RARE Vintage MIJ 1960's AVALON Electric Guitar - "The Shaggs" Model !

You don't see these too often! The exact same model used by Dot and Helen Wiggins on their 1960 album "Philosophy of the World"

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[101Volts]

It looks a bit like a Mosrite Ventures model to me. Just a bit. I have a few questions: In the video you said the album was released in 1969 but in the description it says 1960. Was that a typo? Also what is the fretboard radius? It looks a bit flat, That isn't bad though.

[terser]

It's definitely Mosrite influenced with the angled neck pickup and offset body. But that huge headstock and those curled horns with the beveled body are truly their own thing!

"Philosophy of World" was recorded and released in 1969, but I don't really know the date of the guitar itself - so I just said "1960's" in the title - implying a rough guess of "the sixties". I just researched the guitar a bit more and it might be a Avalon AV-T2 from 1968...

And yes - the fretboard is pretty flat.

[jks2]

are you using a battery as a slide? that's awesome!

[terser]

Yep - batteries make great slides!

I have a real glass finger slide but I just can't seem to get good sounds out of it...

[DuscaManolescu]

Sounds sweet but it's a tad beat up. Well loved as they say.You gotta see my one-pickup 1969 Teisco Del Rey and my 1973 Hagstrom H II N. The latter of which only 210 were ever made. If some famous guitarist suddenly decided to play that guitar, it would instantly jump in value to 1959 Les Paul price range. :D

[terser]

Yeah - the guitar itself is in pretty nice shape, but the finish is checking pretty badly. Someone might want to refinish it, but I like leaving guitars original even if they are a bit ugly.

Somehow I have never owned a Hagstrom... but I've always wanted one - beautiful guitars!

[kettch42]

5 stars for using a battery

[JohnnyFriendly]

Another fine offering from the mighty terser!

Thanks, mate - keep 'em coming. This is what YouTube is all about.

[waters1907]

@DrivenBlues got one the other day . about the cond. on this vid. make me an offer  howardhepone@aol.com

[waters1907]

@DrivenBlues got one the other day . about the cond. on this vid. make me an offer

[menga111]

shaggs rule

[gomer1021]

the shaggs, lol that was awesome.

[blubryscone]

@DrivenBlues Please email me at aschon@verizon.net. We can try and work something out and selling the guitar. It's in pristine condition with its case and everything.

[gwugluud]

Good vid and good demo. After I got used to The Shaggs, I started to "get" it, LOL! I think they're great. They're actually hazardous to my musical tastes, because after I listen to "Philosophy...", everything else I try to listen to sounds "flat", or "fake"...I don't know if I'm making sense, hmm. All I know is that rock in general needs to be stripped down and rethought...Maybe only those of above a certain IQ, but under a certain degree of "technical skill", should form bands :D