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Old 10-05-2020, 09:18 AM
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Question Vintage Vega Archtops?

Anyone have any experience with Vintage Vega Archtop guitars from the 30s or 40s? I noticed that Vega was making quite a few nice looking carved guitars in the 30s and 40s. I'm curious how do their higher end models like the C-66 for example compare with some of the mid range Epiphone and Gibson stuff from the same period?

Like this one looks like a nice instrument for a solid wood prewar Archtop?

https://reverb.com/item/3814042-vega...-tobacco-burst
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Old 10-06-2020, 12:54 PM
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Anyone have any experience with Vintage Vega Archtop guitars from the 30s or 40s? I noticed that Vega was making quite a few nice looking carved guitars in the 30s and 40s. I'm curious how do their higher end models like the C-66 for example compare with some of the mid range Epiphone and Gibson stuff from the same period?

Like this one looks like a nice instrument for a solid wood prewar Archtop?

https://reverb.com/item/3814042-vega...-tobacco-burst
I have played a couple at places like Retrofret and Vintage Instruments - I love how they look. But they didn’t impress me as players, similar to playing vintage Martin archtops. Just not as fun to play, for me, vs. Gibsons and Epi’s.

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