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Hello, just joined the forum although i browse here often. Here is my newly acquired Dynasty that i got from a pawn shop my buddy just started working at. It was there 2 years just waitin for me. Has OHSC, whammy bar and all original parts (except one knob). Great shape except 2 saddles missing in the bridge (not shown). My good pal Corsair from the Westone Forum has shipped me 2 saddles to get her going! Thanks John!
Anyway, the guys at the Westie forum thought i should share here, so here it is. I also acquired an Outlaw(!) recently and the fool before me gutted the electronics because he didn't like the MPC. Luckily he kept all the original parts and i'm gonna bust out the saudering iron and get to work! Will share the project. I'll post pics of this baby when she's rockin as well.
I'm looking forward to joining another cool forum!

Welcome and a nice start on an Electra addiction.

Thanks Workingman,and the addiction has already started! So Far i have a beautiful Invicta,the Dynasty, and 2 x199 Electra Westones (blueburst and red). They are incredible guitars, i thought about selling one because i have 2 of the same axe but can't get myself to do it!

Welcome to the Forums and welcome to EGAS. This is a nice one and will be great when you get done. Nice score and great to see another brought back to playing status. Electra guitars are great but the egas can run amuck as we all know all to well. Enjoy it and keep us posted. thanks for the pics and updates. Arthur W. Herin aka mortarman120gang11c, You are also invited to attend the Electrafest 2011 July 16-17-2011 in Tifton, Ga. you can catch up on the Electrafest info in this posting
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Hope to see the completed one at the fest.

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Good to see ya on here Hobster. Hobster and I are Westone forum buddies.

I didn't know you had an Invicta! I want one of those some day. How do you like its sound?

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Welcome aboard; a very nice Dynasty!

Your Invicta is beautiful as well.

RCSBlues

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Hey thanks everyone for being so kind. I can't wait to get the Dynasty going. You all are cool!!
Yeah Chad, i got REAL lucky with my Invicta. It came in immaculate condition with OHSC and the tuners still have a plastic factory seal on them. I adore that guitar, the body is a little smaller and fun to play, and it sounds incredible. I'm almost positive it has the MMK45's, i've got pics somewhere. I'll post some soon. This place is gonna be fun! :hype

My invicta:

Beautiful guitars. I LOVE the Invicta.

So you basically have a "new" Invicta?! Oh man, now that rocks! How does that even happen?! That's how ya want to find them though, and they're out there just waiting on us to rescure them. That guitar is gorgeous, I love the simplicity and understatement it makes.

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You do indeed have a beauty and a rare one for that model. You can find the ones like yours with the flame look in the tops but they are much harder to find. You have a great find in this one. Most of this type models have just the plain woodgrain tops. Yours is indeed a great find. Congrats on the score. And yes those do look to be the original pups but not certain. If you look at the bottom of the pup it should be stamped

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Bridge Pickup is in backwards... somebody has been in there. Oh, and yeah, nice axe!

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Indeed, good eye. Perhaps i'll fix that and snap a few shots while i'm in there. I do remember checking out the pups when i got it, so it was probably me who put it in backwards. DOH!
I'm also real excited to find out she is a little harder to find, i didn't realize that. I thought all Invictas were this beautiful!

... and I'd like to see that Dynasty with it's bridge on too, thank you very much!!

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"GREAT Googiley moogilie Jack...jumpin jehosephat, hot dang and all".
- jdwhealton

Well, here ya go! Just got the saddles yesterday which were promptly shipped by the good man Corsair and boy am i happy! The thing plays great and everything works perfect, what a sound these have! So many variations. I just need a knob that is somewhat close to the originals, any suggestions?









The 2 saddles on the low E and A strings are the non original ones.



A couple of shots from when she was apart.