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1972 Gibson showcase brochures
1972 Gibson showcase brochuresIn 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.
1961 Vox Stroller
1961 Vox Stroller electric guitar 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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  1. #1
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    Jan 2012
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    Default What do i have? Beside a back pack gretch HELP

    I buy storage units this guitar was in there plus some other vintage musical instruments cant find visible serial # anywhere the model is hard to read but looks like Rivera maybe. HERE IS SOME PICS
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  2. #2
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    I dunno but I'd buy it from you if you want to sell.

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    Looks like something built by the Chicago based company Valco to me. Valco built guitars were branded Supro, Airline, National, etc. Supro's budget guitar of the late 1950's looks a lot like this guitar with just a somewhat different body and pickguard profile. I don't think the Gretsch sticker is original. Valco did build amps for Gretsch in the late 1950's but I don't think they ever supplied guitars.

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