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Until facts prevail, I like the nostalgia of late '60 early '70. I back this up as the earlier the models, the higher the quality. It's one of my best guitars for sure.

charles wrote:...If you come across that magazine advert definitely let us know!

Oh yes please! We're starved here for anything in writing about the ED brand.

Well I had to buy it. I got the matching bass to this one. The I Lu thing left is to start a ZZ top cover band. Pics soon

Better get started on that beard, Sean.

Congrats!

Greetings, I just purchased a twin to the posted EL-980 El Degas neck-thru guitar at the local Valu-Village for $169. It's been sitting around neglected for quite some time but is all original with what I assume is the original 1970s era case. It has a bit of buckle rash on the back but should clean up nicely. It's quite an attractive instrument and I'm looking forward to getting it back on the road for a test drive. If anyone has any kind of catalogue for these guitars I'd be interested in getting a link.

Thanks

Great deal man. Good stuff. I have and extra matching bass if you wanna buy it.

Anyway, great guitars, I'd personally change the pickups to a lower output PAF style HB. Let's see some pics.

I "should" have some pictures posted in the next week or so for the EL 980. Thanks for the offer on the bass, but I'm really not much of a bass player ..... although if it was cheap enough maybe I could learn ...

I'd sell the bass for $400. Now it's not your steal but it was just setup and all wiring checked ect... And has a case. A $300 case. Think about it.

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Thanks .... I'll muse on that ..... but to be honest I'd be more likely to spend the cash on a guitar since i'm quite possibly the world's worst bass player. A nice piece though!

Nice Orange strings on your #786 bass Sambonee.

Yours only has a pair of Dimarzio pick-ups on it.

This one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTsjao4HEZc has a bridge pick-up. It also has a lot more switches that yours. 1 is a pick-up selector, the other three...no idea. Coil taps? Polarity adjust? Dunno.

I have that one too. It's a neck thru design. Mine doesn't have all the mini switches. That's much like the BC Rich designs from that epoch.

I changed out the pickups and it's world class. Without exception.

SoulSurgeon wrote:This one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTsjao4HEZc has a bridge pick-up. It also has a lot more switches that yours. 1 is a pick-up selector, the other three...no idea. Coil taps? Polarity adjust? Dunno.

Mine is like the one in the video, with a set neck with all the switches. Probably coil tap for each pickup, and then maybe a phase switch - lots of tone options, anyway.

I'll have to get me one of these.

Sure is in nice shape- going by the tuners Id say late 70's 77 or 78 IMHO since theyre the same as on the 78 LPC I have.
Id say this is one of there own designs...very good materials by the look-