Nice… yet another classic guitar re-make from my favorite “new vintage” guitar builders (hey, I think I just coined a new term.).
Eastwood Guitars yesterday unveiled its latest vintage six-string recreation––the new Airline Twin Tone.
Essentially a re-issue of the classic and fairly hard to find 1962 Supro Dual Tone, Eastwood appears to have stayed true to form on this one, though they did see fit to update the instrument with a pair of their new HOT-Rail Humbuckers (if my memory serves me the originals were outfitted with fat single-coils that simply looked like humbuckers.)
Unfortunately, the Twin Tone is so new that there don’t appear to be any really great photos of it yet, so I mustered up this photo of an original Dual Tone circa the mid-’50s to give you some idea of what we’re talking about.
So far there’s no word on body or neck material, but the Airline Twin Tone will feature dual volume and tone controls, 3-way pickup switching, and a custom chrome “Airline” tailpiece.
The guitar will be available in white, black, metallic red, metallic blue and sunburst, and an additional white left-handed model will be available as well. A Bigbsy vibrato tailpiece will be offered as an add-on option.
The Airline Twin Tone will begin shipping as of the 1st of October, 2007, and is expected to fetch a street price of just $499.
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September 5th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Admit it. You put “left-handed model” in italics just for me, didn’t ya? ;-)
Still thats a nice looking guitar. Hopefully I can give it a test drive some day..
However, I’ve FINALLY found my lefty:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rboyett/sets/72157601866214706/
September 5th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Hehe… you caught me red-handed ;)
And thanks for the link––looks like the 3-pickup Black Beauty. I had no idea they were building that thing in a left-handed version.
Sweet.
September 5th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
They don’t offer the 3pup as a lefty any longer. This one was made in 2000 when they still did. The 2pup BB is still available as a lefty.
Thx
September 5th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Then congratulations are definitely in order!
Great find.
September 7th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
I swear to god, if I were filthy rich, I would own every Eastwood Guitar ever. Those things are just too friggin’ cool.
October 31st, 2007 at 5:58 am
I have a Supro, 2PU, red with white back in great
condition. The info I have on it….Mfg. Nov 6th 1962
Plastic…
Serial on back:
T76549
I am interested in selling.
Ruester
November 20th, 2007 at 7:53 am
I have pics of the Supro 2PU red front/white back(plastic)
serial T76549…
1962 Guitar
e-mail me at the above address for photos.
Dan