA4iNinUUBV0YuIOC2vmA52yramlJ1rZffJIBNwJaR2Sk9SskdO7adthl3XcvGfFx7pAtyJKrHwpekrpVdtYWO-balpRnlzoYrn0z-gT97IXpf5TEQJB2o2uDAY/w80-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="80" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Gibson/Vintage-1959-Melody-Maker-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-116789579.gc?cntry=us&source=4WWRWXGP&gclid=CjwKCAjwuIWHBhBDEiwACXQYsYX98XfsPTmnc86hv9TswCQ_0fgIgsyJDYqzlm70MvkW1A0YBszQZRoCmoEQAvD_BwE">1959 Melody Maker</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The Melody Maker guitar had a thin slab-style solid mahogany body and a one-piece set in mahogany neck. To keep assembly costs down all the electronics, from the small single-coil pickups to the cable jack and controls, were assembled on the pickguard and installed in a rout in the front of the body. The strings ran from a straight-sided simplification of the traditional Gibson headstock at one end to a wraparound bridge/tailpiece unit at the other. Some models came with a budget vibrato unit. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBBaElfoI60vSwLA7jwZBSKMAAbPg_WYWrNdL_7EnUA-vKLxlV4B0FKL_YoYiBeME-jqJOMSlxUtusjisyqf0fSsRiCQ1APFWbmdVsylmxMXmJ-mkBoJb9V6wVSztbNS7bbFWVviC74w/s530/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="186" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBBaElfoI60vSwLA7jwZBSKMAAbPg_WYWrNdL_7EnUA-vKLxlV4B0FKL_YoYiBeME-jqJOMSlxUtusjisyqf0fSsRiCQ1APFWbmdVsylmxMXmJ-mkBoJb9V6wVSztbNS7bbFWVviC74w/w70-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="70" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://musicgalleryinc.com/products/electric-guitar-used-1960s-gibson-melody-maker">1964 Melody <br />Maker</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>From 1959 until 1961, the Melody Maker had a single cutaway slab body style similar to the early Les Paul Junior model but thinner. Then in 1961 the body style changed to a symmetrical double cutaway. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOgUuUAPzFKoKYr42dwDOe1JfKUK1M4X73ewqCLFfWIUDPzU2CdVTY2_we2S1u9j043VO_tOB8Lqbw2FMCBDVIt1MdXLiMLCsM99VWX3F9RJCisYnKwF-tFntw2-ddmrMvVrVs1r2AR4/s800/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOgUuUAPzFKoKYr42dwDOe1JfKUK1M4X73ewqCLFfWIUDPzU2CdVTY2_we2S1u9j043VO_tOB8Lqbw2FMCBDVIt1MdXLiMLCsM99VWX3F9RJCisYnKwF-tFntw2-ddmrMvVrVs1r2AR4/w150-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/p/gibson-melody-maker-1966-1970?hfid=32890673&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12293041876&utm_content=campaignid=12293041876_adgroupid=119218506884_productpartitionid=1193536682354=merchantid=115453803_productid=32890673_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=497280250527&gclid=CjwKCAjwuIWHBhBDEiwACXQYsUOxrnPElRSO2yqt4sRfYF7riQ-HqnOqf37oSdTA2q4VbpXY3X9ySBoClkAQAvD_BwE">1967 Melody Maker</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>By 1966 the body style was changed to a style similar to the SG guitar, with pointed "horns", a large white pickguard, and white pickup covers instead of black. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1959 the original retail price for a Gibson Melody Maker was $99.50. By 1960 the price for a twin pickup model was $135.50. By 1966 the Melody Maker price was increased to $149.50 and had a $10 price increase each subsequent year.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But in 1965 many Japanese electric guitars were selling for around the $50 to $100 price range. Another competitor was Danelectro/Silvertone who offered electric guitars as cheap as $39.95. In 1965 the average United States income was $6900 a year. It would be very difficult for many families to afford an American made instrument for their beginning guitar student.