Bender 4 Life Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 That I own? My Silvertone 1448. The case has a little tube amp in it. Got it in 1996 for ~$250 if I remember correctly. I forgot all about that one! the only difference between it & yours was mine was the same silver(grey)flake as the case. got it @ a yard-sale for $20 in '82, cleaned the tube sockets, and played it for about a month before the case CAUGHT FIRE. i'd left it plugged in while I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich, and within about 15 minutes it had started burning, also burning my bedroom carpet and bedspread. the entire rig got tossed at that point. keep an eye on yours, they can go "up in smoke" before you know it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Quotards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Quotards. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 ... but I bet all that wood sounds great! Lots of sustain! The girl in Raging Slab always got a decent tone out of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I forgot all about that one! the only difference between it & yours was mine was the same silver(grey)flake as the case. got it @ a yard-sale for $20 in '82, cleaned the tube sockets, and played it for about a month before the case CAUGHT FIRE. i'd left it plugged in while I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich, and within about 15 minutes it had started burning, also burning my bedroom carpet and bedspread. the entire rig got tossed at that point. keep an eye on yours, they can go "up in smoke" before you know it!! The amp is not the best design. There is no ground so, as one amp tech told me, it is a death trap so make sure you are *always* wearing rubber soled shoes when playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 It was my first guitar 1972 Gibby SG200 (I still have) The neck angle is weird, the ashtray cover is strange, and the nylon saddles on the bridge is something different.... It really is a different bread of SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manse Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 And some great examples they are! Love that White Falcon (been gassing for a Gretsch for some time now...) the White Falcon is lovely to play - and sounds amazing - especially with a bit of reverb and when you give the Bigsby a subtle wiggle...... save up those pennies and treat yourself....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Riggs Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Gibson Melody Maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 It would make a nice "touring guitar"! And I bet you could put some miles on it! Maybe play some Americana rock on it?!? I better stop now... It is a pretty huge gimmick (like something a certain band that wears makeup and acts like superheros would do...), but I bet all that wood sounds great! Lots of sustain! The two I encountered back then were awful. Very heavy, very unbalanced, dull sounding, both of them. It was an Epiphone that Gibson stole. I remember Eurythmics guy Dave Stewart(Stuart?) using one, but that's about it. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The two I encountered back then were awful. Very heavy, very unbalanced, dull sounding, both of them..... I must say one of the first things I thought was the position of the rear strap-pin suggested it would be very difficult to balance when strapped-on. But were they not intended to be just a silly gimmick which dealers could hang on walls? I think they're totally hideous - but then the outline of the USA isn't 'special' to me. Perhaps if they were made in the shape of Scotland it might appeal more....?....... Nah. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I almost bought a Guitorgan back in the 1970's, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I must say one of the first things I thought was the position of the rear strap-pin suggested it would be very difficult to balance when strapped-on. But were they not intended to be just a silly gimmick which dealers could hang on walls? I think they're totally hideous - but then the outline of the USA isn't 'special' to me. Perhaps if they were made in the shape of Scotland it might appeal more....?....... Nah. P. I guess you'd have to peek through a fjord to see what you're doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I guess you'd have to peek through a fjord to see what you're doing! Perhaps there's a good reason almost all electrics are based roughly on the same 4 designs. Hey, at least I could find somewhere with enough 'meat' to stick the electrics. Just imagine if I had been Chilean............ Upper-fret access would be good, I suppose... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRIDER Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 My first guitar, a 1964 silvertone 1446. I have had it for 34 years. I have the original case, but it is in pretty bad shape. I bought a new case to keep it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvar Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 This- Ovation Breadwinner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 About four years ago, I bought a Far East-made B. C. Rich Perfect 10 in Dragon Blood finish, and with that time all black pickups. It was well playable and provided useful sound switches, and so seemed to be rather flexible. But the workmanship varied from good as of wood, fretting, and lacquer, to poor with respect to hardware, assembly, and mounting precision. Both bridges and machine heads appeared to be genuine string killers. The bridge position failed to meet the scale, too. Sometimes the octave respectively doubled strings which are reversely mounted - ball ends to the headstock, machine heads in a bent and wedged notch at the lower body end - even broke at the lower end of the bridge housing. So I finally returned it, and bought some very useful recording gear for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 An old Gibson V2 Flying V in this ugly @$$ blue sparkle (HA, come to find out it's "rare") Not my pic, pic is from http://flyingvguitars.weebly.com/group--80s-colors.html but i owned one just like it for about 2 weeks. I loved Gibson V's but the V2 just never grew on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I don't know if I would call them strange or odd but I have a few that are a little different than the norm. Fouke industrial guitars - all industrial type aluminum but they wail as a slide guitar Chapman stick in maple Trussarts metal guitars - I have several another great guitar that sadly not to many people get a chance to play Gibsons custom shop Epiphone Wilshire - one of my favorites A Gibson Mardi-gra finish - auctioned to raise money for Katrina Godin Glissentar- 11 string fretless great sounding like all the Multiac's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Or maybe LapStick - travel guitar For Dave - My Voodoo just under 9 pounds about where swamp ash should be! How about one of Taylors first solid bodies with an amazing top BC 25th anniversary ***** wall hanger -thong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Oh yeah how could I forget.. I once had a Pignose travel guitar (kinda lost it)... man oh man that little thing was just amazing for what it is.. You get a full sized neck and a tiny body. But it plays almost like a pro instrument.. They only cost about £200 brand new and I suggest that if you ever see one you try it out.. You will be suprised how good that little thing is.. It has a built in amp and overdrive and even feeds back.. really cool (I will buy another one when I get a job some day :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Gibsons custom shop Epiphone Wilshire - one of my favorites I love those beauties. Had an Epiphone Coronet reissue in college. The comfort in playing that type of double cutaway. Only thing better is an SG. I ended up selling mine because the neck wasn't planed correctly so adjusting the action to a comfortable level and not have higher notes fretting out was impossible. Would love a Wilshire like yours or a sixties Coronet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998StandardSG Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 When I was a kid my aunt gave me a Danelectro U1(?) as a gift. It had one knob and one lipstick pickup. It was aqua green and had what appeared to be masking tape surrounding on the side of the guitar. Oh I think it also had a wooden bridge. I didn't really care for the guitar at the time so I kept it for a couple years and then sold it to a friend of mine who wanted to learn to play guitar. Recently I was wondering what ever happened to the guitar because now I'm realizing just how cool it actually was. So I contact my friend who had since moved away and he mentioned selling it to another friend. So, long story short, after all of my tracking I learned that this guitar had changed owners 5 times in 10 years but has not left a five mile radius from where I live. The current owner isn't interested in selling the guitar because their kids play it which doesn't upset me because it's still around and still being played but the owner did say that if they ever decide to sell the guitar that they will call/email me to see if I still am interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69tele Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 def eastwood airline ... nice guitar for the money but very odd ! http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/eastwood_airline/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998StandardSG Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 that Eastwood is pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69tele Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 thanks ! still available actually from eastwood mine was the white stripes model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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