The seller says this guitar plays and sounds great with low action and no fret buzz. of Portland Oregon during the 1960’s and 70’s. Most Lyle guitars were built in the Matsumoku factory in Japan, however the Mahogany neck and the pickups suggest it could have been built elsewhere in Japan? Lyle guitars were sold by the L.D. Mostly known for its less expensive copies of famous guitars, Lyle actually sold some decent gear-in addition to a lot of low end beginner’s trash! This one appears to be of higher quality as suggested by the three-ply pickguard, the sliding switchgear, and the closed back tuning machines. This Strat-like 3-pickup solid body is dressed nicely in an aged and relic white finish, tremolo bridge (the arm is missing), with a Japanese bolt-on Mahogany neck, an adjustable truss rod, and Rosewood fingerboard.
Here’s an interesting vintage 1970’s Lyle guitar currently offered on eBay. of Portland, Oregon.ġ970’s Lyle ‘Strat-Like’ Electric Guitar, white solid body, 3 pickups Crafted in Japan, in the Matsumoku factory.Barrett straightened Lyle’s bowed neck, lowered the bridge saddle, treated the fingerboard, filed and polished the frets, and generally brought this old instrument back to life. Lyle spent quite a bit of time earlier this year at Barrett Coughlin’s repair shop. Poor Lyle. Here’s a picture of Lyle the day he arrived in his original chipboard case. The passing of time had not been kind to this Lyle, which resulted in a bowed neck. When the guitar finally arrived, it looked a bit rough: with a few scuffs, marks, dings, and plenty of scratches. My son found this Lyle online at a Goodwill Store in Seattle. This particular guitar came to me as a gift from my family last Christmas.
The C-600 was made in Japan at the Matsumoku factory and sold in the United States by L.D. Remember, they were built to fill the growing demand of guitars, that the kids saw on tv, with the Monkee’s and the Beatles.The Lyle C-600 is an excellent 1970’s reproduction of the Martin 000-18 guitar. I happen to love them, others despise that cheap feel and sound. Solid bodies, mostly made from plywood, BUT they do have their own feel and sound. Electrics, mostly the hollow bodies, were somewhat, but not always better. Quality-wise, they range from complete and utter crap, to OMG! Acoustics, tend to fall into the former range. They distributed them, much like they distributed Lyles. The company that distributed the Lyle’s, LD Heater, WAS NOT Owned by Gibson or Norlin. and say, “Who can build me 5000 Bob 335 copies, for around $30.00 wholesale?” Matsumko would say, “I can!” and boom, 5000 Bobs were lining the store shelves. you would put in a bid to the different companies. Much like Ibanez and Teisco did.įor example, let’s say you were a distributor, named Bob. Aria, Westone, Phoenix, Westbury, Conrad, some early Domino’s, Epiphone, and some house brands for Sears and JC Penny. See, Matsumko built for dozens of companies guitars. Unusual, yes, rare no.įor those who have 335 copy Lyle, the model 5102T, it’s the EXACT same guitar as the Aria’s, Westbury’s, Epiphone’s of that era. Ok, Lyles were made by Matsumko in Japan from the mid 60’s to around 74 or so. As usual, there is little on the internet, but I did find this link, and a pretty good summary of the brand. “I have a Lyle Bass – the semi-hollowbody (ES-335/StarFire/Jack Casady style). The acoustic guitars were built in Japan, with laminated tops and sides. Lyles were ‘licensed’ copies of Gibson, they weren’t seconds. Lyle guitars were imported from Japan ( Matsumoku) in the 60’s and 70’s by the L.
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