Crestline Guitar

by Zach Bronosky
(huntington, wv)

I found a crestline les paul copy at a pawn shop but didnt buy it because i never heard of the brand or could find any info on it. they want $229 for it but i dont know if its worth that its in okay condition but has a light dent in the neck. Is this a good deal and could u give any info on the guitar. thank you

Hi, Zach--

Here is some info from the Blue Book:

Crestline--instruments previously built in Japan circa mid- to late 1970s. Distributed by the Grossman Music Corporation in Cleveland, OH.
These entry level to intermediate solid body guitars featured designs based on classic American favorites. Crestline offered a wide range of stringed instruments, including classical, folk, dreadnought, and twelve-string acoustics; solid body electric guitars and basses; amplifiers; banjos, mandolins, and ukuleles. Considering the amount of instruments available, the Crestline trademark was probably used on guitars built by one of the bigger Japanese guitar producers and rebranded for the U.S. market. One model reviewed at a vintage guitar show was based on Gibson's Les Paul design, and had Grover tuners, two Japanese covered humbuckers, and decent wood.

There is no mention of price in the Blue Book, but here is a link to some discussion of Crestline copies of SG's which probably applies equally to the Les Paul copies. The discussion includes how much people paid for these guitars.

Crestline Guitars

Hope this is helpful!

Lynne