Kevin Chilcott
Luthier
YELLOW ELECTRA MK II
1988
" Cheese "
!!!
This guitar was probably made in mid 1988, and was most likely for sale at
a shop in either 'St Austell' in Cornwall or 'Yeovil' in Somerset, England.
She was originally fitted with a pair of EMG pickups.
She was most likely one of the first Ten Mk II Electras made.
She looks great in
yellow - the colour shows off the design to the full with the 'lines'
of the holes, controls and switch, which as you can see is a 'slot-type', but
'thru'
the body and not a scratch plate - first done in
1986 by 'Royal' on the
Electra Prototype.
It is believed that
this was the first
time that this method had been used anywhere,
although now it is very commonplace ! The same, it is believed, is true for the
'angled bridge humbucker' idea which was first used in
1987 on the first
'Royal' Electra MK II.
NB - Kev.....
" Big Norm has been able to fill me in with a bit more history.
Paul Tucker thinks that Paul Westlake bought her 2nd hand
from Nick Briars'
'Abbey Rd Music' in Torquay, England.
Paul Westlake put Di Marzio pickup's in her
( ! ! ! ) and eventually sold her.
In 1990 John Riley bought her from Paul
Westlake and took her on an 'Overseas Tour'
and then to America and Japan
in1994 where she's been with him until this year.
Now in 2002 he's back in the UK and still has her.
The most popular 'Electra'
colours were Black and Yellow,
and there are 'quite a few' of each of these 'out and about'."
Do you know of any ?
Picture supplied by Paul Tucker
of Torquay
(via Big Norm) - Thanks Guys.
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