JackAnderson800 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hi, I have just purchased a second hand Fleetwood Guitar and was wondering whether anyone knew about this type of electro-acoustic guitar. If you know what year it may have been produced, RRP, etc. that would be really helpful as I have searched online and there is no information at all. Here are some pictures: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/JackAnderson_800/fleet2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/JackAnderson_800/fleet1.jpg Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Welcome to the forum! Wow, you are right, it is certainly hard to find info on that guitar. I came up with page after page of Fleetwood Mac. Sorry I can't help you out, but maybe someone here will know that brand. Quote Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Some guy mentions owning one, on his band's page... maybe he knows something about them? http://www.thefortunes.co.uk/michael.htm Quote Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I looked all over and could only find a reference to a manual for a bass. Half of the links no longer exist. Quote Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 So, in the same thread A String hit 3500 posts & Kramer hit 3333. That's something. I'll bet the Fleetwood brand name was one production run at an Asian factory for a specific client, maybe a large music store. Scott Fraser Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAnderson800 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thanks for your help everyone, if anyone else has any info it would be good because I cant find anything on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingrat Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I would try Mike at my rare guitars.If this link dosn't work just put it in the search engine at Yahoo. www.myrareguitars.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeronicaL Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hi, I know this is an old post, But I have a Fleetwood acoustic dreadnought! I bought it around 1995 for about AUD$650. It was sold at a small country music shop in NSW Australia and I have not seen the brand since. I don't know where it was made but the price suggests Asia. I have the catalogue which says most of their models have solid mahogany back/sides/neck and spruce top. The retailer sold lots of Yamaha and Samick. The Fleetwood wash pushed as a more upmarket version of Samick. They were all very "pretty" guitars, so I think they were trying to compete with brands like Takamine which was poplar at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Welcome! And thanks for the info! Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Yep, welcome from me too, VERONICAL! How the HELL did you dig up this old thread anyway? I have trouble(often) finding threads I'VE started just a WEEK or two ago! Whitefang Quote I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 WELCOME ABOARD VERONICAL! Nice to have a new member from down under! Since you bought the Fleetwood back in '95 and still have it, I'll bet you like the guitar, even though there is not a lot of info out there (based on the comments posted back in '06). ps. the picture in the OP reminds me of an Ovation... Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Welcome VeronicaL. +1 on Larryz's post above the top looks just like an Ovation. Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmac Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Welcome to the forum. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Welcome VeronicaL. Quote Jennifer S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Well, I can't say for sure, but I'll bet she still HAS that Fleetwood because--- Not ONLY does she probably still LIKE it, But----- Maybe CAN'T AFFORD the amount of GAS some of you here seem to have! Whitefang Quote I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Interestingly enough, the main online refs to this gtr seem to be this thread ! However there is this set of connections that may provide some further leads... https://www.google.com/search?q=who+makes+fleetwood+guitars&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi50_T4mMHgAhWkd98KHZV6Cr8Q1QIoAHoECAIQAQ&biw=1920&bih=931 https://www.google.com/search?q=who+makes+fleetwood+guitars&sa=X&biw=1920&bih=931&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OnK6qqElEIIwfM%253A%252CiDGeEM2e2DACjM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kScg9FdqUxNr7ORXYYAq3Cq6_TAcg&ved=2ahUKEwi_g5H1mcHgAhWLdd8KHVnQAJ0Q9QEwB3oECAAQBg#imgrc=NmOC4RlaCCKk-M: Quote d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 The body & sound hole look a lot like an Ovation, while the headstock looks like some of the early Applause models? It also looks like that's a synthetic back we're seeing through the sound hole? I tried doing an end-run search, by looking for Ovation Knock-offs, and found a bunch of links and threads, none of which led back to Fleetwood, as yet. However, given that the Music shop where VeronicaL originally found it seems to carry a line of Asian-made Guitars, I wouldn't be surprised if this were some knock-off from an Asian distributor, maybe even a re-branded Applause? Quote "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee dee Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 I have a beautiful fleetwood cutaway electric acoustic guitar. Bought it at a second hand shop. Have no idea of the history but it's sounds fantastic and easy to play. No one I know has heard of it. It doesn't look cheap and doesn't play like a cheap guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2023 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I bought a Fleetwood acoustic in Leicester around 20 years ago from a small independent guitar tutor/shop, no real info but it does have a made on Korea sticker still on the neck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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