Recent content by hopjohnskins

Hey Brad, You might also consider the Silver Star Strat replicas. I have four of them (got them dirt cheap when I actually had some money) and they are really good Strats. The pickups are very, very good (not quite as dandy as I feel the Van Zandt Blues are, but impressive nonetheless) and the...

p.s. oops :o actually found a photo of my guitar in the Gallery section of Leo's Website: so here it is already: http://scalaguitars.com/Picture%20018.jpg 8)

Hey Orvilleowner! I own a Leo Skala guitar and I happened to check his site today only to discover that Char is now playing this model: http://scalaguitars.com/Dreamcatcher%20Main.htm Leo and his business partner Michael Spalt make some very cool guitars. I bought the only leather-top guitar...

The serial number does seem odd. It does not follow the typical Silver Star number with the first digit being the year of manufacture, and the numbers which follow that being apparently sequential. But other than that weirdity, it's a pure SS60. Maybe the serial numbers for this model are simply...

Hi there. New here. But I have a Reborn Old LS50 in good shape that is now getting new frets by a master luthier up in Colorado, and several Tokai Strat copies, all off of Ebay. Can't wait to get the Reborn back. The pickups are pretty sweet - I have flipped the neck magnet to get more of a...