Name this guitar!

grungebob

It isn’t an Aria. 

Could it be a Luna? The headstock shape is very similar. 

EvansDrD

Looks to me like a ‘63 Gibson 335, with genuine PAFs. Once belonged to JoBo but he got into a feud with his neighbours who then stole it and fenced it through a local Cash Generator. 

robgilmo

It depends, what does it identify itself as? I would probably ask it before removing its makeup.

Litterick

Colin

Henrytwang

Is the neck a bolt on or glued in? It looks like quite a decent little semi acoustic, I’ve no idea who built it but with a bit of care and attention it could be a nice instrument ,I’d be interested to know what the pickups sound like.

robwright

EvansDrD said:

Looks to me like a ‘63 Gibson 335, with genuine PAFs. Once belonged to JoBo but he got into a feud with his neighbours who then stole it and fenced it through a local Cash Generator. 

If you’re right, I’d never sell it!!!!!

robwright

Henrytwang said:

Is the neck a bolt on or glued in? It looks like quite a decent little semi acoustic, I’ve no idea who built it but with a bit of care and attention it could be a nice instrument ,I’d be interested to know what the pickups sound like.

It’s a very neat set neck! It does look very well made! Pickups don’t have anything to signify brand but I will post a quick review once strung up! The tuners are remarkably smooth and high(?) geared (turn a lot for small adjustment - is that high gear/ratio?) 

robwright

grungebob said:

It isn’t an Aria. 

Could it be a Luna? The headstock shape is very similar. 

Will check out Luna

robwright

robgilmo said:

It depends, what does it identify itself as? I would probably ask it before removing its makeup.

She identifies as a vintage Gibson! 

robgilmo

robwright said:

robgilmo said:

It depends, what does it identify itself as? I would probably ask it before removing its makeup.

She identifies as a vintage Gibson! 

Thats what she is then, to be fair she could have been a 1994 ford Escort Gia.

ElectricXII

It looks a lot like an early 70s MIJ Epiphone. Is the neck bolt on?

DrJazzTap

Big Sue 

prowla

Musical_Mystery_Tour said:

Lighter petrol will remove permanent marker. Put some on a cloth and rub it. Acousty MacSemiacoustiface would suit it as a name.

I thought you were going to say hold a match to it - that would do the trick!

(Perhaps it could then be a Burny...)

stylesforfree

thumpingrug said:

Its female, so defo a Sharon.

Yeah she's got 3 'oles oo-eerrr!!

robwright

ElectricXII said:

It looks a lot like an early 70s MIJ Epiphone. Is the neck bolt on?

No it’s set neck - you are right about the early 70’s Epiphone! 

guitars4you

Bob, short for Kate

guitars4you

The 'issue' with many far east builders, is they will a) make the same guitar for various distributors/dealers throughout the world - Some brand names more established than others, but some might be for say a UK distributor and hence that brand name is generally only seen in the UK - B ) Sometimes various models are sent out as a 'prototype' for evaluation, to various distributors, with hopefully an order to follow - That might explain it having no name

So can't help as to what name it would have been shipped with, if indeed it ever was - But it does have the 'characteristics' of many generic models that various UK companies handled 

mudslide73

Ronnie Pickering.

Lebarque

Ken