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New (old) aquisition!

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:06 am
by shakin
Found this one in the pawn shop I haunt...$60.
Gold hardware, bottom patch cord connection, 1 volume, 1 tone, Pup selector .
A few dents and scrapes but nothing serious. I know it's MIK, but different to other Strat copies I've seen.

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k53 ... G_0663.jpg
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k53 ... G_0662.jpg
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k53 ... G_0664.jpg


Doesn't sound too bad, but a few buzzes from the volume /tones controls will need attending to.

Re: New (old) aquisition!

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:07 am
by shakin
Forgot...Coil tap as well!

Re: New (old) aquisition!

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:11 pm
by charles
Nice, 80s MIK

I like that the body appears to be mahogany, and not a form of MDF like some of the 80's MIK's were.

Good score!

Re: New (old) aquisition!

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:38 am
by Barry
Nice guitar! It's 80's for sure, the pointed headstock says as much, but I'm not sure when in the 80's it was made but it's looks to be really well done. It looks very much like the style of guitar coming out of late 80's. Post-Matsumoku's Westone line had a similar design in the "Villain" which was made in Korea by St. Louis Music.
Have a look here: http://www.westone.info/villain.html

Re: New (old) aquisition!

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:51 pm
by shakin
I've just come across another ED that looks all the world for a Westone Challenger in every way. That would be circa 1989?

Re: New (old) aquisition!

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 6:13 pm
by charles
I didn't think the El Degas brand lived as long as 1989, but I could be mistaken...