Leonard McCoy Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Can anyone identify the round-shoulder Gibson dreadnought below? Any help is much appreciated. Looks somewhat close to a Southern Jumbo to me, but then again there are some striking differences (e.g., fretboard inlays, pickguard pattern, headstock inlay) and I don't know anything at all about Gibson dreadnoughts to really tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanMichael Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Headstock looks like a Hofner or something...as well as the buttons. Maybe a Hofner 491?? Pickguard has changed on it but looking at the headstock and buttons and seeing the inlay, I'm thinking it's some kind of Hofner. I'm CHANGING my guess - Second guuess - a Gibson Ray Whitley Recording King. Those had the funky headstock and white tuner buttons! Gibson Recording King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Doesn't look like a Gibson to me. Bridge and headstock aren't Gibson. I was going to say Hofner as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Maybe a variation of the Hofner Western Jumbo Glad to see other Cat fans around ! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanMichael Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Doesn't look like a Gibson to me. Bridge and headstock aren't Gibson. I was going to say Hofner as well. The Ray Whitley Recording King (made by Gibson) has those appointments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Headstock looks like a Hofner or something...as well as the buttons. Maybe a Hofner 491?? Pickguard has changed on it but looking at the headstock and buttons and seeing the inlay, I'm thinking it's some kind of Hofner. I'm CHANGING my guess - Second guuess - a Gibson Ray Whitley Recording King. Those had the funky headstock and white tuner buttons! Gibson Recording King I think your first educated guess may be right on the money. The headstock looks very Hofner-like (diamond inlay), and overall it's very close to a 1960's Hofner 491 (sold as "Western" in the UK) in cherry sunburst with a few more bling appointments, perhaps a Custom Shop of sorts or simply an oddball. Considering Hofner copied quite a few Gibsons in the sixties and seventies (J-45, Dove, etc.), this shouldn't even come as a surprise to me, yet I'd have never thought of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanMichael Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I think your first educated guess may be right on the money. The headstock looks very Hofner-like (diamond inlay), and overall it's very close to a 1960's Hofner 491 (sold as "Western" in the UK) in cherry sunburst with a few more bling appointments, perhaps a Custom Shop of sorts or simply an oddball. Considering Hofner copied quite a few Gibsons in the sixties and seventies (J-45, Dove, etc.), this shouldn't even come as a surprise to me, yet I'd have never thought of it. I was also thinking "import" - Gibson would have been rarer anywhere else but the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 No not a hofner. I own two of those. Im thinking national or recording king . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanMichael Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Other imports might be: Selmer, Framus, VOX/EKO, or one of the many Teisco Asian imports as well. Regal Recording King Jumbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystrings Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hagstrom H45 - <http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Catalogues2/66CatalogueAcoustic.htm> - I KNEW I had seen that guitar before somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hagstrom H45 - <http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Catalogues2/66CatalogueAcoustic.htm> - I KNEW I had seen that guitar before somewhere! Nice find. Apparently there were a number of variants, including the one shown in the OP's pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanMichael Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hagstrom H45 - <http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Catalogues2/66CatalogueAcoustic.htm> - I KNEW I had seen that guitar before somewhere! Well played, sir. I forgot about the mighty Hags. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hagstrom H45 - <http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Catalogues2/66CatalogueAcoustic.htm> - I KNEW I had seen that guitar before somewhere! Really nice find! With the amount of J-45 imitations at the time I had already given up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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