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I've delayed this thread because i wanted to demo this purchase but i cannot find any of my drivers for my cameras so i thought i'd just stick the thread up anyway.
I've been looking for one of these for a long time. Around 1996 i saw John Squires use one in The Seahorses and Paul Wagstaff of Black Grape, i fell in love with its weirdness and its resemblance to a 1950s radio. These are quite rare and i took a chance on this purchase, more on that later..
The American company Lindert did'nt last long according to Wiki, but they are remembered for making good quality hand built guitars using unusual methods and whacky designs. This guitar is a dark wine red and dirty white, the scratchplate is more a cream colour. It is an MDF body sandwiched between resin sheets that feels like vinyl to the touch, the whole thing is bolted together. The fabric sound holes are purely cosmetic but it is quite loud accoustically.
The neck is ergonomically designed with one side more tapered than the other, this concept is supposed to reduce fatigue when playing and is actually very comfortable. The 'thumbs up' headstock is the only thing i dont like, seems a bit cheesey but its fun.
Sonically and looks it is in firm Telecaster territory, the pickups sound like 'beefy' Tele pickups but winding them down gives you crystal clean sounds. If anyone is interested in hearing this i can upload some sound samples via mediafire but thats the best i can do at the moment.

Onto a negative. Like i said i have been after one of these for a long time but always felt nervous when they popped up on ebay at like £400+ which is also on a rare occasion. So i saw this originally at £350 due to the headstock repair, it got relisted at £240 a week or so later and i made the guy a fairly lower offer and he accepted. I thought worse case scenario i can fit a new neck. But as it happens this repair seems solid and other than how it looks it does not effect the guitar in any way.

Heres some pics...



Notice the crack and spliced timber on the headstock...

pretty ace looking. how's it play and how's it sound?

i sort of like it, very odd guitar.
how heavy is it?

Mo- Its just like a Tele really, but sounds cleaner on a clean setting if that makes sense? Like the sound you expect from Lipstick pickups.

Z- Its very light. I like that, its something i missed when i sold my Musicmasters and its one of the things i admire about the Mustang. To me, heavy guitars make me feel restricted and uncomfortable on stage.

Very cool. Personally, I like heavy guitars, because I like the feeling of having to fight something when I'm playing. The opposite of my ideal set up would be lounging on a leather sofa, in front of an open fire, playing a PRS and wearing slippers. I like feeling uncomfortable, or something.

I really like the look of it. I also think that that scratchplate would look great on a normal guitar, where the right angles would be there for their own sake, rather than to frame the soundholes.

BacchusPaul wrote: because I like the feeling of having to fight something when I'm playing.

I could get Slag Iron some gigs round my way if you want? You wont need to fight your guitar because there will plenty of people in the audience willing to oblige you there.

Fran wrote:

BacchusPaul wrote: because I like the feeling of having to fight something when I'm playing.

I could get Slag Iron some gigs round my way if you want? You wont need to fight your guitar because there will plenty of people in the audience willing to oblige you there.

What, a pile of fucking limey softies? Catch yerself on. Over here Englishmen are seen as a sport.

<3 the binding tape on the sides

DuoSonicBoy wrote:<3 the binding tape on the sides

Aye, i thought the Dano boys might dig this, its almost how i would image a Dano Tele to look.
Good news, i found my drivers so im going to see how some vids turn out. I had probs with the audio distorting in the past.

i think it's really cool fran, sounds like you got it for a bargain too. shame about the crack, but if it seems solid enough it's not too big a deal. i actually quite like the thumbs up stock, it is a bit cheesy but it fits in with the overall aesthetic. interested to hear how it sounds.

Is that a thumb's up head stock?
Way cool, way odd.

haet the headstock, but lurv everything else.

I managed to knock up a short vid demonstrating the sounds...

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Fran wrote:I managed to knock up a short vid demonstrating the sounds...

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Sounds fierce mate. The tonality of the guitar shines through regardless of the dirt level. Tasty playing too, SHRED SKILLS. Loved the Smiths stuff.

Does sound very good Fran, I'll pull my finger out and call about that baritone tomorrow.

Very cool, good tones in every setting indeed.

Heaven Knows Fran is Happy Now.

Sounds and looks good, I'd probably put a new neck on it to get rid of that headstock, though.

That sounds wicked, despite the horrible mic you're using to record it. Sounds like a keeper.