Showing posts with label 1990's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990's. Show all posts

Friday, October 9, 2009

1990's Tradition Guitars Michael Angelo Batio "No Boundaries" Guitar

Very rare early Michael Angelo Batio signature guitar from Tradition Guitars "No Boundaries" series that is marked NB1M on the back sticker with an original price of $389.50. Although the "No Boundaries" CD was released in 1995 this guitar isn't that old since Tradition Guitars was founded in 1998. It is one the cleanest used guitars I've ever found. I think it was purchased and played just a few times and put away. My guess is that these are the original GHS strings that came on the guitar.

I found the following specifications for the guitar;
Solid Alder Body - A favorite choice of luthiers for many years. Alder is resonant, accepts laquer well and is less susceptible to cracking than many other hard woods.

North American Maple Necks - Used on all tradition guitars and basses, this choice wood has been favored by every great builder. No substitutes, no "mystery" wood, only the best possible neck wood available.

Indian Rosewood Fretboard - Why only Indian rosewood? The fingerboard represents up to 40% of the rigidity factor for a guitar neck. Indian rosewood can be dried efficiently and tends to be less susceptible to twisting. It also contains less moisture and oil resin that can compromise the ability to secure frets.

Die Cast Tuners - These tuners last longer and are smoother to the touch than open or covered gears. Ours cost more, but are worth the end result.

High Output Pickups - All pickups are potted for low noise. This potting process eliminates the "microphonic" tendencies you find in many other pickups. The single coil pickups have Alnico-5 magnets for higher output. The result is a pickup you can compare to any other on the market.

Dunlop Fret Wire - We use Dunlop fret wire to insure consistent quality and long life for our guitars and basses.

GHS Strings - All tradition guitars and basses come with first quality GHS strings.


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This guitar will be sold on ebay soon. Check my about me page for the ebay listing.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

1990's Squier Stratocaster by Fender

This is a black Squier Stratocaster by Fender with white pickguard that was built in 1997 in China. Great entry level guitar in the style of the classic Strat.

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Friday, April 3, 2009

Yamaha 120SD Telecaster Copy

I picked up this guitar in January 2009 and it has a market value of $80. It's a Yamaha Telecaster (Tele) copy from the 1990's. It may be the Yamaha 120SD based on what I found but there is no label that confirms this model. It has great versatility available from its dual humbucker pick-up configuration. It's an alder body with maple neck. Plays great and sounds great with low action. As far as I can tell, this guitar is all original and complete except for 1 missing/broken string. This guitar is in very good condition but it has several nicks and dings in the finish that are hard to photograph because of the black color. All I can find is information on the Pacifica and this isn't labeled as such. I think it may be the 120-SD model, but there isn't a tag or sticker that say so. This Tele copy is black and the guitar is setup with Yamaha pickups as follows:

Neck - Humbucker
Bridge - Humbucker
Construction:
* Alder Body
* Maple Neck
* 3 way Selector
* Side mount input jack

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Yamaha RGX-312 Guitar

I picked up this guitar in February 2009 and it has a market value of $102.50. Yamaha RGX 312 models were produced from 1987 to 1993. Amazing versatility available from its single coil / single coil / humbucker pick-up configuration. The neck is straight with low action and a wide fretboard. As far as I can tell, this guitar is all original and complete. This guitar is in very good condition but it does have some minor nicks and dings in the finish that don't photograph well.

The RGX312 (1987-1988) is a double cutaway rock style guitar available in Red, Black, or White finish. The guitar is setup with Yamaha pickups as follows:

Original List Price: $429.00
Neck - single coil
Middle - single coil
Bridge - Humbucker
Construction:
*Alder Body
*Maple Neck
*Bubinga Fretboard
String length: 628mm
Nut width: 41mm
*(1)Volume 250k
*(1)Tone 250k with coil splitter
* 5way Selector
* Top mount input jack

The RGX312II (1988-1993) is a double cutaway rock style guitar available in Red, Black, White , or Silver Pearl finish. The guitar is setup with Yamaha pickups as follows:

Original List Price: $449.00
Neck - single coil
Middle - single coil
Bridge - Humbucker
Construction:
*Alder Body
*Satin Finish Maple Neck
*Bubinga Fretboard
String length: 628mm
Nut width: 43mm
*(1)Volume 250k
*(1)Tone 250k with coil splitter
* 5way Selector
* Top mount input jack



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Saturday, January 17, 2009

1990's Johnson Fender Stratocaster Copy

I picked up this guitar in August of 2008 and it has a market value of $40.00. It's a newer Johnson Stratocaster (Strat) electric guitar with beautiful deep red or maroon transparent finish. The finish on this guitar has to be one of the best I've ever seen. The pickup configuration is S-S-S (single, single, single) with 1 volume and 2 tone controls. It came with it's original tremelo with whammy bar, which seems to be rare for any guitar. I'm not sure what wood is used for the body of this Johnson guitar, but this is by far the heaviest Strat I've ever played. As far as I can tell, this guitar is all original and complete except for having the neck painted white. Just a few nicks and scratches and the guitar sounds great. Only negative is the mark at the first fret which I think was used to hold the guitar while the neck was painted (now why anyone would drill a hole in the fretboard to paint the neck is beyond me).

Johnson guitars were founded in 1993 so we know this guitar was built sometime after that date. Based on what I know of the headstock design, they used something different on their earlier models, this matches what they use today. You can find out more about Johnson Guitars at their website; http://www.johnsongtr.com/ I don't think they build this model today, but they can still be readily found.

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