Vintage Guitar Cast

Welcome! Today we are featuring our first Collector's Corner segment, an interview with Rick Russell. We talk about his current collection, his outlook on guitar collecting, and even Celtic and Irish music. Thanks for joining me, Rick, and I hope all you listeners enjoy the conversation!If you'd like to be featured on an upcoming Collector's Corner, please contact me or post a comment here on the blog.Thanks!

The headstocks may say "National," but these are pure Valco "Res-O-Glas" beauties! The Val-Pro, Westwood, and Glenwood guitars offered from 1962 to 1964 put a whole new creative spin on what was possible for guitar-building materials and construction. Not to mention, some of these models even offered a transducer-type pickup built into the base of the bridge! We're talking 1962, here...way ahead of their time. Although they had a relatively short lifespan in production years, these babies certainly made an impact. And if you can find one today, be prepared to write a fairly hefty check before you can take it home with you. But comparitively speaking, it will cost you a heck of a lot less than trying to score a 1962-1964 Strat, Tele, or Les Paul. And you certainly won't be blending in while on-stage.Thanks go out to today's sources, the article, "National's Map-Shaped Electrics" by George Gruhn and "National Westwood and Glenwood: '60s Alt-Materials Make Short Run," an article from Vintage Guitar Magazi