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1100 "California"

Years built (?) - Ca. 1955
Pickups One
Controls Volume and tone
Body Spruce top, maple back and sides
Notes 17" body built by Kay

 


1103 "Del Mar"

Years built 1954 - 1955
Pickups Two
Controls  
Body  
Notes Cutaway body possibly built by Harmony

 


1107 "Debonaire"

Years built 1954 - Ca. 1960
Pickups One
Controls Volume and tone
Body Maple
Notes Body built by Harmony; variously spelled "Debonair", "Debon-Aire" and "Debonaire"

 


1109/1198 "Bel Aire"

Years built 1953 - Ca. 1960
Pickups Three
Controls Tone and volume for each pickup, pickup selector, 7th knob for ?
Body Maple
Notes Body built by Gibson (same as ES-175); early version (1109) was possibly a different body

 


1110/1111 "Aristocrat"

Years built (?) - 1953
Pickups Two (including one in bridge)
Controls Volume and pickup selector
Body Maple
Notes 17" body built by Kay; catalog shows block inlays and wavy-edged pickguard; 1110 is sunburst, 1111 is natural (shown)

 


1120 "New Yorker"

Years built (?) - Ca. 1958
Pickups One
Controls Volume and tone
Body Maple
Notes 16.25" body built by Kay

 


1125 "Dynamic"

1953: 1956:

Years built (?) - Ca. 1958
Pickups One
Controls Volume and tone
Body Maple
Notes 16.25" body built by Kay

 


1135

Years built (?) - Ca. 1955
Pickups None
Controls None
Body Carved spruce top, maple back and sides
Notes 17" body built by Kay

 


1140

Years built (?) - Ca. 1958
Pickups None
Controls None
Body Carved spruce top, maple back and sides
Notes 16.25" body built by Kay

 


1170 "Club Combo"

Years built 1953 - Ca. 1955
Pickups Two
Controls Volume and tone for each pickup, pickup selector
Body Maple (?)
Notes 17" body built by Kay

 


1198 "Club Combo"

Years built 1959-1960
Pickups Two
Controls Volume and tone, pickup selector
Body Maple
Notes 16.5" body built by Harmony

 


N800/N801/N802 "Bobbie Thomas Series"

Years built 1967-1968
Pickups Two
Controls Volume and tone for each pickup, pickup selector, master volume
Body Maple
Notes

N800 "Sunset Orange"; N801 "Cherry Shade" (shown); N802 "Natural Blond"

Article on Bobbie Thomas

 


N820/N821

Years built 1967-1968
Pickups Two
Controls Volume and tone, pickup selector, master volume
Body Maple
Notes N820 "Emerald Green" (shown), N821"Sunburst"

 


N830

Years built 1967-1968
Pickups Two
Controls Volume and tone, pickup selector
Body Maple
Notes Only available in "Cherry Shade" finish

 


N850

Years built 1967-1968
Pickups Two
Controls Volume and tone, pickup selector, master volume
Body Maple
Notes Only full-scale National bass

 

Updated 4/14/2010