Electra Guitar Serial Numbers

 

  1. Electra Phoenix S Guitar Serial Numbers
  2. Electra Guitars Vintage Value
  3. Electra Guitar Value
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  • Electra Electric Guitar 1970,s Gloss Black Gold Hardware Made In Japan

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  • Electra Phoenix Guitar

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  • 1983 Electra Phoenix Electric Guitar

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  • STRATOCASTER HARLEY DAVIDSON 100TH ELECTRA GLIDE FENDER PARTSCASTER GUITAR

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  • Don Grosh Electra Jet / Black with White Grainfill Free Shipping E Guitar

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  • Iconic Flying V Guitar Kill 'em sound Metallica - Authentic

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA LP TYPE GUITAR KNOB POINTERS - MIJ JAPAN

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  • WESTONE / ELECTRA 1984 PHOENIX 6 IN LINE GUITAR MACHINE HEAD TUNERS in BLACK #29

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  • Electra Loco Box 505F Analog Flanger Rare Vintage Guitar Effect Pedal MIJ Japan

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  • 2005 GUITAR WORLD BUYERS GUIDE / REVIEW - CARMEN ELECTRA + PUSSY CAT DOLLS

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  • WESTONE / ELECTRA - 1984 VINTAGE NECK PLATE - for GUITAR OR BASS - MADE IN JAPAN

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  • WESTONE / ELECTRA - 1984 VINTAGE JAPAN TRUSS ROD COVER OFF A PHOENIX GUITAR

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA L.P. TYPE GUITAR PICKUP BEZEL- NECK W/SCREWS - MIJ JAPAN

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA L.P. TYPE GUITAR PICKUP BEZEL- BRIDGE W/SCREWS - MIJ JAPAN

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  • Electra Loco Box 505F Analog Flanger Rare Vintage Guitar Effect Pedal MIJ Japan

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA GUITAR HEADSTOCK TUNER BUSHINGS-GOLD PLATED - MIJ JAPAN

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  • Vintage Electra Ibanez Aria Les Paul Japan Guitar Set of 6 Tuners

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA GUITAR STRAP BUTTONS W/SCREWS-GOLD PLATED - MIJ JAPAN

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  • New ListingElectra Electric Guitar Original Black String Saddle

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  • New ListingElectra Electric Guitar Original Chrome Bridge Saddle

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  • New ListingElectra Electric Guitar Original Chrome String Saddle

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA L.P. TYPE GUITAR CONTROL CAVITY COVER W/SCREWS - MIJ JAPAN

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  • New ListingCrate Electra Electric Guitar Original Chrome Bridge Saddle

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  • 1977 Electra Gold Speed Knob- MIJ Guitars Basses Japan Howard Roberts X350 MPC

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA L.P. TYPE GUITAR SWITCH CAVITY COVER W/SCREWS - MIJ JAPAN

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA LP TYPE GUITAR TUNER - KEYSTONE - GOLD - MIJ JAPAN

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  • Phase 1 I by Electra BOX ONLY 80's Vintage Guitar Pedal SLM Electronics St Louis

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  • VINTAGE 1979 ELECTRA LP TYPE GUITAR TUNER - KEYSTONE - GOLD - MIJ JAPAN

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  • Electra Electric Guitar Original Chrome Tuner Tuning Peg

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  • Electra Strat Electric Guitar Tuning Peg

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  • Electra Strat Electric Guitar Bridge Vintage Style String Saddle

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  • Electra Strat Electric Guitar Original Black String Saddle

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  • Electra Strat Electric Guitar Original Whammy Bar Tremolo Arm

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  • Vintage Electra Electric Guitar Original Tuner Tuning Peg

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  • Electra Electric Guitar Tuner Original Ferrule Bushing

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This month we wrap up our saga of the Alamo by picking up with the new guitar line offered in 1965. Alamo, as you recall, was originally set up by Southland Music. Once located, the serial number offers clues as to when the guitar was manufactured, and the first few digits are especially important, as the numbers changed over a few decades. Aria guitars manufactured in the 1970s typically feature a serial number with the first two digits of the manufacture year. For example, a serial number that begins in 77 was likely manufactured in 1977. Aria guitars manufactured in the 1980s typically only used the first digit of the serial number to denote the date.

