Members jagid Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Built by Aims Instruments, Distributed and Promoted by Randall Instruments ca.1974-1976.(Don Randall of Fender)it sure does "very closely" resemble the Fender.such a sweet `34 year old Telecaster, where are the survivors !... i've only seen 2 of these ever....is this the last one on the planet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 what? pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 trouble getting the upload to post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 put it on photobucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Bato is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 photo added the original post above ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Is that yours? Looks very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phil051300 Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 That is quite an impressive likeness, for sure. Nice looking guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Originally Posted by mrbrown49 Is that yours? Looks very nice. yes, it's my daily player... bought it in `90 in nashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Originally Posted by jagid yes, it's my daily player... bought it in `90 in nashville. Sweet. Its in great condition to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Any info on the WEb on AIM's? Never heard of them, the guitar looks great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted January 22, 2008 Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 IIRC, Jerrypicker has one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2008 Originally Posted by harold heckuba IIRC, Jerrypicker has one of those. yep, jerry picker's is #2 of 2 i mentioned having ever seen. ( :hope to see him chime in here sometime.it's a long story that goes back to the begining of leo fender and don randall before cbs to after cbs into the mid `70s when G&L, Randall Instruments and this elusive Aims Instruments apparently decided they could bring back the quality cbs was destroying.G&L makes a nice tele but it is far from a copy as the Aims was.makes ya go humm' ... does me anyway.Price Guide Preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 man, threads get swept under the rug faster around here than at home... With a community this large I had hoped there would be others with a greater knowledge about this guitar than i have, or maybe I would find some other people interested in unearthing this some what overlooked piece of music history.Bring on those History Detectives ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 looks sheshy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Cool looking guitar! Wears it's mojo well!! Never heard of them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 jagid--Is that the original bridge mounting plate? I notice that the guitar is strung "Top-mount", but that the bridge-plate seems to have holes for through-body stringing (Although it looks as if there are no holes through the body. Perhaps a trick of the light?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Originally Posted by headless jagid--Is that the original bridge mounting plate?I notice that the guitar is strung "Top-mount", but that the bridge-plate seems to have holes for through-body stringing (Although it looks as if there are no holes through the body. Perhaps a trick of the light?) it's a generic/universal plate as you see it, the body has no string-thru holes.the only parts i know of not to be original are the tone/vol knobs, i lost one while moving, still have one... the original's were flat top that shed all the chrome.the bridge plate cover was missing when i bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 The only thing I can add is that a couple of shops used to tell the story that Aims was started by a couple of disgruntled ex-Ibanez and Elger employees in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I had a sunburst Aims Strat copy in the late '70's.It was a killer Strat. Great neck and great pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 The only thing I can add is that a couple of shops used to tell the story that Aims was started by a couple of disgruntled ex-Ibanez and Elger employees in the 70's. i always understood it to be fender employees. heres a link to an old discussion about an aims bass.discussion continued here this is a HC Aims Tele Review from 2006, Jerry Picker.he also has a photo of his tele around here somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted January 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2008 i found that photo of jerry picker's aims telecaster, the only other one i have ever seen... he describes his as MIJ.... but this promotional image clearly say's "Randall Amplifiers and Aims Guitars Manufactured and Distributed by Randall Instruments, Inc." which was located in Irvine, California USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jagid Posted February 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2008 the lonely ol' Aims thread rapidly fell into the abyss, nothing anywhere really confirms who aims was... i supose it could just be a brand label and not actually named after any person, since the promo catalog image say's it is Manufactured By Randall Instruments Inc..i also notice that the puzzle promo spells the name in "capitol letters" AIMS Instruments although the logo on the guitar is Aims "in script"it's looking like we will never know, unless Don Randall himself or one of his employees/assocoiates from the `70s were ever to leave us the real answers before their all deceased.welp...it's been an interesting trail to a dead end apparently... any additional research/information would be appreciated. conclusion:ca.1974 Aims TelecasterManufactured by Randall Instruments Inc.Distributed by Randall Instruments Inc. sawya' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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