Vintage harmony electric guitar12/16/2023 ![]() ![]() This Bobkat features DeArmond gold foil pickups (these ones in particular have silver diamond grill covers), a cream single ply pickguard that closely followed the body's offset contours, and a Brazilian rosewood floating bridge. Available only from 1964-66, there were far fewer Bobkats produced in Black than in Sunburst, making this guitar a bit of a rarity from a short production run! Manufactured by Harmony in the USA, this Bobkat model was sold exclusively through Sears and their Silvertone line of instruments. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Up for sale, a 1965 Silvertone Bobkat, model 1476 vintage electric guitar in excellent condition and perfect working order. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumokufactory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass(alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. Other electric models include: HOFNER ELECTRICS: Committee, Verithin 66, Ambassador, President, Senator, Galaxie, HOFNER BASSES: Violin bass, Verithin bass, Senator bass, Professional bass GIBSON ELECTRICS: Barney Kessel, ES-330TD, ES-335TD, ES-345TD, ES-175D, ES-125CD, SG Standard, SG Junior, SG Special GIBSON BASSES: EB-0, EB-2, EB-3 - plus a LOT of acoustics branded Gibson, Hofner, Selmer and Gianniniīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. ![]() Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. Solid body guitars: Silhouette H14, H15, H17, H19 The following instruments are included: Electric acoustic guitars: H75, H76, H77, H78 It was broadly similar in content to the previous years version, but it was the last to include the Stratotone models: H45, H46, H47 and H49. The 1965 full-line catalog contained a wide variety of musical instruments: acoustic guitars, electric guitars, amplifiers, banjos, ukuleles and mandolin - across 28 full-colour pages. ![]()
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