the correct dating of this one is a bit difficult : the serial-number 90xxxx puts it in 1969 but the narrow f-holes, the open G and b and the dotted i in the logo tell me it's pre-69....
it's got the narrow but fat neck profile, a factory Bigsby, one-piece mahogany neck sans volute and sans "Made in USA", rounded horns (not the mid-60's more pointed shape) and the kicker : the pot-code on the lead tone-pot reads week 20, 1967 !
so, could this be the scenario : the guitar was finished in late 68/early 69 , using parts made
as early as 1967.
this is her in all her royal redness ! :jim
it's got the narrow but fat neck profile, a factory Bigsby, one-piece mahogany neck sans volute and sans "Made in USA", rounded horns (not the mid-60's more pointed shape) and the kicker : the pot-code on the lead tone-pot reads week 20, 1967 !
so, could this be the scenario : the guitar was finished in late 68/early 69 , using parts made
as early as 1967.
this is her in all her royal redness ! :jim