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK28cQR4Iq6gTPIfmluWK_T8MC9XL9lOE9ia-DswLUDzSxFeUNWh6klfeYCrvk5GT0v05V0Byjsc9-sSoQ0AYxDpg83Jj33A7VC7uM_C33sS8HFQ_jinvBlg2ZC-aWih23vmKy8KFiFo/s602/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="602" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK28cQR4Iq6gTPIfmluWK_T8MC9XL9lOE9ia-DswLUDzSxFeUNWh6klfeYCrvk5GT0v05V0Byjsc9-sSoQ0AYxDpg83Jj33A7VC7uM_C33sS8HFQ_jinvBlg2ZC-aWih23vmKy8KFiFo/w200-h108/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.bemismfg.com/about-us/history/">Vintage Bemis Toilet Seat</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>This competition from imports forced Gibson management to look into developing a low cost guitar. To do this they turned to Bemis Manufacturing to compression mold a guitar body. Yep, the same company that was best known for manufacturing toiled seats. </div><div><br /></div><div>The core of the guitars body was comprised of MDF or medium density fiberboard (Masonite) which was coated with molded thermoplastic material. </div><div><br /></div><div>Until this time all Gibson guitars were made of solid wood, though some electric models had solid veneer tops, Gibson had never made guitars of composite materials. So involving a company that specialized in Masonite just made practical business sense.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gibson already had the Epiphone brand which it used to market it's more affordable guitars which in those days were built at their Kalamazoo facility. Epiphone was about to become their mid-level brand, as Gibson desired something truly affordable. The company had retired the Kalamazoo brand name in 1942 due to the war. So in 1965 Gibson decided to revived the Kalamazoo brand for this line of budget electric guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXULUv1QFm78u0_neFzTY6j7gUA53ULz4fAd2-4sUGhYPWOAxKPVMD2Sm8TkEeBiV6L0R8opbg0Sh7xJDN8NrO58S9wIm2v-uY-AjQREZI0pSQ4qtfLgzfLmD6121wwIYEZsyKNsAZhs/s571/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXULUv1QFm78u0_neFzTY6j7gUA53ULz4fAd2-4sUGhYPWOAxKPVMD2Sm8TkEeBiV6L0R8opbg0Sh7xJDN8NrO58S9wIm2v-uY-AjQREZI0pSQ4qtfLgzfLmD6121wwIYEZsyKNsAZhs/w140-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="140" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=73644"><b>1965-66 Kalamazoo <br />Electric Guitars</b> </a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Kalamazoo">The Kalamazoo electric guitars all had bolt-on necks</a> (something that Gibson, up until this point had never done), a rosewood fingerboard, and the bass guitar was short scale. A decal proclaimed Kalamazoo "USA" on the headstock to set it apart from cheaper, imported guitars. </div><div><br /></div><div>These guitar had two subtly different headstock shapes, the first has a characteristic 'beak' shape, and is almost identical to that of the non-reverse Thunderbird. <a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/">The body resembled of Fender Mustang. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSQgzCU7v6y6zZ6mjJQSI5W0RsXaloLa7-EOb33HvG47Fh4JbI1lJlHqEmJJTrcqpoM2HVhpAbeTg2_7TaiEN1YWL7Obg_cw2Ooa4KI2ZINtZSyGVHmuHloZ4OfTS6RmUa9DMfEq2MlM/s869/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="869" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSQgzCU7v6y6zZ6mjJQSI5W0RsXaloLa7-EOb33HvG47Fh4JbI1lJlHqEmJJTrcqpoM2HVhpAbeTg2_7TaiEN1YWL7Obg_cw2Ooa4KI2ZINtZSyGVHmuHloZ4OfTS6RmUa9DMfEq2MlM/w200-h184/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com/2016/03/kalamazoo-guitars-and-amplifiers.html">1967-69 Kalamazoo<br /> Electric Guitars</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The second style, appearing on the SG-shaped bases is more like that of a Fender, though a little more rounded. The Kalamazoo logo is engraved on the headstock. The necks were actually pretty well made and are highly playable.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first design, manufactured from 1965 to 1966, was pretty much a copy of the Fender Mustang. The second design, made from 1967 to 1969, resembled Gibson's SG design. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCFUNvdVgdZaBox6hlPeBJ4aV06kyCEG-BEDp9g_AiDXGuo37G83WSITsqPP0jgLiH3HTjhIO4vnMqRlqUflW7W0-hmUwzDZ6WuAWt01v3famWu58ocu49-bsmwkpjpznKfejvWADtKo/s770/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="770" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCFUNvdVgdZaBox6hlPeBJ4aV06kyCEG-BEDp9g_AiDXGuo37G83WSITsqPP0jgLiH3HTjhIO4vnMqRlqUflW7W0-hmUwzDZ6WuAWt01v3famWu58ocu49-bsmwkpjpznKfejvWADtKo/w200-h141/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/1966_KG2A_soundclips.php">Kalamazoo pickguard assembly</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>Expense was also saved on the pickguard which was a single sheet of unlaminated plastic and like the Melody Maker all the electronics were mounted in the pickguard and then placed on the body's routed area. The tuners were inexpensive open back types.