LYLE GUITARS

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Posted by DOUG FIELDS on Sat, 07/13/02 - 07:09:41.

DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON.

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I was passed down a lyle

Posted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 20:35.

I was passed down a lyle guitar model# 692 serial# 57 from an uncle. anyone know anything about it?

I have a lyle 335 copy i got

Posted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/30/2013 - 13:39.

I have a lyle 335 copy i got back in the early seventies for christmass ser. no. 15734. Maybe someone has some ser. no. close to that and can compare dates.

Vintage 60s Lyle SG copy

Posted by Caxton on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 06:36.

It looks like there was no information about Lyle guitars on google back in the day.Now you can find some info, but very little. I purchased my first guitar of my life age 14 from a seller on ebay for $100. I baught an awesome looking black SG style guitar with the name Lyle on it. Years later now, I know a lot more... Lyle is one of the rarest brands of guitar manufactured in the world. This rarety however does not increase the value of the instrument. Lyle is not a brand that can even be found in the guitar Pricing Guide. I have looked. The value is determined usualy by the seller. If your selling one, hit me up. Lyle was never associated with Gibson. Lyle was never purchased and closed down by Gibson. However, Lyle started manufacturing Gibson style guitars at a cheaper rate but they failed to observe copyright laws. Lyle was created by the Motsimoku Company in Japan from 1965 to 1970. In 1970 the Motsimoku Company was slapped with such high lawsuits by the Gibson Corp of the US, that they bankrupted and closed. Making Lyle one of the rarest brands of guitar because of their extreamely limited production life of 5 years.

Long Live The Lyle! May You Play On For Another 30 to 40 years and beyond!

Lyle SG guitar

Posted by RedNatti76 on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 16:46.

i have an old red Lyle SG guitar has some roadwear but still plays well and sounds great. Who would buy it? where would i find them? and what could i get for it?

Lyle for sale!!

Posted by Danny on Wed, 12/26/2012 - 19:37.

I have a big box electric hollowbody up for grabs! It's like silk! It has a small ding, not sure if anyone is interested I can send pics upon request. Make an offer!
Danny
dvh1313@hotmail.com

Lyle 630L

Posted by Compadre on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 17:31.

I picked up a Lyle 630L recently for $100. Best playing acoustic I've ever played and sounds awesome, but it has a few issues. First being the fact that it's been played long and hard, with at least 3 frets showing hard wear. I had to tweak the torsion rod and raise the adjustable bridge some to stop a few frets from buzzing, but one is still a stickler. Bridge has cracked between the peg holes but the pegs still stay secure. My thought is to use good epoxy to stabilize it. Any thoughts? Also, leaving the strings taught over the years seems to have warped the body some, but there are no cracks or finish peeling from it. One tuner has been replaced with another style tuner, (looks like crap from the back) and I'd love to replace it.

Does anyone know where I could find a single tuner knob? It's the G string, (first on the bottom) so I'm thinking that is right-handed tuner? Maybe someone has replaced their stock tuners and has a single or set of them I could buy? Please reply to this thread if you do. Otherwise I need to go buy a set of Grovers or something.

gibson/Lyle

Posted by guitarman on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 07:37.

I have a very unique Lyle guitar. It is apparently a 1972 but on the headstock it has the pearl from Gibson and it says Gibson on it as well on the headstock. It has the tail trapeze and the adjustable saddle. I recently had it set up and there is absolutely no fret buzz, it looks like it just came off the wall, stellar condition. My tech was stunned at the body condition and even the frets were like a new guitar? This is the only guitar I have seen that is definately a Lyle but it has Gibson, correctly done on the front of the headstock? I went in to the acoustic section and played a Gibson new hummingbird next to mine and it sounded cheap! I was stunned. I have no idea what this is worth but is like the perfect guitar. No dents, nicks, scratches, just and old guitar that has been babied, no warping anywhere, I think this will play another 30 years easy. If anyone knows about a Lyle with a Gibson logo and Gibson written on the headstock, please let me know

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Posted by dave stepp on Mon, 12/12/2005 - 20:01.

: DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON.

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Posted by dave stepp on Mon, 12/12/2005 - 20:15.

: : DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON.

I have a Lyle arch top, hollow body , electric guitar.Modle no.t-120 ,in mint condition. Does anyone know what the value of it is?

