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1972 Gibson showcase brochures
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 In 1972 Gibson produced a series of 'Guitar of the Month' brochures, each dedicated to one of their high end models, the Les Paul Recording guitar, L5-CES, ES-175D, Super 400-CES, ES-355TD-SV and
Byrdland. Each brochure was a single sheet folded into four panels, with details of the instruments themselves, their features, musical purpose, and a little history behind the development of each guitar. Only the Les Paul Recording was a new model; the others were all well established in the Gibson line. Follow the link to see scans and further information on these leaflets and other Gibson guitar catalogues from the CMI and Norlin periods.
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1961 Vox Stroller
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 The earliest versions of the Vox Stroller were actually copies of an early Japanese electricguitar, the Guyatone (also sold under the brand Antoria) LG50. These Strollers, although short-lived did undergo a few changes before taking on the more familiar Strat influenced style of many mid-sixties UK-built Vox guitars. The biggest difference between early and late LG50-style Strollers (and the two pickup version, the Shadow) was the larger pickup, a shade longer, but noticeably wider used in the very first Vox guitars. Compare this early Vox to a 1963 Stroller with the later V1 pickup. For more information about Vox guitar pickups in general, see the Vox guitar pickups page.
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VintageGuitar Blog
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Welcome to the VintageGuitar blog! Whereas the rest of the site tries to deal with facts, this section is more about my opinions and day to day dealings with vintage guitars. Feel free to comment. I'm going to talk about the vintage guitar market, unusual guitars that have cropped up for sale, the vintage guitars i'm playing, restoration projects i'm working on, and perhaps some of the bands i've been playing with.
Classic basses, vintage amps
November 26th 2012: Gibson/Moog LABseries L2 bass amp and the RD Artist bass | 1974 Gibson Ripper | WEM Dominator bass amp MK1 | 1963 Vox Stroller | 1966/67 Kalamazoo KB bass | 1964 Melody Maker | 1969 Melody Maker
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