Would anyone know what guitar this is (see pics inside)?

[normanaj]

We know its about 60 years old. Grandson inherited it from his Grandfather.

 

[guitarnerdswe]

Easy! It's a red one.

I'll see myself out...

 

[FractalAudio]

It's a Lyle Trini Lopez.

 

[iaresee]

It's a Lyle Trini Lopez.

Nailed it. Bridge pickup looks possibly non-original.

Cool guitar for sure.

 

[jon]

It's a Lyle Trini Lopez.

You never cease to amaze me

 

[normanaj]

Wow thank you!

 

[rickboot]

Based on Reverb ads I think the Lyle Trini Lopez is a Japanese copy of the Gibson Trini Lopez. Dave Grohl has a signature version.

 

[Smeier_ch]

Maybe we should open a "guess this guitar" thread, where everything from obscure to total custom can be shown...

 

[Muad'zin]

We know its about 60 years old. Grandson inherited it from his Grandfather.


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It looks like somebody did a very bad job aligning the neck with the pickups and bridge. It looks completely out of whack.

 

[FractalAudio]

It looks like somebody did a very bad job aligning the neck with the pickups and bridge. It looks completely out of whack.

The bridge moved.

 

[normanaj]

Yes, it’s not in great shape but would be very cool to restore it.

 

[Muad'zin]

The bridge moved.

Ah, its one of those bridges. Haven't seen one of those in a long time.

 

[ETOLKIEN]

This guitar gave me great reminiscences of Grohl's signature (the holes, the headstock).
After a quick search I found that Grohl has always been a long-time fan of the Trini Lopez signature model guitar that Gibson built from 1964-1971.