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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Ovation guitars, are the only guitar manufacturer that I know of, that doesn't use the owner's name for it's product, ie. Leo Fender, for fenders, etc.
Anyone else besides Ovation?
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Location: NJ | National Resophonic? |
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Location: Vernon, CT | Seagull...but watch out for falling birdcrap. Doubt it was Jonathan Livingston Seagull either??!! Play On!
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Location: Scotland | Just a few that spring to mind: Microfrets, Alembic, Harmony, Fylde, Valley Arts, Music Man, Supro, Airline, Harptone, Avalon (formerly Lowden) Beltona, Guild. Then there's the Larson Brothers who never used their name on their guitars but they were called (amongst several other brand names) Euphenon, Maurer & Prairie State. I'm sure I can think of a few more. |
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Location: Scotland | ...........a few more, Eko, Regal, Ampeg, Kona, Melobar.
I think I need to get a life |
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Location: NJ | Yamaha |
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Location: Scotland | Nope, Mr Yamaha invented some kind of pump organ in the late 1800's and that was the beginning of what is now the Yamaha Corporation. Motocycles, musical instruments & all. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Paul
Guild and Harmony come to mind....but wow, you must have a reference book next to your computer.
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Location: Scotland | no, I just have a head full of useless information |
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Location: NJ | ". . you must have a reference book next to your computer . ."
. . only when he's sleeping on his desk . . |
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Location: Scotland | I resemble that remark.
Come to think of it Gibson would qualify. Orville owned the company for only a few years and was out by the very early 1900's |
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Location: NJ | Purely complimentary, My Friend.
Your vast knowledge is second only to your sheer contempt.
You ARE My Hero . . . |
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Location: Central Oregon | Tacoma? |
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Location: Vernon, CT | Shitbox is a very well known guitar company not named after anyone that makes all kinds of products including stereos, cars, etc. Just ask any longtime guitar play what brand of guitar he or she has played over their lifetime and I almost guarantee that at one time or another they played one of these! Play On!
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Takamine? |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Cort & Epiphone? |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Aria, Westone, Elektra, Route 101, Aims, Crate, Rogue, Blade, Blaze, Supro, Danolectro, Alamo, Austin. I'll think of more in a few minutes. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Silvertone. (Btw, you're right John, I had at least one Shitbox.) |
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Location: Scotland | Epiphone was named after it's founder Epaminodous
Stathopoulo, Danelectro after Nathan Daniel. |
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Location: State College, PA | Let's not forget Vox...
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Takamine actually means high mountain peak and you can see Takamine mountain from the factory's front door. The founder was Mass Hirade and there were some classics put out under the Hirade name to compete with Kohno. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Wasn't there an early Betty Crocker parlor guitar and a blues version called Aunt Jemima from one of the major companies? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Are you being serious or are you being Bailey again? |
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Location: Vernon, CT | My very first guitar was a Silvertone Shitbox from Sears for $50 brand new. It had the classic f-hole configuration, was a dark sunburst in color and fell apart in about 8 years. But I did learn how to play and read music with it. I actually still own but it is in the original case stored away. Play On!
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | W-2
I just don't know much about guitar brand names, those two names just popped into my head. Kay and Harmony also popped into my head but I couldn't remember if they were:
1) Old Girlfriends
2) A country duo
3) Atrocious but cheap arched top guitars |
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Location: Converse, Texas | My first guitar was a Harmony acoustic. Real fingerbuster! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Bailey, I think you got it right, it's number three. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | W-2 WINS A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF KAYS AND HARMONYS!!
All he has to do is locate the ones I left at Ft Eustis, VA in 1956 when I was discharged. They should be in a pile of trash at the off post parking lot just opposite the base entrance. |
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