That looks sick ( I think that is the thing that young people say when something looks good).'Sweet' or 'Bullet' would have also been accepted.
Very nice guitar, I've been gassing for one of these since I saw the Phil X video of that '65.That video was the one that broke the camel's back for me and made decide to get one should one turn up at price that was right. Dangerous place the internet, dangerous place.
I like this a lot, really classy guitar!
I like this a lot, really classy guitar!
You surprise me Roo, I thought you were more of a modernist!
I've been doing some detective work (all right, using Google a lot) to try and date the little brute. I think it's a late '64 or early '65 example for the reasons below. If any more knowledgeable forumites can spot holes in my thinking it'd be great if you could let me know. All of the "information" below comes from various sites on the internet so there could be multiple bum steers. Anyway this is my reasoning:
- The body has no belly cut at the back which was added during 1965
- It has mini-humbuckers not P90s, making it 1964 or later
- It looks like it started out life with the maestro vibrola unit which was not offered from 1966 on
- Bat-wing headstock means 1964ish at the earliest
- It has the asymetrical body shape which was introduced in 1964
Does this seem right to people? I'm interested in finding out as much as I can about the guitar because I'd love to know what was happening in the world when it was made and what kind of things its first owner might have been playing on it. I think I may be over-sentimental. :)
I was going to take some better photos this afternoon but then apocalypse started, the light went and the rain came so bang went that idea. I'll try again tomorrow.
Sounds really good! Nice mustache!Thanks and thanks! :)
I've been doing some detective work (all right, using Google a lot) to try and date the little brute. I think it's a late '64 or early '65 example for the reasons below. If any more knowledgeable forumites can spot holes in my thinking it'd be great if you could let me know. All of the "information" below comes from various sites on the internet so there could be multiple bum steers. Anyway this is my reasoning:Have the pots got a code on them? That often helps.
That's a good point, thanks. I haven't opened it up yet. I'll have a look when it's time to change the strings.I've been doing some detective work (all right, using Google a lot) to try and date the little brute. I think it's a late '64 or early '65 example for the reasons below. If any more knowledgeable forumites can spot holes in my thinking it'd be great if you could let me know. All of the "information" below comes from various sites on the internet so there could be multiple bum steers. Anyway this is my reasoning:Have the pots got a code on them? That often helps.
According to the Gruhn book this spec Wiltshire was made from 1963 to 1970.That's great info, thanks. I shall dig out my Vernier calipers as soon as I get home!
I would measure the width at the nut. If it's 42/3 mm then it will be the earlier spec so that would date the guitar to 1965 or earlier. If it's 40 mm then it will be 1965 or later.
I do like the minhumbuckers.
Have the pots got a code on them? That often helps.
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