National brand sg

[cochise]

Hello.
im looking for any info about a guitar i have its an national brand mid 70s sg copy with an original tremolo bridge its one geat guitar but i cant find any information on it.
like what it orginaly sold for.?
what its worth today?
any info about the manufacturer.?
any one who has one?
anything??????????????

thank you kindly.

[Bassassin]

If you can post some clear, detailed pics then somebody might be able to ID the manufacturer. Since you've posted in the Japanese/Asian guitars section I'm assuming it's marked MIJ - pictures that clearly show body & neck construction, hardware, electronics if possible, and any visible markings or numbers will be helpful.

Japanese guitar manufacturers sold all over the world & most of these instruments will have been badged for or by the importer, so it's seldom possible to know from the brand name which factory built it.

The other problem of course is that copies do tend to look a lot like each other - but certain factories had little idiosyncrasies which can help tell them apart.

Jon.

[cochise]

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[Bassassin]

[VintAxe]

I don't know who actually made this SG but it looks to be from the Strum N Drum era of National history. After Valco folded in the late 1960's, Strum N Drum of Chicago bought the brand name at the liquidation auction. They began using the brand name in 1970. They used it to market Japanese imports in the early 1970's along with their Norma brand.

I have a couple of these early 70's Strum N Drum catalogs, but only the 1972 is uploaded to the catalog library. The SG pictured is like yours but it has gold plated hardware. Several additional model variations are in the price list.

I'm guessing yours is from 1972-73.

Original prices ranged from $129 to $169 depending on the details. Yours has no headstock/neck binding so it is probably at the lower end of this price range. I don't know what it would sell for today.

[cochise]

[cochise]