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- 1978 Music Man Sabre 1
guitarz.blogspot.com Usually I don't care for strat-shaped guitars but the Music Man Sabre has an interesting story and it's not a mere copy, since it was conceived by Leo Fender himself during his short time in the company. By the time...
- 1960s Alamo Fiesta
guitarz.blogspot.com Two things are sure about Alamo guitars: they are rare vintage US cheapos, and they do have strange shapes - strange outlines, strange pickguards, strange pickups, a look at this Alamo Fiesta says all… Alamo was an early amp...
- Custom Shop Guild M-75 Bluesbird
guitarz.blogspot.com: Guild's M-75 model was released as the Aristocrat in 1952 - the same year than Gibson's Les Paul - and has a hollow body despite its lack of sound holes. It's been discontinued and re-issued over the last decades...
- Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Guitars In Unique Tie-die Finishes
guitarz.blogspot.com: While Fender have over the years produced a number of "love 'em or hate 'em" finishes (Paisley, Blue Flower, Antigua, Splatter, Bowling Ball, etc), Gibson by comparison have been known more for their sober "tasteful" guitar...
- Fender Toronado At Gc In East Brunswick Nj For $249
I've been listing some Guitar Center used gear listings recently b/c I discovered that GC ships guitars all over the country for fairly cheap (around $16). This Toronado appears to be the MIM version with the hybrid bridge (instead of the previous...
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1999 Gibsonesque Fender Toronado
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I find it strange that the Fender Toronado, introduced in 1998 and discontinued in 2006, didn't become a standard Fender model, in addition to their more classic guitars. It is clearly an incursion on Gibson's territory with its humbuckers, tune-o-matic bridge and stop tail, shorter scale, four knobs, switch on the upper horn and in the case of this one even a very SG-like pickguard, but why not, it is a fine looking guitar, and it deserved to be given a chance (what if the rules of current capitalism had been applied at the birth of electric guitars? - we'd probably still play accordion).
Though it was short-lived, there've been many versions of the Toronado, with different pickguards, finishes, electronics and pickups - as you can see on the Toronado Tumblr.
Though it was short-lived, there've been many versions of the Toronado, with different pickguards, finishes, electronics and pickups - as you can see on the Toronado Tumblr.
Bertram D
© 2013, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - the blog that goes all the way to 11!
Please read our photo and content policy.
- 1978 Music Man Sabre 1
guitarz.blogspot.com Usually I don't care for strat-shaped guitars but the Music Man Sabre has an interesting story and it's not a mere copy, since it was conceived by Leo Fender himself during his short time in the company. By the time...
- 1960s Alamo Fiesta
guitarz.blogspot.com Two things are sure about Alamo guitars: they are rare vintage US cheapos, and they do have strange shapes - strange outlines, strange pickguards, strange pickups, a look at this Alamo Fiesta says all… Alamo was an early amp...
- Custom Shop Guild M-75 Bluesbird
guitarz.blogspot.com: Guild's M-75 model was released as the Aristocrat in 1952 - the same year than Gibson's Les Paul - and has a hollow body despite its lack of sound holes. It's been discontinued and re-issued over the last decades...
- Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Guitars In Unique Tie-die Finishes
guitarz.blogspot.com: While Fender have over the years produced a number of "love 'em or hate 'em" finishes (Paisley, Blue Flower, Antigua, Splatter, Bowling Ball, etc), Gibson by comparison have been known more for their sober "tasteful" guitar...
- Fender Toronado At Gc In East Brunswick Nj For $249
I've been listing some Guitar Center used gear listings recently b/c I discovered that GC ships guitars all over the country for fairly cheap (around $16). This Toronado appears to be the MIM version with the hybrid bridge (instead of the previous...