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Peavey makes excellent guitars for very low cost. I have been playing since the early ’60’s and I own and play several Peavey guitars, including one that was supposedly a “beginner’s” guitar-a Raptor Plus, strat- like guitar with a humbucker at the bridge that I bought used for $40. I like this guitar so much I have not taked my real Strat out of its case for weeks.
Best thing is to play as many as you can find and get the one that feels best to your son…he will be playing it, and he should really like the guitar-it will make a world of difference as to how he will learn.Also, please don’t make learning a JOB-let it be fun.
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I think this is a good approach. You will be learning to HEAR how a song is played, and eventually you will be able to pick up how to play a song just by hearing it. There is an old jazz players trick, simply playing along with a radio, rather than a recording…with the radio, you don’t know what is coming next and you have3 a limited time to determint the key, chords and maybe a few riffs before the song ends, and they go on to the next unknown song. It is a simple but very effective ear training decvice and I recommend it highly.
FWIW, I got my first acoustic guitar around 1962, and played professionally for years and I’m still learning something every time I play.
enjoy.
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Goya was a brand of guitar originally made in Sweden. Levin was former brand name and owner, mainly in Europe.
They were bought and imported by Martin Guitars for some years.There are many variations of Goya guitars-I have an early ’60’s acoustic flat top Goya that is in poor shape, but has a wonderful tone. Most of the Goyas I have seen over the years are well made and can be good players.
http://goyaguitars.tripod.com/goya_info.htm
The company was later importing Hagstrom guitars re-labeled as Goyas, and went out of business completely in the late 1990’s.
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They were lower priced Japanese imports from the mid to late 1960’s. Funny thing is they are now selling for several times their original price-they have become collectable in a limited way. I can’t give you a model number, but I suggest you look for Guyatone guitars on ebay under vintage guitars.
IMO, the guitar in these pics is no longer a viable instrument-it has been destroyed. I’d bolt it all together and keep it as a reminder of your grandfather, but just trying to find replacement parts for it might turn into a lifelong project.
If you should decide to attempt to restore it, whatever parts you might find would probably be on ebay as well.Good luck with it whatever you decide.
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There is also a Guyaton Guitars site if you google it.
I just bought a Vespero classical guitar on ebay, has not yet been delivered. Seems to have a bone nut, spruce top and rosewood fingerboard and real inlay around the soundhole, which to me means it is a pretty well made guitar.
I have had zero luck finding any other information on these guitars other than what is posted in this thread, so I guess they were not very common.
Any of you previous posters/owners of Vespero classical guitars find any new information, please post it here and keep us all informed.Thank you all for posting, or I never would have found any information on them at all-you influenced my decision to buy it when you remarked how good it sounded.
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