UNDERGROUND FIRE AXES
Many, if not most, of the Underground Fire membership play the guitar, and here is some
of the candy we play with in the eternal quest to emulate Nokie, Bob, Don, or Gerry!
Here's a starting point...
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| Mosrite #2795 bought on Ebay in 1998 with a very rough refinish job. | Mosrite #2795 refinished the RIGHT way by Bill Gruggett in 2000. | Fender Nokie Edwards Telecaster (with Nokie's Autograph) obtained directly from Nokie in 1998. | Mosrite
Celebrity III
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Larrivee D05E w/Fishman Matrix Pickup system - another Ebay jewel. |
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| Mosrite Mark I | '63 Guild Thunderbird | '68 Mosrite Celebrity | '70 Les Paul Deluxe | '70s Martin D-18 |
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| '72 Reissue Telecaster Thinline | '90 Les Paul Custom | '99 Mosrite Custom | Fender Stratocaster | Yamaha |
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| Refinished Sunburst Mosrite (mid-60s Ventures Model) | Refinished Mark IV Mosrite (mid-60s Ventures Model) | Celebrity Mosrite Original Finish (non-Ventures) | 12 String Original Finish Mosrite (mid-60s Ventures Model) |
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| Original Finish Mosrite Bass (mid-60s Ventures Model) | Original Finish Blue Mosrite (1964 Ventures Model) Autographed in 1997 by The Ventures | Original Finish Sunburst Mosrite (mid-60s Ventures Model) |
New Fender Strat with Ventures Autographs (Ventures Model) |
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| New Fender Bass (Ventures Model) | New Fender Jazzmaster (Ventures Model) | New G&L Legacy (with Ventures decal) |
Russ Wood's Collection (back to the 60s)
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| Gibson '75 ES-1275 Doubleneck Walnut | Fender '62 Jaguar Threetone Sunburst | Gibson '61 SG/Les Paul Cherry | Dean '76 Flying V Cherry Sunburst |
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| Gibson '75 Les Paul
Standard Tobacco Sunburst |
Gibson '80 ES-335 '58 Reissue Natural |
Gibson '83 Les Paul Custom Alpine White |
Fender '80 Strat '57 Reissue Sunburst |
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| Rickenbacker '93 381 '69 12 String Reissue Fireglo Sunburst | Rickenbacker '65 380 12 String Natural | Carvin '82 X220 White | Charvel '87 Model 6 White |
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| Peavey Vandenberg Exp Limited Edition | Rouge Electric Sitar | Fender Roland Ready Strat | Fender Roland Ready Strat |
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| '63 Mosrite Ventures Model Reissue | '58 Gibson Korina Explorer Reissue |
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"Muskrat".....Hokey Wolf model.copied from a Ventures model (that I never owned). Has a short Gibson neck and a Telecaster width bridge. Its very small and light. Has a telecaster bridge pickup and a strat neck pickup. This is number 3 guitar and probably the last one I will build.....maybe |
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They are named Pride and Joy. Since this shot was taken, I played the bass with Nokie, and he signed the pick guard on June 28, 1998. The 6 string was new in '68 when I played rhythm in a dance band. I got the bass second-hand in 1970 and have put a lot of miles on it since then. It has a fake Ventures logo, and the "ashtray" has been moved below the bridge. Serial number for the Pearl White Ventures model is 2967 and the cherry red bass is # 7112. |
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1966 Mosrite Gospel Model |
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| 1967 Mosrite Bass, s/n B0420 original (not a Ventures model)) | 1965 Gibson EB-0, refinished white |
1966 Gibson EB-0, original |
1972 Gibson EB-0, original |
1983 Hofner Bass, original |
? Guild SJ-II |
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This is a Gibson SG that I got in 1988. Overall, I like it, although I find myself wishing that it had a whammy bar on it. But I like the neck on it. I couldn't play bar chords at all until I got it. |
This is my most
recent acquisition. I got this Japanese Mosrite only a month ago. The picture doesn't do it justice. It is absolutely beautiful. I love the action on the whammy bar. (Instead of "Vibramute" or "Mosely", the whammy bar has the legend "Excellent".) I thought the skinny neck would bother me, but that hasn't been the case. An absolutely wonderful instrument. |
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1998 G&L S-500 |
1962 Fender Jaguar (Japanese Re-issue) | Fender Squier Protone Fat Tele w/ Seth Lover (by S. Duncan) replacement humbucker | 1989 Fender American Standard Strat - new pickguard 1996 |
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| Gretsch Chet Atkins
Nashville Model from about 1968. Given to me by a friend. I play it a lot at church. |
Mexican made Fender
Strat bought in '97 to replace stolen Les Paul. Used on most of my UFPTV submissions. |
1966 Fender Mustang
given to me by my brother about 1970. I replaced original pickups with Strat pickups. Used to play lead on Moon Child, Meet Mr Callahan, and Peace Pipe on UFPTV. |
No-Name dreadnought acoustic I bought from Sears in 1983 because I didn't want to spend a lot of money. I did mods to bridge, replaced nut, and adjusted truss rod. It plays and sounds really good. |
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| Dean Exotica RSE acoustic/electric I bought this year. After adjusting bridge and truss rod, it plays and sounds great. Good quality workmanship, but set up badly at the factory. | Swedish made
classical guitar I bought in 1974 for $10. I replaced broken tuning
keys. It plays pretty well. I used it to play lead and rhythm on La Paloma on my Vanity CD. |
Kingston (??) violin-shaped electric bass. Bought in 1968 for about $70, just because I wanted a bass and it was cheap. I've used it as lot over the years, as it's light and has a pretty good action and tone. | Fender Jazz bass I
bought about two years ago, because I wanted the real thing. |
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Bottom Row left to right
1966 Venture's Model Mosrite Bass - red; 1966 Joe
Maphis Model Guitar - natural; 1963 Custom Venture's Model Mosrite -
Sunburst; 2002 Pink Paisley Telecaster - one of two hundred new reissues
Upper Row
1999 P Bass Special - Sherwood Green - (Squier)
Kevin's (Grandson); 1988 HM American Strat - Pink; 1988 American
Telecaster - Yellowed, (With '64 pickups.); 1991 Fender Strat -
Black, (MIM) Ryan's (Grandson)
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| Ariana Classical | Eric Clapton Strat w/Roland Synth Pickup | 1988 Ventures Mosrite |
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| '62 Jazzmaster Reissue | Ovation Balladeer | Robelli 5-String Banjo |
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| Squire w-Nokie, other Autographs | Thinline Tele Reissue |
