Forums and discussion of recording, guitar, bass, keyboard. This attracted corporations who knew little about the instruments to buy the well known brand name manufacturers, namely fender and gibson. First published in 2010, ultimate star guitars, the first illustrated history of ticonic guitars and their owners, is now expanded to include 32 additional instruments. Up for sale we have a preowned rare starfield america guitar. This is their copy of the gibson howard roberts guitar. I like the way bacon organized smaller, esoteric brands into countries burns guitars from britain, hofner from germany, etc. The most widely played musical instrument in the world, the guitar is also the basis of american popular music. Otherwise, this is sort of surfacey as overall history of the guitar book and not even close to the best coffee table overview book on the. The story behind ibanezlawsuit era guitars, and how much this les. This is a starfield guitar, which is another vintage brand of ibanez like greco, mann, univox, cimar and others. Cimar and starfield were guitar and bass brands owned by hoshino gakki. Huber breese music 33540 groesbeck, fraser, mi 48026 monfri 12pm8pm, sat 10. Where other bestselling guitar histories look at the rankandfile models, ultimate star guitars is unique in profiling the specific favorites of famous players oftentimes milliondollar babies, such as.
Today i saw a nice used guitar at what seemed to be a real bargain price, a starfield. This book is about those guitars that created the sounds that we have heard for decades on the radio, on records, cassettes, eight tracks, cds, and the guitarists that pulled those sounds out of these instruments. Over 600 pages of guitar history, playing styles, pictures, and some information on rarely seen makes and models of guitars from all eras. Stunning 1970s starfield ibanez howard roberts archtop electric guitar. The picture is the model sj altair custom ecu me not too common for small mistake, japanesemade guitar, custom model altair, ash body, pressing rosewood but i think the key aspect is much clearer and very.
Gibson dove ac vos wanthem natural acoustic guitar free shipping. Starfield was a guitar brand owned by hoshino gakki. Cimar guitars were not produced by hoshino gakki but cimar by ibanez guitars were produced for hoshino gakki by cimar 3. List of guitar products from manufacturer starfield. From the birth of a daring new musical stylethe bluesto jazz, rock n roll, and techno rock, from muddy waters to elvis to eddie van halen, it has transcended the boundaries of mere instrument to become a true work of art and a cultural icon, its revolutionary transformations. The guitar designer of this starfield was chris kelly, known from ibanez joe satriani and. Starfield, missouri, a community in the united states. Used guitar for sale 1977 star field by ibanez model 2348.
The true story behind japanese lawsuit guitars soundfly. Starfield brand, a brand of guitars by ibanez starfield shopping mall, a south korean shopping mall starfield, an upcoming game by bethesda game studios. The blue book if youre serious about buying and selling used guitars, the blue book provides the most detailed pricing, dating and identification info. After undergoing a few changes in the group, the neufeldbrothers led quartet come forth with a brash new selection of new hits as well as some great. Ibanez lawsuit era les paul custom copy premier guitar. Vintage guitar price guide i used to run a messageboard on the starfield site which was fairly successful but i had to pull the plug due to the amount of spam posts. Household names, such as fender and gibson guitars, were not cranking out the quality workmanship which they were known for in. Lawsuit guitars have a headstock that is known as an open book headstock, copied from gibson. A few changes improved the sound of the guitars, but from the late50s onward, money concerns trumped sound and quality and gibson acoustics began a long downward spiral. From 1992 to 1993 the brand was made in us and japan, again. They tend to have a vintagelook along with a overall performance of the most extremely contemporary versions.
If you happen to be plugged into an ungrounded amplifier and touch metal. John roberts 1980 nicaraguan wood doubleneck guitar 1998 history article print. In the 1970s, hoshino gakki and kanda shokai shared some guitar designs and so some ibanez and greco guitars have the same features. Fjestad is the author of the blue book of acoustic guitars. Gibson les paul blindfold challenge the closest contest yet. Stencil acoustic guitar 8 x 11 pinup photo 1999 article guitar books, guitar. In this segment, well uncover the truth about japanese lawsuit guitars imported to the united states from the mid1970s on. Hailing from canada, but sounding heavily britinfluenced, worshiprock quartet starfield hits full stride with its sophomore release, beauty in the broken.
In the 1970s, hoshino gakki and kanda shokai shared some guitar designs and so some ibanez and. Create your own personal fund of guitars to easily monitor price changes. Vintage guitars, are proud of in creating singers with the use of authentic musical instruments. And the i hoped you could help me with what info you might have about it. Anybody know were i can find other starfield guitars. The starfield guitars were actually made in california, usa, by some people who were also manufactoring licensed ibanez guitars. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in d major. Rob buck 10,000 maniacs alc 1225 bkc american custom. Gibson usa dove ac 90275045 acoustic guitar with hard case from jp free shipping. Ibanez, aibanizu is a japanese guitar brand owned by hoshino gakki.
