kingofthestuntmen Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 My first acquisition for a while... [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Xperia%20Auto%20Uploads/DSC_0314_zpsjvfrdi4y.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Xperia%20Auto%20Uploads/DSC_0315_zpsx5wkumy1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Xperia%20Auto%20Uploads/DSC_0316_zps9typsei9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Xperia%20Auto%20Uploads/DSC_0320_zpsugwxs9af.jpg[/IMG] Not been able to definitively identify her, but it may be she is a Stagg (no not that Stagg) from around '77, and branded for the Australian market. As ever with MIJ's, if you want 5 different opinions, ask 3 different enthusiasts... I've become quite attached to her, even though I had intended moving her on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 That's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Cool looking guitar, congrats John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Very cool. It's a no-brand which in MIJ terms means exactly that - it's not "an" anything! Lots of guitars were imported & sold with no brand name, had a good few myself. Looks in great condition, which is good because it's a very early copy-era guitar - possibly as far back as '70 or '71. Early MIJ copy traits include the zero-fret, solid stop-bar (bolted on rather than hooked around the studs) and (as far as I can see) nylon bridge saddles. Also the Recording copies seem to disappear from catalogues around 1974. It might be possible to date the guitar from pickup or pot codes, but on something as early as I think this one is, I doubt it. Looks like the only non-original parts are the tuners. Unfortunately, I don't know who made it! Wish I did, because my very first halfway-decent bass (when I was 16) shared enough traits for me to think they were from the same place - most notably the big split-diamond inlay. The very first MIJ LP copies were sold in 1969, and one of these, which retailed in the US under the "National" brand, featured this same headstock ornament, and was probably from the same factory. The jury's very much out regarding what factory that was, though - and it's unlikely to have been one of the well-known 70s copy builders. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Nice guitar there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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