LLTA, that url was off of another page, maybe Harmony Central, I'm not sure....no other link was provided....
Here's some vanguard stuff:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gibson+vanguard+amp&btnG=Google+Search
...gibs
http://space.tin.it/musica/augiuliv/amps/gibson.html
http://hem.passagen.se/ekabjan/Amps/Pre-WWII.htm
The 2nd link describes how it came to be (sorta) if you scroll down on the left....
The 1st link makes it sound like a Fender Champ style....and you'll probably have to refresh the page...
112 RP 65 (reverb/phaser) here...bought it new back in the day..1970 something........heavy to lug around, glad I don't gig out.....but damn what a great amp........gibs
My cousin got a $79 Kramer Focus from Music Yo.....except for the whammy bar, which was lame, it looked and sounded great for about two months......
Then the particle board body started to go...The neck, which was really pretty good, just started pulling the bolts off the cheap body...
Are your tension screws tightened enough?....if they're loose, you're gonna get some play.....(screw is located at the end of each tuning button).....my Lp standard's grovers are fine, but my fake grover-style tuners on one of my DeArmonds had really loose screws on the buttons and I wasted a...
Yeah, what Griffinator said.....it won't be cheap, but it won't be $1500.....I know of a guy that had a git that looked almost like shredded wheat on the back, but the luthier had it back playing and looking great after a while, maybe like 10 or 12 days.....of course the time depends on the...
luthier: guitar-builder/craftsman..yer local music store might know of where one can be found in your area......a really good one can work wonders on damaged stuff.....gibs
beaverbiscuit, you're right, French made.....Thanks for the info......I've never seen one in real life, but they look cool....
by the way, I'm gibs, not Gidge........
Gidge is the Yahama guy....................:D .............gibs
Korean made.......I saw one my cousin was looking at in a pawn shop.....an electric/acoustic....kinda high action, not very resonant as an acoustic, and we didn't plug it in to see how the electronics worked.......
Fernandes owns the company......
http://www.ravenguitar.com/
I'd read these...
Sorry, forgot about the specs....here's some that are backed up by another post from a guy that actually bought one.....gibs
http://lespaulforum.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7647
if that doesn't work, it's at
http://lespaulforum.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7820
Notice no pickguard...you have to put one one yerself.......I can't imagine a Paul without a guard though...scratch-city.......
The Gibson site is always late for updating........gibs
Although the Jay Turser site doesn't mention it, these are actually chinese copies of strats, teles, lps.........I've never seen one or heard anything about them other than the usual glowing reviews that all imports get from Harmony Central type reviewers....
http://www.jayturser.com/
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