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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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 Some Great Buys on NIB Fender Basses
Apparently several larger retailers of musical instruments have gone under since the recession started and their inventories were sold at auctions. I have purchased several, new Fender instruments lately for about 50% of wholesale. These included three new-in-the-box MIJ Fender Jaguar basses, still factory sealed.
I started out as a bass player and still love to play a quality bass. IMHO the MIJ Fender Jaguar is one of the best basses Fender has ever made; I especially love the active pickups and the vast array of controls that give you the possibility to choose from dozens of not hundreds of different tone variations. Plus, they simply look cool and play great.
My suggestion is that if you see somone offering a NIB Fender at a great price, ask them if they have others. They probably do, and they may have one in one of the more rare color combinations. For example, I purchased a NIB pawn Shop model in sunburst (again at about 50% of wholesale) and then found that the sunburst color choice on ebay was $300 more than the standard colors (which put my buy at closer to 20% of wholesale).
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