Welcome to my extensive Electric Guitar Website
My interest in guitars dates back over at least 50 years, since I retired I have researched many models of guitar. In particular
Yamaha, Fender and Burns and to a lesser extent Westone Guitars.
I welcome E-mails on any guitar related matter, will do my best to help with any queries and also happy to receive any information
opinions or corrections on the models I cover.
As you navigate through my site you will see sections detailing several models such as my rare and unusual Yamaha Guitars section
then there will be model specific pages. At this stage I have covered virtually all Yamaha Models, but have someway to go with Fender Guitars.
Copyright
There isn't any all copying, redistribution of the work I do is actively encouraged, but please tell people where you got it from.
I am based in Lancashire in the UK and you can contact me Email. Please send me an Email on any subject referred to in these pages. I am always glad to hear from anyone who has guitar related questions or subjects they want to discuss or any guitar information they want to provide.
Please note that I regularly update these pages with small bits of info I won't list those here
Significant updates are frequent and listed here
December 2023
Working on a major project on MIJ Export Guitars strat here MIJ Export Guitars Intro
First half of the Telecasters finished more to follow
Second half of Telecasters now done here Export Telecasters 2000 onwards
First two pages of the Export Stratocasters complete start at the export pages at the link above
Export Strats now finished
Re-written the Aerodyne Teles page now more accurate and with a question link Aerodyne Teles
March 2024
Long time without significant updates I spent much of the first two months of this year in Australia so did nothing
Very interesting update on the YG page link Yamaha YG
Yamaha have released two new Pacifica Ranges covered here Pacifica 2024 launch
April 2024
Steve Blackburn who owns the first prototype MSG has sent me some details see MSG and Image
Discovered a Model I have never heard of before The Shouter anything anyone can tell me about it would be appreciated
What I know is here Yamaha Shouter
May 2024
Tristan an SGRR collector has sent some details of a mystery SGRR anyone know anything about it?
Details here Yamaha SGRR
Sept 2024
Re-vamped the 904 section of Yamaha Pacificas following an email from a Japanese correspondent see
Pacifica 900 range
Oct 2024
Rewritten the Pacifica USA pages much more info see
USA Pacificas
Added an interesting guitar to both the MIJ Strat Export page and one to the MIJ Esquires pages
see Export Strats and Esquires
Oct 2024
A nice story on the ST pages from a guitarist in Russia see
ST and STH
Big news Rod Francis has finished and published his definitive work on Yamaha Guitars over 200 pages
it is available on Ebay or contact me
and I'll put you in touch with Rod see picture below
December 2024
Small update on the ST62 page more about the ST62-GSPL see ST62
Amother Yamaha SA1300w found see SA1300W
Started a major project on pre 1977 SAs start here Early SAs a work in progress
Dec 2024
Added a page on post 1977 SA Pickups here SA Pickups
February 2025
A belated Happy New Year I have updated the SJ pages with a mystery guitar see here Yamaha Superjams
Added a section on Standard Japanese Telecasters here Standard Telecasters
May 2025
Completely re-written CBS page with more info see CBS Strats
If you can add anything contact me.
Added some info and pictures to SA2100 II see SA2100 II
Added some pictures from Bruce McKay to the MIJ Esquires page MIJ Esquires
Added pictures of a superb SR Yamaha SRs
June 2025
Major new project on Fender Japan Extrads and Custom Editions start here Extrads and CEs
Minor alterations to several Fender Japan pages
Justin has sent me a story about a mystery SG read about here:
Mystery SG Let me know if you have any thoughts
Another mystery in the details of the SJ550 can you help see here Yamaha Superjam range
August 2025
Added an Order made Eric Clapton Strat to Order made guitars see
Order Made Guitars
Major Updates to SG3000 pages
see SG3000
Complete Revision of CBS reissues now on a separate page see
CBS AVRIs and
CBS Tele Vint 52
Added a new page on 50s style Telecasters post CBS see Post CBS 50s Telecasters
Sept 2025
New pages on USA Esquires see Esquires
Small update on Revstars new colours
Updated Korean Telecasters see Korean Telecasters
Big project 60s Telecaster Reissues start here 60s RI Teles page 1
Fender Japan Traditional Teles updated Traditional Telecasters
Fender Japan Hybrid II updated Telecaster Hybrid II
October 2025
Info on the Korean E10s and E7s added see Korean Fender branded Strats
