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Wanted to say hello to all,post a pic of my small lineup. I've probably had 20+ Electra's over the years,most of which I wish I had back. I work as an HVAC service tech,ex-military,just a hobby player-self taught(and it shows),I caretake a 200 acre farm that serves as a garden club once a month-other 29 days its mine .I just recently put together a couple of guitars from scratch,enjoyed that immensly-tell me what you think.
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Handmade Hi-Flier Univox copy-walnut body and neck,granadillo fingerboard,dream 90's,cts pots,hovland cap,roller bridge

Handmade Rosewood Telecaster copy-rosewood top over walnut,padauk neck w/cocobolo fingerboard,overwound paf and overwound tele bridge,cts pots,hovland cap

My electras-
2270c
2259 w/mmk 45s
2256
2264 with a pj marx blade humbucker (can't believe how great it sounds-no,really!!)
x935 just got it,great player-needs a little cosmetic work

I'll get more pics up when it gets a little warmer out.
Joe

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"If it ain't been in the pawnshop,it can't play the blues" R.L.Burnside

Thats a nice group you have there. thanks for sharing them with us. It's always nice to see other collections and other models. Keep up the great work and enjoy them all.

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Cool group!

The mosrite/hi-flyer thing looks pretty hip. Is it heavy?

Thanks,pales in comparison to most. The Hi-Flier copy is surprisingly light-routered as much control cavity as possible,body is 1 1/2" thick walnut,slightly heavier than Univox. The sustain and warmth more than makeup for the added weight. Now the rosewood tele copy is a beast-first one I put together,had some sort of vaporlock -3/4" rosewood top,3/4"walnut back=les paul plus a few,definitely a sit-downer. I have 3 bookmatched 3/8" rosewood top plate sets and one koa set,would like to do an original or at least not something done to death-ideas?

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I've never seen a 2256 with a maple (?) stripe down the center, very cool looking, is that a rarity or a common variant? Wouldn't the Hi Flier be considered a Mosrite copy? Glad to see that the X935 found a good home. 20 Electras is an impressive feat, even if you've let them go, did you have any SLM connections there in St. Louis? Something different huh, how about a Brian May 'Big Red' tribute? Good stuff man, thanks for sharing, Mike.

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Very nice collection! As for the other sets of wood, you could make the Rick police hate you and make a Rick copy, but to be original with it maybe use a 4001 body for a guitar? Lots of bass bodies never get matched with guitar necks, so anything along those lines might be fun- Jazzcaster maybe? Or copy an Electra original perhaps?

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Not to get totally off topic, but Rick did make a six string guitar with the 'cresting wave' 4001 shape, I want to say it was called the 480... I had one back in the 80's, had a completely flat fretboard like a mandolin (would that be considered an infinite radius?), pretty funky, maybe it would have been good for slide, although I stink with a slide. They also made one with the short lived 'slanted frets', I think that was the 481.

I still think that 2256 kicks @ss! An Electra Original..? How about a fancy X120 Leslie West with exotic wood..?


Electra only had like 4 or 5 totally original body styles, and I think the Leslie West is the rarest, Mike.

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Oooh...a koa top X120 copy with matching headstock,nice But I really like the 4001 idea-kick@ss lines Very cool,some great ideas-anybody a vintage or present Framus fan? They had some nice original designs and the present day Tennessee Custom,beveled body with a bigsby. Pickups? After thinking about the bass style body/guitar neck,I think the ergonomics would come into play-alot of those bodies are configured to balance the longer neck and weight. I think thats why I like the mosrite/univox body style so much,great balance and feel.(Yes,proendorser-correctly its a mosrite copy,but didn't know how many would be familiar with the Ventures,certainly most with Cobain! Man,I'm gettin' old!)

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"If it ain't been in the pawnshop,it can't play the blues" R.L.Burnside

Joe -

What a great collection!

That 2256 is really beautiful; I've never seen one like that!

RCSBlues

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Thanks RCSblues,it's the only one I've ever seen with the maple stripe. It does have a few finish chips on the back edges,but a great player and almost all original except for some replaced saddles The Jacaranda top makes the guitar,really love some of the exotic woods-though I just aquired a nice airbrush setup,possibly some sunbursts or one-off colored tints in the future Need more input on body styles,more unique the better! Now that I think about it,I have a B5 bigsby and roller bridge here somewhere.....

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Check out the close ups of my X340 at

http://www.rivercityamps.com/electrapage/comments.php?y=07&m=10&entry=entry071002-071645

Thanks,

RCSBlues

Very nice,RCSBlues-I dig the TP6 fine tuner,subtle but highly functional

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Well don't feel so bad I know the Ventures and they Rocked. I listened to the Ventures and Beach boys and many others when I was a kid. Great guitar and great drummer also. again that is a unique and awesome collection so Congrats again.

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That SG is so good looking!

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The X340 bridge replacement was a Workingman / Ultima brass bridge ordered new from SLM back in the day.

RCSBlues

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