Vintage Guitars - Hofner, Rickenbacker, Burns, etc.
On these pages we share vintage photos of musicians with their instruments. If you can identify any of the musicians, please let us know. We are indebted to Guy Mackenzie, Paul Day, John Doyle and Tommy Dunne for their very generous expertise in identifying most of the guitars.

This guitar looks like a Rickenbacker but it's not. It's a Framus Fret-Jet c.1962-'63. Could this be a very young Paul Brady with The Sonnets?
 
Guitarist with The Detroit Showband with his
 
A beautiful Hofner President (c.1957-'60) hollow-bodied guitar played by Frank Brennan of Sligo's Clefonaires Showband

Mick Tyrrell (Framus bass), Liam O'Reilly (Hofner) and Freddie Cutland (Burns Sonic c.1961-'62) of The Red 7 (c.1963)
 
Guitarist with Athlone's Saints Showband pictured with his semi-solid Rickenbacker 330
Jimmy Uprichard of The Majestic Showband sent us this photo with his Guild Starfire III from the early '60s.

Here's a rare one! Speedy McCormack of The Crackaways with his.....Guy and Paul believe that this is a rare Welson c.1961-62 (thanks to Mick O'Hara)
 
One of the rarest! A Vox Mark VI Phantom (c.1964-'65) owned by a member of The Woodpeckers from Drogheda.
 
Jimmy McManus of The Avonaires with his Hofner Club 60 (c.1961-'62).

Looks like a Gibson but it isn't. It's a Hagstrom Hagstrom EDP46 Deluxe c.1959-'60 (Swedish) owned by The Slick Six guitarist.
 
Aiden Magennis of The Debonaires onstage with his Rickenbacker 325 c.1965-'67
 
Alan Carr and Shay Martin of The Silver Clouds with an Eko 500/3V (c.1962-'63) and a Hofner 500/5 bass (c.1960-'61).(thanks to Alan Carr)

Guitarist with the Billy McFarland Showband poses with his Hofner Verithin with Bigsby tremolo.
 
Two unusual guitars played by members of The Laredo Showband. An Egmond-made Rosetti Airstream 3 (c.1961-'62) and a Rosetti Bass 8 (c.1961-'62)
 
A Hofner President c.1957-'60, owned by Tommy Fitzpatrick (Swingtime Aces / Kings)
 
I think this may be Tony Hughes when he played guitar with The Arrans Showband. This is a Hofner Galaxie  c1962-'63.

Noel Byrne' of The Avonaires with his Hofner Colorama c1962-63
 
An Egmond-made Rosetti Solid 7 (c.1960)  played by Val Reynolds of The Black Aces.
 
Ronnie Clugston playing his Burns Jazz guitar in Vancouver in 1967 (thanks to Ronnie)
 
A Hofner Colorama c.1960-'61 played by the guitarist in The Young Vikings.

Derek Kennedy of The Swingtime Aces with his vinyl-covered (red) Hofner Colorama c.1960-'61.
 
A Hofner Senator c.1957-'60  played by a member of Waterford's Derek Joys.
 
The Detroit Showband's other guitarist with his
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