Starfield guitars history books

Ibanez lawsuit era les paul custom copy premier guitar. Star guitars and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Anybody know were i can find other starfield guitars. If you read i heart guitar regularly youre probably aware of the epic battle that takes place in my mind between my love of ibanez shred axes and my lust for telecasters and the like. Cool guitars they dont make any more 1 cool guitars they dont make any more 2 cool guitars they dont make any more 3 starfield cabriolet. Starfield album starfield, missouri, a community in the united states. Used starfield cabriolet sj limited see thru cherry solid. Im used to guitar books with one glossy, high res pic of a single guitar per page and a brief. We have thousands of rare and antique treasures brought to you by our network of trusted sellers from all around the world.

My bands twentyyearold lead guitarist earned seven years in jail for a drugfuelled spree of violence. They ought to be worth a ton, but they sell for very little. Most of the instruments sold during this period were oldstock american guitars and imported japanese guitars, which gave the market time to adjust to the presence of these new, lowcost instruments bearing the fender name. Over 600 pages of guitar history, playing styles, pictures, and some information on rarely seen makes and models of guitars from all eras. Starfield band, a canadian christian music group starfield. The ultimate guitar book is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to guitars, from early acoustics to the latest electrics. Lawsuit guitars japanese vintage electric guitars on ebay.

Each guitar s woods have been chosen to pronounce delicate and detailed tones, whilst still producing enough volume to have a complete voicing. That is the connection between starfield and ibanez. Sep 01, 2001 history of the american guitar tony bacon on. Im used to guitar books with one glossy, high res pic of a single guitar per page and a brief couple of paragraphs. By continuing to use our site you consent to use our cookies. A collection of vintage guitars and other instruments. The ultimate guitar bookpaperback online bookstore. List of guitar products from manufacturer starfield. It has a scratch under the tone knob see last picture. Leo fender, american inventor and manufacturer of electronic musical instruments.

Welcome to the reverb price guide, the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information. Heres the firstever illustrated history of the actual guitars of the stars that made the. When doing so, please specify the serial number, colour, guitar bass type and whether its labelled heartfield, heartfield by fender or fender, as well as any stockfactory modifications. In popular music the guitar is usually amplified, and ensembles frequently include more than one instrument, a lead guitar for solos, another for rhythm, and a bass guitar to play bass lines. All the standard gibson and fender type stuff, plus some other interesting odds and ends. If you read i heart guitar regularly youre probably aware of the epic battle that takes place in my mind between my love of ibanez shred. Starfield shopping mall, a south korean shopping mall. From famous guitars whose names are commonly known in the rock world to pioneers of playing, this provides a fine illustrated history of the guitars and their stars. Guitar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But, they tend to be great, highquality instruments. From 1992 to 1993 the brand was made in us and japan, again. I have a used guitar that looks like a cross between a strat and a les paul jr.

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 sweet 22 boxes of original single coil mic. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. Starfield was a guitar brand owned by hoshino gakki. There are a lot of guitars falsely credited to japanese manufacturers that were actually made in china and korea. Help support jvguitars service today and go ahead and just order your eguitar appraisal now. Basically a book detailing the history of the electric guitar through a broad selection of manufacturers in alphabetical order, complete with an interesting selection. I had one of these on loan from a friend a few months ago. 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. The starfield guitar brand was also owned by hoshino gakki. Used starfield 385 natural acoustic guitar guitar center. Oscar schmidt 12 string bajo sexto acoustic guitar w gig bag, cedar top, oh50s.

The story behind ibanezlawsuit era guitars, and how much this les. The true story behind japanese lawsuit guitars soundfly. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. Rare ibanez made in usa starfield altair american custom. Two other highly reliable resources for dating guild instruments are the guild guitar book and gruhns guide to vintage guitars, both of which are excellent references that often prove helpful with questions regarding dating, specifications and historical context of many guild instruments. Never seen one of these in real life before and it caught my intrest.

