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A Black Electra Westone S-body Phoenix ? Serial #4060111. I picked it up very cheap tonight and cleaned it for like three hours and tightened all screws and pots/ toggle switch etc.. gave it the once over twice. I've been looking in the catalogs but the exact model eludes me. I do know this Guitar ROCKS..!! all Electrics work perfectly and it's in tonation and has new'er strings.. Stays in tune awesome even w/ using trem lightly.. What a Smoking Deal I got.. I'm not much of a S body player but I might have to Convert soon hehe. this has No locking Nut and has All three pull/push pots. H S H bolt neck. cost Me $40 and some gas. Unbelievable Player. Sounds Totally Awesome. Great tone-el Monster Axe.. Wow, what a peace of Maple.. Neck feels perfect. Over All this is a very serious Guitar, and the Deal of the Year... this thing even has Felt bushings under each alloy vol/tone knobs, and Aluminum cavity cover & some Hot Humbuckers.. haven't ohm'd them out yet but i'll guess somewhere between 10-12ohm. i'll find out soon. Man what a night.. Thanx in advance for any info obtained from you'all.. Cheers. S.A ps here's a few late night pic's..thx. [img][IMG]http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww359/Snote1/ElectraWestonePhoenix007.jpg[/img][img] Even MARILYN Approves....! lol

Heya, SG - X185....

http://www.rivercityamps.com/electrapag ... 123-091934

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"... and on the eighth day, God created New Zealanders.

Because even the Australians need heroes."

hey Thx..Corsair, but that is Not my type of Bridge on that Model... mine is a Full Floating type Not 6 screw vintage style.. .. I will say this.. This thing is Bad ASS... Sounds Killer.. S.F

Ah, right-o; what sort of bridge is it? The Electras had the 6 screw typoe with the Westones having Bendmaster gear, and that one on yours is neither!! Is it a Kahler...?

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"... and on the eighth day, God created New Zealanders.

Because even the Australians need heroes."

Looks nice, and you can't argue with it for only $40!

The deal of the year is still my $30 Workingman. Just saying.

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Addicted to Matsumoku.

Nope I don't think its a Kahler.. maybe early style Bendmaster.. w/o locking nut. it doesn't have any holes either where one might have been. Either way it's a Keeper and a nice addition to my growing collection.. BeatenPhoenix.. that's an Awsome Score Also.. I couldn't pass 'em up at less then $50 bucks. My Last addition the SG Electra (pcm) 2259 was only $90+gas... Speaking of GAS i'm Gas'in for a Lefty Squier strat in Dark Green.. if you see any.. Thx. S.F kinda Blurry my Camera Sucks..

Have a decko at this, bro...

http://www.westone.info/spectrumgt.html

...is that what your bridge looks like? My Westone Spectrum GT is exactly like that, and my Electra Phoenix X195 has the 6 screw bridge...

http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/ ... etwins.jpg

...if so, then you have some sort of hybrid. X189 may have some more info, eh; as much as I'd like more Electras, there just ain't any down this way!!!

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"... and on the eighth day, God created New Zealanders.

Because even the Australians need heroes."

Thank You.. that First one is It including Bridge... Except one detail.. My name on HS says Electra then Westone.. But That's the Bridge I have.. Exactly.. Nice... I tend to think Mine is a '84 Early '85 like yours but before they changed the Logo to Westone w/ the Big W first then followed by Electra. Also my serial # starts w /4)060111 denoting maybe '84 ? its a Really cool guitar and made in or about the same Year I graduated from HighSchool.. this would have made a Great Graduation Present..to Me 24+yrs ago.. Thx again for the Info and Kewl Pic's.. I like Twins.. I've got a set myself. Epiphone LP Double Cuts.. one Month apart. May&Apr '94 Samick Korea made for Epi..here's a pic or two of mine..

Btw Those SwitchCraft knobs Are Hecka Nice... I like 'em.. They Feel very smooth and responsive. Thx again for Info.. G'Day Mate. ps. NZ is an Awesome place.. love the lingo.. Cheers.

It's an X189.

The X185 had the vintage six-screw bridge, and the X189 upgraded it to the two-post Bendmaster FT. In 1984 it would have no fine tuners, which is a nice bridge! Yep, it's the stock bridge.

Thx X189Player.. I had kind of thought that was what it was.. So it's a '84- X189 . Btw Nice Lil Collection you got .. Going .. Thanx again for the info. S.F

I'm going to have to start using that phrase.

Almost as good as "sometimes the problem is intermittent, sometimes it's not."

to both!!

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"... and on the eighth day, God created New Zealanders.

Because even the Australians need heroes."