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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 6:39 pm |
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This just came today:
It's in real nice condition, and everything works. I plugged it in to 2 Music Man HD130 212s, and what a sound! It just screams and cries like a baby . .
More pics here.
So when I heard what it could do, I couldn't resist - I went on eBay and "won" this D6 that had been taunting me for the last couple of days. It's missing the original knobs and the 1/4" jack "upgrade" is kind of right in the way, but hey - it has those pickups.
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George Manno
From:
chicago
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 7:20 pm
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Looks cool. Treat it nice.
GM |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 7:42 pm
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Absolutely.
Have you noticed how Supros have a robot face?
How could anybody not be nice to a guitar with a face like that . .
Siamese Supro-bots |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 2 Jun 2005 7:57 pm
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Coneheads! Nice condition. I bet you wont find a crack on them.....
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 6:10 am
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A guy emailed me ... sayin' one of his Supro magnets had been broken.
I told him to send me it's sibling ... and I'll make a set of neodymium replacements.
The mold is almost finished ...
Those little magnets are very weak (when fully charged) ... compared to Fender trap magnets ...
I'm gonna make him a set that match the original (300 gauss) ... and also make him a set about 800 gauss ... like a Fender's.
Should be interesting 
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Michael Aspinwall
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 9:01 am
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| Question for Rick Alexander--Do you have any idea what year that doubleneck was made? It's pritnear the same as mine 'cept for the finish (mines' white), the logo (mine's plastic), and the pickup covers (mine's got black plastic covers).....I've had mine about 20 years now but have never gotten a definitive fix on its approximate age. Thanks-- |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 9:26 am
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| You can date Supros of this era by the serial number on the metal plate on the back of the instrument. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 12:03 pm
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| The Coneheads were Beldar and Primat, and their daughter was Connie. |
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Dwayne Martineau
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 1:04 pm
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| Have you noticed how Supros have a robot face? |
Holy cow... that's exactly what I was about to write.
You bought my guitar! I have the same model... its name is "Supro Brownbot."
Mine's a 1954. I'm surprised how well the MOTS finish holds up on these things.
Notice how it changes colour in different light? Seems to go from grey to milk-chocolate, with every shade of peach and purple in between.
BTW, do you know the model name... is it a Clipper? |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 2:43 pm
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Primat & Connie - yes, how could I forget?
Thanks Bill!
Dwayne, so you noticed it too. We are not alone
- there are others . . 
Yes it sure does change color in different lights.
I don't know the model name, it could be a Clipper. Good name for it, that's exactly what it does if you're not careful! 
I bet Brad knows . .
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Tom Baylis
From:
Portland, Oregon
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 3:03 pm
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Those ARE screaming pickups. I love my '57.
Rick - replacement magnets should be popular. Many of these old Supro pups seem to have missing or broken magnets, some replaced with wood...apparently some are not aware of how integral the magnets are to the output of these gems.
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2005 3:18 pm
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Yep ... I've remagnetized a ton of these little rascals for folks.
I always like to get my remags back to the owners within' a day or two ... so I've never had one here long enough to make a mold ... till now.
Because of their "set-up" ... basically identical to Fender Traps/Boxcars (magnet wise anyway) ... they are prone to rapid degaussing.
I like tryin' to get neodymium to "behave itself" ... and in such a tiny unit ... it's gonna be fun (I'm easily amused).
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Jun 2005 6:33 pm
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 [This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 07 September 2005 at 07:33 AM.] |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 5:38 am
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The white ones are both McKinneys and the brown ones are Supros (same thing). The one on the left has Rick's NIBs in it, and it kicks like a wild stallion. The Dual 6 has Rick's remags in it and it sounds beautiful now - nice and strong. Soon they'll all have either remags or NIBs. 
Tunings from left to right:
low bass G - high C6 - C6/A7 - E
The D6 is tuned to high bass G and E7. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 7:09 am
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"May you snarfle the Garthok!"
I had one of these in white. It had a little plate that said Diana as the model. I have never understood this, as everthing I've seen indicates that it was not a Diana. I sold it when I bought my Airline Rocket. |
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Craig Prior
From:
National City, California, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 7:14 am
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| Supro-cali-frajalistic-expi-alla-docious!! |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 7:54 am
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| Hmmmm, mother of toilet seat in brown... |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 7:57 am
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| I have never understood this, as everthing I've seen indicates that it was not a Diana. |
Valco made their identical guitars for different companies - Oahu, Gretsch, Alkire, Sears, Airline, McKinney and others. They also had several brand names of their own that they used for the same guitars - National, Supro, Valco, Regal etc.
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| mother of toilet seat in brown... |
Yes, a choice of brown or yellow.
I just had to get both . .[This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 07 September 2005 at 09:04 AM.] |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 8:28 am
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Okay, what do you think about this:
The D6 came knobless, and I couldn't find exact replacements - the local hardware store was fresh out of bakelite knobs. So we put tele knobs on it just to get it happening. Well, the tele knobs work way better for FX - swells, boowahs and so on. So the thought occurs to replace all the knobs with tele knobs for the functionality they provide and put the bakelites in a safe place.
So the question is: Would that be out and out heresy or mere political incorrectness? |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 8:34 am
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"Do that which makes you happy"....  |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 9:42 am
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I had a Supro 6 string as my very first electric guitar in about 1936. Good little guitar.
I played in many neighborhood bars in Cleveland, Ohio in those early days. Made money with it too.
It served me very well for a about 1 year, then I upgraded to a National New Yorker 6 string. Then I traded up for a D8 Vega(that is on my website)......al
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 10:15 am
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Yeah, I guess a few of the all time greats started with Supros. Jody Carver's first steel was a Supro, and Herb Remington had an Oahu that was probably made by Valco. I saw a 30s price list somewhere and they cost about $29 back then . .
New Yorkers are real nice, they seem to have a smoother sound and feel. I have a '47 6 string and a 30s 8 string. The 8 string only had 1 magnet when I got it and it didn't sound so great until I put a set of NIBs in it. Now it sounds unbelievably sweet - I put high C6 tuning on it.
That Vega looks pretty cool!  [This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 07 September 2005 at 01:39 PM.] |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 12:14 pm
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| I love my 49 Clipper. Wouldn't be without it. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Sep 2005 4:59 pm
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Political correctness sucks, but as long as you save the original parts, why not!!
The National New Yorkers are beautiful guitars. I have a 1950 I bought new.[This message was edited by Bill Creller on 07 September 2005 at 06:03 PM.] |
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