The group has songs and albums that have charted in canada, the united kingdom, and the united states. I was definitely not prepared for what i was getting with this book. Leo fender american inventor and manufacturer britannica. It comes as pictured with original hard shell case. The neck cant be adjusted so its playable beyond the 10th fret and even to get it to stop fret buzzing the action is much too high for my taste. Lawsuit guitars have a headstock that is known as an open book headstock, copied from gibson. We offer a courier service australia wide on our guitars. A special electric folding travel guitar called the foldaxe briefly manufactured by hoyer in 1977 was invented for chet atkins in atkins book me and my guitars by inventor and guitarist roger field, featuring a builtin way to keep the string tension and tuning the same even when folded, and ready to play when unfolded. There are many models, from solid bodies to semi acoustics. Serial numbers below you will find a list of serial numbers of heartfield guitars. Starfield is a canadian christian music group from winnipeg, manitoba. 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. Stunning 1970s starfield ibanez howard roberts archtop electric guitar.

Jul 09, 2009 cool guitars they dont make any more 1 cool guitars they dont make any more 2 cool guitars they dont make any more 3 starfield cabriolet. The japanese fender guitars are not lawsuit guitars. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The th90 hirade concert classic is handcrafted in our. Guitar, plucked stringed musical instrument that probably originated in spain early in the 16th century. I like the way bacon organized smaller, esoteric brands into countries burns guitars from britain, hofner from germany, etc. Its suggested that tokai made hummingbird acoustics as well, but if these were related to those made by humming bird i havent quite sorted out yet. This is a starfield guitar, which is another vintage brand of ibanez like greco, mann, univox, cimar and others. From the birth of a daring new musical stylethe bluesto jazz.

For greater savings check out our used starfield cabriolet sj limited see thru cherry solid body electric guitar and get a great deal today. For a brief history of ibanez guitars, see below the catalogs. This book is a real bargainanot only is it excellent value at rrp a. The guitars are built using great guitar parts of different makes, such as gotoh machine heads, seymore duncan pick ups and wilkinson bridges.

A pretty good book if you are wanting to learn a few facts about major guitar brands. Ibanez, aibanizu is a japanese guitar brand owned by hoshino gakki. Cimar and starfield were guitar and bass brands owned by hoshino gakki. Today i saw a nice used guitar at what seemed to be a real bargain price, a starfield. At the time i did a little research on it and discovered that they were an offshoot of the ibanez guitar company an attempt at a new brand. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for electric guitars. For greater savings check out our used starfield 385 natural acoustic guitar and get a great deal today.

Up for sale we have a preowned rare starfield america guitar. Starfield astronomy, a set of stars visible in an arbitrarilysized field of view. Fjestad is the author of the blue book of acoustic guitars. The starfield amps, we did not carry these in the usa but bill cummisky signed the starfield logo with his hand writing, i remember this well, when i was at hoshino we had many samples sent to us of the starfield amps, this was probably around 1991 or so when joe hoshino was really into the starfield project. Together with george fullerton, fender developed the first massproduced solidbody electric guitar, in 1948. Cookies help us improve performance, enhance user experience and deliver our services. 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 guitar. The book has wonderful pictures of these iconic guitars, accompanied by a short history of the guitarists and their axes. Guitarhq a nice allaround mainstream vintage guitar site. Send missing brands, luthiers, images pdf catalogs, bios and info that might tell when their guitars are made.

It was a starfield altair custom the us made model which was, i believe, assembled and finished in the us from parts made mostly in japan. If you like those guitars but cant find a vintage one, eastwood guitars is currently reissuing several of these designs. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. Ive been told its a gibson copy,looks just like the gibson 1950s style j bodyjumbo,even the pickguard mimics the flower and vine pattern. In the 1970s, hoshino gakki and kanda shokai shared some guitar designs and so some ibanez and. This thorough and abundantly illustrated history contains alphabetically arranged entries on important guitar builders and companies. Responding to the markets desire for lower priced instruments, fender opened its own japanese plant in 1982. Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris.

