Sorry for the bedroom pics... will post better photos in a couple of days after I give her a real once-over and some fresh strings.
I feel like an Explorer...
I feel like an Explorer...
Sorry for the bedroom pics... will post better photos in a couple of days after I give her a real once-over and some fresh strings.
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Barry
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'Don't know how you find 'em Charles!
Good on ya.
Um, don't impale yerself on the pointy parts.
Good on ya.
Um, don't impale yerself on the pointy parts.
"A little song, a little dance. A little seltzer down your pants." --Chuckles the Clown
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A very nice fellow from BC had his in-law who was heading out to Calgary-way bring it out for me... really gracious of both of them to do that.
She's a looker and a hell of a player - I expect the set up to be fun over the next week as the guitar acclimatizes but she's got really nice action.
First Explorer I've ever laid my hands on - it's amazing how ergonomic the design is despite how pointy it looks - the upper arm rests very nicely on the large upper 'point' and it sits on the lap very comfortably. And you also get to look like a bad-ass all at the same time
She's a looker and a hell of a player - I expect the set up to be fun over the next week as the guitar acclimatizes but she's got really nice action.
First Explorer I've ever laid my hands on - it's amazing how ergonomic the design is despite how pointy it looks - the upper arm rests very nicely on the large upper 'point' and it sits on the lap very comfortably. And you also get to look like a bad-ass all at the same time
I started ElDegas.com many years ago to help celebrate and inform about El Degas instruments. It all started with a used Ric 4000 bass copy I bought in circa 2000.
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42 (13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42
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Barry
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You may look "bad ass", but it ain't nuthin' compared to that mother of a case that's needed to contain that thing!
Sheesh!
Sheesh!
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It's got room for all your bad-ass accessories...Barry wrote:You may look "bad ass", but it ain't nuthin' compared to that mother of a case that's needed to contain that thing!
Sheesh!
I started ElDegas.com many years ago to help celebrate and inform about El Degas instruments. It all started with a used Ric 4000 bass copy I bought in circa 2000.
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42 (13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42
(13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)Re: I feel like an Explorer...
Awesome! Welcome to the club!
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tbonebrass
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Re: I feel like an Explorer...
man that brings back some major memories....this guitar is almost identical to the second guitar i ever owned! right down to the washer on the strap button. I still remember how it felt to play, nice neck, sweet action and the body was like a well fitting glove. Like a foolish kid i pawned it off in Regina Sask. to go see Motorhead back in the 80's, roughly 87 or 88(good show though) and never had the dough to get it out. I remember the pick ups were hot..DiMarzio's. I peeled the stickers off em myself. To this day i think about that axe, wondering where it ended up on its journey, or who is the lucky one to have it...it was a great guitar and i often think it was "the one that slipped away" . Man even the dings on the body and headstock look like the guitar i lost! Ive owned more guitars then i have had girlfriends....couldn't hang on to either..I finally got the ones i'm gonna hang on to as well...love my women and love my lil collection i have now. So if you wanna part with this treasure, let a brother know!
Re: I feel like an Explorer...
She's not going anywhere for a while - I have plans for her. The Dimarzios are indeed very hot, so I might put in some Alnico II's in white/black zebra. Should look killer.
I started ElDegas.com many years ago to help celebrate and inform about El Degas instruments. It all started with a used Ric 4000 bass copy I bought in circa 2000.
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42 (13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42
(13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
Re: I feel like an Explorer...
I'm not sure if Charles finds them or somehow, someway they find him
I don't even want to know what you paid for it , it'll just make me mad.
I don't even want to know what you paid for it , it'll just make me mad.
Re: I feel like an Explorer...
I just get lucky once in a while.
If I recall correctly, it was $375, and the guy had a family member deliver it to Calgary from B.C. I'd say I got a pretty good deal. Set neck, screaming Dimarzios, hardshell case.
If I recall correctly, it was $375, and the guy had a family member deliver it to Calgary from B.C.
I'd say I got a pretty good deal. Set neck, screaming Dimarzios, hardshell case.I started ElDegas.com many years ago to help celebrate and inform about El Degas instruments. It all started with a used Ric 4000 bass copy I bought in circa 2000.
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42 (13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42
(13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
Re: I feel like an Explorer...
Great looking guitar and one hell of a good deal you made there Charles....These are getting harder to find all the time...
P.
P.
Re: I feel like an Explorer...
I didn't think they were easy to find in the first place! 
I started ElDegas.com many years ago to help celebrate and inform about El Degas instruments. It all started with a used Ric 4000 bass copy I bought in circa 2000.
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42 (13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)
El Degas stable as of 03/2022: 42
(13 bass, 26 electric, 3 acoustic)