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Late 60's Aria Diamonds hollowbody

While Japan spent the sixties copying a lot of US and UK guitars they mainly concentrated on the "big brands" but every so often you come across a Japanese guitar...

Early 70's Guyatone VB-28s

You all know how much I love Guyatones and I've written about their history a few times and mentioned different factories that made Guyatones around this period, which was a...

Early 70's Greco Tele Dlx

Here's another Greco Tele for you to enjoy. This time a Deluxe. The Greco TD500 was introduced in the early seventies along with most other Teles available at the time....

1960's Victor / NIVICO SG-18 hotrod

Anyone who hangs around here long will know how much I LOVE these Victors. The first time I saw one I was smitten. I think the design and overall aesthetic...

1970's Aria 1702

While I've written about these Arias (and other Arias) before I thought I'd tell a little about these earlier Phase I models that were bought into Australia in small numbers...

1980 Aria Pro II TSB-550

Since I'm on a bit of a Aria TS kick lately I thought I'd share this one that's heading to the shop this weekend after a full service and set up....