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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:04 pm 
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Well, I'm glad I won that "Most Electras At The Show" award when the competition was <i>light</i>.


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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:17 pm 
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I also dig the framed Electra ad on the left above the fridge.

Here's the question I have: Generally speaking, how many were from Ebay and how many were local? And yes, how long did this take to amass?


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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:31 pm 
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Dang...I looked at that picture again. :x

I emailed a copy of that picture to my wife...she's in the living room on her laptop now. That's gonna help me a lot. I'll know when she gets it....I'll hear the scream.

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:47 pm 
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Gadzooks man! :look: You may need to see a doctor about your e-gas. :hyper:


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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:11 am 
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:lol: Kinda expected this reaction. :lol:

And yes, I have a bad case of GAS :hyper:

The X910 was modded when I got it, all the MPC wiring had been removed and the pickups replaced. I found a X320 that had been destroyed (sat on by someone's large relative) and salvaged the electronics to restore the Explorer.

Maybe a third of the collection was bought on E-bay before the prices started really climbing. The majority came from guitar shows, local shops and scouring ads in Vintage Guitar magazine.

I've been collecting these for over 25 years, my first was at 14.


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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:01 am 
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I really want a better look at the basses... 13 of my own just isn't enough! :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:22 am 
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WT .......... ????????

Absolutely mind blowing!!!!!!

Electra Heaven - no doubt!!!!!

Congrats on such a great collection - and

BTW -

It appears that JD was on the ball noticing the X910 hanging on the wall in the middle -

Not to mention the 2236 Flying Wedge on the upper right?

Please post more pics of that one - or any of them individually or give a URL or something - please!!!!!

Thanks,
RCSBlues :oops: :up:

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:01 am 
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Valhalla! :eek2: Man,what a gorgeous collection-I gotta go splash some cold water in my face :toopid: ! Is that a Leslie X120 back there behind the PCM hollowbody? Welcome and looking forward to seeing some of these individually! Joe :oops:

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:03 am 
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This kind of reminds me of one of those I-Spy pictures, but I had to at least try to ID the group. I estimate that about 30% of them I'll get wrong, but here goes:

Hanging on Wall:
X930 Charcoal Vulcan
X730 Outlaw
X940 Nat Vulcan?
X935 Blackburst Endorser?
X340 Jacaranda MPC
Modded X220 Omega?
X330 MPC
X720 Outlaw
X210 non-Omega
X910 Explorer
X710 Nat Outlaw
X240 Omega
X330 MPC
2259 SG
X310 MPC
X230 Nat Omega
2247 Carved SG
2236 Flying Wedge

Semi Hollows:
X810 MPC
X420 Custom Pro
PCM Semi Hollow
2267 Maple Pro
X510 Concert Pro
X410 Jazz Strad

Back Row (ok, semi obstructed view, give me some slack on these!)
Unknown, possible X280 Workingman?
Unknown
Unknown
2264 Zephyr ?
X120 Leslie West
unknown Pearl Phoenix, possible X125
Nat Phoenix
2255 Thinline Tele
X260n Blond Invicta
2275 Nat Strat
2270 Walnut Tele
2245 Super Rock?
2242 Black Rock?
2275 Strat
Dan Armstrong Lucite (whats the model number McB?)
X330 MPC?
Zephyr?
Unknown

Basses:
LongNecker Sunburst
P Bass..?
Sunburst Corsair
Outlaw Bass
2261 SG
X630n
2250 LP
Black LongNecker
X640
Unknown Hollow Body Bass

Ok, make that like 45% I'll get wrong! So how'd I do identifying these 52 guitars? What a collection, thanks for sharing, Mike.

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:12 pm 
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ProEndorser you're good! Here's the few corrections and the blanks.

X930 Charcoal Vulcan
X720 Outlaw
X940 Nat Vulcan?
X935 Blueburst Endorser?
X340 Jacaranda MPC
Modded X220 Omega?EMGs
X320 MPC
X720 Outlaw
X210 non-Omega w/DiMarzios
X910 Explorer
X710 Nat Outlaw
X350 MPC
X330 MPC
2259 SG
X310 MPC
X230 Nat Omega
2247 Carved SG
2236 Flying Wedge

Semi Hollows:
X810 MPC
X420 Custom Pro
PCM Semi Hollow
2267 Maple Pro
X510 Concert Pro
X410 Jazz Strad

Back Row (ok, semi obstructed view, give me some slack on these!)
X960 Ultima
X270
X260

2264N Studio Zephyr ?
X120 Leslie West
X160PW Pearl Phoenix, Anniversary Plate
X110 Nat Phoenix
2255 Thinline Tele
X260n Blond Invicta
2275 Nat Strat
2270 Walnut Tele
2245 Super Rock?
2242 Black Rock?
2275 Strat
Dan Armstrong Lucite (whats the model number McB?)
X220 Omega
2264 White Zephyr
2245 Rock

Basses:
LongNecker Sunburst
P Bass..?
Sunburst Corsair
Outlaw Bass
2261 SG
X630n
2250 LP
Black LongNecker
X640
Hollow Body Bass It's a dead match for the 2221 that I forgot to get in the shot


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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:54 pm 
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You have E-Gas for sure.

RCSBlues :oops: :up:

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:36 pm 
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:hyper: Now we know the source of the Egas epidemic that we all have lol. That is a very nice selection of many of the models and great to see them all in one place. :up:

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:54 am 
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Wow, a whole music store or two's worth! Way more than the typical mom and pop shop carried in stock back in the day that a lot of these probably came from originally. Very nice indeed. As others have already spoken, I immediately showed my wife. "See! And you complain about my guitars?" Sadly, it didn't seem to help much.

Makes me remember all the ones I had and sold too since I had to decrease my collection. I miss my Maple Pro for sure.

Again, great collection!

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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:27 am 
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Apparently there's some interest in the X910, so here's some additional pics
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 Post subject: Re: New Guy
PostPosted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:32 am 
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And to further show evidence of E-gas...

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