Toledo (Univox UC-2)

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Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by anubi » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:27 am

Hi folks,

I'm new here, and I just won an auction for a Toledo guitar, which is the same as the Univox UC-2 model...
that's my 2nd guitar (the first one being a Jackson Stealth) and the first 'offset' guitar of mine...

does anyone use(d) to play anything like that here?

I bought without trying it first: I like the style a lot, and it's just impossible to try out one here where I live (Italy)...
in fact, I think it's impossibile to try one out for almost anyone anywhere... moreover, there are practically no info about it in internet...
it seems that Toledo was just an importer for Canada and that the guitar has been crafted in Japan, in the mid '60ies, by Matsumoku/Aria, anyway it is mostly known in its Univox UC-2 incarnation...

it's not a Fender Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Mustang, but I do really hope it could be good enough for me...
a lot of the bands I like use(d) to play Jazzmaster or Jaguar, mostly because they were selling very cheap (used) during the 70ies/80ies when they got them... so I followed the "cheap offest and uncommon guitar" route too :whistle:

...very rare and 'offset' for sure!


Fabio

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by slavemaster » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:57 am

Hi. Welcome to the forum. I have no clue how the UC 2 plays, but I really like the way it looks. Looking forward to seeing many pics of it :)
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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by anubi » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:16 am

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when she ;) will be here with me, I'll post some bigger pics!
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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by brännjak » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:51 am

Is that a MOTORIK trem? :w00t:

I like this one a lot. Keep us posted with how it plays and sounds :)
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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by Jamtaks » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:01 pm

That guitar certainly looks very cool and quite unusual. I imagine you will turn a few heads with it…

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by pacemaker » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:18 pm

At one time I had the Univox version in that exact configuration and color. It had a very glassy/Stratty sound to my ears, but with its own unique sounds as well. As you said, it's not a Fender offset, but it has its own unique vibe. I wish I still had mine - I don't think you'll be disappointed!

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by anubi » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:47 pm

brännjak wrote:Is that a MOTORIK trem? :w00t:

I like this one a lot. Keep us posted with how it plays and sounds :)
I found the Motorik tread... yeah it's the same, in fact the motorik use a matsumoku trem :whistle:
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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by anubi » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:58 pm

Craig Gates wrote:At one time I had the Univox version in that exact configuration and color. It had a very glassy/Stratty sound to my ears, but with its own unique sounds as well. As you said, it's not a Fender offset, but it has its own unique vibe. I wish I still had mine - I don't think you'll be disappointed!
yeah, it's something I thought to, I mean the fact that it's gonna be more similar looking than sounding, to a Jazz/Jag, mainly because it only has a pickup selector switch and a tone control, it's not as complicated as the Fenders...

anyway, please tell me more about it! I'm very curious and I can't wait to have her there...
guess I really grew tired of my Jackson Stealth :whistle:

p.s.
I need to get a vibrato arm, since the original one got lost... do you know what kind of arm does it fit?
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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by iñigo montoya » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:51 pm

Hey, it looks very similar to this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7pTJ2r ... re=related

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by anubi » Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:07 pm

iñigo montoya wrote:Hey, it looks very similar to this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7pTJ2r ... re=related
that's an Aria 1802t I think

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the neck and bridge are identical, but that's it...
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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by iñigo montoya » Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:13 pm

yep! :blush: that's it! Thanks, man. I love these guitars. Yours is also very nice. I have just checked ebay and there is one like yours but with three pickups, and univox logo.

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by anubi » Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:31 pm

iñigo montoya wrote:yep! :blush: that's it! Thanks, man. I love these guitars. Yours is also very nice. I have just checked ebay and there is one like yours but with three pickups, and univox logo.
the Aria is good looking too, it's just more conventional looking... so I like the UC-2 a lot more... I like that guitar so much that I think it looks even better than the Jazz/Jaguar! :-*

http://cgi.ebay.com/1980s-Strat-style-U ... 0175590334

ouch, I got mine a lot cheaper (under $300)...

this one's very cool too... but shipping only in the USA...
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Post by iñigo montoya » Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:51 pm

Yes, that ebay link is what I saw. Very nice guitars... Don't forget to post more pictures when you have it with you. :)

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by emanon313 » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:13 pm

anubi wrote:Image

when she ;) will be here with me, I'll post some bigger pics!
I've seen those over here branded as Aria Diamonds. Never played one but the last one I saw was in a seedy pawn shop & it had "Rhythm Rick" painted on the pickguard. I find it amusing that it's called a Toledo--of course there's the city in Spain, but here in my part of the world we have Toledo, Ohio, which is like Detroit's little brother. There's a White Stripes song that I forget the title of where Jack is singing "She's sending me to Toledo" which is a joke around these parts because it's not exactly a place people vacation. Some call it "Toileto". Once upon a time I played in a band down there. It's a cool guitar & I hope it works out for you--life's too short for everyone to play cheap Strats.
And if I'm not in a band, don't mean I'm square...and if I am, well then I don't care..

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Re: Toledo (Univox UC-2)

Post by BoringPostcards » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:03 pm

emanon313 wrote:I hope it works out for you--life's too short for everyone to play cheap Strats.
Quote of the year. This should be OSG's mantra.



Oh, and to the OP: Sick guitar. Those trems are really good.
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