Electra
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IndustryMusical Instruments
Founded1971
ProductsElectric Guitars and Bass Guitars
Electra guitar played by Eddie Kirkland

Electra Phoenix S Guitar Serial Numbers

Electra was a brand of electric guitars and basses manufactured in Japan and distributed in the US by two companies owned by brothers: Saint Louis Music (SLM) and Pacific Coast Music in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 2013, the brand launched a successful comeback led by renowned luthiers Ben Chafin and Mick Donner.

Unlike most other brands of imported guitars which were sourced from a single manufacturer, Electra guitars were ordered from all the Japanese factories and distributors. As a result, early models especially vary in details and quality. Later, as all models came to be made by Matsumoku, Electra guitars offered high quality at competitive prices. However, the brand never entirely lost its association with inexpensive 'copy' guitars and the brand name was transitioned to Electra Westone in 1984 and Westone in 1985. The same qualities make them popular among collectors today.

In 2013 Ben Chafin, former head luthier at Dean Guitars, acquired the rights to Electra Guitars and is now producing new Electra Guitars. The first model available was a reissued and updated single cutaway Electra Omega, followed by the Omega Prime. After rave reviews and a growing roster of artist endorsements, Electra Guitars unveiled a number of new models in 2014 including the Invicta, Talon, Phoenix H & S Guitars and the Phoenix Bass. More about the current company and their guitars, basses, accessories and merchandise can be found at their official website Electra Guitars

MPC Guitars[edit]

In 1976 Electra MPC (Modular Powered Circuits) models featured a pair of cartridge slots in the guitar body, which allowed effect modules to be plugged in and controlled from the front of the guitar. Today the unusual thing is that the effects are on board, but even offering electronic effects to consumer musicians was fairly new at the time and offers an interesting alternate way to do it. There were a total of 18 guitar models which carried MPC circuits. The most notable was the Super Rock, which was a Les Paul copy. There were 12 total MPC modules offered.

Table of MPC modules[edit]

1Phase Shifter
2Dynamic Fuzz
3Treble & Bass Expander
4Tank Tone
5Power Overdrive
6Filter Follower
7Auto Wah
8Tube Sound
9Octave Box
10Flanger
11Frog Nose
12Compressor

In the assortment of modules offered was a 'Mini Amp' module, which contained no effects but was a headphone amplifier for the guitar. This mini amp was actually the number 11 Module, Frog Nose. It did nothing except send a fairly weak clean guitar signal to headphones via the jack.

Endorsers of Electra guitars and basses[edit]

  • Peter Frampton - Peter Frampton's Official Site
  • Allen 'Free Bird' Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Rick Derringer's brand was the X910 guitar also known as the 'Derringer' model
  • Marty Friedman (uses in live performances/workshops etc.)
  • Dickey Betts endorsed the X930 MPC model in the October 1981 issue of Guitar Player magazine.

Sources[edit]

Electra Guitars Vintage Value

  • 'Electra History'. Retrieved 2003.Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) Article from the original Electra fan site
  • 'MPC (wiring diagrams)'. Retrieved 2003.Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) Details of MPC guitar wiring
  • The Electra Guitar Collection 1977. 1977 full line catalog including MPC guitars and modules

External links[edit]

  • Electra Guitars Official Website of Electra Guitars
  • The Electra Guitar Page- Index of Models latest known listing of guitar and bass models
  • The Electra Guitar Page (original) archival mirror of original Electra fan site
  • The Electra Forum fan community of collectors and players
  • Matsumoku Industrial- One manufacturer of Electra guitars
  • The Guitars of Matsumoku information on Matsumoku-made guitars

Electra Guitar Value

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