Thank You Texas Music, well I do not really want to buy one, but would like to know more about them, just out of general interest. Some info about the company and the kind of different types they made..........but thanks anyway.
Hello Clive,
That is really what we like to hear eh? A gtr. which has a story to tell, where it has been, what it has done, who has played it, ect.
It is great to hear how you turned that gtr. back into its former glory. What kind of pick-ups did it have? Ceramic or.............?
Also it goes to show that what we do not appreciate today may become sth. of a little more value in years to come.
I have got one from a friend, It does not have a trussrod [what about the one you repaired, did that have one?] and the neck feels like a bassball bat.........The frets are really small, and yes, they needed a fretdress. There was no tremelobridge on it [do not really know whether it is all original or......] I did replace the bridge with a Tune o Matic, this to improve the intonation and the overal stability of the tuning. The tuners are [forgotten the name, and as I am typing this in an internetcafe, I will give you the name later] kind of small too, and again, they may not be the original ones. The pick-ups are ceramic, and really, really microphonic.
There are two pick-ups and someone put an -Out-of Phase- option in the middle postion. The switch is like a Les-Paul, so front and back and a middle postion. So in the middle postion there is now the option of the Out-of Phase- sound. I am sure this is not original, but I dig the sound. And as I am typing this I should also mention that someone rewired the pick-ups, as they were a lot weaker than what they are now.
What kind of sounds does this gtr. give you? Think Strat: It is very bright, but not too tinny. Neck is Rosewood I think. The overal sound and playabiliy is very pleasing: Very light, but then I do have to say that this is a small-scale instrument too!
So Clive, I think from what you said, the one you did repair is probably very different from the one I have got here.
Before playing this one I was used to the Les Paul and an Ibanez JS, so both gtr. with humbuckers, well playing the Guya is a very different experience, the sound is light, the feel is cheap,[which I do like too] but in a good way, and it is sth. very different from what most folks play.
Sometimes cheap gtrs. may just have the look, but not the feel and the sound, but that is not the case with this one. So if someone of you does come across one, do give them a try but bear in mind that you may need to get some repair-work done before the instrument can really touch you........
Eddie