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Posted by dave stepp on Mon, 12/12/2005 - 20:07.

: : DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON.

I have a Lyle arch top, hollow body , electric guitar.Modle no.t-120 ,in mint condition. Does anyone know what the value of it is?

Lyle guitars

Posted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 00:37.

Dave, I looked it up and somehoe Gibson bought out the company. It originated in Japan.Ive had one since 1966.as a teen ager woulnd sell it for the world. Its a C605. Maddy

lyle classical guitar c-605

Posted by phil parada on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 15:38.

i also have a lyle c-605 small nylon string guitar with loud voice. ceder top,mohagany back and sides. paper label, also says 3144 in red print.have 4 more nylon sting guitars. this one sounds best. would not sell, without vintage appraisal! good luck fellow lyle owner

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Posted by kati on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 01:47.

I have been playing for two years. I use to play (and still have) a fender squier. Today I bought a Lyle on impuls. I wasn't planning on buying one, i just walked in and it looked so beautiful. I have a feeling it is about 10 years old or so, but the sales man didn't know much other than it was a Lyle and it had new tunning pegs on it. I got it for 150$ and i would REALLY love to know more about it. Thanks.

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Posted by steven spence on Sat, 08/20/2005 - 18:26.

Does anyone know where you can get bridge parts for a W-415 Hummingbird

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Posted by Craig on Sat, 03/05/2005 - 12:22.

: DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON.
I have found more information on this site regarding Lyle Guitars, than anywhere else on the internet. Mine is a flat top model L-12. The guitar appears to be in very good to excellent condition, with some minor wear on the finish near the pick guard, and sounds fantastic to my tin ear. I have just begun to play guitar and would like to know if this is a good guitar? Is it actually worth anything?

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by Lee on Sun, 08/15/2004 - 23:54.

I just bought a Lyle 80 today, off craig's list.
no birds, roses, etc. It's my first guitar and I think it has a really nice tone.

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by mandy on Wed, 12/31/2003 - 04:47.

i have a lyle. i know nothing aobut it. my dad bought it when he was 17. model number :692. serial number :291. somebody tell me something about my guitar.

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Posted by Carol on Mon, 10/06/2003 - 23:03.

I have an M 470 Hummingbird 12 string copy from the early 70's--don't remember where I got it or how much I paid, but it's been all over the country with me and only sounds better with age. I haven't been able to find any info other than here...

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by sean on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 22:27.

I also too have a lyle elestric guitar. It was my first guitar. I must have a cheap version becouse it has very crapy sound and looks cheap. It says that it was made in japan on the back plate of the neck. It hase no model number on it. It is all black and it says lyle on the head of the guitar in gold leaf. It looks like a rip off of a gibson with a single hummbucker. I think that it was made in the early 70's. If any could please give me some more info on it and some differnt pics then the ones list in the replys that would great. I can send pics if any one wants to see. Thanks

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Posted by Al on Thu, 09/11/2003 - 02:13.

: DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON. I got a W-460 hummingbird copy in 1976 and it knocks everyone out with the sound for a plywood guitar. I also saw the identical model in a diorama at the Roy Rogers museum in Apple Valley. thought he played a martin but could just be a prop for the public.g

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by cory on Sun, 08/24/2003 - 10:16.

I have a lyle guitar that is 41 yrs old and the model is C-630

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Posted by Lyle on Wed, 08/06/2003 - 02:33.

I haven't found out much more info out there besides what I've read here about the Lyle brand guitars.

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Posted by Patrick on Wed, 06/25/2003 - 15:46.

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Posted by Barbara on Tue, 04/08/2003 - 17:27.

Count me in -- just bought one and know nothing about it. Can't find any info either. Mine's a Model L-14 12-string. Bought it 'cuz it was cheap as 12-strings go.

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by mike on Sun, 12/21/2003 - 14:02.

