78/81/82 MC300/350 Musician Series

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Author Message   Joerg (Jht) Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2001 - 5:17 pm:    Aki: Maybe we're little bit off topic in the Studio Series post, so I created a new conversation. I'm not sure whether the Musician Series are Cool contemporary or Vintage & Custom - John? This way or the other - I think I've got the information you're looking for: Your beast should be a MC300NT... Here are the specs I've got in my catalogs - sure there are some missing links (i.e. 79/80 - maybe someone can provide infos on these?), but as far as I can see, the MC350's are different to yours and they seem to appear somewhat after 80/81. Anyway, enjoy the following... Jörg ---- ©1978 FEB TP-2-78-5-200.000 Printed in Japan: MC300 Body: Mahogany (Core) & Ash (Top/Bottom) - Plain Top Neck: Rock Maple & Black Walnut - 5ply Thru Body, 24 Velve Touch Frets Fingerboard: Ebonized Rosewood, Abalone dot inlays, Half&Half nut Machine Heads: Velve Tune II Scale: 24¾" Pickups: Super 88 Tri Sound Controls: 3 Way Toggle (upper horn), 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 2 Tri Sound Bridge: Gibraltar, adjustable locking bridge mounted on inlaid sustain block Tailpiece: Gibraltar, straight slots, cloud style Control Knobs: Sure Grip Truss Rod Cover: Brass Hardware: Heavy gold plated Finishes: NT (Natural), DS (Dark Stained) ©1981 JAN-81150-50.000 Printed in Japan: MC350 / MC350L (Lefthand) Body: Mahogany (Core) & Ash (Top/Bottom) - Plain Top Neck: Maple & Walnut - 5ply Thru Body Machine Heads: Smooth Tuner Scale: 24¾" Pickups: Super 88 Controls: 3 Way Toggle (upper horn), 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 1 Tri Sound Bridge: Gibraltar Tailpiece: Gibraltar, angled slots, cloud style Control Knobs: Sure Grip Truss Rod Cover: Brass Hardware: Gold Finishes: DS (Dark Stained), FR (Fire Red) ©1982 catalog (incomplete, just a few pages): MC350 Body: Mahogany (Core) & Ash (Top/Bottom) - Carved Top Neck: Maple & Walnut - 5ply Thru Body Machine Heads: Velve Tune Scale: 24¾" Pickups: Super 58 Controls: 3 Way Toggle (upper horn), 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 2 Tri Sound Bridge: Gibraltar Tailpiece: Gibraltar, angled slots, cloud style Control Knobs: Sure Grip Truss Rod Cover: Brass Hardware: Gold Finishes: NT (Natural)   Aki Rintamäki Posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2001 - 5:37 am:    Right, my guitar is '78 MC300DS. I thought ash is a bit darker wood than in the top of the NT-version. And seems like by the year '82 MC350 is otherwise the same that the 300 of '78, except for the pu's. Thanks Joerg! I will scan my photos in a few minutes, so if interested, visit: http://www.hut.fi/~arintama/guitar/ And check out the collection of my current guitars and amps. Cheers, -Aki.

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