Members ArKay Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Another one from my loooong wishlist. Finally came across a good deal on one in Ireland. My expectations weren't too high after having read some of the reviews, so I wasn't all that disappointed when I got it. Would I have paid full street price? Sure not. All in all it's a nice guitar with a few issues. It's Eastwood's interpretation of the HOPF Saturn 63 made famous by the Star Club in Hamburg. Eastwood claims that it would be a "painstaking reproduction" of the original, but they took a few liberties. The neck has nicely finished frets and it feels pretty comfortable, the single coil pickups sound OK if not a bit dark for single coils. The guitar has 2 chickenhead knobs for pickup and tone selection. The first one is a 4-way rotary which changes the tone, the 2nd is a 3-way for the pickups. After unwrapping the guitar one of the metal f-hole bindings fell off, it was simply glued on. I don't know if superglue will fix that, but I will have to find out. The metal binding on the body is screwed on at places with a few nails thrown in to keep it in the body. It lifts off slightly here and there. Also, the pickup routes aren't done too well and the bridge pickup leans heavily on the right side. Model Name: SATURN 63 Colour: Sunburst Body: Laminated Maple, Chrome Bound Body and F-Hole Neck: Maple, Bolt-on Fingerboard: Rosewood, Dot Markers Scale Length: 24 3/4" Width at Nut: 1 5/8" ZERO Fret Pickups: Two Vintage Ceramic Single Coils Switching: 3-Way Controls: 4-way tone, 3-way p/u selector, master volume, optional XLR out Bridge: Vintage Mosrite Style Adjustable Roller Bridge, Tremolo Tail Hardware: Gotoh Nickel/Chrome Strings: D'Addario #10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members 32-20-Blues Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 HNGD!!! Unfortunate about the issues, but at least they are cosmetic. Plus, as you say, you can fix them. Do you mind me asking where in Ireland you got it? Was it new or second hand? I wasn't aware there was a shop here stocking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members sk8centilli Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 HNGD!!! Unfortunate about the issues, but at least they are cosmetic. Plus, as you say, you can fix them. Do you mind me asking where in Ireland you got it? Was it new or second hand? I wasn't aware there was a shop here stocking them. It was new, still had the foil on the control plate. They have Eastwoods, Reverends and some other cool stuff! Good shop, the guy seems nice. Even gave me a free shirt http://www.candyappleredguitars.com/ Edit: Bought it from their eBay store tho.. Worth watching http://stores.ebay.ie/candy-apple-red-guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roygbiv Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Eastwood is doing some awesome designs. I love their business model, even if I am not crazy about the quality/price ratio. Congrats on the Saturn, though. It's looks totally sexy to me. How's it sounding to you? Kinda plinky like a jazzmaster or jaguar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Eastwood is doing some awesome designs. I love their business model, even if I am not crazy about the quality/price ratio. Congrats on the Saturn, though. It's looks totally sexy to me. How's it sounding to you? Kinda plinky like a jazzmaster or jaguar? I have played neither so I couldn't really tell. I will have to compare them to something similar, maybe against one of my P90 guitars to see what they are like. They sound pretty full and dark, probably due to the hollow body. I have played an EMG-equipped guitar before testing it so my ears might be biased There's an Eastwood clip on youtube though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Sehr gut Rainer. Congrats! (o)(o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Very cool! Is that a rocker bridge? Happy New Eastwood Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Very cool! Is that a rocker bridge? Happy New Eastwood Day! Thanks Seems to be a copy of a Mosrite design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 That guitar is beautiful. Excellent taste, as usual. Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 ^^^ Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crawfish Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Real nice guitar. That is neato keeno Good Luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 32-20-Blues Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 It was new, still had the foil on the control plate. They have Eastwoods, Reverends and some other cool stuff! Good shop, the guy seems nice. Even gave me a free shirt http://www.candyappleredguitars.com/ Edit: Bought it from their eBay store tho.. Worth watching http://stores.ebay.ie/candy-apple-red-guitars Excellent, thank you. I remember when that guy was starting out - he mainly sold Gretsch. Nice to see that he has diversified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Real nice guitar. That is neato keeno Good Luck with it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Excellent, thank you. I remember when that guy was starting out - he mainly sold Gretsch. Nice to see that he has diversified. Yup, he carries some nice offbeat brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Highway_61 Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 WOW!!! Diggin' the zero fret and the XLR and just about everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks guys Just for kicks, here's what the original looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Too cool! btw, I put up a thread inspired by your NGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Cool, some pics coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thrashmetl Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Of all the clips on their website, I think that guitar sounds the best. I've owned 3 other Eastwoods and loved them all. I currently only have one left, but I can safely say I won't ever get rid of it. It's the H44 Stratotone copy and it sounds amazing. Great minihums in that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted June 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Of all the clips on their website, I think that guitar sounds the best. I've owned 3 other Eastwoods and loved them all. I currently only have one left, but I can safely say I won't ever get rid of it. It's the H44 Stratotone copy and it sounds amazing. Great minihums in that thing. Yeah, the H44 looks pretty sweet! Looks like Eastwood would be using standard pickups on most models (http://www.proline7.com/index/index.asp?mtype=pickups&etype=pickup2), the "Zippo" pickup is the LP-007 model, the Toaster LP-008, etc. Wasn't able to find the Saturn model, so they are probably build to custom specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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