Yeah,I know you are gonna say "Oh,another strat how boring" but I think it cool anyway.It's made in Japan circa 1970.I don't know what the body is made of but It weighs more than my Les Paul. Check out the pickup covers.Three way switch.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:12 am
by Mages
that is pretty cool. I like old strat copies. It looks like a Matsumoku guitar (feel like I've been saying that a lot recently...). those pickups look sort of unique. what do they sound like?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:13 am
by bent
Nice strat, I remember a guitar world article with a photo of Jeff Beck playing a natural finish strat... FYI, the reason this may weight more than your Les Paul is most likely your Les Paul was made after 1977, most models made after 1977 are either weight relieved or chambered.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:28 am
by westtexasred
Thanks for the posts guys. So one at another forum also said this guitar was made at the Matsumoku factory. He said the neck plate was fom that factory. I also found this webside:
My Les Paul is pretty heavy,its 57 reissue so it's not weight relieved or chambered.I think the body of the strat is maple so that is why it is so heavy.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:16 am
by bent
Gorgeous '57
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:14 pm
by matt.dines
bent wrote:Gorgeous '57
+1
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:26 pm
by Noirie.
Awesome. I think James's jazzbox guitar is a Ventura.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:46 pm
by James
Noirie. wrote:I think James's jazzbox guitar is a Ventura.
Indeed.
I'm in Galway now so on an unfamiliar PC, but I have some catalouges and general info on my PC at home i'll try to post. I love the jazzbox, one of my favourite guitars ever.
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:24 am
by Bacchus
James wrote:I'm in Galway now so on an unfamiliar PC
???
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:53 pm
by bent
BacchusPaul wrote:
James wrote:I'm in Galway now so on an unfamiliar PC
???
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:46 pm
by Bacchus
bent wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:
James wrote:I'm in Galway now so on an unfamiliar PC
???
[youtube][/youtube]
???
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:17 pm
by Mike
Right.
This is a final warning bent, keep nonsense out of the knowledge forums. Your reputation preceeds you and we will have 0% tolerance of any further fucking about.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:27 pm
by James
BacchusPaul wrote:
James wrote:I'm in Galway now so on an unfamiliar PC
???
I'm over in Ireland for a week. Mostly in Dublin and a few nights spent in Galway over the weekend.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:31 pm
by Bacchus
Nice. We've been talking about getting a run down to Galway, probably during the Spring. Belfast's depressing as fuck (although the Christmas market's just started, which is nice. Hmmm, that means it must have been around this time last year that John was here. Time flies, eh).
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:34 pm
by westtexasred
I weighed my strat and it IS heavier than my Les Paul!
The weigh-in:
Strat 10.4 lb
LP 9.4 lb
Tele 7.0 lb
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:17 pm
by westtexasred
mage wrote:that is pretty cool. I like old strat copies. It looks like a Matsumoku guitar (feel like I've been saying that a lot recently...). those pickups look sort of unique. what do they sound like?
My friend on another forum has a 1970's Conrad(Aria) with the same pickups
I don't like the bridge pickup by it self so much,but the neck pickup is really nice.Nice and Hendrixy with the tone turned down with some dirt from my XXL pedal.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:24 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
pre-cyclone, even. that conrad is great.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:59 am
by westtexasred
This a a black Ventura strat on ebay for $169 BIN (link)
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:10 pm
by westtexasred
Seller added some photos today. That model is a little different than mine. I am fighting the urge not press Buy It Now.
