desertbluesman Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I don't know what it is, but it looks cool. I don't like active electronics myself. So if it was mine I would change all that out, but not on a borrowed instrument of course, well anyways it looks cool. dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Looks like something that came outta my head... :lol: Check out my Rock Beach Guitars page showing guitars I have built and repaired... http://www.rockbeachguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 If it were me, I would replace all of the electronics (pickups, pots, wiring etc) with modern parts. Then either replace the hardware (if corroded) or buff out any tarnish. Then polish the wood to a high luster. Even though the control and switch arrangement seems kind of strange, I think it has a lot of potential. Ripping out & replacing hardware is the very last thing I'd be doing at the moment - if it turns out you have a closet classic here, then any value would have been ruined. As for the triple screw mounting, Ibanez did this at one time - see my Ibanez Studio ST-105: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/geoffbyrne/Sale/P6050082.jpg You'll also find Schaller pups/mounting rings like this, but the spacing between the 2 screws was/is less than in the Ibanez models. I'm 90% sure it's Matsumoku, but I'll forward this to someone who knows more about Japcrap than me. By the way, I think it's CAMAS and the 'S' has been stylised because of the font. Still can't find anything about it though! G. These Ibanez guitars are gems. A few friends have them, and they sound great... and I saw hundreds of people play them and sund great back in the day. Still had cheap when they pop up, too. The kids just don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 If it were me, I would replace all of the electronics (pickups, pots, wiring etc) with modern parts. Then either replace the hardware (if corroded) or buff out any tarnish. Then polish the wood to a high luster. Even though the control and switch arrangement seems kind of strange, I think it has a lot of potential. Ripping out & replacing hardware is the very last thing I'd be doing at the moment - if it turns out you have a closet classic here, then any value would have been ruined. As for the triple screw mounting, Ibanez did this at one time - see my Ibanez Studio ST-105: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/geoffbyrne/Sale/P6050082.jpg You'll also find Schaller pups/mounting rings like this, but the spacing between the 2 screws was/is less than in the Ibanez models. I'm 90% sure it's Matsumoku, but I'll forward this to someone who knows more about Japcrap than me. By the way, I think it's CAMAS and the 'S' has been stylised because of the font. Still can't find anything about it though! G. These Ibanez guitars are gems. A few friends have them, and they sound great... and I saw hundreds of people play them and sund great back in the day. Still had cheap when they pop up, too. The kids just don't know... Quite honestly, I'd lay this against any solid guitar made between 1976 & 86, and it'll be better than most and nearly as good as some. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Looks like something that came outta my head... :lol: Out of your head via the nose, mouth or ears? Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I had a neck width problem going from the Strat to the Taylor T5 but it didn't take long to get used to the wider neck on the T5, now when I go back to the Strat it feels natural when playing either one, however I'm planning on going to heavier 11-49 strings on the Strat now that I'm used to them on the T5...so, just playing the Camaz/Camas more will get you over the wider neck feel...and, I agree with the wider neck making it easier for finger style too...though I use a hybrid pick & fingers style... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 I think I'm going up a gauge in string thickness on the Camas. The nines I put on it seem a bit wimpy. And, if I do use it for slide, heavier strings support the slide better. It would make a great slide guitar; the frets are all easy to access with a slide, it has a stable tailpiece, and it has a pretty wide variety of tones. I think it's a cool axe, regardless of it's origin. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I think it's a cool axe, regardless of it's origin. I think so, too. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I think it's a cool axe, regardless of it's origin. I think so, too. Ditto... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wietse Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 i think the brand name is camac, i own for years a superstrat with spacer made by camac on the headstock. i guess they used the neck of a deacent guitar for a homebrew body, the back is very rough, not smooth at all, but the neck is excellent and has an ebony fretboard, that's not a common thing on a cheapo. the guitar of the TS has a lot of matsumoku trades, the used knobs are identical to those westone often used. this makes SLM also a possible candidate for this guitars builder, they had a joint venture with matsumoku. the pickuprings are also very typical, i've seen a few hohners and corts with this pickuprings,love this one thought that't third cutaway gives him also an el maya look (EM series) http://www.wietsesguitars.nl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Camac makes sense, looking at that headstock-logo again... