tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post1535276993572432321..comments2024-03-27T09:46:15.606+00:00Comments on Guitar Blog: 1960s Selmer FreshmanGavin Lloyd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-14421592949619820802019-09-09T16:16:21.249+01:002019-09-09T16:16:21.249+01:00Hi I have a 1960s Selmer freshman foreign electric...Hi I have a 1960s Selmer freshman foreign electric guitar anybody any idea how much is worth I think they were made in JapanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816141880023603464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-28658580058002694092016-06-22T17:32:26.628+01:002016-06-22T17:32:26.628+01:00Still got mine up in the attic along with my other...Still got mine up in the attic along with my other early axes. my first solid. Still plays fineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332843980435833005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-18462881190792609962013-01-22T12:49:02.685+00:002013-01-22T12:49:02.685+00:00I had one of these for my 14th birthday in 1964.
M...I had one of these for my 14th birthday in 1964.<br />My mum took me into Jack Brentnalls next to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham where for my £15 budget I could have either a new Freshman or a 2nd hand Hofner Club.<br />The salesman advised the Hofner but as a "know it all" 14 year old I chose the Freshman.<br />I estimate it set me back about a year in my progress towards learning to play such was the poor quality of the neck.<br />The bridge shown in the picture is original. It struck me as odd even as a novice guitarist.<br />Happy memories for me as my first guitar but the youngsters today are soo lucky with the choice, value and quality of guitars for beginners.<br />If I'd had a Fender when I was 14 I could have ruled the world, well maybe not.messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847012185815919737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-61786803461395907272012-11-29T05:36:34.945+00:002012-11-29T05:36:34.945+00:00In the Ebay listing, there is a picture of the bac...In the Ebay listing, there is a picture of the back showing that this guitar has a fixed neck with a small but fairly standard heel. This one went for £98 in the end. A pretty good price for such an oddball guitar. My Google searches came up just two other examples, one from a 2011 Ebay listing with a £329 asking price and then relisted later at £269 and then again at £199 with one bid. <br /><br />David in Barcelonabattaolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017197945735047580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-46951914708036014062012-11-28T00:56:25.384+00:002012-11-28T00:56:25.384+00:00How strange that they should use "Freshman&qu...How strange that they should use "Freshman" and "Sophoamore" as model names in the UK - those terms are almost unheard of here (in the USA they refer to new and seasoned university students respectively). And back in the early 1960s few British teenagers had any hope of going to university anyway - most finished school to go to work at the age of 16.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976792454989718540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-7823527937719797652012-11-27T21:03:23.048+00:002012-11-27T21:03:23.048+00:00Is that a neck-through-body design? It looks like...Is that a neck-through-body design? It looks like it has no heel at all.cool arrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476766177072703476noreply@blogger.com