The 560 CopaĪnd the 595 Videocaster are older, but way cooler. Later, but who knows? Some of the model numbers are duplicated in the regular 500-series but, except for the 540 and 545, the bodies are slightly different. That would date these guitars to 1963-1964, I guess. Most of the information comes from what is purported to be a 1963 catalogue. The photos are either internet findings or photos that have been sent to me. The guitars in this first set of tables don't all fit well into any of the other model series'. So if you are looking to match your guitar to one of my pictures, you may not find a
Variety of reasons (costs, supply, improvement, or a customer asks for it). Moreover, it's possible that parts are changed at the factory for a Note, slso, that it is sometimes hard to tell if a guitar has had parts replaced. The original manufacturer's model number, where known, is written below the manufacturer's name.
