VEGA GUITARS S SERIAL NUMBERS ARE

Vega Guitars S Serial Numbers Are

About the size of an L-00 or L-30 Gibson. That operation closed in , when Fender bought the Tacoma Guitar Company, and production was moved to the Tacoma factory.This is a small bodied archtop at 14 3/4'. Guild Guitars, serial numbers. It has the non-screwed-in gears for the tuners and the build style, trim, details, and gold/silver-black/shiny label all correlate to bowlback. The action measures 8/64' at the 12th fret on the bass string and 6/64ths on the treble string.While Vega guitar serial numbers are often a little vague timeline-wise in the '20s, I believe that the serial on this matches their banjo serial numbers charts - placing it at 1899 or perhaps 1900. Someday someone will figure out how Vega serial numbers relate to the date of manufacture and we will thank them profusely.

Vega's 30's 16' archtops were a more thickwaisted bunch than Epi and gibson offerings.This one sounds quite promising, but its in storage awaiting the cash and inspiration to get it back to good playing condition.I've yet to loosen up the dustballs and play the cobwebs out of it.it needs a compression refret to hopefully remove some of the bow in the neck. Its pretty much got the same appointments but at 16' is 'pro-sized'. I think that whoever was carving the tops on Vegas of this period really knew what they were doing.This C-50 is a bigger archtop from the same time frame.

After the headstock inlay, this is the second reason I needed this guitar!I like the older Vega archtops, and judging by the quality of these two, would like to explore some of their higher end offerings of the 1938 and earlier period.These things and their close relations are probably some of the best buys in pre war vintage archtops these days.

Vega Guitars Serial Numbers