Show your LAWSUIT guitars!!!

[Caleb]

This hollowbody....If I could only have one guitar, this would be it.

It'd be good if you shared the name on the headstock with us. Part of the point of this thread should be to tip those of us who habitually scour small ads and flea markets off about lesser-known names worth looking out for.

Sorry about that, I was planning to post a picture with the headstock more visible but could only find that one - it's an Onyx. The last time I tried to find something about them, I found that the name was being used by a company in England. It's difficult to find out anything about the company since the word onyx turns up black guitars, Onyx Forge guitars, etc. before it gives me anything about these. What little I did find seems to suggest they were a pretty big gamble. I know the tuners, bridge and tailpiece were changed, but I can't remember if the guy I bought it from said anything about the electronics and pickups.

[therizzla]

My 70's Aztec Flying V (currently posted in the FS section):

[nightterrors]

I had this, sold it last year.

1976 LEFT HANDED IBANEZ LAWSUIT LES PAUL CUSTOM W/ 70'S DIMARZIO'S AND GIBSON TUNING HEADS

the neck was the best part... straight as an arrow and so easy to play. ALOT lighter than a real LP too.

[22danielp]

I found this on the internet, You would not believe how badly I want this now...

[tyoac]

I had this, sold it last year.

1976 LEFT HANDED IBANEZ LAWSUIT LES PAUL CUSTOM W/ 70'S DIMARZIO'S AND GIBSON TUNING HEADS

the neck was the best part... straight as an arrow and so easy to play. ALOT lighter than a real LP too.

wow, nice! set neck or bolt on?
why did you sell it?

to the guy who quoted my tokai telly pic: yup it was complete clean when i bought it, actually "new old stock". condition is still very good right now but it finally gets played

[s_mcsleazy]

My 70's Aztec Flying V (currently posted in the FS section):

im reminded of jay reatard by looking at that

[slavemaster]

My one and only lawsuit guitar is a very old and cheap acoustic that I bashed against a drunk asshole's head in a park back in my high school days. It got me in a courtroom, so I guess it qualifies

[22danielp]

im reminded of jay reatard by looking at that

Since you mentioned him the other day on that other thread he's been in the back of my mind... The man was just awesome...

My one and only lawsuit guitar is a very old and cheap acoustic that I bashed against a drunk asshole's head in a park back in my high school days. It got me in a courtroom, so I guess it qualifies

Thus sounds awesome... So, in the words of Australia's WORST politician ever - "please explain"...

[badform]

My 70's Aztec Flying V (currently posted in the FS section)

This gives me the hots! My first "real" guitar was a white Flying V.

[nightterrors]

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wow, nice! set neck or bolt on?
why did you sell it?[/quote]

It was bolt on. I just wanted to change it up I guess, I like to try out a lot of different guitars/amps.

[Amber]

I had an Antoria lefty Les Paul Custom in the late 90s just like that. Can't remember if it was bolt on though. It was pretty banged up, had a good neck. Was really heavy.

Sold it along with a couple of other guitars to buy a second hand Epi Les Paul Custom that wasn't that nice.

[fraser]

truly a lawsuit guitar?
i dunno- but whatever.
univox mm-20, bolt neck copy of an early 60s melody maker.
missing a knob and switch tip at the time i took these pics.
nice guitar .

[electric12]

I feel deprived! The only 'lawsuit' guitar I have is a Tokai Strat that dates from the early eighties.
I briefly used to have a Shaftesbury Rickenbacker 'copy' which I moved on very quickly, but I have to say, those Greo-backers look great.

[Caleb]

truly a lawsuit guitar?
i dunno- but whatever.
univox mm-20, bolt neck copy of an early 60s melody maker.
missing a knob and switch tip at the time i took these pics.
nice guitar .

Nice! I saw a couple of these on eBay but couldn't justify bidding. The early 60s style double cut Melody Makers are super cool. What's this one sound like?

[22danielp]

truly a lawsuit guitar?
i dunno- but whatever.
univox mm-20, bolt neck copy of an early 60s melody maker.
missing a knob and switch tip at the time i took these pics.
nice guitar .

This thread, yet again, got me scanning eBay and Gumtree for Lawsuits...
and look what I found!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Greco-Made-j ... _500wt_922" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

AND ITS $300! I'm so tempted...