Garnet Guitars

[Ripper]

I was wondering when the last time anyone saw a Garnet guitar for sale was. I've been looking for one for awhile but no luck. I can remember them being around fairly regularly back in the early 80s.

[Mooh]

I seem to remember a guy with a Garnet Tele Deluxe-like copy. Weren't there Les Paul copies too?
Were they imported? Domestic? Marketed with Garnet amps as I remember.

Who's got one?

Peace, Mooh.

[Robert1950]

My gawd!! I didn't know Garnet Guitars even existed. The rare vintage hunt begins.

[zontar]

There were indeed Garnet Les Paul copies.
Garnet Guitars (http://www.garnetamps.com/guitar.htm)

Lots of neat stuff on that site about Garnet.
My first guitar map & first bass amp were Garnet stencils with "United" as the name. That was the name of the music school I got them from for some of the time I spent taking lessons.

We sometimes used an amp head like this in lessons and band practices.
United amp (http://www.pbase.com/infiniteposse/garnet)

Lots of interesting stuff from Garnet--whether stuff they made or stuff they sold.

[Ripper]

They made strat, tele, les paul copies etc. From what I have been told years ago, they were made in japan out of the same factory as the other 'lawsuit' guitars of the time. I'm a huge Garnet fan and own a fair amount of Garnet and the stencil amps. I too am now on the hunt!

[biggreen]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320252729700&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011

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