Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the mosrite flickr tag. Japanese electrics 1969 apollo red baron guitar 1966 aria diamond 1402t guitar 1967 arai diamond 1532t guitar 1969 aria kf190 guitar 1960s astrotone guitar 1960s super astrotone guitar 1960s audition zenon guitar 1966 audition kawai guitar 1968 avalon av2t shaggs model 1960s conquerer. Before that unicord was a manufacturer of electronic transformers. Early bird gets the cool guitars that should have disappeared within minutes of being set out for sale very lucky find. If youve ever read my stories you probably know that. Univox is a defunct american musical instrument, effects unit and amplifier manufacturer in the early 1960s the unicord corporation, a manufacturer of electronic transformers purchased the amplifier corporation of america of westbury, new york. Univox hi flier phase 1 late 60s sunburst tortoise shell guitar. Univox hiflier from 1976 japanesemade mosrite copy. Stays in tune well, even playing the bigbys hard, book face headstock. Kurt cobain with mudhoney univox hiflier grunge tour south of sanity grunge tour south of sanity see more.
There were many hifliers made that had all the same characteristics as the hiflier custom, but were fitted with a standardunivox badge, with no customtag. Nov 19, 20 if you like those guitars but cant find a vintage one, eastwood guitars is currently reissuing several of these designs. Univox news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2015. Based on the famous mosrite ventures model, the univox hiflier electric guitar is a vintage sixstring with a checkered past.
The univox hi flier is an electric guitar marketed and sold by univox from roughly 1967 to 1977. There is no case included, but we pack for safe arrival as well as insure in full. Also around 1968, the famous hiflier line was started, which. Early 70s univox hi flier flyer phase 2 guitar, wcase. The blog is run by the author, freelance writereditor mark yarm. But it was great to come across this natural or clearcoat finish version of the coveted phase 3 iteration of the hiflier. He played a few of these hifliers in his early days, including a sunburst model decorated with stickers, and a white one, given to him by his girlfriend at the time, tracy. He sometimes played a clear lucite, electra or ventura, japanese budget copy of the expensive originals designed by dan armstrong and produced by ampeg. Univox ripper, 1970s matsumokomade japanese stratalike. Guitar univox hi flier mosrite copy maple phase iv. Univox hiflier phase 3 guitar, played by kurt cobain, 1989. Trosper played several kinds of odd guitars, including the univox hi flier made famous by kurt cobain, generally preferring guitars with p90 pickups.
While unichord and merson split up in 1975, it was the purchase of what remained of univox by korg in 1985 that truly did the brand in. As a part of univox community, each contribution makes you earn reward points that you can claim as multiple reward options available, paypal, virtual master, and amazon. The univox hiflier is an electric guitar marketed and sold by univox from roughly 1967 to 1977. Way better stuff now than in the mid 70s when i started. Kurt cobain of nirvana, univox hiflier, epiphone et270, aria pro ii cardinal series cs250, washburn force 31. An oral history of grunge, a time magazine book of the year. Virtual master rewards are powerful reward incentives with universal. This was a simple matter at the factory because the hiflier custom was created simply to use leftover stock. Influenced by the beatles particularly by john lennon, led zeppelin, acdc. In 1985, unicord corporation was purchased by korg, and the univox brand was phased out.
I was told it was a univox with natural finish that had been painted because of the ugly color that the finish had yellowed to over time. The univox hi flier is an electric guitar marketed and sold by univox later unicord from roughly 1967 to 1977. This was the second sunburst univox hi flier photographed for the cobain unseen book. Copy of the hoffner that paul mccartney played in the early years of the beatles siclooking at this solidbody violin bass, id say it was more likely a copy of the gibson violin bass, and a more accurate copy than hofners version.
Kurt started first started playing on a univox hiflier guitar which is a cheap replica of the more. If you like those guitars but cant find a vintage one, eastwood guitars is currently reissuing several of these designs. Univox hi flier the hi flier was a copy of the mosrite guitar and debuted around 1968. The guitar in question is a univox hiflier, which is essentially a 1970s japanesemade copy of the mosrite ventures model. Unfollow eastwood fender to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Eastwood univox hiflyer electric guitar for sale online ebay. I remember christmas of 76 i wanted a gibson les paul but what i got was a univox hiflier strung up left handed. Online surveys for cash earn money online univox community. Although identical spec wise, this one had absolutely no stickers on it and the pickguard wasnt painted pink so it appears to be a different guitar.