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintdrIsVN98W1R5DEyjPUoh7t8bbhXPVM0UVoOt1Q7PQuBy-WhFJwY0K03Rpjq11TpmXMemoKowibhqsMDSz_yMnGObBsCaTfJCfdrzMS0HysD1IfAJZZsEMizTInQksgYTAo-jdJlAJs/s737/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintdrIsVN98W1R5DEyjPUoh7t8bbhXPVM0UVoOt1Q7PQuBy-WhFJwY0K03Rpjq11TpmXMemoKowibhqsMDSz_yMnGObBsCaTfJCfdrzMS0HysD1IfAJZZsEMizTInQksgYTAo-jdJlAJs/w68-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="68" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitar.com/3667/kalamazoo-kg-1/">KG-1</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Models were the KG-1, with one single-coil pickup selling at $89.50. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC7iEFnb74JjeiNRkWV8yvHqbmmtLsgn6R10STSTtIHNR6I_uYY7kwJnuyE4yWB24gXuw4fGM7-k9v8qH5P1PJwjrU4KB4C9Ed1kpSR_L4C0jDBn7Px9lBJpco8qlUQiLDGEiIm2RbJ4/s620/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="319" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC7iEFnb74JjeiNRkWV8yvHqbmmtLsgn6R10STSTtIHNR6I_uYY7kwJnuyE4yWB24gXuw4fGM7-k9v8qH5P1PJwjrU4KB4C9Ed1kpSR_L4C0jDBn7Px9lBJpco8qlUQiLDGEiIm2RbJ4/w103-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="103" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://reverb.com/item/11105640-gibson-kalamazoo-kg1a-sg-absolutely-gorgeous-1969-red">KG-1A</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The KG-1A, with a single-coil pickup and tremolo arm retailing at $99.50. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxFBvJ1RaFl6tMlWBJOItIXW8QDhBnijoURhy4pdYsMBlQ-RDsWu29TUAKSCrFskPjSga74Z57qdHzYQ-OFYTHLsx-guSN-Xnt-bM1CykJ4jt1aVF_t_SHMPUiE9EDhp2qqlMBHgpfSE/s1280/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1234" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxFBvJ1RaFl6tMlWBJOItIXW8QDhBnijoURhy4pdYsMBlQ-RDsWu29TUAKSCrFskPjSga74Z57qdHzYQ-OFYTHLsx-guSN-Xnt-bM1CykJ4jt1aVF_t_SHMPUiE9EDhp2qqlMBHgpfSE/w193-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.creamcitymusic.com/vintage-1965-kalamazoo-kg-2-electric-guitar-white/">KG-2</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The KG-2 with dual single-coil pickups costing $104.50 . </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>And KG-2A which came with dual single-coil pickups and a tremolo and retailed at $114.50. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQhyphenhyphenLYPFQjX3a1ryRGIhxDPDiluYRyZvWOpOjMA0n3GE4BPn7hBBkeAnCMHwTdG_mQjB8bPKlVie4VPDVkCb4dk1ks_Kot0lcgwOgutLVJQT_9uS1SW3FDYVeVhHZda2bFedonZNHlus/s413/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="413" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQhyphenhyphenLYPFQjX3a1ryRGIhxDPDiluYRyZvWOpOjMA0n3GE4BPn7hBBkeAnCMHwTdG_mQjB8bPKlVie4VPDVkCb4dk1ks_Kot0lcgwOgutLVJQT_9uS1SW3FDYVeVhHZda2bFedonZNHlus/w200-h153/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.wutzdog-guitars.de/xtras/sold-beauties/archive-details/article/1966-kalamazoo-kg-2a/">KG-2A</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzUxkK8mhE0i0KNvntqDQglTfrNoM0tar64fkEFZicHT5JZ8siZBfi52n_ig92e1S-It_Ua5ILKVPMmmLpKKwTtzZptGevrorbX1bYonIX5Xu0-6E6OoJAMeIfBh81f623PPkdRvtXKQ/s620/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="304" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzUxkK8mhE0i0KNvntqDQglTfrNoM0tar64fkEFZicHT5JZ8siZBfi52n_ig92e1S-It_Ua5ILKVPMmmLpKKwTtzZptGevrorbX1bYonIX5Xu0-6E6OoJAMeIfBh81f623PPkdRvtXKQ/w98-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="98" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://reverb.com/price-guide/guide/22967-kalamazoo-kb-1-1966-sonic-blue">1966 KB -1</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Kalamazoo Bass was introduced in 1966 and like the guitar model had two body styles resembling the Mustang and next the SG. The earlier headstocks were, again, reminiscent of Fender models. Later headstocks bore a resemblance to that of the Gibson Thunderbird bass guitar. </div><div><br /></div><div>Several standard Gibson components were used in the KB, namely a typical EB series humbucker pickup that was used in many Epiphone basses. