These 7214's are quite rare and while not quite a professional guitar the pickups sound great and if set up properly you can play the livin hell out of these. The body on one of these is not deep but they are very resonant - sort of like a Melody maker. And the Valco built case amps (with 6V6 power) kick the bejeezus out of the comparable Silvertone. This is not a toy!
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This is model number 7214. these guitars where from montgomery wards and pretty common. Some online searches clain this model combination is somewhat rare. Same guitar down to the color is offered on Ebay at a buy it now price of $800.
The guitar has some dings but plays. The amp sounds very nice and warm. I need to sell this fairly soon, so make an offer!
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Date: 2010-09-10, 3:45PM PDT
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This is model number 7214. these guitars where from montgomery wards and pretty common. Some online searches clain this model combination is somewhat rare. Same guitar down to the color is offered on Ebay at a buy it now price of $800.
The guitar has some dings but plays. The amp sounds very nice and warm. I need to sell this fairly soon, so make an offer!
Dating Valco Instruments
The most effective way to date a Valco guitar or amp is by its serial number. From the ‘40s until 1964, the serial could be found stamped into a small metal plate that was tacked onto the back of the headstock or the back of the cabinet. From 1964-1968, the serial was ink-stamped onto a silver foil sticker that is found in the same place. The following is a key for decoding the serial number, but keep in mind that the numbers are approximate.
'N' prefix: 1935
'S' prefix: 1935-36
'A' prefix: 1936-37*
'B' prefix: 1937-38
'C' prefix: 1938-40*
'G' prefix: 1941-42
'G' suffix: 1943-47
V100-V7500: 1947
V7500-V15000: 1948
V15000-V25000: 1949
V25000-V35000: 1950
V35000-V38000: 1951
X100-X7000: 1951
X7000-X17000: 1952
X17000-X30000: 1953
X30000-X43000: 1954
X43000-X57000: 1955
X57000-X71000: 1956
X71000-X85000: 1957
X85000-X99000: 1958
T100-T5000: 1958
T5000-T25000: 1959
T25000-T50000: 1960
T50000-T75000: 1961
T75000-T90000: 1962
T90000-T99000: 1963
G5000-G15000: 1963
G15000-G40000: 1964
Starting with '1-': 1964-68
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Starting with '2-': 1968
*'A' and 'C' prefixes also occur in some pre-1936 serials.
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However, some of these plates and many of these stickers have disappeared over time. Often the speaker codes or potentiometer codes can help, assuming that these parts are original and legible. Pot codes can be decodedhere, and speaker codes can be decoded here. For dating pre-Valco acoustic instruments,see this page.