To only mention a few, there was the Egmond 2 and 3, furthermore there was the Egmond 2V and 3V. But Egmond also made high quality instruments. It didn't work that well but maybe he was not aware that Egmond (Rosetti) had the Bass 7. In the UK the Egmond guitars were marketed as Rosetti guitars, so the guitar that George Harrison had, was a Rosetti 276.Also Brian May started with an Egmond Toledo.Paul McCartney used a Rosetti Solid 7, that he re-stringed with four piano-strings, to make it a bass. It was an Egmond 105/0, that also was called Egmond Toledo. In 1956 George Harrison begun playing on an acoustic guitar. Several guitarists and bass players has started their careers with an Egmond. The cheapest models had a price tag that was only 10% of the cost for a comparable model of a Gibson or a Fender. Cheap instruments was made in large numbers and, practically, everyone could afford to buy a guitar. And the business moved to Best, a northern suburb of Eindhoven.In the 60's the Egmond was the largest luthier in Europe and they were more known for quantity than quality. In the early 50's there were 20 employees and 50 guitars a week, was made.Production of Banjos and Mandolins was added.In the early 60's there were 80 employees and 2000 guitars a week, was made. A great quality bass guitar with a unique vintage look.Īs a retired station-master, in 1932 Uilke Egmond (1878-1959) founded a music school and a music shop in Valkenswaard, that was named Musica.In the music school he gave violin lessons and in the shop he sold instruments that was, mainly, imported from the Eastern Europe.In 1935 the business moved to Eindhoven.Uilke's sons, Gerard (1904-1974), Dick (1920-1992) and Jaap (1921-1993) joined the company during WWII.The import of instruments ended and they decided to make the instruments on their own. It has a very nice looking finish with its weather checking from all the years that it has been in existence. Well built tailpiece and extraordinary shiny pickup plate. The mechanics on this guitar are made out of high quality materials. Two different circuits for tone and volume. It comes with two bass pick-ups and a separate string regulator. It has a very thin neck made out of multiple kinds of wood.

This beautiful bassguitar is made for the professional musician.

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