Starfield astronomy, a set of stars visible in an arbitrarilysized field of view starfield band, a canadian christian music group starfield. As well as this dean make high quality acoustic guitars and mandolins and banjos. A collection of vintage guitars and other instruments. It comes as pictured with original hard shell case. Fallout 76 was a calamity, and now even more with this new fallout subscription fallout. Starfield altair series guitar 1992 ad w donald kinsey report wc clark rob.
Its wonderful to see some of the instruments kept pristine, like bb kings lucille, while others, like rory gallaghers stratocaster, bear the scars of a million notes played on hundreds of stages. All prices include secure and sturdy packaging to ensure your guitar arrives safely. Gear hunters and enthusiasts around the world all claim to have seen them, but the true story may shock you. They ought to be worth a ton, but they sell for very little. From 1992 to 1993 the brand was made in us and japan, again by hoshino ibanez. Based in nagoya, aichi, japan, hoshino gakki were one of the first japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the united states and europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to massproduce the sevenstring guitar and eightstring guitar.
Im used to guitar books with one glossy, high res pic of a single guitar per page and a brief couple of paragraphs. The book has wonderful pictures of these iconic guitars, accompanied by a short history of the guitarists and their axes. When were they build, why did they stop produtionits a good amp etc. Print and download cry in my heart sheet music by starfield. Vintage guitar price provides you with tools to quickly assess and segment the guitar market based on your interests. A satisfying set from start to finish, the album channels u2 and delirious by offering dense soundscapes anchored with ringing guitars, straightahead rhythms and shimmering vocals. This is a big, fat, beautiful book full of big, fat, beautiful guitars, as well as enough trivia and gossip to satisfy any rocker. Cookies help us improve performance, enhance user experience and deliver our services. The neck is so thin and fast with a 12 radius and flamed maple board. Ibanez offers electric guitars, bass guitars, acoustic guitars, effect and pedals, amps, plus guitar accessories like tuners, straps and picks.
Starfieid logo guitars are identical to ibanez logo models in every way except for the logo see links below. See more ideas about pin up photos, guitar and guitar magazine. Starfield altair series guitar 1992 ad w donald kinsey. During the 1970s and most of the 1980s, ibanez guitars were made almost exclusively in japan, and the majority of electric models were made at the fujigen gakki manufacturing plant. There are many models, from solid bodies to semi acoustics. Starfield is a canadian christian music group from winnipeg, manitoba what has happened is just an amazing testimony to gods faithfulness. Starfield was the logo used on ibanezhoshinofujigen guitars for the australian market.
Gibson 37045 60s dove acoustic guitar from japan incredible sound. Ive just bought a great ibanez valve amp to back up my 2700 artist custom. This book covers the history and development of each model of gibson acoustic guitars and paints a graphic picture of how gibson inexorably changed the specs on most models. The history and background of japanese lawsuit guitars. Vintage 1970s starfield 2350cs electric guitar made by ibanez is in good shape. With all this new bethesda news, i think its fair to be cautious about starfield and the elder scrolls 6. The starfield guitar brand was also owned by hoshino gakki. The company was founded in 1977 by dean zelinsky, after whom the company is named. The history and background of japanese lawsuit guitars in the late 1970s, there was a general dip in the quality of the production ethic of most mainstream american guitar companies. The catalogs scanned and linked below represent output from the year 1971 through the present. Vintage 1970s starfield 2350cs les paul copy electric. Lawsuit guitars japanese vintage electric guitars on ebay. The 1960s was a period when the guitar became an important symbol of american popular culture.
That is the connection between starfield and ibanez. Any body remember the starfield guitars, i have the strat type with wilk trem and locking gotoh tuners in sunburst. Donald kinsey kinsey report all 1030sab american classic. It has a scratch under the tone knob see last picture. Send missing brands, luthiers, images pdf catalogs, bios and info that might tell when their guitars are made. For a brief history of ibanez guitars, see below the catalogs. A pretty good book if you are wanting to learn a few facts about major guitar brands. We offer a courier service australia wide on our guitars. Fjestad is the author of the blue book of acoustic guitars, blue book of electric guitars, and the blue book of guitar amplifiers. Richie kotzen 1992 starfield cabriolet american standard. Hoshino used starfield name in 1970s on japanese made guitars. Guitar advertisements ad prints pinup photos articles.
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