Annoying Twit Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NATIONAL-VALPRO-65-RESOGLASS-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ140397239005QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item20b053dadd"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NATIONAL-VALPRO-65-R...=item20b053dadd[/url] Doesn't say where it was made. Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='804190' date='Apr 12 2010, 09:22 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NATIONAL-VALPRO-65-RESOGLASS-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ140397239005QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item20b053dadd"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NATIONAL-VALPRO-65-R...=item20b053dadd[/url] Doesn't say where it was made. Etc.[/quote] National was an American brand from the 1960s. Somewhat collectible these days. I know John Entwistle had quite a few examples in his collection that was auctioned a few years back after he passed away, and you occasionally see them in music videos by bands, for example, I can recall seeing Joe Perry using one in at least one Aerosmith video. I don't think the basses are regarded in the same way as the guitars are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Thanks. It's certainly an interesting historical instrument. Although the ebay community has judged it not worth the £599 starting bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassaussie Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='805003' date='Apr 13 2010, 04:00 PM']Thanks. It's certainly an interesting historical instrument. Although the ebay community has judged it not worth the £599 starting bid.[/quote] No probs. I think if it was a guitar it would've got a lot more interest. There's a few examples on this site. [url="http://www.vintaxe.com/guitars_american.htm"]http://www.vintaxe.com/guitars_american.htm[/url] Have you seen those new guitars from a brand called Eastwood? Some of those are copies of the National guitars. [url="http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/"]http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/[/url] Also, I forgot to mention one of the most important things about National. They make those metal guitars, like Dobros. They still make them, in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Yes, a quick look at the Eastwood site and the vintaxe site shows the resemblence. But, some of them even have the same brand name. Did Eastwood (or some parent company) buy or licence the brand name? If so, I prefer what Eastwood have done, actually producing replicas, compared to what has happened to brand names such as Westone, where the current instruments have no relation to the old ones. The few reviews I've heard of Eastwood instruments have been quite complimentary in terms of sound and playability. I seem to recognise this Eastwood as a copy of an old Ovation electric. My knowledge of Eastwood instruments was originally from seeing this review of two of their basses: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmSUjhcJaPo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmSUjhcJaPo[/url] I was really impressed by the sound of the Classic 4 bass as demonstrated here. But, I found out that if I wanted one I'd have to order it specially and presumably pay full UK RRP for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) National made most of the steel resonator guitars and basses but Dobro are the more familiar name so they ended up all being called Dobros regardless of who made them just like Hoover, Coke etc Edited April 13, 2010 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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