| Author | Message | ||
| nance
New Username: nance Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2006 |
Hello, I have a question. I have an old guitar bought in the late 70's in Holland. It was bought by a store who frequently bought guitars at Hoshino. So I went looking on the internet. It looks like a Musician, but the headstock is something you won't see in ibanez guitars. I really want to know what brand of guitar mine is. Maybe it's and alembic, or a copy, I dont know. There is no Serial number. The name on the headstock is Dutch. There is a Double neck which belongs to someone also looking for information. I know only of 1 other "Dutch" But that one ended up in the fireplace. It has 2 (3-fase?) switches and 2 DiMarzio Humbucker pickups. I'm sorry for my badenglish, I'm Dutch... Greetings Nancy   | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1413 Registered: 3-2004 |
It looks like one of the guitars that would have come from the Matsumoko factory in Japan. They made a lot of good quality guitars under a lot of different brand names. While they were/are very nice and in some demand, no guitar with generic electronics should be confused with an Alembic. | ||
| dela217
Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 730 Registered: 6-2002 |
I am curious as to what those stickers on the back of the headstock say. It sure is a pretty guitar! I really like the body's shape. | ||
| nance
New Username: nance Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2006 |
It says, made in Japan and the name of the store who sold it. "Gerritsen Muziekhandel" The Hague Grtz Nancy | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1199 Registered: 6-2002 |
Can you post a close-up of the logo? My Spoiler also has a Gerritsen sticker on the back of the headstock. I bought it from RockPalace, which is roughly across the street from where Gerritsen used to be (went out of business years ago, as did Servaas a few years later, who were just around the corner). I remember standing in the Gerritsen store years ago, staring at this Spoiler hanging high up near the ceiling - and I'm pretty sure it's the same bass. | ||
| nance
New Username: nance Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2006 |
  Here they are | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1017 Registered: 2-2006 |
I'm pretty sure this is a Matsumoko made guitar and looks like maybe their Frontier line. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1913 Registered: 7-2004 |
Looks Matsumoku to me, too. Here's a site with more info: http://www.matsumoku.org/guitars.html Bill, the guitar one | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1018 Registered: 2-2006 |
This looks similar to it | ||
| joram
Junior Username: joram Post Number: 50 Registered: 5-2004 |
Gerritsen certainly did business with Matsumoko. An other brand name they used was "Gerrinez". Pretty cool, handmade. A friend of mine ownes a Gerrinez with the 2-octave marker at the 23th fret. | ||
| gtrguy
Intermediate Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 102 Registered: 9-2004 |
That's kinda like the Matao I just bought. http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/33871.html?1165516459 I just finished putting a set of new PRS #6 Zebra humbuckers in it and it sounds as good as my Custom 24, which is saying something! The original pickups were not so good, but the rest is great. |