The frets are clean just professionally set up with action of 564 at the 12th fret low e. Mar 21, 2017 a brief history of the univox hiflier guitar. In 1989, when i saw a thenunknown nirvana in hoboken, new jersey, i was amazed to see kurt cobain playing an old univox hiflier. The intonation was off, and every electrical connection was scratchy and quirky. All s are by the author and vintage guitar magazine. Someone just gave me a 1970s univox guitar made in japan with the serial number 035576. People use wrong allen wrenches to adjust, chewing out the head. Univox hiflier reissue sunburst eastwood guitars mosrite. In the early 1960s the unicord corporation, a manufacturer of electric. First made famous by the group for which it is named and again years later by grunge god, kurt cobain, different details about univox and its hiflier are a bit sparse. See newly acquired artifacts like the kurt cobains univox hiflier phase 3 guitar at mopops updated. Univox only lasted a few years after the end of the hiflier. Man, i really loved that guitar, even though it was tough to play. Univox is a defunct american musical instrument, effects unit and amplifier manufacturer.
Kurt cobains guitars, amps, gear listed chronologically. The appeal comes from the nice strat style body and the 3 proprietary humbucking pickups that were wound for ultra high output. The history of univox i guess about the best place to begin the history of univox is in the early 60s, with the company unicord purchased the amplifier corporation of america aca in westbury, ny and marketed a series of tube amps under the name univox. Media in category univox hiflier the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.
Univox also distributed guitars by matsumoku, effects units by shinei companion, and synthesizers by crumar and korg. Right now i have a 1973 univox hi flier phase 3 sunburst when i bought it from portland, oregon someone added an extra switch to the guitar so there is 2 switchs to switch between pickups and in the bridge the humbucker is some unknown black humbucker from the 1970s and the neck was an original baige p90 humbucker thats in univox s, but. Theres a certain mystique surrounding those funky univox hifliers part of it due to the iconic guitar it was created to mimic and some due to the famous guitarists who have slung one across their shoulder, like kurt cobain. May 25, 2016 univox only lasted a few years after the end of the hiflier. Nirvanas kurt cobain helped popularise these old univox mosrite copies, injecting them with the cool factor. Unlike the first one see other entry this one was published in the book. The hiflier guitars were introduced around 1968 and were listed simply as 1800 univox solid body electric guitar. Univox ripper, 1970s matsumokomade japanese strat alike. With its reversed offset body, the hiflier has an intentional resemblance to the mosrite ventures guitar. This was the highest line and one of the most desirable guitars ever offered by univox. This is your chance to get your hands on a very special piece of univox japan history the 1970s hiflier bass. They began marketing a line of amplifiers under the name of univox. Kurt cobain with mudhoney univox hiflier grunge tour south of sanity. Also included is a letter from earnie bailey, kurts guitar tech, detailing the complete history of the amp during the recording session and has signed photos of this amp ensuring its authenticity.
In the photograph we can see a replacement humbucker in the neck position. Also joining the univox amp line in 71 illustrated in a 72 flyer was the univox u4100 minimax amplifier, already showing a different style, with dark tolex covering but still the oval logo plate on the upper left of the grille, now covered in black with vertical dotted lines surrounded by a white vinyl strip. The book is an historical horror novel about a perfumers apprentice born with no body odor of his own but with a highly developed sense of smell, and who attempts to create the. Vintage 1960s kawai teisco guyatone solidbody electric guitar.
This is the one that started it all for read more 1971 univox hi flier japanese guitar. Vintage freak show the seed for my guitar obsession was planted way back in the mid 80s, when my mom got me an old, used japanese guitar. Lr harmony bobkat, univox hi flier phase iii, gordon smith gs1, antoria sg, silvertone colorkat covered in velvet, univox hi flier phase iii, acoustic black widow mosrite built, mosrite brass rail, univox hi flier phase iii, mystery mij guitar possibly a princess, squier silver series tele, telecaster deluxe, mij strat, mij jaguar. The flyer for this amp was still in the 1980 unicord book, but a 79 price list no longer. But it was my first guitar, and just like your first love, theres a lifelong connection there. Apr 01, 2012 i believe the switch to hum buckers with these guitars happened even later, like 19756. This is the vintage 1970s univox japan hi flier electric bass guitar. In the early 1960s the unicord corporation, a manufacturer of electronic transformers purchased the amplifier corporation of america of westbury, new york. Matsumokus products enjoy a strong following among devoted enthusiasts. Dec 21, 2019 the univox hi flier is an electric guitar marketed and sold by univox from roughly 1967 to 1977.
