A very unique tone that has a great growly, punchy sort of sound. Really good condition.īut how does it Sound? This Airline SCREAMS! Sustains for Days! The large pickup is actually a single coil NOT a humbucker. Sparkly tuning keys that are open backs. The color was officially called "Red Burst." Back in '59 these were Montgomery Ward mail order items only. The early versions had the sticker. (See picture #7, #8). These are almost always missing, and you see the reproduction logo with the "Airline" word spelled out. (See picture #1, use zoom feature). This Town & Country also has the original Airline logo sticker on the headstock as well as the serial number metal tag on the reverse side. This Airline is a 100% original 2 single pickup model. Valco than went to the back plate cover and eventually the Res-o-Glas fiberglass bodies. The solid wood body was only produced for 2 model years. ![]() Later models had a chambered body which was done by drilling large circular holes in the back and having a back plate cover. They also built many other guitars and amps for other manufacturers. Valco of Chicago was the builders of Airline, National and Supro. Airline guitars were sold through the Montgomery Wards catalog. This is an early model 1st year production with a solid wood body.
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