This is a late 1960s Japanese-made Norma in sparkle red. Norma was started by Norman Sackheim in 1965. Sackheim started importing Japanese guitars to Chicago from a manufacturer called Tombo. The designs of the guitars were based on the Italian guitars made by companies like Goya …
Melody was an Italian guitar maker that made guitars mostly for Eko. This is one of more rare guitars branded with the Melody name, and it was not made in Italy. The guitar was made in Japan. It even carries that obvious distinct look of the …
I’ve heard people credit Les Paul with inventing the electric guitar, and I’ve heard people say the Telecaster was the first electric guitar. But the reality is that the history of the electric guitar is messier, and way more fascinating, than most would know. (Check out Who …
This is a 1963 Teisco Del Rey WG-2L. We dated this guitar from this Teisco Timeline website. It’s a great site about Teisco. This guitar has great playability. Low, fast action. Great sound! Great neck feel. This is a great guitar. We did very little work on …
The Fender Telecaster is a legend. It’s working-man’s royalty among guitars. It has been, and still is, played by some of the most influential musicians of all time. You see Teles played customized by players (hot rodded), and you see them played by the greatest guitarists …
We have a brilliantly playable 1964 Teisco Del Rey MJ-2L, dated with the information provided at TeiscoTwangers.com (great site!). This guitar is super cool looking of course (as most of these 60s Japanese guitars are), but it is also as wonderfully playable as any nice guitar should …
The Rickenbacker shown here in this post is a 330 Fireglo made in their home factory in Santa Ana, California in January, 1991. It’s a beautiful guitar just to look at for sure. And it has the unmistakable Ric sound. You can go either jangly Beatles …
1960s Harmony H601 Lap Steel 100% Original Works Great Sounds Fantastic New Strings Copper Finish “Hershey Bar” Pickup “Cupcake” Knobs
I dated this guitar primarily from these two websites: http://jedistar.com/egmond/ http://www.egmondguitars.nl/dating.html The site says: Is the name egmond “written”t here, she’s 60’s. A lot of guitars have a tin name on them. They differ too. 50’s The name is printed ( stamped ) IN the head. She’s 40’s , early 50’s. All Wilsons, …
This is a very nice guitar. In the early 2000’s, Fender launched a classic series of the 50s surf Stratocaster. While the move was surely influenced by the pop punk 90s band Blink 182 (whose lead man played one), Fender did the reissue with class and …
This is a 1979 Fender Stratocaster. See the video and description below to see what is original on the guitar and what is not. The guitar is black on black with rosewood fretboard. It’s in great condition in terms of being a player. It has cosmetic …
Gretsch G5422T Electromatic Hollow Body Double-Cutaway Walnut Serial number: 254156xxx This guitar is in excellent condition. It’s been well taken care of (mostly in a case or on a wall). It hasn’t been played much. Everything works great. It’s professionally set up with 9 gauge strings. People …
This vintage Kay Vanguard electric was made in the USA in 1963. The guitar is completely original except the knobs and one of the tiny screws in the pick guard. The De’Armond pickup has very warm tone. The guitar plays great and sounds great. It has …
According to Vox, the AD30VT was introduced in the US market in 2004 as a louder member of the AD Valvetronix Chrome series amps. It’s 10″ speaker in a closed-back cabinet, and it is powered by a 30 watt Valvetronix amplifier circuit. The control panel is …
Fender makes three versions of the Telecaster Standard. One is made in the United States in their flagship U.S. factory in Corona, California. A second is made in their modern manufacturing facility in Ensenada, Mexico. The third comes from Japan. The American made Tele lists at …
A great side-by-side comparison of the American Telecaster and the Mexican Telecaster by Darrell Braun Guitar. Great to see these two wonderful countries both put out amazing guitars and collaborate so well together.
I never wanted a Takamine, but I bought this guitar new in 2000 (or 2001) at a giant music store in Charlotte, NC. I played every acoustic guitar in that store and tried to have an open mind (regardless of brand swagger) of how the guitar …
A great video from jAMMAN798 comparing the P90 pickups to the Humbuckers in a Gibson SG Standard.
Silvertone, just like Danelectro, was a department store brand made to bring inexpensive guitars to working folks in the 50s and 60s. Turns out those working folks had the children who defined the sounded of Rock n Roll, and many of them did it on Silvertones. …
Gear4music does a great overview of the Silvertone 1478 reissue.
Phillip McKnight reviews the Danelectro 59 NOS.