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Re: atlas electric guitar

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Posted by Neal D. Bluesman on May 16, 2004 at 10:33:35:

In Reply to: Re: atlas electric guitar posted by Neal D. Bluesman on May 16, 2004 at 10:24:40:

I got a used Atlas single pickup guitar in 1966 for $30. I paid too much! After a couple years I moved on to much better guitars. As the decades rolled past I always wanted to get one again just to see if I could make it sound good knowing what I now know.
After much investigation I found that Supro, Atlas & Airline guitars were pretty much the same thing. Same basic pickup, bridge, body and 2 bolt neck. The Airlines like my Atlas have a rectangular headstock where the Atlas had the Gumby style.
I finally found one on Ebay a couple years ago and snagged it for $100. Unfortunately UPS broke the headstock off so I have yet to play it.
It turns out the neck is a steel bar with a thin wood veneer and the headstock is an injected plastic. I have been unable to find or neck or repair this one.
Below are links to the only 2 pictures I have of the original. They were taken in 1968 in Hollis, NH.
http://i.myspace.com/22/30/820322/9409375_l.jpg
http://i.myspace.com/22/30/820322/9409319_l.jpg

Love & peace, Neal D. Bluesman

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: I got a used Atlas single pickup guitar in 1966 for $30. I paid too much! After a couple years I moved on to much better guitars. As the decades rolled past I always wanted to get one again just to see if I could make it sound good knowing what I now know. : After much investigation I found that Supro, Atlas & Airline guitars were pretty much the same thing. Same basic pickup, bridge, body and 2 bolt neck. The Airlines like my Atlas have a rectangular headstock where the Atlas had the Gumby style. : I finally found one on Ebay a couple years ago and snagged it for $100. Unfortunately UPS broke the headstock off so I have yet to play it. : It turns out the neck is a steel bar with a thin wood veneer and the headstock is an injected plastic. I have been unable to find or neck or repair this one. : Below are links to the only 2 pictures I have of the original. They were taken in 1968 in Hollis, NH. : http://i.myspace.com/22/30/820322/9409375_l.jpg : http://i.myspace.com/22/30/820322/9409319_l.jpg : Love & peace, Neal D. Bluesman

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