Starfield, missouri, a community in the united states. Welcome to heartfield guitars, previously heartfield central, the definitive site for your heartfield or heartfield by fender guitar picture fetish and general documentation needs. Each guitar comes equipped with an on board pickup for ease of use in live venues. Starfield astronomy, a set of stars visible in an arbitrarilysized field of view starfield band, a canadian christian music group starfield. Weve used solid torrefied adirondack spruce tops as the foundation for the rp116c, our 12fret single 0 cutaway with a dreadnought scale. When doing so, please specify the serial number, colour, guitarbass type and whether its labelled heartfield, heartfield by fender or fender, as well as any stockfactory modifications. All prices include secure and sturdy packaging to ensure your guitar arrives safely. Sep 15, 1991 a pretty good book if you are wanting to learn a few facts about major guitar brands. The catalogs scanned and linked below represent output from the year 1971 through the present. Ibanez offers electric guitars, bass guitars, acoustic guitars, effect and pedals, amps, plus guitar accessories like tuners, straps and picks. Handcrafted electric bass guitars that sound as good as they look. Ibanez made the starfield altair american custom models alc1220 and alc1225 from 1992 until 1994. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier.

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. Hailing from canada, but sounding heavily britinfluenced, worshiprock quartet starfield hits full stride with its sophomore release, beauty in the broken. The blue book if youre serious about buying and selling used guitars, the blue book provides the most detailed pricing, dating and identification info. Solid cedar or spruce tops with rosewood backs and sides for a brilliant and rich classic tone. A woman brings in a gorgeous jackson guitar painted and signed by def leppards phil collen, and the man himself swings by to take a look in this collection of. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. 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. The results of lawsuitera guitar making are still felt today. 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. Starfield was the logo used on ibanezhoshinofujigen guitars for the australian market. Electric guitar pickup tone bleed modification for stratocaster telecaster, humbucker, p90 those who arent familiar with the electric guitar mod, its a treble bleed plus change mod designed for strat or tele singles thats dirt simple easy.

The takamine pro series 3 guitars are designed to have unrivalled performance both on and off the stage. No book has ever brought together so many guitars in such keen detail and rich portrayal, featuring specially commissioned photographs of over 450 famous, rare and vintage guitars. Star guitars is presented by guitar type and packs in fullpage color photos which are key to identification and appreciation. Starfield altair series guitar 1992 ad w donald kinsey report wc clark rob. Starfield astronomy, a set of stars visible in an arbitrarily sized field of view. It was the mahogany bodied, flame maple topped version of the starfield american classic. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books and more. I know the company nolonger exists and that they were owned by ibanez. They have won multiple gma canada covenant awards canadas dove awards, received four juno nominations, five vibes, and the prairie music award for best christian album.

I own one starfield america, a beautiful green thing. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. These price ranges utilize a combination of expert research, external market data, and realtime reverb transactions to estimate the current value of items in used but original condition. Help support jvguitars service today and go ahead and just order your e guitar appraisal now. Not only do these guitars benefit from the vintage tone of the torrefied top, but the dreadnought scale gives them additional punch and projection beyond what youd expect from a traditional 0 guitar. 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 most widely played musical instrument in the world, the guitar is also the basis of american popular music.

The starfield amps, we did not carry these in the usa but bill cummisky signed the starfield logo with his hand writing, i remember this well, when i was at hoshino we had many samples sent to us of the starfield amps, this was probably around 1991 or so when joe hoshino was really into the starfield. Taken from my previous post about japanese guitar brands. This is their copy of the gibson howard roberts guitar. Hoshino used starfield name in 1970s on japanese made guitars. The history and background of japanese lawsuit guitars. Starfieid logo guitars are identical to ibanez logo models in every way except for the logo see links below. If you have any serial numbers to add, please feel free to contact me. Called the fender broadcaster renamed the telecaster.