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September 24, 2018 at 10:10 pm #1336
A friend gave me a couple of 1980s-era guitars…..neither was exactly playable when they came in – they both needed setup. So I’m setting them up. Behold the weirdness that was the 80s…..
This is the first one – an Ibanez R530 from 1985 or so. It sounds wonderful and plays remarkably well. Just finished getting it set up – it’s got the old-style Floyd Rose which requires cutting off the string balls, and there’s more work to do to remove some rust, but the frets are polished and it’s got a set of 10s. Not bad at all – the pickups are coil-tapped with push-pull pots, and can do everything from Strat to LP.
The other is a Roland GR-707 synth guitar sans synth. The GR-700 synth module was damaged in a flood, so I’m hunting one, or else I’ll figure out a software emulator.
The instrument is remarkably stable – the carbon fiber bar parallel to the neck does help keep it in tune. It actually plays pretty well on a strap. It looks like Devo, though it plays pretty well. The trem on this thing is some kind of mutant Kahler derivative and it’s…interesting….to work on; the springs tend to want to go everywhere.
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September 26, 2018 at 12:48 pm #1354
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Retro-cool
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There was a band called Zebra out of Canada I think had a near-hit on MTV in the 80s. Guitarist used a GR-707. I have been mildly interested in them ever since.
Daniel
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September 29, 2018 at 4:35 pm #1387
Hmm. You want the GR-707? It’s set up and it plays beautifully, but honestly I’m not playing much electric anymore – it’s mostly here because of the novelty value.
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September 30, 2018 at 7:48 pm #1396
That is too kind. 🙂
I’m playing electric mandolin, not much guitar at all. Though I keep threatening to get my Tele fixed up.
I’m afraid it would likely languish as much here as there.
Might give you a shout soon about the amps you’re kindly storing for me.
D
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October 1, 2018 at 2:16 pm #1399
Matt, these are cool…..Curt Mandgin makes a loop end electric string I think, easier than cutting off the balls.
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October 13, 2018 at 6:51 am #1482
I’m going to have to look into those strings!!
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