Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

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Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by zhivago » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:41 am

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by Rich » Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:16 pm

Good God I love that guitar.

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by BenHagerty » Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:18 pm

Oh baby, that is a fine guitar.

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by noirengineer » Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:55 pm

that's damn nice looking.. i know nothing bout em..
except they were cheap for the day and that one looks fantastic

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by Stereordinary » Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:32 pm

Ace.  Nice to see some more Valco love around here.  :-*
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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by JazzBlaster » Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:42 pm

Those look like a lapsteel that evolved into a guitar to me. :)
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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by yaksox » Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:15 am

JazzBlaster wrote: Those look like a lapsteel that evolved into a guitar to me. :)
It's one of them new fangled 'Spanish Guitars'.  :P

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by StevenO » Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:50 am

It's not a Vintage Hottie though? Hmm...

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by staytuned » Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:04 am

could be lighting but it looks like a square neck? that would piss me off quite a lot.

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Re: 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by zhivago » Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:47 am

StevenO wrote: It's not a Vintage Hottie though? Hmm...

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shit, well spotted!!  :-[

gonna edit the title!
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1950's National / Supro 2 Tone

Post by Tehz_ » Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:49 am

There are just way too many cool things going on with that guitar.

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