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Here's an unusual Japanese semi-acoustic from the '60s.

An early Gibson advert featuring Les Paul...

In Bedrock. Twist Twist!

An 'Electrophnic' guitar. Wouldn't mind one of these...😉

Amazing to behold. Could get lost for years in all that. Might be interesting to see a guitar nut who's also a pearly, in full regalia, rock that axe. 🙂 It also brings to mind Syd Barrett's mirrored '62 Fender Esquire ...

David Bowie obviously liked Apache and wanted to let us know, but ... was it intentional? 😊 David Bowie- How Does the Grass Grow

The Undertones - Wednesday Week

Dope Rider .

I mean, I love Wings, so I think it's a good one..😎

Hyperlife from Beck's latest album Hyperspace. (Never heard Beck before but I like the sort of floating, spacious sound on this album). Check out also the title track. Beck - Hyperlife (Audio)

WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING OUT ON GUITAR, I WOULD SDEND OFF FOR THE 'BELL'S' COMPANY GUITAR CATALOGUE. IT DIDN'T CONTAIN ANT FEDERS OR GIBSON'S OR GRETSCH'S BUT INSTEAD HAD EUROPEAN GUITARS, SOME BRITISH MAKES AND SOME GUITARS MADE IN JAPAN BUT INPORTED UNDER VARIOUS BRITISH AND EUROPEAN NAMES. THE BELL'S CATALOGUE PROVIDED A GREAT DEAL OF ENJOYMENT TO IAN PARKIN AND MYSELF WHEN WE WERE JUST SCHOOLBOYS AT INGS ROAD SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL IN THE LATE 1950s AND EARLY '60S. WE WOULD SIT ON THE LOW WALL SURROUNDING THE SCHOOL'S YARD AT BREAL TIMES, AND AVIDLY SHARE OUR THOUGHTS ON THE VARIOUS GUITARS THE CATALOGUE PORTRAYED. WE DREAMT OF OWNING SOME OF THOSE MODELS WHICH SEEMED QUITE EXOTIC AT THE TIME. HERE ARE SOME PAGES FROM AN OLD BELL'S CATALOGUE: THE ABOVE PAGE SHOWS A SELECTION OF 'BIRD' GUITAR AMPLIFIERS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE PRETTY COOL... THE 'BROADWAY' SOLID AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE ABOVE BELL'S CATALOGUE PAGE WAS A GUITAR I FANCIED BACK THEN. I SUSPECT IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN. A SINGLE PICKUP VERSION OF THE 'BROADWAY' AT BOTTOM RIGHT. CAN YOU BELIEVE THE PRICE? ONLY £18, 7/6 pence! AND THE 'FRESHMAN' TO THE LEFT COST EVEN LESS AND SPORTED TWO PICKUPS... A NICE SELECTION OF BURNS GUITARS. ROSETTI GUITARS WERE ALWAYS ON DISPLAY AT THE WAKEFIELD MUSIC CENTRE WHEN IAN PARKIN AND MYSELF WALKED FROM SCHOOL AT LUNCHTIMES TO STAND AND STARE IN THE SHOP'S WINDOW. I PARTICULARLY REMEMBER THE 'LUCKY 7' MODEL. MY FIRST AMPLIFIER WAS MADE BY ROSETTI AND WAS ALSO CALLED A 'LUCKY 7.' KAY GUITARS WERE AN UNUSUAL ADDITION TO BELL'S CATALOGUE AS THEY WERE ACTUALLY AMERICAN. A NICE SELECTION OF WATKINS AMPS. IAN PARKIN EVENTUALLY GOT A 'DOMINATOR' IN PALE BLUE AND CREAM. I WAS ENVIOUS UNTIL MY DAD BOUGHT ME A VOX AC 30! SELMER MADE SOME GREAT AMPLIFIERS AND THEY SELL FOR SUBSTANTIAL SUMS TODAY IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS SELMER ZODIAC IS FROM BELL'S CATALOGUE. AN EARLY TAPE ECHO UNIT. THE 'SWISSECHO.' THE MEAZZI 'FACTOTUM STEREO ECHOMATIC' CAME COMPLETE WITH TWO SPEAKER CABS! WHAT A BEAST!! THE ABOVE IS A HOFNER 'GALXIE' SOLID BODY GUITAR, INSPIRED BY THE FENDER STRATOCASTER I GUESS. BELL'S CATALOGUE ALSO SOLD VARIOUS 'BITS AND PIECES' FOR GUITARISTS OF THE DAY. I HAD THE 'FUTURAMA' PLECTRUM AND A BOTTLE OF SELMER 'POLYSHINE.'

I think this old 'late '50s or early '60s guitar is a Dallas model, possibly a Dallas 'Tuxedo' ?

A very old Gibson advert, when they still made violins!

I did have the opportunity to play with this system back in the 80's 😁. Hours of fun at the local music store!

Charlie Chaplin .

Catchy song with nice sounds. When the white fog sets in I think of Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven.

Me and my new Backlund 100 DLX (Eastwood had a 30% off sale - I couldn't resist!). It arrived on Tuesday, but I had to quarantine it until today.

Carrots aren’t everything

John Moteleone's guitars have featured in this thread before, but they're so beautiful. Here's another of his custom archtops.

Here's a young Bob Dylan with a Gibson flat top acoustic...

And another variation on the 'square' or oblong Bo Diddley guitar. This one's pretty cool.

A Fender catalogue from the '50s...

The headstocks of the Moneleone archtops are beautiful too. I really like the subtle introduction of red in this one.

Steve Klein Bill Frisell Model.

These guitars are made by a company called 'M-Tone' in Portland, Oregon in the USA. I think they're really special with great craftsmanship. I particularly love the green one...

Hey, Chiquita! 😉

One Day (At A Time) (Remastered 2010) John Lennon - One Day (at a Time)