Vintage 1970s univox japan hi flier flyer electric bass guitarsunburst finish vintage 1970s univox japan hi flier flyer electric bass guitarsunburst finish welcome to musicdungeon. There were many hi fliers made that had all the same characteristics as the hi flier custom, but were fitted with a standard univox badge, with no customtag. The first drawings were done by kurt himself these were later published in the book journals, with the. Get the best deals on univox guitar when you shop the largest online selection at. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. These pickups which were used in other models such as the hiflier are good sounding and unique. Univox hiflier electric guitar, phase 3 model no serial no. But it was great to come across this natural or clearcoat finish version of the coveted phase 3 iteration of the hi flier. Trosper played several kinds of odd guitars, including the univox hiflier made famous by kurt cobain, generally preferring guitars with p90 pickups.
The univox website provides some information about its history and designs. I believe the switch to hum buckers with these guitars happened even later, like 19756. A lot of the garage and punk bands i liked then were using cheap guitars, too. When it comes to the hiflier, univox set out to imitate the american made mosrite ventures model. He played a few of these hifliers in his early days, including a sunburst model decorated with stickers, and a white one, given to him by his. Of course cobain played that and gave it some cachet years later. The univox hiflier is an electric guitar marketed and sold by univox later unicord from roughly 1967 to 1977. Kurt cobain was the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for nirvana. The univox hiflier was based loosely on the distinctive mosrite reverse.
Cobain was considered the spokesman of a generation and spearheaded the grunge movement in the usa, though he often felt that the public misunderstood the lyrics and meanings of his songs. Get great deals on classic solid body electric guitars from fender, gibson, prs, ibanez, and more all on reverb. The seller of this 1960s univox lectra violin bass currently listed on ebay tells us that it is a. Fender bass vi wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. This is the big list with all the guitars on the site. The hiflier, first manufactured by univox in 1968, was an inexpensive reproduction by a company with a reputation for making copy guitars, based on other highly successful industry favorites. This was a simple matter at the factory because the hi flier custom was created simply to use leftover stock badges from the previous univox custom model.
Univox hi flier phase 1 late 60s sonic blue tortoise shellcustom made guitar. The companys end was solidified by the 1987 fire in the matsumoku factory. Review the history of the production, meet the cast, and more. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Jun 23, 2012 so here it is, one of my first vintage electric guitars. Kurt started first started playing on a univox hiflier guitar which is a cheap replica of the more expensive mosrite gospel model.
You will have no problem with sufficient output, as anything higher than 6 on the dial can overload my amp. Information about matsumokus contribution to guitar making is better known now due in large part to the internet. While most think of the history of american guitars in terms of. In fact, one could argue that the quality of these eastwood hiflier. A brief history of the univox hiflier guitar reverb news.
He and nirvana tore up maxwells that night, and it only reinforced my teenage resolve to shun highpriced guitars. With its reversed offset body, the hi flier has an intentional resemblance to the mosrite ventures guitar. Full sizecustoms services and international tracking provided. It was the sg it was displayed on loan from sluggo at the experience music project seattle, wa until he decided to sell it in 2008. Dec 19, 2009 this was the second sunburst univox hi flier photographed for the cobain unseen book. It had a thin body, with reverse strat style,a bolt on neck, plastic logo until about 73, then changed to a decal under the finish, 22frets on a rosewood fretboard, white pickguard w volume tone and 3way pickup select, two black covered single coil p90. Right now i have a 1973 univox hiflier phase 3 sunburst when i bought it from portland, oregon someone added an extra switch to the guitar so there is 2 switchs to switch between pickups and in the bridge the humbucker is some unknown black humbucker from the 1970s and the neck was an original baige p90 humbucker thats in univoxs, but. Used univox 70s hiflyer 4 string electric short scale bass with hard shell cas. Refretted with stainless fret wire likely will never need another refret. Kurt cobain of nirvana, univox hi flier, epiphone et270, aria pro ii cardinal series cs250, washburn force 31. Feb 21, 2017 find this guitar, and more great vintage gear for good people on sale at. Univox was a musical instrument brand of unicord corporation from the early 1960s, when they purchased the amplifier corporation of america of westbury, new york and began to market a line of guitar amplifiers. Theres a certain mystique surrounding those funky univox hifliers part of it due to the iconic guitar it was created to mimic and some due to. White univox hi flier used on the heart shaped box.
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