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Help to identify guitar.

Postby pjr » Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:59 pm

I wonder if any of the resident gurus can identify this guitar?
Apart from saying Commodore on the headstock there seems to be no other wording.

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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby RUSSET » Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:15 pm

Hi PJ,
I have a feeling that these were part of the usual Japanese copies that started coming over in the 70s/80s. Some of them were rather good guitars, so don't write them off as naff copies without checking them out.

Tony.
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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby cockroach » Sun Sep 11, 2016 12:56 am

Agreed!

Looks like late '60's/early '70's era ..Japanese made.

Here's a little info, although inconclusive for that brand unfortunately..

https://spinditty.com/instruments-gear/ ... 50-to-1980


BTW, lots of folk collect this sort of vintage Japanese gear these days, and pay good money for it!
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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby pjr » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:59 am

Thanks for that guys.
I've got a load more to sort out yet to be put up for sale - mostly solid but a few acoustics too in a mixture of left and right hand models.
I feel a headache coming on...................................!



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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby JimN » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:12 pm

These guitars were sold under a variety of trade names, including Columbus and Angelica. The pickguard is non-original.
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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby pjr » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:56 pm

Jim do you mean the pick guard has been changed or that it originally didn't have one?

Also is there any where I might get an approximation of its current re-sale value? I can't seem to find anything on the web.

Thanks,


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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby chaddman » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:59 pm

Hi Peter, I used to own one in the 80s, Mine had a black pick guard and the pick ups were different.I have seen these for sale at £200.00 plus and they were wrecks.by the way it was an awful guitar to play.Hope this of some help.Cheers,Phil.
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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby george ridley » Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:46 pm

My Made in Japan Epiphone EA-250 seems to have the same tailpiece and trem assembly as your guitar.
Probably adds more confusion to the topic? :roll:
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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby JimN » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:05 pm

pjr wrote:Jim do you mean the pick guard has been changed or that it originally didn't have one?
Also is there any where I might get an approximation of its current re-sale value? I can't seem to find anything on the web.
Thanks,
Pete


The original pickguard (it had one) is missing.

The one on it now is one meant for a copy of a Gibson Les Paul Standard.

Check "completed listings" on eBay for a guitar like yours.

Try the brand-names Columbus, Angelica.
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Re: Help to identify guitar.

Postby pjr » Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:18 pm

Thanks for all the info and comments everyone - very much appreciated.

JN thanks for the heads up on Ebay, it's given me a pretty good idea about how much to ask for it.

I'll restring it and spend a couple of hours setting it up over the next few days and report back with my opinion of it.


Thanks again all,

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