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Post by ocarolan on Apr 11, 2013 0:11:58 GMT
This was the last electric guitar I owned, and I think it was only the second one at that, the first being an Aria double cutaway solid body with twin humbuckers. The Japanese made JV series Fenders were very well done indeed, and i couldn't resist -   I bought it in 1983  and used it mostly for overdubs on my Fostex 4-track tape deck. Nice guitar, but regretted buying one with a trem, so did the obvious mod -  Normal electric strings just felt too weird to me, but even with a set of 12s with a wound 3rd I wasn't happy with the feel. Loved the sounds though, especially positions 2 and 4. Only a 3-way switch on these, but as they were the only positions I used, I blocked the ends of the switch slot with bits of matchstick to restrict movement of the switch. 2 to 4 switching made easy then. After a while I stopped playing it altogether, and finally sold it, buying a bouzouki with the proceeds. Now, if only I'd chosen a JV Tele in the first place..... Keith |
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Post by grayn on Apr 11, 2013 4:56:00 GMT
Those Jap Squiers were pretty good guitars. Like you say, the Tele seems to suit acoustic players, the most. Most trems can be adjusted, so as not to annoy non-trem users. Personally all my electrics have to have a trem. I'm lost without that magic, waggle stick.  |
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Post by Martin on Apr 11, 2013 8:47:50 GMT
Oh yes! I loved the whammy bar when I played electric - that crazy-eyed look when I 'became' Eddie Van Halen   Nice guitar Keith  |
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Post by earwighoney on Apr 16, 2013 18:57:00 GMT
The JV instruments are regarded to be some of the most desirable electric guitars/basses ever produced. I've seen them sold for over a grand now and again.
One of the finest instruments I've ever put my grubby hands was a JV Precision Bass. It was £450 about 14 years ago which I thought was too much but after years of trying/playig other expensive basses the JV was a far superior instrument to any bass I played after, some of which were £3000 or so.
Keith, if you do want a similar instrument of sorts without too much bother/price tag there are some decentish Squier Japan built instruments for good price tags. The Silver series ones crop up for not a huge amount... I myself have a Silver Series Telecaster...
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 17, 2013 16:54:48 GMT
.......................... there are some decentish Squier Japan built instruments for good price tags. The Silver series ones crop up for not a huge amount... I myself have a Silver Series Telecaster... Sounds interesting ewh - maybe you'd like to start a thread on that one..... Keith |
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Post by frenchie on May 4, 2014 14:49:21 GMT
One good thing about being new to a forum, is that you get to find all these old but interesting posts. Like grayn mentions, the humble old "Tele" seems to be the electric guitar that acoustic players find themselves most at home with. That applies to me too, I have tried them all but keep coming back to the Telecaster (The only other guitar that comes close for me, is the Epiphone Casino/Gibson ES330). Does anybody have any theories why? Here is mine.  Steve. |
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