Guitar received !!! ---- <HERE>




I've been looking for this guitar for months now on internet, and I finally found one ! It was buried for ages in a plain-looking german classified ads website. After some discussions by email, the guy seemed totally legit, the guitar looked just perfect and the price was gooood.

So I took the risk... well, actually, i'm still in the middle of it since the guitar hasn't arrived yet !

Story first, pictures later ... up to you to find out the brand and model

That's a vintage-sounding guitar :

Body : Mahogany
Neck : Mahogany
Pickups : P90
Bridge : Fixed

Made In Japan (model was produced between 96 and 98 only)

Finish : Translucent red (only this one available)

There are other runs of this model from Korea, for half the price and 1/10th of the quality.

I think i gave enough clues already...

Pictures tomorrow...

(note : What are P90's : those are "big" single coils, which sound lies in between a standard single coil and a humbucker:
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This post has been edited by Pix: Jul 31 2008, 01:35 AM

A Japanese made Les Paul Junior copy?

no, not a copy... it's an japan-made original model from a very well-known brand. it'd be too hard to find out otherwise.

Tokai Love Rock! I have no idea what model, but it comes with p90s in cream

Hi,

Good 4 u Pix.But i'm still clueless about the guitar.
Post pics when u get it.

Cheers...

Teisco? Guyatone? Aria?
hmmmmmmmmmmmm

no no... ok, maybe with the clues I gave, it's too hard to find out:

Here is one pic...

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Added on July 25, 2008, 9:57 pm(real geeks would check out the photobucket link !)

This post has been edited by Pix: Jul 25 2008, 09:57 PM

looks like a prs guitar to me..

nope, it's not PRS, nor Guyatone, nor anything that has been written before.

Hmm, i m guessing something like ibanez?

Looks like an S series, but the 21st fret markings REALLY looks like a Satch.

Some digging, and I pulled out this:

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-m...QQAdIdZ61868238

Congrats on your purchase man!

Wow..... a very rare Joe Satriani guitar with P-90s!

lol... thts what i thought it was... but i ve never seen a satch with P-90s before..

a true gem u got there dude...

absolutely correct !

and the unhappy crowd goes :
** boooh... another ibanez .... **

well... no, not really. This model looks and sounds different than your typical RG, obviously You don't see many P-90's in Ibanez models, for one..

This model was designed for Satriani when he was recording its "Joe Satriani" album. In my opinion, his bluesy guitar sound on this record is to die for ! So what you have here is a japan-made JS signature model, but
- no humbucker
- no floating bridge
- no basswood

Clearly not a lot of appeal for many (more flashy) guitar players !!
(blacktrix might already be throwing up his lunch right now...)

Well, enough ranting, I'll make a review as soon as i receive it. (or we'll all have a good laugh about me getting scammed !!)

Just few pictures :




And saying it one more time won't hurt : it's not a korean model (you can find a lot of those, cheaper and all fjookedup built quality). Look at the "dark" / "translucent" aspect of the body... yummy. That's one of the differences with korean models.

This post has been edited by Pix: Jul 25 2008, 10:32 PM

Hahahaha....... I grew to love non-flashy guitars with beautiful flame bodies too. Drooling for days over a PRS Single Cut in Guitar Center in Chicago. Even the Les Paul isn't exactly "flashy" compared to say a Razorback, and I love Les Pauls to death......

And if a Satch model can produce that amazing Bluesy sound....... awesome mate! Can't wait to hear it in action! Congrats again!

beautiful guitar there...
pix remember to post some sound samples...
Didnt notice this isnt a basswood like other JS..

i had this guitar on Jan ...

even tho its mahogany ..the guitar is SUPER light ..sounded super awesome too ..got the sweet sound you know ..




a JS700 MIJ could fetch roughly RM3-RM4k ..definitely a guitar that you will never regret getting it .......congrats on your purchase !

This post has been edited by gapnap: Jul 26 2008, 12:15 AM

The body shape screams Satch

Is it an Ibanez ?



edit
WOOT
Unique one there, no trem, mahogany and satch
p90s at that

cool purchase!

This post has been edited by sean392: Jul 26 2008, 12:23 AM

gapnap,

what a coincidence ! and a japan-made on top of that... I'm glad you liked it, I'm really buying it "blind-folded". I'm already expecting to swap the pickups in a while, as it seems it isn't honouring the axe the way it should... but maybe i'll be surprised about them too..

I paid 600 euros for it (550 euros + 50 euros transport & case)

btw, what do you mean "on Jan" ?



-- And thx all for your friendly words

nice.
everyone needs a P-90 guitar
im happy enough with my gibby sg classic.

Hmmmmmmm....... Maybe a BFG Les Paul is in my future....... if it's the P-90 Route, and then whack out the Zebra Burstbucker and whack in an EMG 81TW or perhaps try out S.D. P-Rails or Blackouts........

DAMN. I think I found my next guitar choice

Anyone else getting new guitars soon? Since Pix got his new Satch, my new Razorback, Ever's supposed new Sex Goddess, and duckie's never ending search for the perfect guitar