While the hardware on Asian Washburns from back then was not the most durable ever!
Damn die cast trem! Sweet guitar, otherwise.
While the hardware on Asian Washburns from back then was not the most durable ever!
Damn die cast trem! Sweet guitar, otherwise.
K kentuckyklira, I'm both in awe and extremely impressed with your collection. How many axes do you have?
Speaking of Wayne Charvel, have you done any business with Wayne's Guitars? I'm curious about their products. I purchased a neck from them but the deal went sour for numerous reasons. Still, I haven't written off using them again YET...
Thanks.
Also, do you use Floyd's at all? If so, I'd like to discuss them with a man of your guitar education.
EAT US AND SMILE!!!!
Originally posted by MAX
K kentuckyklira, I'm both in awe and extremely impressed with your collection. How many axes do you have?
Around 75. I keep buying and selling so Iīm never too certain.
As your experience implies,Originally posted by MAX
Speaking of Wayne Charvel, have you done any business with Wayne's Guitars? I'm curious about their products. I purchased a neck from them but the deal went sour for numerous reasons. Still, I haven't written off using them again YET...
Thanks.
Iīve heard good things and bad things about them. I must admit that Iīve never done any business with them myself though.
Floyds??Originally posted by MAX
Also, do you use Floyd's at all? If so, I'd like to discuss them with a man of your guitar education.
:confused:
The ESPs and the Tokai werenīt enough?
OK
Fernandes Superstrat, no idea what the model was called
Fernandes The Function from pre lawsuit days
Fernandes The Function from early post lawsuit days with rare reversed headstock
1988 Fender HM Strat, Made in USA
Vester JJ1200
Another Vester, no idea what the model was called
Dang dude, neat stuff...
I like those late 70's Stratocasters and that Antigua Tele...
HOLY MOLY!!!
I remember thos HM (Heavy Metal) Strats with the Floyds!!! WOW!!! All I'm sayin' is my 1987 Floyd is a dream and indestructable. However, the new ones leave a lot to be desired.
I remember when I got the Antigua. That was back in the days of classified ads. The guy on the phone, some sports student jock, was all,Originally posted by ELVIS
Dang dude, neat stuff...
I like those late 70's Stratocasters and that Antigua Tele...
"oh, itīs a nice guitar, just the finish is real ugly, so donīt be disappointed when you see it"
and when I got to his place I see itīs an Antigua and I almost crap my pants, and then say,
"yeah, youīre right, that looks pretty hideous. But, as Iīm a collector, Iīll give you 600 German Marks for it (with case mind you)"!
He said OK. That was about 300 $.
Get Schallers, Made in Germany and built to be punished!Originally posted by MAX
HOLY MOLY!!!
I remember thos HM (Heavy Metal) Strats with the Floyds!!! WOW!!! All I'm sayin' is my 1987 Floyd is a dream and indestructable. However, the new ones leave a lot to be desired.
Just in case you were getting bored, I came home to find my latest purchase waiting for me.
Yamaha RGX420 Drop6. Not quite a baritone, but longer scale than a Strat.
That one Fernandes model is called the Revolver. They make three or so different versions of it.
Nice collection BWT.
"I've always been academic. I've trained in martial arts since my 12th birthday. I like contact sports, history books and the fine art of ridicule and sarcasm. I can gang-sign the alphabet and I own a Mercury low-rider. I am a black man trapped in a Jewish body."
That shade of blue is my favorite color. You never can have too many Strats. Go for it!Originally posted by ELVIS
Help me out fellas...
Should I buy this ??
I have two scalloped Fender Jap necks that could go on it...
No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!
Hereīs the story behind my moniker BTW!
A 1967 (the year I was born) Klira (German guitar co. from back in the days), modelīs called Kentucky.
Cool guitar. I've always like that shape. It would be cool to see that with a floyd rose instead of the crazy trem.
*bump*
Cos my friend Elvis still has yet to tell me how he can tell the difference between USA Strats and Japanese ones from the mid eighties?
Cool.
