Sweet-looking vintage guitar, gorgeous cherry sunburst finish and double-pickguards
Like the Carlos brand, Checkmate is another vintage guitar brand that I've recently become familiar with and this is the 3rd that I've had in the last month or so.
These are not great quality guitars to begin with and this one needed some work somewhere (maybe a new saddle?), as notes are lost between the 7th and 14th frets.
But collectors seem to love these things, mainly because they usually look great and this one most certainly does. It shows signs of mild wear, considering it's probably over 40 years old and the pickguards are still in great shape too. Some players like to use these as slide guitars, because they do sound OK for the price. You can find them from anywhere between $80-$150.
Thank you for looking. More high-resolution pictures here.
I just purchased a Del Rey G235 made in Japan, auditorium size folk guitar. It's got the same "crown" logo on the headstock as the Checkmates I've seen. Made by same factory, Kawai Teisco. Correct, the sound is not especially good, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteMine has a similar floral motif but it's a single pickguard, shaped a bit differently than above. Appears to be mahogany back and sides.
Do you still have it?
DeleteI have one. Are you looking for one to buy?
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ReplyDeleteI've seen some made by Kay too, but after playing a few of these, it's definitely not what I'm looking for.
At least they look nice!
Hi I have a checkmate accoustic, just like the one in the picture above, double pic guards, butbi don't think it has the cherry sinburst finish, but it's in really decent shape still. Any ideas as to where I van sell it at a fair price? Like maybe $60.00. If anyone is interested or has any ideas, please contact me at panzer187@live.com
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of vintage guitars and it looks very beautiful guitar. Here you can find some best vintage guitar brand. Thanks
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