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Mako Guitars
Posted by CLIFF CORDELL on Sun, 09/16/01 - 20:14:28.
In Reply to Slaughterhouse
I just bought a Mako Traditionals xk-7 guitar, with American flag, was wondering if it's an bicentennial model, since they were mfg. in the 70's & 80's,please send me anything you have on Mako Guitars, thank you.
Mako Traditonals TT-22
Hi I just bought a Mako tt-2 it has a black color with very light silver spackles. It has a few nicks on the bottom back edge, the paint shows its age, the neck is rock solid, very low action. My question is has anyone any info on this model? Thanx Joe
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I have several Makos. It's taken me 3 years to learn the following:
The line was started by Matsumoku, a ledendary luthier from Japan (hence the name Mako). He mass produced guitars for all the big brands in the early 70s and decided to release his own line. Most were made in Korea, a few of the very early ones were manufactured in Japan. Operations were moved to Korea because of much lower production costs. At some point in the early 80s,Kaman picked up the Mako line. Kaman started and owns Takamine, Ovation, and Applause and aggressively marketed Mako in the U.S.A. They stopped production of Makos after all the big names sued them. Mako was making high quality guitars for way less money than the big boys. Go figure. Now these things are the unknown jewels from that era. Hang on to what you have because they are becoming more and more collectable/valuable.
Cheers!
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: I just bought a Mako Traditionals xk-7 guitar, with American flag, was wondering if it's an bicentennial model, since they were mfg. in the 70's & 80's,please send me anything you have on Mako Guitars, thank you.
I just bought a Mako Traditionals 56 Les Paul replica. I have not been able to find much info on the company either. Let me know if you've found anything since your original post. Thanks.
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Al Collins
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I have a Mako LPB-1 used bass guitar. I do not know how old it is...perhaps a couple of years. Can you tell me what this item retails for?
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My first bass was a dark red mako lpb-1 bass, had no pickguard, tan colored pickups, and a matching headstock. Paid 90 bucks for it at a pawnshop. Interested in selling it by chance?
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i own a mako traditionals xk-7 that is sunburst color however i bought it at a yard sale for 15$ is it worth any money and does anyone have any info on the mako company?
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