Guitar
Some history behind the story.
Almost a collection!
Collecting guitars is something I have done for most of my life, beginning when I was around 12 years old.
It started with a nylon strung classical that I learned the basics on for a while and then moved on to a Vox electric, which I acquired for very little money, as it was in a bit of a state.
It looked like a Strat but was much smaller, black and bashed around, looking a little sorry for it's self.
I took this as my first project and stripped it down to individual components, ready for a re-build.
A very good friend of mine, John, suggested that a bit of custom work on it would make it more individual and offered to paint a logo on the headstock. I gave the neck to him and carried on with the rest of it, eventually deciding the Red was the colour to go for.
He came back with the neck and the "Falcon Hypercaster" was born.
From memory, it had a very thin sound, not helped by the asthmatic 10 watt amp I had been given on loan from another friend, who could spare it for a while! I think I still had it over a year later!!
This was the start of my obsession with the instrument and I would love to know if the "Falcon Hypercaster" is still out there somewhere.
So, that's where it started and continues to the present day.
The only image I can find of one, is this.
Cheers.
Flat Eric
- Fender Classical Stratocaster - Nylon Strung Strat From Japan
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's another apparently "pickup-less" solidbody, this time it's a Fender Stratocaster Classical from Fender Japan. It's equipped with piezo pickups in the bridge saddles and is strung with nylon strings. I'm really...
- Fender Jazz 62 Reissue Pink. . . .
A Fender! Yep, I do have a few but they are slowly diminishing, as I work my way through some of the collection I have enjoyed. This one was part of the trilogy - two Precisions and a Jazz. The two precisions have now found new homes and I was going...
- Vicar's T-40. A Peavey In Punk!!. . . . . . . .
Another T-40?? Yep! This all started off with this: Hi all. I have a renewed interest in the T-40 thanks to posts and pics by Flat Eric. My name is Kirk Matthews and I was the founder member and bass player in the 1970's Punk Rock band...
- Time Passes. . . .
I had the Sumbro for about 3 years and as I had something half decent, I found that I could do a swap with someone for a week, which lead me down all sorts of paths. I remember that the first Telecaster guitar I borrowed, was a "Jedson" and it was...
- Almost A Collection! :) :)
I have spoken to many people over the years of collecting and more recently have been asked if I had a Web Site. One of the things I have wanted to do for many years, is to learn how to create a web site - to get my head around how to make one interactive...
Guitar
Hypercaster Guitar.
Some history behind the story.
Almost a collection!
Collecting guitars is something I have done for most of my life, beginning when I was around 12 years old.
It started with a nylon strung classical that I learned the basics on for a while and then moved on to a Vox electric, which I acquired for very little money, as it was in a bit of a state.
It looked like a Strat but was much smaller, black and bashed around, looking a little sorry for it's self.
I took this as my first project and stripped it down to individual components, ready for a re-build.
A very good friend of mine, John, suggested that a bit of custom work on it would make it more individual and offered to paint a logo on the headstock. I gave the neck to him and carried on with the rest of it, eventually deciding the Red was the colour to go for.
He came back with the neck and the "Falcon Hypercaster" was born.
From memory, it had a very thin sound, not helped by the asthmatic 10 watt amp I had been given on loan from another friend, who could spare it for a while! I think I still had it over a year later!!
This was the start of my obsession with the instrument and I would love to know if the "Falcon Hypercaster" is still out there somewhere.
So, that's where it started and continues to the present day.
The only image I can find of one, is this.
Cheers.
Flat Eric
- Fender Classical Stratocaster - Nylon Strung Strat From Japan
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's another apparently "pickup-less" solidbody, this time it's a Fender Stratocaster Classical from Fender Japan. It's equipped with piezo pickups in the bridge saddles and is strung with nylon strings. I'm really...
- Fender Jazz 62 Reissue Pink. . . .
A Fender! Yep, I do have a few but they are slowly diminishing, as I work my way through some of the collection I have enjoyed. This one was part of the trilogy - two Precisions and a Jazz. The two precisions have now found new homes and I was going...
- Vicar's T-40. A Peavey In Punk!!. . . . . . . .
Another T-40?? Yep! This all started off with this: Hi all. I have a renewed interest in the T-40 thanks to posts and pics by Flat Eric. My name is Kirk Matthews and I was the founder member and bass player in the 1970's Punk Rock band...
- Time Passes. . . .
I had the Sumbro for about 3 years and as I had something half decent, I found that I could do a swap with someone for a week, which lead me down all sorts of paths. I remember that the first Telecaster guitar I borrowed, was a "Jedson" and it was...
- Almost A Collection! :) :)
I have spoken to many people over the years of collecting and more recently have been asked if I had a Web Site. One of the things I have wanted to do for many years, is to learn how to create a web site - to get my head around how to make one interactive...