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Topic: Vintage 1950 Vega Dual Grande Console - SOLD! PLEASE CLOSE |
Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 12 Jul 2012 12:34 pm |
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Up for sale is a Vega Dual Grande. The volume pot dates to 1950; the 1949 Vega catalog shows it without the push-button controls, so this is probably one of the first to feature them. Instead of a conventional tone pot, you have your choice of six different capacitor/resistor combinations (see photos). "Norm" goes straight to the jack without any roll-off; naturally, since this is all passive circuitry, there's some volume reduction as you move away from "Norm". Still, the single-coil pickups don't put out much hum and the the buttons actually do provide a nice range of tones. They remind me of very old cash registers because they make a loud "ka-thunk" noise as you press them.
The guitar appears to be all original save for the added decoration on the front. Vega instruments always showed great craftsmanship and materials, as is exhibited by the use of mahogany where the sun don't shine (I was half expecting a cheaper wood like birch) and tuners that I think are Grovers. The guitar comes with its original case and legs (in excellent condition), and it's surprisingly light for its size.
I'm asking $SOLD including Paypal and shipping in the continental US.
There's a felt-lined cover over the bottom which I removed for these pics:
Last edited by Noah Miller on 31 Jul 2012 3:52 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 21 Jul 2012 7:25 am
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| Forgot to say that the steel has a 23" scale. |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 28 Jul 2012 1:45 pm
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| So far two Ebay buyers have backed out because they couldn't pay, so it's still for sale. |
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Bob Russell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2012 8:14 am
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| I have one of those (it's a couple of years older than yours, I think) and it's a great-sounding, well-made guitar. So here's a bump! |
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Denny Turner
From:
Oahu, Hawaii USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 5:55 am
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Good Evening, Noah,
OK ...OK... I give up; Hands in the air; I'm assuming the position here boss; 2 weeks is all I can take; G.A.S. wins no matter what I do; My forehead's got knots and the bathroom door is beat all to pieces just above eye level; Put cockleburrs in my shoes for distraction; Even slammed my dingaling in the car door for relief, but it didn't work either; I'm black and blue from head to toe; I've had all I can stands ... I can't stannnnnnds no more. Email sent.
So please email me yer Pay Pal acct name and I'll shoot you moola .....when I get back up from bed tommorrow morning ....errrrrrrrr later today .....it's 3:30 AM. What's my name? Who's the President? No nurse Ratchet, I don't know what country I'm in................. please let me wash up and go to bed now, I'm drooling on the keyboard................ 
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Aloha,
Denny T~
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