ajay Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I bought this from Gruhn's a few years back. I highly recommend these little Gibson made Kalamazoos! I have more fun on this thing. I don't have to be as careful as I am with my AJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Great lookin' hog. I've got a little Martin hog 000-15M - love the all hog. Sounds like you really enjoy your all hog beauty. Very nice. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 So they essentially threw the Kalamazoo name on a B-15..... interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I never knew there was such a guitar... Which years were they produced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Isn't this one for sale on the AGF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 That would be a KG-10. Ya gotta love the Melody Maker headstock. If I recall they were only built for maybe two years at the end of the 1960s. Gibson resurrected the Kalamzoo moniker for a budget line of instruments in the mid-1960s. They also put out fiberboard, bolt neck electric guitars under that name which are far more common than the acoustics. Gibson shut the project down in 1970 or 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 My recollection is the same as Zombiewoof's: I remember seeing the Kalamazoo all mahogany guitar with the melody maker headstock around 69. I used to see the electrics in pawn shops in the 70s--I think they were shaped like SGs but had bolt on necks. It was about this time that Epiphone got off shored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 How many of these do you have? http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/161872/1968-Kalamazoo-KG10-Made-Gibson-Kalamazoo-Mahogany#.U8nXRFbnBUg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 That would be a KG-10. Ya gotta love the Melody Maker headstock. If I recall they were only built for maybe two years at the end of the 1960s. Gibson resurrected the Kalamzoo moniker for a budget line of instruments in the mid-1960s. They also put out fiberboard, bolt neck electric guitars under that name which are far more common than the acoustics. Gibson shut the project down in 1970 or 1971. Thanks for that, ZWoof.....as you mentioned, I now recollect some of the Kzoo bolt-on lectrics, but never dreamed they were made by Norlin-era Gibson! I thought, straight-up, overseas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderful remark Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 How many of these do you have? http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/161872/1968-Kalamazoo-KG10-Made-Gibson-Kalamazoo-Mahogany#.U8nXRFbnBUg My thought exactly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My recollection is the same as Zombiewoof's: I remember seeing the Kalamazoo all mahogany guitar with the melody maker headstock around 69. I used to see the electrics in pawn shops in the 70s--I think they were shaped like SGs but had bolt on necks. It was about this time that Epiphone got off shored. The Kalamazoo electrics were more Mustang shaped. And I am pretty sure the bodies were not made of wood but were all plywood or fiberboard or something. Funny thing is the Melody Maker pickups were nice and the value of these little guitars has been going up. I know a guy who used to buy them just to snag the electronics but has started putting them back together because of what the guitars will now sell for. On the acoustics though if you want the same vintage all-mahogany guitar you also have the Harmony H-165. This was one of their better offerings and has a far beefier neck than the Kalamazoo which for me makes it far more playable. Based on the UMGF ad, they also can be had for quite a bit less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajay Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Isn't this one for sale on the AGF? My Brother has MS, and he can't play anymore. He's giving me his Mint Condition B-25 Natural, so I won't need both of them. I'm 57 and in bad health so it doesn't make sense to stack any more guitars. I hadn't intended on selling my Kalamazoo, but this thing with my Brother's B-25 just came up. They are essentially the same guitar, and My Brother's wins out for sentimentality.I hope that I didn't offend by selling right after posting this. I have my AJ for a nice Axe, my Dad's '38 Dobro for sliding, and now I'll have my Brother's B-25. Plus a nice ''73 Fender Telecaster in Blonde, and a Gibson EBO Bass. I don't need two small Gibsons, and I do love the Kalamazoo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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