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The original tuners have been replaced with Grover Sta-Tite 18:1 ratio tuners in nickel finish, and the bridge is a Rosewood replacement from Stewart-McDonald. Naturally the frets were also replaced, and have very light wear.Ī K&K pickup has been added, with the element under the bass bridge foot and the output jack attached to the tail pin. Vega produced some high quality archtop guitars in the 30s (both acoustic and fitted with pickups). Here's some info: Vega Company - Wikipedia. They bought the Vega brand name, and made Vega banjos for a few years shortly thereafter they gained control of a guitar factory in the Netherlands and attempted to introduce a less-expensive guitar brand by using the Vega name on guitars manufactured at that plant. It was founded in the 1880's by a pair of immigrants, like some other famous American brands. During that process, a modern truss rod and side dots were added and as a practical necessity, the neck finish has been oversprayed. Vega is a brand name with a long history as a musical instrument maker. The original fingerboard was extremely rounded, so it was removed and a new wider board added. It would have been a great addition to the Martin line but in the '70s I think they had their collective heads up their butts. IMHO, Martin would have done well to keep the guitar production intact as purchased. Finally, by the late 1960s we had amps that could go to 11 Making guitars loud enough to be heard for performances with other musicians had long been the goal of many players. The advantages of the new style of guitar were clear, and many companies including Dobro, National, AudioVox, Volu-tone, Vega, Epiphone, and Gibson began creating their own versions of the electric guitar during the late 1930’s. The original Vega guitars were very nice guitars, well built, played well and sounded pretty good. We guitar players have always had the need to turn it up. The emphasis remained true to Vega's origins, however, with about 60 of business centered on stringed instruments and 40 on brass. This Vega C26 is in good playing condition, due largely to extensive work done to the neck. History of the Solid Body Electric Guitar. Vega also acquired the plectrum instrument division of Boston's Thompson & Odell Company, which made bowl-back mandolins, guitars, and several types of banjos. The C26 model was built from 1940 to 1949. By the 1930s as banjos were waning, Vega began to focus on building guitars and many quality archtops were built. Vega is one of the older names in American musical instrument production, first operating in Boston, Massachusetts in 1881 and making guitars, mandolins, and horns. Here’s another unusual guitar – from 1945, a Vega C26 archtop acoustic guitar.