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR5luI-HbUAfw76dd6hBGHAcPA0o9-kGAZusOt1MKQ4JItCvup_XXT3XHfksk_Qn4QmLP4Ti2w4KXGqIfK_qeOzAHDdFoO-a6jnDvAqh5d39fq9iuzJCYUv9Nab5VMZYa-GNvNmySijE/s750/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR5luI-HbUAfw76dd6hBGHAcPA0o9-kGAZusOt1MKQ4JItCvup_XXT3XHfksk_Qn4QmLP4Ti2w4KXGqIfK_qeOzAHDdFoO-a6jnDvAqh5d39fq9iuzJCYUv9Nab5VMZYa-GNvNmySijE/w136-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/bass/KB.php">1966 and 1968 KB-1's</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Sales were initially good, and during 1966-67 this was by far the best selling bass made at the Gibson plant. Production of the KB ceased in 1969. Gibson sales records show that 23,994 KG models were manufactured from 1965 through 1969 and 6287 KB basses sold from 1966 to 1969. The KB bass retailed at $119.50. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4ZqnzdXXtSzGu-bLbbKwB01FwQMwSuoBXh_ijhTSC1gUOjVx8-PRz-j4h4N9a-fOWC9vhTPFWQ9gD47DNqKm9x8fgiPU8e40lM0a0lg4w-T-5irwXqmuw2OvvDsIilovMGs-uxZEdsg/s942/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="942" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4ZqnzdXXtSzGu-bLbbKwB01FwQMwSuoBXh_ijhTSC1gUOjVx8-PRz-j4h4N9a-fOWC9vhTPFWQ9gD47DNqKm9x8fgiPU8e40lM0a0lg4w-T-5irwXqmuw2OvvDsIilovMGs-uxZEdsg/w200-h109/Blog+AA.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Kalamazoo">1968-69 Kalamazoo Electrics</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As stated in the 1967 the body design for the Kalamazoo line of <a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/catalogues/1966_index.php">guitars and basses changed to the SG</a> shape. So the pickguards were cut differently to reflect the newer body design. The bridge on the KB-1 was slightly modified as an improvement.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EDlsO4IkP5r4gUF6mkgS0J4szlrKxvd8OCO2cHaGG_TTHYBE42uQBg9LCNDEbnvPytTrRmwRFla1h_hmpxNgVJTacd8GMqjx_FcazLyw5RHMKl-JXIN_vO8HFbhuPXY1kX0Xt9Q4hIg/s1410/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EDlsO4IkP5r4gUF6mkgS0J4szlrKxvd8OCO2cHaGG_TTHYBE42uQBg9LCNDEbnvPytTrRmwRFla1h_hmpxNgVJTacd8GMqjx_FcazLyw5RHMKl-JXIN_vO8HFbhuPXY1kX0Xt9Q4hIg/w106-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="106" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/kalamazoo/catalogues/">1966 Kalamazoo catalog</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>For years I knew the Kalamazoo electric guitars bodies were made of compressed fiberboard, but until I recently read the Facebook post from last May I had no idea they were made by a toilet seat manufacturing firm. Most literature suggests that the bodies were made by a factory in Wisconsin that specialized in MDF. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemis_Manufacturing_Company">The Bemis Manufacturing Company</a> has it's headquarters in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI07l-m0waw-wKyA22CZDkgnltHydTvAYHIMbqYYTxAfkC3Mm3ieXlW_GLSviFJH5jfiU7GjyAx6a-AXmLyEEcgMDHTIOoKpKcq3HAojI08Io5LJSwvfFftain5iQVeh6kWIyOT7DihLc/s748/Blog+AA.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI07l-m0waw-wKyA22CZDkgnltHydTvAYHIMbqYYTxAfkC3Mm3ieXlW_GLSviFJH5jfiU7GjyAx6a-AXmLyEEcgMDHTIOoKpKcq3HAojI08Io5LJSwvfFftain5iQVeh6kWIyOT7DihLc/w161-h200/Blog+AA.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/epiphone/catalogues/1971_5102T.php">1971 Epiphone 5102T</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>By 1970 Gibson contracted with the Matsumoka factory in Japan, which had been building guitars under the Aria brand. <a href="https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/epiphone/catalogues/1971_index.php">Gibson first used this company</a> to build inexpensive copies under the Epiphone brand name. So the Kalamazoo electrics were eliminated in 1969.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click on the links under the pictures for sources. 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