GREETINGS, IF YOU OWN A LYLE YOU ARE VERY LUCKY. MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ADMIT TO OWNING A GUITAR MADE IN JAPAN,BUT WHEN I BOUGHT MY LYLE HUMMING BIRD IN 1973 FOR $50.00 AND THE GUY WAS GOING TO SHOW ME THE DIFFERENCE IN SOUND BETWEEN A 50.00 LYLE AND A 800.00 GIBSON AFTER HE PLAYED BOTH HE SAID WELL I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN. THE LYLE SOUNDED TWICE AS GOOD. 2 WEEKS LATER I BOUGHT MY DAD A LYLE DOVE WITH ADJUSTABLE BRIDGE FOR 85.00 THEY ARE STILL BOTH PLAYABLE TODAY. I ALSO OWN A MARTIN D-18 AND A GIBSON F-HOLE GUITAR AND WILL PLAY EITHER OF THE LYLES OVER THEM ANY TIME. CONGRADS ON YOUR LYLE,YOU ARE IN FOR SOME VERY ENJOYABLE TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LYLE GUITARS WERE BUILT BY JAPANESE TECHS THAT WERE TRAINED AT THE GIBSON FACTORY AND BASICALLY ALL THEY MADE WERE COPIES OF THE GUBSON LINE, MUCH LIKE THE SIGMA LINE COPIES MARTIN.

MIKE.

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by Don on Fri, 01/24/2003 - 21:48.

Lyle was owned by Norlin, the same company that owned Gibson in the 70's. I've heard that this was going to be Gibson's answer to the influx of japanese boxes at the time but after just a few years of production they move Epiphone to Japan instead. I've got a Model 630-L (Hummingbird) that I've owned for over 30 years. It is stil my favorite player although it is showing it's age after being drug all over hell's-half-acre. ANYBODY with more info or having any model for sale, contact me!!

Lyle guitar for sale

Posted by Elaine on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 06:01.

Hi, I have a Lyle guitar I want to sell. It looks to me like the model is 0-620. The serial number is 210086. It was sold out of the "Stan Boreson" music shop near Seattle Washington (he was a very popular long-time musician in the pacific northwest). It looks in perfect condition, to me. I don't play or know much about guitars.

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by dave stepp on Mon, 12/12/2005 - 20:37.

: Lyle was owned by Norlin, the same company that owned Gibson in the 70's. I've heard that this was going to be Gibson's answer to the influx of japanese boxes at the time but after just a few years of production they move Epiphone to Japan instead. I've got a Model 630-L (Hummingbird) that I've owned for over 30 years. It is stil my favorite player although it is showing it's age after being drug all over hell's-half-acre. ANYBODY with more info or having any model for sale, contact me!!

I have a Lyle hollow body,electric guitar. Model no.1203 T. It is in mint condition.Red w/white trim.Two pickups,whammy bar,and a strat-like headstock.I am courious what the value of it is and I am wanting to sell it also.Please contact me if you are interested or have any information regarding this guitar and it's value.Thanks, Dvae Stepp

Re: LYLE GUITARS Lyle 630-L

Posted by Terry Finstad on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 22:16.

LYLE GUITARS Lyle 630-L

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Posted by Guy Repa on Fri, 01/31/2003 - 17:36.

I own a Lyle acoustic guitar, Model #F-500. It's a concert style body guitar with what appears to be a solid spruce top and probably mahogany sides and back. My father in law left it to me and it has always had an amazingly good sound for what I always thought was a pretty inexpensive Japanese instrument.

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Posted by matt on Tue, 01/21/2003 - 03:47.

i have a 12 string lyle guitar and i would like to know if anyone else has one.i couldn't find anything on the net about lyle guitars.are they rare?

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Posted by James Burns on Fri, 05/06/2005 - 18:06.

I also have a Lyle 12-string that is a copy of a Gibson Hummingbird 12. This thing has the nicest neck of any 12-string I've ever played. I understand Gibson had them made in a deal with Matsumoku Mfg. in Japan. ANybody able to date these things?

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Posted by john barnhart on Sun, 12/29/2002 - 19:08.

: DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON. I have inherited a Lyle Acoustic guitar. Model No HDLN. On the face of the guitar is some roses and a white dove. It is in perfect condition. It also says "Custom" above the neck. Any Info. would be fantastic. Thanks.

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Posted by Micah on Tue, 12/10/2002 - 18:33.

