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Old 11-18-2010, 09:13 PM
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Old 11-18-2010, 09:33 PM
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Hey, Tom, I'd love to see all those ads/fliers/album, covers full size.
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Old 11-18-2010, 09:35 PM
 
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Those are really cool! I love the one for the 1972 Tele that says "Don't be surprised if there's a 2001 A.D. Telecaster." Too funny.
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Old 11-18-2010, 09:43 PM
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They bring back memories of the first few times I flipped through Guitar Player as a teen. LOVE those old ads, especially the Gibson ones. So many of those Norlin era "mistakes" were actually pretty good and would be pretty cool now. I have to say that though, because I have an L6S.
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Old 11-19-2010, 07:22 PM
 
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These are awesome! I laughed at the Fender ad with the lion with the type all set in Snell Roundhand (the script font). Thanks for posting that. Being a designer and musician, i love seeing old ads for music gear, especially stuff that is/was "high-tech" like synths and drum machines.

If anyone is interested i uploaded a bunch of Kay catalogs that the new Kay company had on their website but the links were broken, and then they removed the history section. They are here: Vintage Kay Catalogs

There are some really pretty archtops in there.

Interesting note: the 1960 catalog has my guitar teacher's dad on the cover. He was a Kay endorser and a professional jazz musician in the 50's and 60's.
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Old 11-19-2010, 10:40 PM
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I remember this ad! Still cracks me up.

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Old 11-19-2010, 11:59 PM
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I dig the guitar (natural with the black appointments); but there's some stereotyping going on in that ad, no?
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Old 11-20-2010, 08:24 AM
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Actually, I once had one of these (L6-S) and subsequently one of these (Les Paul Signature); both are long gone:
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Old 11-20-2010, 09:32 AM
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I dig the guitar (natural with the black appointments); but there's some stereotyping going on in that ad, no?
Yeah, now I'm laughing at the ad because it's embarrassing. The micro tilt probably embarrasses Strat nuts, too.
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Old 11-24-2010, 03:22 PM
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I have a fondness for this 1937 Epiphone Emperor advert:

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I have a fondness for this 1937 Epiphone Emperor advert:
I think that's my granny!
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