The "Made in USA" vs. the "Made in Japan" decal is usually quite a hint!Originally posted by MAX
*bump*
Cos my friend Elvis still has yet to tell me how he can tell the difference between USA Strats and Japanese ones from the mid eighties?
Cool.
Itīs usually just above the neck joint on the back of the neck on the Japanese ones.
uhuhuhuhuhu...Originally posted by kentuckyklira
The "Made in USA" vs. the "Made in Japan" decal is usually quite a hint!
Itīs usually just above the neck joint on the back of the neck on the Japanese ones.
Really? You smartass. :p
No, my "Jap-Strat" DOESN'T have a Fender neck!!! Yet, Elvis could tell by looking at the body.
Fucker!!!
OK good one. Iīd like to know too, I couldnīt, and I have a flat full of US and Jap Strats.Originally posted by MAX
uhuhuhuhuhu...
Really? You smartass. :p
No, my "Jap-Strat" DOESN'T have a Fender neck!!! Yet, Elvis could tell by looking at the body.
Fucker!!!
Dayuuum my friend, do you even know how many friggin' axes you stockpile?Originally posted by kentuckyklira
OK good one. Iīd like to know too, I couldnīt, and I have a flat full of US and Jap Strats.
Once again though it brings us to another episode of ELVIS, ANSWER THE QUESTION!!! lol.
While weīre at it, hereīs my latest Parts-O-Caster.
Jumpin' Jimminy man!!!
Your collection is absolutely insane!!!
Will you please do me a favor? Just take FIVE of your main/fave axes and post those cos I'd love to check them out?
Hereīs me playing my 73 or 74 Fender Bronco!
Charvel STX
OK thatīs more or less impossible cos itīs a question of mood and where and what!Originally posted by MAX
Jumpin' Jimminy man!!!
Your collection is absolutely insane!!!
Will you please do me a favor? Just take FIVE of your main/fave axes and post those cos I'd love to check them out?
Latīs say last gig:
LAG Rockline for most of the stuff.
ESP 901 as backup for the LAG
Green SG copy for the old school stuff we cover.
Fender Bronco as backup for that.
My 1985/86 Fender Japan Collectable series 57 RI Strat is what I currently play when looking for those vintage clear sounds. Iīll check if I already posted that one here!
K and fair enough. However and I realize you have a gazillion axes but don't you have just one or two "babies" that you could never part with and you always play more than the others? I mean like my "Bluey?" I have some stellar axes but that guitar is my bitch. It's like a part of me.Originally posted by kentuckyklira
OK thatīs more or less impossible cos itīs a question of mood and where and what!
1986 Aria Michael Schenker signature.
Originally posted by kentuckyklira
The "Made in USA" vs. the "Made in Japan" decal is usually quite a hint!
But, quite honestly, I could tell you even if the guitars had no markings at all...
Not even a Fender sign...
Gosh you're a dick. lolOriginally posted by ELVIS
But, quite honestly, I could tell you even if the guitars had no markings at all...
Not even a Fender sign...
Yes and??????????????????????????
Hey, either Elvis or kentuckyklira...
As long as we're talkin' shop, either of you own, have any opinions or knowledge regarding Fender's Lace Sensor pickups? I' figure I'd ask you guys first prior to starting a thread. My friend had a Strat, oh about in 1991 when they were stock and the tone was spectacular, crisp and clean. However, Fender doesn't put them on any of their guitars anymore yet they still sell like crezzi and there's a huge market for them.
The reason I'm asking is I considered buying them about 15 years ago. I scored a USA Strat that's about two years old and I wouldn't mind fucking with it. Besides, the bridge pickup has a funky "buzz" noise to it, so I started thinking about those lace sensors. There's a used set at a local guitar shop that's really cheap. I was wondering what you guys thought? I'll probably just go ahead and get them anyway but it would be nice to hear either one of you guys' opinions prior to doing it.
Oh and BTW. the pickups are the "Gold" ones if that helps? Also the set of three, they're selling them for sixty bucks. Again, what do you guys think?
