Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:03 pm Post subject: Stratotone:Birth Year guitar?
Everyone wants a "Birth Year" guitar but any electric guitar from my birth year is going to be expensive.The only way to get something cool that is still affordable is it find one that has been refinished or modified. That said,I just ordered this guitar from Guitar Center because It gotta be close to my birth year and I can return it if I don't like it. Also,it should sound cool through my new amp.
It's funny,I have been looking at these guitars online for years but never noticed all the differences between the 3 models(pickups,fretboards,bridges and electronics).
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:15 am Post subject:
I used to like checking the website of Carvin. Wanted to purchase their Nomad amp as it got good reviews, was cheap and could be switched from 110 Volts to 230 Volts. Didn't know how they started.
The interesting thing for me about Stratotone is that it is one of the rare guitars which is not strat or tele but which has 25.5" scale length _________________
I used to like checking the website of Carvin. Wanted to purchase their Nomad amp as it got good reviews, was cheap and could be switched from 110 Volts to 230 Volts. Didn't know how they started.
They have a different business model: they priced everything cheaper than anyone else, but sold everything everything by mail order, so there are no Carvin dealers. There are a few physical shops in LA and other places in California, and they only stock Carvin gear, including PAs, amps, and they used to offer custom specifications on their guitars (you could specify the neck specs, pickups, finish and so on). I don't know if they are that successful now with the internet, but they did quite well in the 80s and 90s.
There's a bit of info on their Wikipedia page: lank _________________
That Carvin pickup in the ad is also on the earliest Mosrites. Carvin and Franz(found on alot of Guild guitars) were some of the first companies to offer after market pickups. _________________
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When are homeland security gonna get on this "2-piece King Size Snickers" horseshit that showed up a couple years ago? I've started dropping one of them on the floor of my car every time.
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