Guyatone LG-40

Guyatone LG-40

The LG-40 was released in 1959 and certainly isn't without it's charm! The bound body and neck set it apart from the Guyatone-built Broadway Plectric budget model (which it resembles in both body shape, pre-loaded scratchplate and pickups). The Broadway was built of plywood too, whereas the LG-40 is solid wood, albeit with a trapeze tailpiece and identical tuners. The large chrome oval-shaped pickups are a particular feature.

The Guyatone LG-40 was listed in the Bell Musical Instruments catalogue of 1962, as one of the four Guyatones sold by that company and whose guitars (along with the Broadway Plectric range and Broadway Budget guitar) were distributed by Rose-Morris of London. In 1962, the cash price was £21.

Outside of Britain, the Guyatone LG-40 also appeared in Australia in 1959, as the Guyatone LG-40 Top Forty Twin, a guitar of superior build quality, with flamed woods and with gold plated pickups. Stunning!