Anyone Know What This Critter IS?

Arthur Herrmann · Post by **Arthur Herrmann** » 17 Oct 2011 11:31 am

Could use an ID on this guitar located in a guitar shop in York, Pa. Anyone recognize it?

http://guitarsongeorge.wordpress.com/wo ... st-guitar/

Hugh Holstein · Post by **Hugh Holstein** » 17 Oct 2011 4:07 pm

How could it be from the 40's or 50's and have a solid state amp?

The transistor wasn't invented until the early sixties.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 17 Oct 2011 5:30 pm

That look's to be classic 1970 era craftsmanship, and may be the ugliest guitar in history. But interesting! Neck shape appears to be quite nice.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 18 Oct 2011 6:37 am

I know it isn't a lap steel. Moved to Music from Steel Without Pedals.

Blake Hawkins · Post by **Blake Hawkins** » 18 Oct 2011 7:46 am

A comment on transistors. There were commercial transistor products in 1954. The Regency TR-1 radio
was introduced in the fall of 1954.
By 1957 great improvements had been made.
So, it is possible that the guitar in question
was made in the mid to late '50's.
If we knew the type number of the transistors used
and the voltage rating of the caps in the circuit
it would be possible to arrive at a rough date.
Also there are date codes on various parts such as the pots and the speakers.
It has been a long time ago, but I think I built some
transistor preamps in 1956 or 1957 using
General Electric type 2N170 transistors.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 18 Oct 2011 6:25 pm

It was manufactured by The Big Foot guitar company. It was their Caucasian model.

William Lake · Post by **William Lake** » 18 Oct 2011 6:56 pm

Kevin Hatton wrote:It was manufactured by The Big Foot guitar company. It was their Caucasian model.

The sasquatch model?

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 18 Oct 2011 11:34 pm

The matching amplifier to this guitar was called The Vibrofoot. It had a "Squatch Switch" on it for overdrive.