![]() ![]() Other electric models include: HOFNER ELECTRICS: Committee, Verithin 66, Ambassador, President, Senator, Galaxie, HOFNER BASSES: Violin bass, Verithin bass, Senator bass, Professional bass GIBSON ELECTRICS: Barney Kessel, ES-330TD, ES-335TD, ES-345TD, ES-175D, ES-125CD, SG Standard, SG Junior, SG Special GIBSON BASSES: EB-0, EB-2, EB-3 - plus a LOT of acoustics branded Gibson, Hofner, Selmer and Gianniniīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. Click on the images for more about the subtle differences between these knobs. It is probable that Eko had a separate supply of these knobs, despite the same part number, highlighted by the different knurl pattern and grub screw. These were produced on a lathe (presumably by hand), and it is not clear whether lack of uniformity between batches is deliberate or a consequence of their method or place of production. There seems to be some variation in precise dimensions of these knobs, specifically regarding the width, height and pattern of the knurled part of the knob. There were also etched versions for UK-produced guitars with built-in effects, with their own part numbers ![]() Two main variations are suggested in Vox literature, part 09-141-0, used on the Stroller, Clubman, Clubman bass and Bassmaster, and part 09-314-0 used on just about all other JMI (and some Crucianelli and Eko guitars): the Ace, Super Ace, Symphonic bass, Shadow, Phantom (all JMI models), Mark (all JMI models), Soundcaster, Consort, Lynx, Soundcaster, Super Lynx, Cougar bass, Spitfire, New Escort, Bobcat, Student Prince, Violin bass, Meteor and Super Meteor. Cheaper models that were typically shipped with the white plastic knobs ( above) in the UK were often fitted with these metal knobs when sold in the US - though whether these were added in the UK or on arrival in the US is unclear. Vox fitted knurled metal knobs to a number of high-end UK-produced models from 1963 until 1967, plus a few Italian models around 1966. ![]()
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