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Topic: FENDER - Johnny Ross model |
Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:59 am |
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He sure went to a lot of trouble just to screw up a perfectly good guitar.  |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 8:37 am
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Have you seen his vehicle?
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 8:44 am
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| He could use that Stringmaster! |
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Hugh Holstein
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Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 5:50 pm
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I'm sure there is a clinical term to describe it. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder comes to mind.
I saw that one and thought it could probably be brought back to sanity, then I noticed that the tuner pans had obviously been drilled and tapped to bolt on those useless covers.
That's one thing I wont miss from the 70's besides Disco, and that's Space Tape! |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:20 pm
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| '70s? That thing would have put a mirrored ball hit with strobes to shame! I can only imagine the effect if black lights and recreational pharmaceuticals were also employed while that thing was on stage. I don't even want to think about what his hair or stage wear was like... |
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Hugh Holstein
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Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:36 pm
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Recreational pharmaceuticals were probably responsible for it's "modification" in the first place.  |
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Martin Curnan
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Lihue, Kauai
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 11:33 pm stringmaster
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| After acquiring Sonny Kamahele's stringmaster I will never question why anyone would alter the apperance of the instrument. Every piece must have a history which is something I would not change. |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 12:09 am
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Yeah, maybe Johnny played steel at one point in Las Vegas for Liberace.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 3:17 am
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| steel players are often .... wacky! |
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Jon A. Ross
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not actually FROM Maine...
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Posted 19 Mar 2012 12:53 pm
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| Imagine the restraint I employed not to buy it! |
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 19 Mar 2012 1:06 pm
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| Yeah, but then you'd have to change your middle initial. |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2012 1:12 pm
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| Jon A. Ross wrote: |
| Imagine the restraint I employed not to buy it! |
So far!
That thing has a wearing down effect, and you know you NEED it. |
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Jon A. Ross
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not actually FROM Maine...
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Posted 24 Mar 2012 12:07 pm
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OK, so maybe I do need it! Can I get some expert opinions here? Notice how far the nut is from the tuner pan. Does anyone think these 22.5" scale "fingerboards" were added apres-manufacture? Or were all early Stringmaster carcasses built for the 26" scale, and this is how a 22.5" scale Stringmaster left the factory back then? Is there a source for replacement fingerboards in 24.5" scale? I am in negotiations for this guitar now, but this is the only thing that looks hinckey to me (well, other than the added trimmings, of course!). Experts, your expertise, please. And no laughing!!!
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2012 12:14 pm
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There's no telling what all the trappings are hiding, Jon, and I must say, you're a brave man! But if this belongs to anyone, it's you.
Jerry Byrd had a custom bdl. neck made with the pans extended away from the nuts, much like this one, but this example could have been extended aftermarket and be a mess underneath. Have you inquired how much alterations have been made and to what negative degree the changes have been?
Are you planning on retaining the valuable folk art aspect, or completely undoing/redoing it? |
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Martin Curnan
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Lihue, Kauai
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Posted 24 Mar 2012 12:42 pm escution pins
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| I dont know if it means anything but the escution pins tacking the fretboard are on the 2,5,9,14 frets where as my stringmasters are on the 3, 6, 10, 15 ect. |
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2012 1:57 pm
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Paul Seager
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Augsburg, Germany
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Carl Mesrobian
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Posted 15 Apr 2012 12:57 pm
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Carl Mesrobian
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Posted 15 Apr 2012 1:01 pm
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 6 May 2012 6:09 pm Re: FENDER - Johnny Ross model
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"The better it gets, the fewer of us know it." Ray Brown
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Jon A. Ross
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not actually FROM Maine...
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Erik Alderink
From:
Ann Arbor Michigan, USA
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Posted 7 May 2012 9:24 am
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I'd buy it, if the fretboards aren't cut.
Pulling the glitz off and refinishing would be a great project. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 7 May 2012 10:03 am
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| Erik Alderink wrote: |
I'd buy it, if the fretboards aren't cut.
Pulling the glitz off and refinishing would be a great project. |
I couldn't disagree more! Go get a different guitar, this one is way too unique to destroy. It deserves an owner that appreciates it the way it is. |
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 7 May 2012 10:52 am
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