I've become very interested in old Supro/Valco/Airline guitars...
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I've become very interested in old Supro/Valco/Airline guitars...
What's the general consensus on these Res-O-Glass beasts? Are they good players?
I have no experience with these at all, I just think they look unbelievable and I've seen some around for pretty cheap, at least as far as vintage instruments go. Any opinions for the sharing?
I have no experience with these at all, I just think they look unbelievable and I've seen some around for pretty cheap, at least as far as vintage instruments go. Any opinions for the sharing?
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Ooh ooh! Me first!
I am the very proud owner of a 1964 Supro White Holiday, not entirely unlike the Belmont that you posted above. First, some pr0n:
I also started a facebook page dedicated to them, but I don't know how to post a direct link. I have lots of pictures in it though.
These guitars play and sound great! At least mine does. I've heard of some not being so nice, but I dreamed about getting a Supro for like three years, finally got one and I am not disappointed one bit. Great neck, great action, solidly built, and TONE!
I'm gonna post you up some more pr0n, just you wait...
I am the very proud owner of a 1964 Supro White Holiday, not entirely unlike the Belmont that you posted above. First, some pr0n:
I also started a facebook page dedicated to them, but I don't know how to post a direct link. I have lots of pictures in it though.
These guitars play and sound great! At least mine does. I've heard of some not being so nice, but I dreamed about getting a Supro for like three years, finally got one and I am not disappointed one bit. Great neck, great action, solidly built, and TONE!
I'm gonna post you up some more pr0n, just you wait...
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Re: I've become very interested in old Supro/Valco/Airline guitars...
The anticipation is killing me
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Start you off with some Supro Belmonts.
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Re: I've become very interested in old Supro/Valco/Airline guitars...
man, i had a chance to buy a blue Belmont 4 years ago for $499... oh well.
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And now one of my personal favorites... The Supro Sahara 70!
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I don't know the official name of this Airline Res-O-Glas guitar, but this is the first one that caught my eye.
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I'm kind of obsessed with the body style of the ones posted already. So much so that I based one of my original guitar designs on it. Here's my Oceana:
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But of course, the world of Res-O-Glas is a big one! And I would have to say that my next favorite style is the National Newports.
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Yeah, that one is quite the eye-catcher.
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Re: I've become very interested in old Supro/Valco/Airline guitars...
i'm sure most people know, but eastwood makes wood versions of these guitars
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/
most seem pricey to me for chinese made guitars.. but whatever.. i'm not buying 'em!
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/
most seem pricey to me for chinese made guitars.. but whatever.. i'm not buying 'em!
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Those Eastwoods really missed the boat as far as I'm concerned. I was really excited when I found out that a modern company got the rights to the names and was going to be making repros, but they tweaked the designs a bunch and just sucked all the character out of them. And yeah, pricey for Chinese/Korean-made guitars. I've played a few and was really disappointed with the quality.
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Re: I've become very interested in old Supro/Valco/Airline guitars...
It seems like you can usually get the old originals for less than the new ones. A vintage, American made guitar with the correct single-coil pickups and tons of mojo, or an Asian made repro with humbuckers and no mojo whatsoever? I don't even think it's worth considering.
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Totally. Some of the originals sell for more than the Eastwoods (mine cost me $950), but many of them can be had for about the same price.
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