It has a floating bridge which i find interesting. The serial number says 1973, is that the year it was born? Thanks in advance...El Degas F175
El Degas F175
Hello, I am a new poster to this site. I picked up an El Degas F175 at a yard sale for $25.00 last year. Don't know anything about the brand and was wondering if anyone could tell me about my new find! It has a floating bridge which i find interesting. The serial number says 1973, is that the year it was born? Thanks in advance...
It has a floating bridge which i find interesting. The serial number says 1973, is that the year it was born? Thanks in advance...Re: El Degas F175
Here are some phototgraphs of my yardsale find...
it has and adjustable floating bridge and
it also has an adjustable truss rod in the neck...if anyone has any info on this guitar or history i would appreciate. Thanks
it has and adjustable floating bridge and
it also has an adjustable truss rod in the neck...if anyone has any info on this guitar or history i would appreciate. Thanks
Re: El Degas F175
Nice guitar - I've seen an F170 and F185 before, so this is a new one!.
The "F" in the model number lends a clue in to what guitar this might be copying. The nomenclature for the acoustic models denotes what brand they were copying (i.e. MT### = Martin copy). F for... Fender copy maybe?
Could be. Unfortunately I am a philistine when it comes to the acoustic world, so I cannot ID what guitar it is emulating off-hand.
Hard to say what the serial number is about - the brand never did use a serial numbering system in a way that would make it useful for us to now find out any further info on the guitar... could be the year made, or just a coincidence
Not sure if it's MIJ or MIK - that logo style was sometimes used in either case, and the fact that the sound hole label doesn't say "Made in Korea" doesn't mean that it wasn't; if I had to guess I might say Japan... but on another day I might muse about Korea... I just cannot be certain.
That's great that the floating bridge is in tact and (I hope) the truss rod is still working and keeping everything stable. Congrats on a great find. Enjoy it, sorry I cannot give you more info, but there really isn't much out there.
The "F" in the model number lends a clue in to what guitar this might be copying. The nomenclature for the acoustic models denotes what brand they were copying (i.e. MT### = Martin copy). F for... Fender copy maybe?
Could be. Unfortunately I am a philistine when it comes to the acoustic world, so I cannot ID what guitar it is emulating off-hand.Hard to say what the serial number is about - the brand never did use a serial numbering system in a way that would make it useful for us to now find out any further info on the guitar... could be the year made, or just a coincidence
Not sure if it's MIJ or MIK - that logo style was sometimes used in either case, and the fact that the sound hole label doesn't say "Made in Korea" doesn't mean that it wasn't; if I had to guess I might say Japan... but on another day I might muse about Korea... I just cannot be certain.
That's great that the floating bridge is in tact and (I hope) the truss rod is still working and keeping everything stable. Congrats on a great find. Enjoy it, sorry I cannot give you more info, but there really isn't much out there.
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Re: El Degas F175
Hi suky, and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on an amazing score---$25???? Seriously!!suky wrote:Here are some phototgraphs of my yardsale find...
Any chance of some full body pictures, front and back? They might possibly help identify the style a bit more accurately. That, plus we'd just like to see her and add her to the growing portfolio of El Degas acoustics!
I'm a bit more optimistic than Charles, I think it's quite possible that "1973" is indeed the year of manufacture, and maybe based on a Fender model, but we need to get a look at the whole guitar to get a better overall feel for its style and vintage.
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Re: El Degas F175
Today's a good day, so I venture a guess of a mid-70s MIJ model
I started ElDegas.com many years ago to help celebrate and inform about El Degas instruments. It all started with a used Ric 4000 bass copy I bought in circa 2000.
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42 (13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42
(13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)