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There are a wide array of budget-priced Jazzmaster imitations, particularly from the 1960s and '70s. Eko, Greco, Dillion, Univox, Epiphone, Yamaha, Framus, Teisco, Aria, Jansen, Harmony, and National are but some of the brands who released guitars in the spirit of the Jazzmaster, mainly to capitalize on the surf rock sound of the 1960s.
In 1957, president Sydney Katz introduced the Gold "K" line of archtop and solid body electric guitars [22] to compete with major manufacturers like Fender, Gibson, and Gretsch. The gold "K" Line featured the Jazz Special, Artist, Pro, Upbeat, [27] Jazz II, and Jazz Special Bass. Gold "K" guitars used the same hardware as top manufacturers.
Hollowbody electric guitars are quite common in jazz; the Gibson ES-175 is a classic example. It has been in production continuously since 1949 until 2019. Jazz guitar may refer to either a type of electric guitar or a guitar playing style in jazz, using electric amplification to increase the volume of acoustic guitars.
The Club Series expanded quickly, many Jim Burns-designed guitars constructed from 1960 to 1983 receiving its own budget model, such as the Marquee which was a budget version of The Marvin, the Steer (most famously played by Billy Bragg, the London Steer being a copy of a Steer guitar built and given to Billy by Jim Burns many years ago), the ...
Robert Benedetto (born October 22, 1946, in The Bronx, New York) is an American luthier of archtop jazz guitars.In 1968, he made his first archtop guitar in New Jersey and has handcrafted nearly 850 musical instruments.
Heritage Guitars is a boutique manufacturer, making semi-hollow guitars, large jazz boxes, and solid-body electrics. [3] Heritage makes guitars that are said to have been similar to Gibson's products, [3] [10] which the company's advocates and fans would say are constructed in a much more "handmade" fashion and with more attention to detail. [11]