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  • MAGNA, who has heard of them?

    I'm talking about a brand of guitar called Magna. A client dropped one off with me - it's basically a Strat copy. Heavy body, blue tinted finish, white pickguard, rosewood board, gold hardware. I've done multiple searches and found nothing except stuff about Aria Pro II's Magna series built in the 80's. And then multiple returns of variations on Magna, like Magnatone, etc. Nothing on Squeebay, Treeverb, or even Glamazon. It's like they have no internet presence at all.

    It seems decent, I got the setup nice and low. The whammy system works nicely. The pickups are cheapo, for sure - but that can be corrected. I think he said he found it in a pawnshop. It's brand spanking new - plastic still on the pickguard, no marks. Gold Gotoh 18:1 tuning machines with butterbean knobs. The only thing I did of any consequence was polish the frets, because they looked like someone scuffed them with maroon Scotchbrite.
    aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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    Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

    sounds like the Lotus from India
    cheap store brand at a local shop in the 90s
    EHD
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    • #3
      Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

      House guitar brand for a Russian guitar retailer. There are videos of them on YouTube, but good luck understanding them.

      Каталог официального интернет-магазина Pop-music.ru. ЭЛЕКТРОГИТАРА MAGNA BE-1309M/MRD и другие инструменты в широком ассортименте по низкой цене с доставкой по Москве и России.


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      • #4
        Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

        Good find, sir! The longer I look at this thing, the more cool details I notice. The peghead isn't flat like a Strat, it's actually tilted back slightly, about 4 degrees I think. No string trees, either. Like I said, it plays great.

        The only text on the whole guitar is on the peghead - MAGNA Guitar. I'll post pix tomorrow, OK?
        aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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        • #5
          Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

          The truss rod adjustment is similar to Ernie Ball stuff. I translated some of the Russian, and it says the body is laurel (looks like ash to me). 5 piece maple & mahogany neck, fingerboard looks like pau ferro, but the website says rosewood. The fret work is nicely done (except the buffing with Scotchbrite). I plugged it in, and the single coils are sort of low power, with the middle pickup being reverse wound for a humbucking tone in positions 2 and 4. All in all, a nicely built axe.







          Last edited by ICTGoober; 05-27-2020, 02:42 PM.
          aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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          • #6
            Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?







            Last edited by ehdwuld; 05-27-2020, 03:30 PM.
            EHD
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            SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
            Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
            Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
            Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
            Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
            GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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            • #7
              Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

              Thanks. Why can't I get them posted like that? Believe me - I tried.
              aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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              • #8
                Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                I selected the link
                then from the image
                right click
                copy image address

                then paste into the [IMG] [IMG/] thingy
                EHD
                Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                • #9
                  Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                  Okay, did the final touches on the setup and it plays great. The client will pick it up tomorrow and then we'll see what he thinks....
                  aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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                  • #10
                    Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                    looks nice
                    find out where he got it
                    and we will stake it out
                    EHD
                    Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                    RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                    SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                    Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                    Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                    Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                    Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                    GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                    • #11
                      Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                      I finally asked..... He was in California on business and stopped at some little music store to kill some time. They finally GAVE it to him to get him to leave the store. His favorite intro line is, "Lemme aks you a question"... Yes, he's black... an albino. Okay, not a true story, but it could be (he really IS a black albino).

                      What really happened: Carl lives across the street from a pawn shop, right? And this sales rep was in there trying to get them to carry the line. They weren't interested, so he followed the guy out and bought the salesman's sample out in the parking lot for $100.

                      I can believe the story, because Carl is a real hustler when it comes to gear. He finds the weirdest stuff no matter where he goes and drags it back home for me to work on. He works for the Air Force as a tech writer and travels a lot, meeting the craziest array of people. He knows politicians, generals, princes, CEO's, you name it. Carl is a TRIP. Through the decades he has brought me sitars, banjos, guitars of all kinds, violins, celtic harps, anything with strings. Made a lot of money off Carl.
                      Last edited by ICTGoober; 05-28-2020, 05:03 PM.
                      aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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                      • #12
                        Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                        Just what is a black albino?

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                        • #13
                          Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                          Johnny Winters was Albino

                          has no pigment in their skin
                          pink eyes

                          its a genetic thing
                          EHD
                          Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                          RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                          SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                          Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                          Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                          Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                          Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                          GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                          • #14
                            Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                            Just what is a black albino?
                            Dude. You have the internet. Look it up.
                            aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever

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                            • #15
                              Re: MAGNA, who has heard of them?

                              If you cant find the politically correct terms to tell your story
                              let it go
                              EHD
                              Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                              RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                              SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                              Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                              Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                              Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                              Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                              GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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