Following the Greek pattern, there were a few, apparently unadvertised models named Electra. Circa ’66, SLM began importing a line of Japanese-made electric guitars named Apollo. With the onslaught of European and then Japanese imports in the ’60s, SLM began exploring its options. Kay-made Custom Krafts were really pretty interesting and made until Valco/Kay went out of business in 1968, and, indeed, a few might have been made for a bit thereafter. SLM eventually developed its own brand, made by Kay, called Custom Kraft. Other instruments followed, including Magnatone amplifiers and a variety of guitars, including Kays. The company met with success and continued to grow. SLM was founded by a violinist named Bernard Kornblum in 1922 as an importer of European string instruments. Louis Music (SLM) is actually one of the oldest remaining music distributors left in the U.S., most of the venerable examples of this institution having disappeared by the ’70s. Let’s take this remarkable 1978 Electra MPC Standard X320 into evidence! If prices on eBay are any indicator, it’s clear that guitar aficionados have little appreciation about how good and innovative these guitars were. One of the more successful Japanese-made guitar brands of the 1970s was Electra, the brand name used for electric guitars sold by St.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |