Somebody stop me aka 'I may need a intervention'

[JohnRippert]

A few days ago I was browsing Ebay for Japanese guitars of the '60s and '70s. This one caught my eye both for the condition of the guitar and the nice case. I decided that $250 was not out of line for the excellent condition and a hard case. It arrived last night and I took a quick pic in the case. Spent this morning cleaning it up, shooting contact cleaner into the switches and pots, installing a neck shim and ultra-light strings on it. I have been using light strings on the non-adjustable neck guitars. The pickups are a bit microphonic as are so many from this era. No squeal however and some nice clean tones out of the low powered pickups. They measure 2.6K and 2.7K ohms. Not doing anything else to this one as it does not need more. One for the Japanese wall in the living room when I start hanging them up.

 

[Onomea]

I enjoy seeing a fellow forum member having a good time!

 

[Telecaster]

Looks to be in great shape! I remember Guitar Player Magazine used to make fun of those guitars while acknowledging that some were pretty decent.

 

[petepeterson]

You need one of those pearl-white SG Knock-offs Yamaha was making in the 80s.

 

[venomballistics]

I might end up in the chair next to you in rehab. 3D printing is my thing. The last creation off the build plate was a violin ... the missus said "Oh how neat .... who are you giving it to"

 

[JohnRippert]

You need one of those pearl-white SG Knock-offs Yamaha was making in the 80s.

I am trying to stick with the '60s and '70s Japanese guitars. If I widen my searches I will definitely be in need of intervention.

 

[Telecaster]

Do you have a Fresher Straighter?

 

[kraynky]

I want to hear it play "Johnny B. Good"!

I admit it, I know nothing about gee-tars at all, but it looks like a nice one!

 

[Retired W4]

Looks to be in great shape! I remember Guitar Player Magazine used to make fun of those guitars while acknowledging that some were pretty decent.

My old guitar player from the 60's and 70's, Dave Hussong used to write a regular article for Guitar Player magazine. He also had a vintage guitar shop in Franklin, OH and FretWares.com Rest in peace Dave.

 

[Retired W4]

Here is another one of Dave at his booth at the big Dallas guitar show.

 

[JohnRippert]

Do you have a Fresher Straighter?

Never heard of them until you mentioned the brand. Just looked on Reverb and there are a lot of those on there. Although, most are more expensive than I want to pay. You guys are enablers with anything we talk about on this forum.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I have mentioned before that Dave Hussong and I had many dealings together. His head was a vault stuffed with vintage guitar/bass and amp knowledge.

Speaking of vaults. His store was a former bank building with a large vault that customers would come in just to see it.

My last store was a Savings and Loan building with a much smaller vault. Great place to store high dollar instruments at night along with the day's cash receipts.

 

[LVSteve]

I am trying to stick with the '60s and '70s Japanese guitars. If I widen my searches I will definitely be in need of intervention.

Aahh, the heyday of Strat, Les Paul, Jazz Bass, and Precision Bass knock-offs. The late 70s into the early 80s was my time in garage bands and a brief foray into the semi-pro world. Most guitarists played Strat or Les Paul copies with the occasional SG shape showing up. Most bassists had Precision copies but there were quite a few Les Paul shaped basses in the UK. Punk bassist I knew had one and it weighed a ton.

I had to be different due to lack of funds. My first bass was a Framus semi-acoustic. I stuffed the body full of foam to prevent feedback. It had the narrowest neck I've ever seen on a bass guitar. Later I was sucked in by a Ibanez Roadster, an RS800 I think. Bigger, harder to play, but more of the NWOBHM look.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I once owned a Framus Triumph electric upright bass designed by Framus founder Fred Wilfer.

Many years later I became a dealer and user of Warwick basses made by Fred's son Hans Peter Wilfer.

 

[Narragansett]

Back about 1970 I bought a new Framus acoustic guitar. It had a super thin neck. Today, my daughter plays it. She prefers it to the Taylor, and Guild F65CE that I gave her

 

[6string]

Sorry, can’t help.

This is a picture my mom took of me when I was 16. The guitar is a Dec. 1976 Ibanez doubleneck, (copy of Gibson 1275) that I converted to left hand.
I started studying guitar when I was 7, and almost immediately had to do my own repairs, with help from my dad. By the time I got this guitar, I had a lot of repair experience.
I really wanted a doubleneck guitar (John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra fan!). I did a full house left hand conversion, switching the 12 and 6 string necks, refretting both necks with Dunlop jumbo frets, routing a new control cavity, plugging and finishing the old holes, and rewiring the electronics for stereo (each neck could run into its own amp).
It was my most ambitious job for me at the time.

 

[seabright60]

A few days ago I was browsing Ebay for Japanese guitars of the '60s and '70s. This one caught my eye both for the condition of the guitar and the nice case. I decided that $250 was not out of line for the excellent condition and a hard case. It arrived last night and I took a quick pic in the case. Spent this morning cleaning it up, shooting contact cleaner into the switches and pots, installing a neck shim and ultra-light strings on it. I have been using light strings on the non-adjustable neck guitars. The pickups are a bit microphonic as are so many from this era. No squeal however and some nice clean tones out of the low powered pickups. They measure 2.6K and 2.7K ohms. Not doing anything else to this one as it does not need more. One for the Japanese wall in the living room when I start hanging them up.View attachment 760616View attachment 760617

 

[Retired W4]

Old group picture and Shakin' Dave Hussong with one of his Strats.

 

[wuluf]

Not guitars for me. But whether it's pocket watches, hats, or any new interest i pray Lord, please stop me at three..

 

[BillyKframe]

I don’t know anything about the older Japanese guitars but I’m going to check that out. My Japanese guitar is a Squire from the mid 80s.