tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post989875941837043599..comments2024-03-27T09:46:15.606+00:00Comments on Guitar Blog: Follow-up stories: The DiMarzio "Cellophane" StratGavin Lloyd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-21901481050610204832019-06-29T05:13:27.245+01:002019-06-29T05:13:27.245+01:00"Harayama" refers to Norikatsu Harayama...."Harayama" refers to Norikatsu Harayama. He was the director and chief luthier of the famous (and long since defunct) Matsumoku guitar factory in Japan. He was a master at his trade and ultimately branched out on his own, building necks and bodies for companies like ESP, Kramer, Schecter and Moon guitars in the early 1980s. Dimarzio didn't source bodies and necks from one manufacturer. They sourced from several, including ESP. The Charvel sourced stuff happened in the 1979/80 period, as Charvel quit supplying parts after 1980 in order to focus on in house Charvel production. I have a Dimarzio rising sun super strat, a one humbucker only guitar that was very likely Charvel sourced. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553598788472307217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-21543369215111794992019-05-23T21:42:07.484+01:002019-05-23T21:42:07.484+01:00Hi Jeff. Unfortunately I get "Access denied&q...Hi Jeff. Unfortunately I get "Access denied" on your photos.Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-21441256802042173762019-03-23T02:10:38.796+00:002019-03-23T02:10:38.796+00:00I have a complete "DiMarzio" Strat that ...I have a complete "DiMarzio" Strat that my friend Luthier Bob Meltz from Wakefield, MA put together for me in 1988. It has a Pink Cellophane Neck (Probably made by Harayama) and DiMarzio (Charvel?) body which we painted solid blue. We put a wild pickguard on it to save $$$ from painting it crazy. The body is a little heavier that my '91 Strat Plus but we did put a Floyd Rose on it. We originally had Duncan Stack pickups but changed them out for EMG Golds. It was similar to one Bob made for me in 1984 and he actually beat Fender with a TBX like control for the pickups by a few years. I still have it and you can see and hear it a video of me from 9 years ago. The neck looks sort of orange in the video but it is definitely pink. I do believe they also made a burnt orange and a blue neck as well. I remember seeing earl Slick play one which made me get one. Ignore the 'Harmony' sticker I put on the headstock. Check out the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhGDp8j_ERMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720729784865992685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-92069516048106302742017-09-02T21:21:56.389+01:002017-09-02T21:21:56.389+01:00Hi there!
I own one of these pink/orange-cellophan...Hi there!<br />I own one of these pink/orange-cellophane Strats in very good condition!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229133204205904057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-39295383249981657422015-06-26T15:56:33.722+01:002015-06-26T15:56:33.722+01:00Here you find info about mine. Notice the none cel...Here you find info about mine. Notice the none cellophane neck. <br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/charvelguitars/permalink/10152798814165378/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452551082093520121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-30836259051276589742015-06-26T15:54:16.140+01:002015-06-26T15:54:16.140+01:00Here you find info about mine. Notice the none cel...Here you find info about mine. Notice the none cellophane neck. Bought in Norway in -84. <br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/charvelguitars/permalink/10152798814165378/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452551082093520121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-25775278703503234962015-01-14T21:31:07.635+00:002015-01-14T21:31:07.635+00:00I found some more information on a Leslie West Dim...I found some more information on a Leslie West Dimarzio strat that goes along with what I discovered. This guitar is almost identical to the one I built back then with a a red neck, black Dimarzio body and black 1-hum pickguard. Mine however had a Kahler instead of the traditional trem. <br /><br />http://www.tuneyoursound.com/collection/dimarzio-custom-guitar-1985-leslie-west.<br /><br />From the page:<br /><br />About the Guitar:<br /><br />DiMarzio are known mainly for their pickups, but back in the 1980s they put their name to a full range of spare parts from hardware to bodies and necks. The body and neck were made for DiMarzio by Charvel during their legendary San Dimas.<br /><br />The neck of this guitar is coated in a see-through red plastic-like finish, known as the "cellophane" finish. The grain of the wood beneath is clearly visible, despite the vivid colour. Some guitars just featured the cellophane red neck on non-cellophane bodies, such as played by guitarist Earl Slick or Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick). <br /><br />As indicated by Steve Blutcher at DiMarzio these cellophane necks were made in Japan by a small company called Harayama (now defunct) and not Charvel. <br /><br />Anyhow, this guitar is one of two DiMarzio Stratocaster style guitars built for Leslie West, one with 3 single coil pickups and this one with DiMarzio MegaDrive pickups.<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-10618435557715124532013-10-20T12:32:10.875+01:002013-10-20T12:32:10.875+01:00Hey there,
Here is my Dimarzio parts guitar:
http...Hey there,<br />Here is my Dimarzio parts guitar:<br /><br />https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/72413_10151495722421382_729036717_n.jpg<br /><br />I bought the parts for it at the NAMM show in Chicago 1987 and had it put together in 88 or so.\.. Rick Nielsen of the band Cheap Trick has one like it that he bought from them in 1985 or so (Check out their video for the song "Tonight It's You).. I was somewhat copying him while buying it but did my own thing pick ups wise. Mine has a pre amp built in and has had a couple different pick ups installed and locking tuners later added. The neck and body change colour depending on the light source. The body sometimes looks orange while the neck is pink.. Using a flash they look the same colour. I think the difference is that the neck and body are different woods.<br /><br />I had Rick sign mine in 1998:<br /><br />https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/531475_10151495727731382_1880541067_n.jpg<br /><br />Feel free to add this one to your blog with the others. <br /><br />Have a good day,<br />Jeff<br />Smakutushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907480078686509741noreply@blogger.com