'81 Silver Star SS?

[Diodibuh]

so you like Leo sounds? I still didn't change any pickups on mine

 

[settebello]

Yep,they're good,punchy and still have the sc quack.

Volker

 

[Anonymous]

tnx, stratman for suggestions. what about bare knuckle?

Since this thread has been recently referred to, I'll answer this - rather later than expected. I have a set of BK Slow Hand Strat pickups, & they're just about the darkest sounding Strat pickups I've ever heard! The make Yutas sound a bit on the thin side... :lol:

They're probably the opposite extreme to Es. Powerful, very warm & fat, & I have yet to make up my mind how much I like them. Hope this helps a little.

 

[japkid]

Are you sure thats a ss80,she have a bonenut and the two original pups have a gray bottom.
Is there another model between the ss50 and the ss80?
The ss60 is a late '60 model from my understanding.

I'd guess SS-60 from a quick look. You can test for nitro--if it's poly then it's not SS-80. I have an SS-50 with grey backed pickups (no stamp, but staggered-pole)--not sure what SS-60s are supposed to have but that could be the same.

Does the SS-80 model have a steel trem block

Both of mine (1979 and 1982) have diecast blocks reading MIJ

Nice looking guitar! Hope you enjoy it!

Hi,
How can you test to see if it is Nitro? And I thought that at that time it was not allowed to spray that finish in Japan?
Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

You can test for nitro--if it's poly then it's not SS-80.

how can you do that?

Acetone with a Q tip in the body cavity. Nitro will dissolve, poly wont

This should answer the most recent question. The info. was in the thread all along.

:wink:

 

[Anonymous]

I had a set of Kent Armstrongs (various models) in the SS60 for a while, but they didn't really do much for me. They just lacked something. Then I dug out an old set of Seymour Duncans from the mid 1980s, 2 Vintages & 1 Alnico II for the bridge. Now the SS60 is one of my favourite guitars. The pickups just seem to work - they are bright enough to cope with the brass bridge saddles on the SS60 - I think maybe Yutas (or whatever the **** Bacchus pickups are called) would be too dark for this guitar.

So that's my top tip - get yourself a set of Duncans, nearly as old as the guitar, and you're sorted. 8) This is a really nice Strat, & it's forced me to overcome my prejudice about the large headstock.

 

[marcusnieman]

Lovely guitar

 

[Anonymous]

Your new Bacchus relic is white & rosewood, isn't it Marcus?

 

[marcusnieman]

Your new Bacchus relic is white & rosewood, isn't it Marcus?

LOL.... sure is. I'm realizing the look I have a real soft spot for. Never was a fan until the last year or two.

 

[Anonymous]

I know what you mean. For years I preferred LPB or CAR, but white is edging ahead - it just always looks so good. 8)