My Lyle is a copy of a Gibson Humming Bird. It was my first accoustic. I strung it backwards to accomidate my left-handedness, and played the hell out of it for 10 years now. I've cracked it, broken the head stock off, and generally beaten the crap out if it (youth and stupidity). But it still plays well. I've compaired it to the sound of an actual Gibson humming bird (all be it upside-down to me), and could not tell too much difference. I've never heard of anyone else having a Lyle Hummingbird. Any ideas of where another is?

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Posted by Brian on Sun, 05/02/2004 - 19:03.

I have a lyle hummingbird copy as well. It was made in about 1966, and has been in storage for a while. I need to set it up and replace the tuners. It's in pretty nice condition, and sounds nice when professionally setup. Does any one know anything about these guitars?

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Posted by Teri on Tue, 12/03/2002 - 21:34.

I have a lyle guitar with a cherry red back and the front has a bluebird on it. Has any one any information of this. It has a W415 on the sticker on the inside. thanks

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by plonk9 on Thu, 11/28/2002 - 05:53.

my first electric was a lyle SG copy. it was cool for me at the time (I was 10). very cheaply made -- bolt-on neck, etc...--cheap. I ended up selling it for 25 bucks to a friend in high school. I've seen maybe 2 lyles since then and one was an acoustic.

: DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LYLE GUITARS. I ONCE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AFFILIATED WITH GIBSON.

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by Moose on Tue, 11/05/2002 - 19:55.

I myself have come across a Lyle P-Style bass guitar. the guitar plays exceptionally well, has a great feel, and is just a really nice instrument all-around. from everything i have found, ive heard that Lyle guitars came from the same factories that produced epiphone guitars in the 60s and 70s in Japan. as far as i can tell, they dont really have any collectible value, and arent worth anything... but i can say that for those of us who are fortunate enough to own one, we are the lucky ones.

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Posted by Brad on Sat, 11/30/2002 - 01:06.

I have a transparent, cherry red, Lyle hollow body, "F" hole bass. It's a handsome bass and actually does't play too bad, for what it is. But, I, like everyone else cannot find any information on Lyle Guitars. Odd, considereing I've found numerous websites on guitars brands that were so obscure very few people have even heard of them. I have no idea where, or when I aquired it, or how much I payed. (Of course, I don't remember much else from twenty years ago either.)

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Posted by CHRIS SHRYACK on Fri, 07/26/2002 - 21:32.

I, too, own a Lyle from the late 70's and only recently have become appreciative of what a top quality inexpensive guitar it really is -- but I can't find ANY info on the company, the guitar, etc... HELP!

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Posted by mark on Wed, 06/18/2003 - 03:59.

I recieved an old lyle 335 copy tobacco burst from an older woman who said it belonged to her recently departed husband. she said that he had owned it since high school and they grad together 1960 so I know an approx age. she was going to give it to the GOOD WILL. plays great and even sounds cool through old amp she gave me too....what a score

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by brent on Mon, 08/04/2003 - 09:23.

i was in a pawn shop the other day and there is a lyle bass there for 89 dollars. has anyone played one of these and do you think it would be worth the money? thanks, brent

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by Rohn on Sun, 08/04/2002 - 12:48.

Count me in too... I've got a Lyle mod# 710 with 5xx serial number. Is there any online info about these (worth, history, etc)?
Thanks

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by tory on Sat, 09/21/2002 - 01:25.

does anyone know anything about a lyle model#C610. if you know about a price there worth e-mail me.

Re: LYLE GUITARS

Posted by tory on Sat, 09/21/2002 - 01:22.

: Count me in too... I've got a Lyle mod# 710 with 5xx serial number. Is there any online info about these (worth, history, etc)?
: Thanks

Lyle 710

Posted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 23:26.

I got my Lyle model 710 in Burbank CA in 1973 for my 17th birthday. It's serial number is also a 3 digit one, and starts with a 1. I read somewhere that the first digit was the year... so if that's true then mine is a 1971 (and yours would be a 1975). I also have a Lyle 690-DL (Dove) with no serial number that I can find. I work at a guitar repair shop and so 'll have the luthier there check for one. My dad bought it back in the 70s but can't remember exactly what year. Both play well and are played regularly by my son and I.

These guitars were made at the Matsumoku plant in Japan and the acoustics are made well: spruce tops, mahogany sides/backneck and rosewood fingerboard.

Laura

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Posted by Ross on Sat, 12/07/2002 - 12:11.

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