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American Guitars book

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:48 pm
by westtexasred
I found this yesterday at Half Price Books. It's great book that was written about 20 years ago. Worth picking up if you have a Half Price Book store near you.

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Tons of photos and info I haven't seen in other books like this:

"#61 The one and only Paisley Stratocaster made in the late 70's"

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There are chapters with detailed histories of all the major and minor american guitar companies

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Pictures from the Fender section are below
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:53 pm
by Mo Law-ka
Is there anything in there about either Magnatone (specifically the Typhoon) or Oahu lap steels?

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:14 pm
by westtexasred
Mo Rawka wrote:Is there anything in there about either Magnatone (specifically the Typhoon) or Oahu lap steels?
Unfortunately no.

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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:59 am
by NickD
I've got that book - I got it about 20 years ago actually.

Treat it carefully, the binding isn't all that great, mine has quite a few unstuck pages now.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:16 pm
by Bacchus
What's the big Fender Archtop? It looks like it says "Montego" or something.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:56 pm
by westtexasred
BacchusPaul wrote:What's the big Fender Archtop? It looks like it says "Montego" or something.
Montego II

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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 10:18 pm
by Bacchus
That's amazing. How come I've never heard of these? Do they ever come up for sale or are they super super rare?

I thought I knew about all the super rare Fenders.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 10:43 pm
by montheshakers
Holy shit that Magnatone Tyhphoon looks fucking awesome. Did/does anyone on this board have one?

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:24 am
by Mo Law-ka
montheshakers wrote:Holy shit that Magnatone Tyhphoon looks fucking awesome. Did/does anyone on this board have one?
Right here, sir.

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