A Pleasant Surprise (R8, Eastwood and vintage MIJ Content)

HarrySeven

In this day and age, where everything is instantaneously available, it’s always nice to
walk in to a small local shop to find that they’re genuinely excited to have a S/H R8 in...

https://i.imgur.com/QRn7Wxu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jydKV3T.jpg

However, I was more interested in these...

Washburn Falcon

https://i.imgur.com/0YqnnVj.jpg

Modded Westone T1

https://i.imgur.com/XWAAP5A.jpg

Lewy

Nice. 

How much do those Washburn Wing series tend to go for these days? I've always hankered after a white Eagle (mainly because the jealousy of my mate at school having one has never subsided....)

Panama_Jack666

The R8 is lovely!

impmann

Screw that Less Pudding... not interested.

That Falcon is lush and exactly the same as my old one (same colour etc). Is this now part of the H7 Retirement Home for Ageing Guitar Chod Equipment?

HarrySeven

impmann said:

Screw that Less Pudding... not interested.

That Falcon is lush and exactly the same as my old one (same colour etc). Is this now part of the H7 Retirement Home for Ageing Guitar Chod Equipment?

Nope. The modded T1 came home with me at a very reasonable price. Plays great.

NB. The R8 was rather lovely.

As much as I like the Wing series, the Falcon *felt* exactly as I remembered - body heavy, short, fat-necked and the compact horns meant it slips off the lap all too easily. In other words, not for me.

That said, it’s in great nick, plays well (even pre-shop setup) and comes with a nice old case.

To answer @Lewy - you can pick up untidy examples under £300, but I reckon you’d be looking at £400+ for a nice one.*



*The shop hadn’t sorted a price on this example when i was in there - it had only just come through the door.

HarrySeven

I forgot to add...for sheer quirkiness (albeit not my bag), this Eastwood Delta 6 took some beating...

https://i.imgur.com/efPacAL.jpg

Philly_Q

A Washburn Falcon, in exactly that finish, is one of the guitars I've "always wanted" since staring into guitar shop windows and studying magazine ads as a student in the early '80s.

Over the years I've seen a few on eBay but I've come to realise it would almost certainly be uncomfortably heavy and I probably wouldn't like the neck shape.  Same reasons I've never bought a Yamaha SG or Ibanez Artist from the same era.

I still think they look great though.  Especially those little brass ring inlays.

punchesjudy

I love Westone T1 guitars. I was stupid and sold mine when I was skint a few years back. Luckily I guess I can pick up another easily enough. 
Are they all pretty heavy? Mine was pretty hefty for sure. 

Lewy

My first electric was a Thunder 1 and I really wish I still had it. 

HarrySeven

Philly_Q said:

I've come to realise it would almost certainly be uncomfortably heavy and I probably wouldn't like the neck shape.  

It’s certainly got some weight to it (but not insanely so) and the neck is definitely a bit chunky...

Philly_Q

HarrySeven said:

Philly_Q said:

I've come to realise it would almost certainly be uncomfortably heavy and I probably wouldn't like the neck shape.  

It’s certainly got some weight to it (but not insanely so) and the neck is definitely a bit chunky...

Chunky neck is good.  I've been working on the assumption it would be too skinny...

Schnozz

I want all of those - That's an impressive H7 haul.

grungebob

I used to have a 78 falcon with brass but but clay inlays. Was a weighty but fabulous beast. I really should have kept it. It was only the hard edges that put me off it. The pickups where brilliant. 

HarrySeven

grungebob said:

I used to have a 78 falcon with brass but but clay inlays. Was a weighty but fabulous beast. I really should have kept it. It was only the hard edges that put me off it. The pickups where brilliant. 

Yeah, it sounded great when I tried it!

HarrySeven

Philly_Q said:

HarrySeven said:

Philly_Q said:

I've come to realise it would almost certainly be uncomfortably heavy and I probably wouldn't like the neck shape.  

It’s certainly got some weight to it (but not insanely so) and the neck is definitely a bit chunky...

Chunky neck is good.  I've been working on the assumption it would be too skinny...

You have a pm...

HarrySeven

Schnozz said:

I want all of those - That's an impressive H7 haul.

Sadly, it didn’t *all* come home with me!

Kittyfrisk

@HarrySeven  Might be of interest to you, if not quite a bargain 
https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/wandra-spazial-1966-vintage-guitar-/1348685131

HarrySeven

Kittyfrisk said:

If not quite a bargain   

Ain’t that the truth!

Funkfingers

Ah, go on. Sell a kidney, Father Crilley. Go on. Go on. Go on.

Kittyfrisk

Funkfingers said:

Ah, go on. Sell a kidney, Father Crilley. Go on. Go on. Go on.

Ah now, the money was just resting in his account anyway...

Whitecat

HarrySeven said:

I forgot to add...for sheer quirkiness (albeit not my bag), this Eastwood Delta 6 took some beating...

https://i.imgur.com/efPacAL.jpg

I love these and I want one someday...