Members J Backlund Posted January 21, 2020 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2020 9 hours ago, RaVenCAD said: This one always was my favorite. Are they still being produced? Yes, in two versions, the 'standard' 400, and the DLX model with the Deusenberg Les Trem and a few extra holes in the plastic pickguard thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted January 22, 2020 Members Share Posted January 22, 2020 How about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted January 22, 2020 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2020 4 hours ago, 1001gear said: How about this? Nice, but I've always been leery of those $20,000+ oil and filter changes....oh, that's a Chiron, I was thinking about the Veyron, probably even more then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted January 22, 2020 Members Share Posted January 22, 2020 The guitar could have a permalube system. String changes might be a bitch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted January 23, 2020 Members Share Posted January 23, 2020 RavenCAD have a look here but hey i'm not responsible for your G.A.S so beware yourself before clicking the link https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/backlund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted January 23, 2020 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, t_e_l_e said: RavenCAD have a look here but hey i'm not responsible for your G.A.S so beware yourself before clicking the link https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/backlund Hmmm, they're not showing the new 800 offset there. I have one coming in a few weeks (I think) in the questionably beautiful 'Oliveburst' finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted January 24, 2020 Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 23 hours ago, J Backlund said: Hmmm, they're not showing the new 800 offset there. I have one coming in a few weeks (I think) in the questionably beautiful 'Oliveburst' finish. the 800 is online availbe currently ofer the custom shop and is in the makinghttps://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/backlund-800/ it seem there is no link main side and the custom shop crowd funding site where you can jump in between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RTJ1S Posted January 24, 2020 Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 I had my first opportunity to play a J Blacklund at the Shepherd Center hospital last summer. They were calling it the “purple Prince” guitar. I have no Idea how they ended up with it (in a hospital music room). I remember thinking it played so well that I looked up the company and was shocked. I’ve thought about dragging a Fender over there and seeing if they want to trade. Also, I’ve been drawing out sketches for new guitar shapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted January 24, 2020 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hmmm, never heard of a 'Purple Prince'. The only Backlund guitar model that had a purple finish that I was aware of was the old Retronix R-800 from the JBD co. It was an import version of the original model 800 built in Chattanooga some years ago. I have one example of that Retronix model, a pearl seafoam green one, maybe the one you are referring to was similar to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RTJ1S Posted January 24, 2020 Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 53 minutes ago, J Backlund said: Hmmm, never heard of a 'Purple Prince'. The only Backlund guitar model that had a purple finish that I was aware of was the old Retronix R-800 from the JBD co. It was an import version of the original model 800 built in Chattanooga some years ago. I have one example of that Retronix model, a pearl seafoam green one, maybe the one you are referring to was similar to it... That’s the one but solid purple. They didn’t know the name of it and “Putple Prince” is just what the therapist referred to it as. Anyways, it’s in the SHARE program department of the Shepherd Center that is all military related head, spine, brain injury treatment for vets. (I was inpatient for almost 5 months and I in the music program as Rec therapy since I play guitar.) I always grabbed that one over the Strat and les Paul traditional that they also have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 28, 2020 Members Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 9:15 AM, J Backlund said: That drawing was what became the model 400, and was produced with two more or less standard humbuckers placed in a normal vertical position. Slanted pickups were never used on the actual guitar. I've seen your stuff at Eastwood. Would be very cool to see a tenor version of this or something close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brucebennett Posted January 29, 2020 Members Share Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 4:04 AM, RTJ1S said: I had my first opportunity to play a J Blacklund at the Shepherd Center hospital last summer. They were calling it the “purple Prince” guitar. I have no Idea how they ended up with it (in a hospital music room). I remember thinking it played so well that I looked up the company and was shocked. I’ve thought about dragging a Fender over there and seeing if they want to trade. Also, I’ve been drawing out sketches for new guitar shapes This is the only Purple JBD-800 we ever built. Metallic Royal Purple, Although I thought it was a great looking color, it was not as popular as the Teal Blue Metallic that we so often got asked for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brucebennett Posted January 29, 2020 Members Share Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 4:44 AM, J Backlund said: What did I say back then, Bruce?..."Knock yourself out"? Yes sir, thats just how I remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RTJ1S Posted February 7, 2020 Members Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 7:57 PM, brucebennett said: Yes sir, thats just how I remember it. Long delay, I know. That is definitely the shape and color, the one I saw is the Retronix version. Still, very nice guitar. Plays well and looks 90% like that. I want to say it had double humbuckers, however I wouldn’t guarantee it. Also I don’t recall the three horizontal stripes on the pickguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brucebennett Posted February 7, 2020 Members Share Posted February 7, 2020 4 hours ago, RTJ1S said: Long delay, I know. That is definitely the shape and color, the one I saw is the Retronix version. Still, very nice guitar. Plays well and looks 90% like that. I want to say it had double humbuckers, however I wouldn’t guarantee it. Also I don’t recall the three horizontal stripes on the pickguard yes, that would likely be a Retronix R-800 version, those all came without the 3 "speed lines" on the pickguard. here is a front back shot of the Korean made Retronix R-800 with fixed bridge and maple fretboard. these were available with a tremolo and rosewood fretboards as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted February 7, 2020 Author Members Share Posted February 7, 2020 4 hours ago, RTJ1S said: Long delay, I know. That is definitely the shape and color, the one I saw is the Retronix version. Still, very nice guitar. Plays well and looks 90% like that. I want to say it had double humbuckers, however I wouldn’t guarantee it. Also I don’t recall the three horizontal stripes on the pickguard The Retronix 800 had two chrome humbuckers. As for the three 'speedline' cutouts in the guard, for some reason that I never understood, they omitted that feature on some Retronix 800 pickguards, but not others, I don't know by what proportion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brucebennett Posted February 7, 2020 Members Share Posted February 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, J Backlund said: The Retronix 800 had two chrome humbuckers. As for the three 'speedline' cutouts in the guard, for some reason that I never understood, they omitted that feature on some Retronix 800 pickguards, but not others, I don't know by what proportion though. Not meaning to contradict you John, but there is an erroneous conclusion in your statement. likely cause by all the "proud customer" posted photos of a few models that happened to be modified at time of sale. The Retronix guitars all came as shown in the above photos. with a pair of black open coil "Dracowyre" pickups factory installed. chrome covered humbuckers and EMGs were added by customer request only at an additional cost, as well as the addition of the speed lines to the PG.. I only did that on just a very few (less than 5) Retronix instruments total, and I did them by hand as I filled each order.. I still have all of the order paperwork stored here. and not to put too fine a point on it. but, I had more than enough reasons to remember these details very vividly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted February 8, 2020 Author Members Share Posted February 8, 2020 10 hours ago, brucebennett said: Not meaning to contradict you John, but there is an erroneous conclusion in your statement. likely cause by all the "proud customer" posted photos of a few models that happened to be modified at time of sale. The Retronix guitars all came as shown in the above photos. with a pair of black open coil "Dracowyre" pickups factory installed. chrome covered humbuckers and EMGs were added by customer request only at an additional cost, as well as the addition of the speed lines to the PG.. I only did that on just a very few (less than 5) Retronix instruments total, and I did them by hand as I filled each order.. I still have all of the order paperwork stored here. and not to put too fine a point on it. but, I had more than enough reasons to remember these details very vividly. You are correct, my own Retronix 800 does not have chrome buckers....sometimes one cannot see his nose in front of his face. Thanks for the correct info, Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members u6crash Posted February 14, 2020 Members Share Posted February 14, 2020 I remember when you were first sharing these sketches and it's great to see them become a reality over the years. There's at least one other forum member who has had some success with custom finishes on guitars and started in his garage and sharing the build threads here. I miss all the build threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted February 17, 2020 Members Share Posted February 17, 2020 What a noob. Those guitars will never take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brucebennett Posted February 19, 2020 Members Share Posted February 19, 2020 Dave, I have to tell you a story from Summer NAMM 2010 in Nashville. So I was just hanging out in our J.Backlund Booth and I see this rather large kinda scruffy fellow standing in the middle of the aisle way he's staring pretty hard at all the J.Backlund Design guitars. and he's kinda looking this way and that way, cocking his head to the side.. looks like he's got something to say. So Steve Lewis our CEO at the time, slides up beside him and says " So, what do you think?" The guy turns to Steve and says in a strong Irish brogue, " I think ya've done something RRADICAL!..... that doesn't offend meh" ( the extra "R" is to denote that he rolled his "R"s) Best line to describe the J.Backlunds I ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted February 20, 2020 Members Share Posted February 20, 2020 20 hours ago, brucebennett said: Dave, I have to tell you a story from Summer NAMM 2010 in Nashville. So I was just hanging out in our J.Backlund Booth and I see this rather large kinda scruffy fellow standing in the middle of the aisle way he's staring pretty hard at all the J.Backlund Design guitars. and he's kinda looking this way and that way, cocking his head to the side.. looks like he's got something to say. So Steve Lewis our CEO at the time, slides up beside him and says " So, what do you think?" The guy turns to Steve and says in a strong Irish brogue, " I think ya've done something RRADICAL!..... that doesn't offend meh" ( the extra "R" is to denote that he rolled his "R"s) Best line to describe the J.Backlunds I ever heard. That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted February 29, 2020 Members Share Posted February 29, 2020 Loved these guitars when the sketches and then prototypes appeared on here. Came very close to buying a retronix, but was running my own business then and just had no spare money for more guitars and didn't want to sell what I had at the time. I'm slightly sad that I didn't manage to get one of these, but TBH I don't play electric very much now, and it would have been wasted on me. FWIW the wife wandered in while I was looking at the Retronix picture above and said "No. Well, actually you could.... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted March 1, 2020 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 7:38 AM, DaveAronow said: What a noob. Those guitars will never take off. And they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J Backlund Posted March 1, 2020 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Ancient Mariner said: Loved these guitars when the sketches and then prototypes appeared on here. Came very close to buying a retronix, but was running my own business then and just had no spare money for more guitars and didn't want to sell what I had at the time. I'm slightly sad that I didn't manage to get one of these, but TBH I don't play electric very much now, and it would have been wasted on me. FWIW the wife wandered in while I was looking at the Retronix picture above and said "No. Well, actually you could.... " As you might expect, I have quite a few 'Backlund' guitars, but as odd as it might seem, I don't play any of them, they just hang on a wall. I have three guitars that are played on a daily basis, and that's about it. They are my Kala thinline acoustic/electric nylon-string classical, my Gretsch resonator, and my 2001 Fender MIM telecaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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