After exhaustively Googling and scanning message boards, I have not found any real solid information on the internet about Phoenix guitars. I did speak with a guitar shop owner who used to sell them in the 80's and knew the basics about them, here's what he told me:
- They were made in the Tokai factory from 1982-1985
- They replaced the El Degas line
- The man behind it was Larry DiMarzio, so they all came with DiMarzio p/u's
- They made Strats, Tele's, LP's, 335's, bass guitars and surely some other styles
- They may have been made just for the Canadian market, though I'm not 100% sure...
- some seem to be high quality (I have a Phoenix LP that is very high quality) but some others seem to be lesser quality (plywood strat)
If anyone has more information, please let me know!
I can be emailed at "mstrachan at Gmail dot com"
Cheers!
- They were made in the Tokai factory from 1982-1985
- They replaced the El Degas line
- The man behind it was Larry DiMarzio, so they all came with DiMarzio p/u's
- They made Strats, Tele's, LP's, 335's, bass guitars and surely some other styles
- They may have been made just for the Canadian market, though I'm not 100% sure...
- some seem to be high quality (I have a Phoenix LP that is very high quality) but some others seem to be lesser quality (plywood strat)
If anyone has more information, please let me know!
I can be emailed at "mstrachan at Gmail dot com"
Cheers!