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/product/camac_lg.jpg http://www.takamine.com/?fa=history2 Just trolled around google for a while. Interesting that there is a Camac electric harp/pan pipe maker in France. "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Ahah! Yeah, Bill, that headstock on that bass looks awfully similar to that of picker's guitar, as does the "butcher-block" laminated, through-neck construction with "body-wings": http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/product/camac_lg.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t274/picker_album/DSCF3665.jpg Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Looks *very* like a slightly re-designed Westone Thunder I. http://www.allguitars.com/Guitar/Electric/slides/Westone%20Thunder%201A%20Bass.jpg G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I think this is a case for the well-connected folks at GPlayer HQ. I'd contact them (specifically whoever is currently on Pawnshop Prize/Vintage Gear duty) & see what they can find out. There is a Camac Co. in France but as far as I can tell, they currently make harps, though they also distribute guitars. CAMAC / Algam Parc D'Activities des Petites Landes, Rue de Milan BP30 , Thouare (Nante) 444 70 Web: http://www.laboitenoiredumusicien.com/boite/distributeur.php?boite=1&choix_marque=332&chapitre=&fam=584 eMail: lgueveneux@algam.net Phone: 00332 40183720 CAMAC est le distributeur français pour la Faith. Le lien d'Internet vous prendra au locateur de magasin pour toute France ["Faith" is a guitar company] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 I think this is a case for the well-connected folks at GPlayer HQ. I'd contact them (specifically whoever is currently on Pawnshop Prize/Vintage Gear duty) & see what they can find out. Good idea. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Alternately you could check back issues for some of the regional stores that have been cited in those features & contact them to see if it helps. FWIW, that's a nice looking guitar. It's hard to imagine that someone made only one, or very few, of them...but ya never know. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Well, Geoff has been on it all along, and pointed the way. "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Well, Geoff has been on it all along, and pointed the way. <> G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Camac makes sense, looking at that headstock-logo again... +1 Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Additional: http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/eko/finalyears/cx7_all.html http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/eko/finalyears/bx7.html "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Wow, strange guitars really get you folks going! Here's how I would narrow it down, IMHO. Take it to someone who really, really knows world woods. If it is older, than chances are that the woods would more likely be local, or at least regional to where it was made. So if it is Japanese, the woods probably came from somewhere in that region because they still had enough trees back then. There are subtle differences that I cannot even tell, (after 30 + years of building furniture) in say, some mahoganies from around the world. A world class wood guy would pin the species. Japanese ash and American ash have differences due to soil, climate, etc. Start there, follow up with regional manufacturers that fit the approximate timeframe of the age of the pots, wiring, etc. Those two items should get you very close. See what manufacturers of the region and time were making and try and ID it. I would essentially ignore the name Camas/Camaz, whatever. That could have been added/changed at any time. Want a custom guitars for prices you can afford? Check out www.tsunamiguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYorkshire Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hello all, after extensive googling to try and find out info about my guitar I found my way here! http://i56.tinypic.com/14xzat3.jpg http://i54.tinypic.com/2zpl8qx.jpg I was told this was handmade for someone in the 60s, who subsequently died in the 70s, then it was then bought in London on Dean Street by the guy who sold it to me...pretty unique! It's actually really playable, I was just looking for a cheap bass and managed to find this, anyone got any more ideas about who couldve have made these guitars? Seems mine is very very different from the first one, though there is a family resemblance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Welcome aboard KYorkshire and best of luck with your research, hopefully this old thread will help... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 KYorkshire- welcome to the GPF! What a funky, cool, and VERY unusual bass... ehr, guitar... ehr... How does she sound and play, on either neck? Does it ever present feedback problems? How does it balance on a strap? I bet she's real neck-heavy! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My mind is boggled...both by that guitar & the continued life of this thread. To spin Jimi a bit--- 'Scuse me while I...go play "Synchronicity"... d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 https://www.guitar-list.com/brands/camac [url=https://www.guitar-list.com/brands/camac][/url] Camac identified at last Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Cool! Case closed...glad you finally found your answer Picker! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 FFS-here I was trying to figure out where I had seen that guitar before. It was this thread Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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