Guitar
I know very little about Lindberg guitars - it was a German brand from the 1950s to the 1970s that didn't make their guitars but had them build by various luthiers in Germany and Japan (including Matsumoku)(note that it was not so current to have vintage German instruments made in Japan).
Bertram D
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Guitar
Lindberg semi-hollow guitar
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I know very little about Lindberg guitars - it was a German brand from the 1950s to the 1970s that didn't make their guitars but had them build by various luthiers in Germany and Japan (including Matsumoku)(note that it was not so current to have vintage German instruments made in Japan).
Hence Lindberg apparently didn't have original models but mostly copies of Höfners or Hoyers (but to be honest I didn't see many) - and they also used gear seen on many brands German of the time.
They still seem to have a good reputation - Elvis Presley is said to have used one when in Germany - but I'm always suspicious about unchecked praises of vintage guitars!
They still seem to have a good reputation - Elvis Presley is said to have used one when in Germany - but I'm always suspicious about unchecked praises of vintage guitars!
This one looks quite cool though, and I love the single coil pickups in huge chrome rings.
Bertram D
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Meinel Und Herold Jazz Guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com Meinel und Herold was a renowned German late 19th century accordion and harmonica company that later turned into a music instruments mail order distributing company - though they didn't build them, their violins, flutes or mandolins...
- Unidentified Customised German Guitar
guitarz.blogspot.comI have no idea what this guitar might be... It's much likely German from the 1970s, though the shape makes me think of a Defil - a Polish brand. The pickups look quite Musima - or one of the many Markneukirchen guitar brands -,...
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guitarz.blogspot.comNow when you think of cheap guitar copies, the Stratocaster comes first - iconic and easy to build (compared to a Les Paul), but in the 1960s, the Jaguar / Jazzmaster was the most successful and copied design in the alternative electric...
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This could be an amazing deal -- this looks like a terrific little semi-hollow (with two pickups) from the fine guitar craftsmen of West Germany circa 1955. And he says it even comes with an amp (I am drooling in anticipation - what could the amp be?)....