'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by kujoalt » Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:27 pm

Classic Offset[/i]
- Jazzmaster
- Jaguar
- Electric XII
- Custom/Maverick
- Marauder
- Starcaster (vintage)
- Jag-Stang
- Jazz Bass
- Bass VI
- Performer

Student Offset

- Mustang
- Duo-Sonic II
- Musicmaster II, Music Master
- Bronco
- Musicmaster Bass
- Mustang Bass

Squier
- Jagmaster
- Super-Sonic

Non-Fender

-  Ibanez Talman
-  Framus Strato 6
-  Teisco TB-64
-  Charvel surfcaster
-  Rondo SX SJM-62 VWH
-  Klira Star Club
- Bilt Revelator
- Hofner Galaxie
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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by edouglaspratt » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:57 pm

noirengineer wrote:anyone ever see these before?

PS: my apologies if already posted b4

looks cool imo

http://www.dillionguitars.com/guitar/el ... index.html

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Wow, almost identical to my Samick JAD 25/MR which has P90s.

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by treem » Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:42 pm

This is awesome! :w00t:

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by antisymmetric » Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:56 pm

A couple more to add from NZ early '60s: Jansen Jazzman (posted a pic of this before in the "What's On Your Workbench?" thread-still not finished :whistle: )
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...and a Commodore:
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Watching the corners turn corners

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Post by sonoflee » Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:15 pm

Man, they went all out on that commodore - "We'll give you 4 of the pointiest knobs you've ever seen, floating on an ocean of chrome hardware! And 33% more fret markers than the competition!" TOTALLY AWESOME!

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Post by The Dead Ranch Hands » Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:43 pm

antisymmetric wrote: ...and a Commodore:
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Super hot!

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Post by odinthewanderer » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:58 am

antisymmetric wrote: ...and a Commodore:
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any more info on this model, please.... ;D i love the design.
it got me all worked up, then i looked on google and ebay, found nothing. :(

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Post by antisymmetric » Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:17 am

odinthewanderer wrote: any more info on this model, please.... ;D i love the design.
it got me all worked up, then i looked on google and ebay, found nothing. :(
Glad you like it! Yeah, there's not much info online about them- they were made here in New Zealand, this model would be early '60s. I don't know how many were made, I've only ever seen maybe 4 or 5 of this model. There's some other cool models as well, all hard to find. I have another 6-string quite different to this (not offset or I would have posted it here), a bass, and a very cool lap steel. I've seen another 6-string with staggered split coil pickups with stereo switching. (All this was pre '66, the last year they were made.) The trem on mine has adjustable action for each string, so the amount of effect on any string can be wound down to zero. The guy who sold the guitar to me told me the trem was useless, but it turned out that it was just a matter of turning a few screws, and it was back in action. This guitar is still original, except for the chickenhead knobs- the originals were in the same colour sequence, but one was missing and I never could find a replacement- and the back, which is my avatar pic. Originally it had red sprayed-on velvet (flock?) which was worn out and badly re-covered with vinyl, so I did the leather back, keeping the black/ cream thing happening. I'd like to think the guy who made it would approve! 8)
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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by edouglaspratt » Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:31 pm

For those interested in guitars that qualify for the list of offset guitars and the criteria for inclusion (it's not hard :) ), go to:

Board Index, then to

Questions & Comments, then got to

Criteria for Offsest

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Post by newdawnfades » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:49 am

Inter Mark "Cipher" guitar

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by The Dead Ranch Hands » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:21 am

antisymmetric wrote:A couple more to add from NZ early '60s: Jansen Jazzman (posted a pic of this before in the "What's On Your Workbench?" thread-still not finished :whistle: )

...and a Commodore:
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The more I look at this the more I lust after it. It's perfect - I prefer that headstock to a Fender, and I love the garagey 60s appointments. I assume that's some sort of clear plexiglass sheet over the top of the guitar and headstock? The only thing I might change would be the color. How is that vibrato on it?

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by Aronkovacs » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:00 pm

One Famous example is what everybody forgot (or doesn't know of is the Flatline Biscayne! :?

http://www.flatlineguitars.com/guitars/biscayne/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :-* :-* :-*

Beautyful, If wanna build one, just lemme know so i can follow up, Basically a jazzmaster with p-94's and a bigsby. Look at the other two types (the strat and tele copy) :) :) :)

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by Aronkovacs » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:03 pm

Classic Offset[/i]
- Jazzmaster
- Jaguar
- Electric XII
- Custom/Maverick
- Marauder
- Starcaster (vintage)
- Jag-Stang
- Jazz Bass
- Bass VI
- Performer

Student Offset
- Mustang
- Duo-Sonic II
- Musicmaster II, Music Master
- Bronco
- Musicmaster Bass
- Mustang Bass

Squier
- Jagmaster
- Super-Sonic

Non-Fender

- Ibanez Talman
- Framus Strato 6
- Teisco TB-64
- Charvel surfcaster
- Rondo SX SJM-62 VWH
- Klira Star Club
- Bilt Revelator
- Hofner Galaxie
Peavey Raptor&Predator plus models, (slighlty tho) that's what they said in the catalog

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by Aronkovacs » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:04 pm

Classic Offset[/i]
- Jazzmaster
- Jaguar
- Electric XII
- Custom/Maverick
- Marauder
- Starcaster (vintage)
- Jag-Stang
- Jazz Bass
- Bass VI
- Performer

Student Offset
- Mustang
- Duo-Sonic II
- Musicmaster II, Music Master
- Bronco
- Musicmaster Bass
- Mustang Bass

Squier
- Jagmaster
- Super-Sonic

Non-Fender

- Ibanez Talman
- Framus Strato 6
- Teisco TB-64
- Charvel surfcaster
- Rondo SX SJM-62 VWH
- Klira Star Club
- Bilt Revelator
- Hofner Galaxie
Peavey Raptor&Predator plus models, (slighlty tho) that's what they said in the catalog
Some russian/czech/slovak/hungarian brands made offset hollowbodies with vibratos

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Re: 'Official' list of offset guitars and basses

Post by Aronkovacs » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:40 pm

Classic Offset[/i]
- Jazzmaster
- Jaguar
- Electric XII
- Custom/Maverick
- Marauder
- Starcaster (vintage)
- Jag-Stang
- Jazz Bass
- Bass VI
- Performer

Student Offset
- Mustang
- Duo-Sonic II
- Musicmaster II, Music Master
- Bronco
- Musicmaster Bass
- Mustang Bass

Squier
- Jagmaster
- Super-Sonic

Non-Fender

- Ibanez Talman
- Framus Strato 6
- Teisco TB-64
- Charvel surfcaster
- Rondo SX SJM-62 VWH
- Klira Star Club
- Bilt Revelator
- Hofner Galaxie
Peavey Raptor&Predator plus models, (slighlty tho) that's what they said in the catalog
Some russian/czech/slovak/hungarian brands made offset hollowbodies with vibratos

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