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These have the body shape of a Jazzmaster, but the
scale is like a Les Paul. The neck is bolt on, but the
connection is not square, more set-neck style. The
neckwood usually is of a certain type of plywood, to
keep the neck from twisting and warping over the
years. There are 2 and 3 p.u. models. They were made
between 1964 and the early 70s. All had single coil
pick-ups with a metal shielding. The later ones were
square with screws while the early ones were rounded
at the ends, with either black or white plastic around
the magnetic polepieces.
They are being called Stratos, my first electric was
one of them. Many have narrow necks and small frets,
smaller than Mosrite! They produce a great sustain,
but the neck material is really degrading the guitars
otherwise quality features. I always thought my 64
two white pick-up Strato could have benefitted from
brighter sounding p.u.s. I put some in for Swanlake
on Cool Surfin.
KK
--- Richard <> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anybody had seen one of these.
> The
> now defunct pseudo-surf band that played here in
> Athens for a while's lead guitarist had one that he
> played for every show I saw except the first (he
> played a Tele at that one) and the thing looked
> really
> cool. It had a squarish headstock but with six
> inline
> like a Fender, a Jag/JM trem and I believe four
> pickups. It was red with a faux tort gaurd. I have
> no idea how old the guitar was but I was guessing
> 60's. I never got a chance to ask him about it and
> I
> haven't seen one at myrareguitars.com
>
> Anybody?
>
> Richard
>
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