Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Mason P. on Fri, 12/28/01 - 09:54:37.
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I bet you'd find it pretty weird for me to be so interested in guitars, being ten years old. Just wondering; my uncle has a black guitar that he guesses was made in around 1970. It is made by Mann Guitars in Japan. I had never heard of them, so I checked the most extensive guitar daabases. The name "Mann Guitars" did not show up on any. I did however find "Manne Guitars" in Italy. Does Mann Guitars even exist any more, or did they change their name or something?

Let me know
Thanx

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Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by prokleen@sk.sympatico.sk on Fri, 04/05/2002 - 20:34.

: I bet you'd find it pretty weird for me to be so interested in guitars, being ten years old. Just wondering; my uncle has a black guitar that he guesses was made in around 1970. It is made by Mann Guitars in Japan. I had never heard of them, so I checked the most extensive guitar daabases. The name "Mann Guitars" did not show up on any. I did however find "Manne Guitars" in Italy. Does Mann Guitars even exist any more, or did they change their name or something?

: Let me know
: Thanx

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by julien on Sat, 01/10/2004 - 14:26.

they stoped making them ten years ago

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Edward Pichette on Fri, 04/05/2002 - 20:38.

Mann WAS a company that made very good reproductions of brand name guitars.Ihave had many in my 26 years of playing , I currently have a SG-replica with replicated Bigsby .It sounds and looks like the real McCoy only a lot cheaper.

i have a damn mann

Posted by julien on Sat, 01/10/2004 - 14:04.

i have a mann

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Trevor on Wed, 03/31/2004 - 01:04.

I also have a Mann guitar but I dont know anything about it. I got it at a pawn shop. All I know is that its a really good quality guitar and its strong. I've had mine for about ten years

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by lucas on Tue, 05/18/2004 - 15:14.

Hey, I aslo have a MANN guitar. My dad gave it to me. He used to play it.It looks alot like a gibson SG. I' ve been doing some "looking-around" but found a dead end. I agree with Trevor (post up) that MANN guitars are a good quality and great to play!

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Ralph on Sat, 06/26/2004 - 19:06.

Mann guitars are made by Ibanez. Ibanez used the name exclusively for the Canadian Market. They are the same spec and quality...just the name change.

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company? yes it is

Posted by ralph on Fri, 07/02/2004 - 06:40.

: Mann guitars are made by Ibanez. Ibanez used the name exclusively for the Canadian Market. They are the same spec and quality...just the name change.

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by mason p. on Fri, 07/02/2004 - 06:44.

i have a mann acoustic (gibson dove copy )and its is the nicest acoustic ive ever played it is cherry red and is just beggining to die . Ive been looking for another but cant find any

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Mark ups on Sat, 09/25/2004 - 01:32.

: i have a mann acoustic (gibson dove copy )and its is the nicest acoustic ive ever played it is cherry red and is just beggining to die . Ive been looking for another but cant find any

hey man i have that same guitar i've never seen another like it, amazing sound as far as i'm concerned, quality like gibson, give me a shout if you ever recieve this, i'd like to hear anything at all about this guitar

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Rick on Wed, 11/10/2004 - 13:58.

: : i have a mann acoustic (gibson dove copy )and its is the nicest acoustic ive ever played it is cherry red and is just beggining to die . Ive been looking for another but cant find any

: hey man i have that same guitar i've never seen another like it, amazing sound as far as i'm concerned, quality like gibson, give me a shout if you ever recieve this, i'd like to hear anything at all about this guitar

Hey Lads: I have that similar guitar only it's a Gibson Humming Bird style Mann.
Bought it in Brampton at Cortet Music Store, about 1970 or 1971 I believe.
Red Sunburst finish. By looking at the inside of the guitar, the sidewalls,back and top are made from the same type of wood. The grain on the outside of the guitar matches the grain on the inside. The neck is made of another type of wood with double pearl inlays up the neck. (A two piece guitar)
On the inside as well, is a sticker that says Craftsman Made Mann-- Made in Japan--Model A-303-D
American made guitars have a great name as well does Canadian made ones.
But these days Japanees made guitars are getting the respect--slowly-- they deserve.
I would imagin these guitars are scarce. Should be a keeper. Sure has a sweet sound, strings are set very close to the fret board as well.

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Samjohnson on Mon, 07/05/2004 - 15:58.

hey, i was just wondering, is there any web site i can look at to find otu more about my guitar or get a similar 1, i have a mann electric guitar, its cherry red with a normal yellow kinda wood neck and head, with the normal wood color running down the middle of the guitar, i got this guitar from my cuzin and he hasnt played for 10 years and id like 2 know more bout it, so if anyone can help, i would love it:)

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by jordan peoples on Fri, 09/10/2004 - 17:17.

yea i also have a mann its wood with white les paul pick-ups or what it looks like anyways its s single peice guitar and its nice strings are low toe the fretboard and its nice i got it for 50 bucks off my freind haha i ripped him off
there a copy of ibanez just like epiphone is for gibson but mann is worth something opposed to crappy epiphones

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by Alex on Fri, 12/17/2004 - 16:58.

Let me tell ya, I got a MANN Gibson Rip off Electric off a buddy of mine was thinking of trading another guitar i have for it....It constantly goes out of tune! But does Play nice. The Hardware looks cheap and i fear for anyones life as a musician that owns one. Needless to say they stoped making them for a good reason.

Re: Is Mann Guitars a company?

Posted by bnp on Sat, 01/01/2005 - 17:43.

I have a MANN Les Paul Copy.......

I had bought it in 1977 Brand New.....

I had he same problems with it as you mentioned....

I changed the hardware after the first weak,,,,

GOTOH Tuning Pegs, new bridges, dimarzio humbuckers....changed everything that came in contact with strings.....

Put a new 6 hole plate for mounting neck and expoxy glued the neck to body to make it more solid......I adjusted the neck to improve string clearance and playability......

stinged it up and I have played it live ever since......I'm an old man now...and it never goes out of tune and sounds great.....

After the upgrades it was still a very in-expensive Guitar as I could not afford a Gibson (new or used) at the time....I since have collected many guitars(Gibsons, fender, Peavy, Ibanez, Takamine, etc)....and I am still happy with the Mann.......

IT was a great project to fix it up and got me what I wanted....

but you are right, off the shelf brand new they didn't stay in tune because of the tuning pegs, bridge hardware and sloppy neck mounting....A little precise adjustments and hardware change and you can be playing a reliable instrument.....

BNP

: Let me tell ya, I got a MANN Gibson Rip off Electric off a buddy of mine was thinking of trading another guitar i have for it....It constantly goes out of tune! But does Play nice. The Hardware looks cheap and i fear for anyones life as a musician that owns one. Needless to say they stoped making them for a good reason.

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