Last edited by MAX; 06-03-2007 at 08:41 AM.
A set of 3 Lace Sensor golds for 60 bucks is a "no questions, hereīs the cash gimme my pups" deal. Theyīre great pick ups. Slighty less attack (or "twang" if you may) than your typical Fender single coil. Makes them sound a bit warmer, but absolutely without turning muddy or anything like that!
Sweet and thank you my brother, I'll pick them up. Cos these aren't for my "main" '83 Strat. They'll be used for one I picked up from a friend of a friend who needed $$$ recently and sold me his axe for next to nothing. I really don't even like the guitar. Still, it's a USA Strat and I was game for the price. The neck is horrible, the frets almost feel like they'll cut your fingers plus it's rosewood. Not meaning to offend anyone but I despise rosewood fretboards on strats.Originally posted by kentuckyklira
A set of 3 Lace Sensor golds for 60 bucks is a "no questions, hereīs the cash gimme my pups" deal. Theyīre great pick ups. Slighty less attack (or "twang" if you may) than your typical Fender single coil. Makes them sound a bit warmer, but absolutely without turning muddy or anything like that!
I'm not a big fan of the Lace Sensors, but I'd buy them in a second for $60 and try them in a few of my Strats...
Different pickups sound different in different guitars, period...
You might just stumble on a magical combination and the price is right...
Ebay if you don't like 'em...
Thanks guys.
What's the difference with the gold, red, etc. Lace Sensor models? Also, why doesn't Fender use them as stock anymore if they still sell and have a both pretty and seemingly aftermarket for them?
Oh and ELVIS, you've still yet to answer the "Jap-Strat" question? :confused:
2 more 77 Strats.
The white one has a PJ Marx pick up, one of the best pick up makers ever, too bad they went out of business.
The dings on the sunburst have a history. Picked up this 17 year old chick (this is 15 years ago). She was still a virgin, but one night she decided to change that. We gor so carried away that we actually knocked that Strat out of its stand. 2 dings I can live with!
2 more Vesters, an excellent ES335 copy, with Gibson pick ups and in a rare greenburst. Set neck of course. The other is my only bass.
I sure hope so at TWO YEARS OLD !!Originally posted by kentuckyklira
Picked up this 17 year old chick (this is 15 years ago). She was still a virgin,
Tight and firm too!Originally posted by ELVIS
I sure hope so at TWO YEARS OLD !!
BTW, I have the lefty version of your '77 Sunburst...
Gold is the classic Vintage Strat sound with glassy bell like tones (used on the Clapton and Buddy GuyOriginally posted by MAX
What's the difference with the gold, red, etc. Lace Sensor models? Also, why doesn't Fender use them as stock anymore if they still sell and have a both pretty and seemingly aftermarket for them?
Oh and ELVIS, you've still yet to answer the "Jap-Strat" question? :confused:
Stratocasters).
Red is the scorcher with high output, lots of midrange harmonics and crunch like a hot humbucking pickup.
Silver is like an overwound Strat pickup with added midrange harmonics and bass.
The Blue is warm and loud like an old 50's humbucking pickup.
The differences between a Jap Strat and and American Stratocaster include virtually detail and every piece of the guitar(s), respectively...
I'll lay out the details soon, but I don't have time right now to do it properly...
The parts are not interchagable, not even the neck, unless it happens to fit, but it usually does not...
A lot of it is the ol' standard vs. metric deal...
Then Tokai copied more exactly than Fender Japan? I have the trem from a 79 Strat on my Tokai Paisley Strat.Originally posted by ELVIS
The differences between a Jap Strat and and American Stratocaster include virtually detail and every piece of the guitar(s), respectively...
I'll lay out the details soon, but I don't have time right now to do it properly...
The parts are not interchagable, not even the neck, unless it happens to fit, but it usually does not...
And werenīt Fender Japanīs early 50s and 60s copies famed for being a more exact copy of the original than the US versions?
Last edited by kentuckyklira; 06-03-2007 at 03:47 PM.
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