So, Dana Sutcliff is the designer. I live in Delaware where this guitar originated. Dana used to to work at this guitar store in Peddler's Village in Christiana, DE( Suburb of Wilmington, DE). Use to see those guitars in that shop before they were a production model. Dana couldnt give them away. As a side note, I believe Dana helped design the Crate Blue Voodoo line of amps as well
Who doesn’t love a good old guitar story?! I actually think it’s a pretty sweet guitar, and I’m glad you got it back and kept it all these years later. It doesn’t have to be the best sounding or playing, but it represents some interesting parts of your life. It’s clearly meant to have a home in your home, even if just for nostalgic purposes and sharing a cool story with people who come to your house.
Yo man, Stev here...I totally remember when you got that thing! Alvarez also had a Dana offset bass and I used a fretless version on the Ockham's Razor recording. I also remember you put an X2N in whatever neon green guitar you had at the time and truth be told, it's why I put an X2N in the bridge of most guitars I buy these days. Also, that gig you mentioned before the Scoop got stolen - was that the Envy gig at The Rock that I played with you?
I love your review videos along with Mr Bollinger from premier guitar. I just wish I still had my old one or can keep one these days. Very hard this end. Keep up the good work with the videos sir.
Speaking of the transitional time that was, all the bands that straddled the "hair band" era and the new era were really great. Jane's Addiction, Queensryche, GNR, The Cult, and others.
Thanks for the great video. I actually quite like the sound it produces. Had a look at some of the other models and really love the look of the all black finish with the full maple neck / fretboard. I've always believed the right guitar finds you. And your experience with this one tends to validate that belief. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
Very cool. I did a similar thing and bought a 1992 Ibanez RG560 in candy apple red. I wasn't bothered by grunge, but these types of guitars definitely weren't in style anymore quite soon after we bought them. I've had it for 32 years now and, like you, will never let it go. It's not the guitar I play the most, but I still love it! Interestingly, a friend of mine had a white pearl Warlock!
I love the Dana's, the Washburn's of the late 80s and a few others like Vester Maniac 2's. Quick edit, also very big on the 80s-90s Fernandes, especially the FGZ line.
While I could imagine that the cantilever might hurt it's capacity to stay in tune, It is still looks way larger than the neck, so probably plenty of strength to remain attached unless trying to hit something hard with it. Even at the smallest, it still looks barely under the size of a 2x4.
My first guitar was a Harmony acoustic with action so high my fingers would bleed. I was taught by a Nashville session player for 5 years. During that time my first electric guitar was a Silvertone with a hard case a built in tube amp.I sure wish I still had that. I thought it was the greatest thing ever.
It would be cool if the had built the guitar with some kind of metal brace stabilizing that where it could not break. But its different looking and 39 years of playing thats the first I ever seen if that guitar. Yeah I never seen that movie you mentioned. If I did see it, I don't remember it.
Alvarez also had some cool guitars that didn't have the scoop. One model had a Modulus carbon fiber neck on it if I remember correctly. I think it was called The Villian.
My "oldest" guitar is a 92 China Red B.C. Rich Warlock Platinum. I got it in 93. I had a kohler (not to be confused with the way more famous kahler, or whatever they're called) floyd rose added to it and swapped the bridge pickup out for the D'marzio pickup that George Lynch (And I think Steve Via) were pugging in the old Guitar for the Practicing Musician, and other magazines that are all just Guitar World now. Just thought it was funny that we both have red 92 crazy shaped guitars and started playing at the same time.
This touched so close to home! Had two sweet Ibanez RG's I had sold twice and managed to get back years later. Sadly I had to sell 23 guitars out of my collection and my jcm900 a few years ago, total crusher. Thankfully I've still got my '86 PRS and Charvel model 1, the model 1 has a bill Lawrence in it 🤘 Love the dana you have!!
I remember going to Front Porch guitars in Bakersfield CA. To see the demo of this guitar. They had one they where giving away. I always wanted one. First one I ever heard with the systaniac system.
Love that axe! I came up in the late 80s / early 90s too, but never lost the metal bug. Do you know if they ever made left-handed variants? If so, I might try and hunt one down!
I haven't seen one of those in years! I first saw one in a an issue of guitar player magazine around 92, then was fortunate to see 2 in a local music store. I thought it was the coolest thing at the time. It looked so radical and different than any guitar out there. Unfortunately I couldn't afford one and had to settle for a pawnshop special SG copy. Thanks for showing this lost and unusual piece of guitar history Phil.
So Lita Ford herself came out to my podunk town in Manteca, CA in like 1993 to promote and hold a little head cutting competition at Janis Music to win one of these sweet babies lol. I entered and lost, but I was only 16 or something haha. So close!
I saw one of these when they were new, and the store I was at was having a promotional event that day, so they were really pushing it. I didn't hate it, but I didn't buy one, either lol. There was something about that hole being too close to the neck that screamed "gimmick, " and I didn't expect them to be around that long - I was right. There's a reason why certain body types stick around as long as they do - and some fade away.
I started playing in '85 and I distinctly remember seeing a Dana Scoop u Guitar Player magazine in '92. I've always thought t looked incredibly cool. I've also always wondered why Alvarez and other acoustic brands (I remember Martin and Takamine) started selling electrics back then. Thanks for the explanation.
9:57 Value: pretty comparable with that of an Ibanez EX370FM (also made in Korea). Not as valuable as a Japanese RG550 or 570 from that era, let alone a Radius or Saber. It sounds surprisingly good, despite the missing neck pickup.
"he's never going to watch this anyway." As soon as he utters those words, somewhere on the other side of town someone is telling "God Damnit! I knew he was full of it."😂 It sounds pretty much like every 80s shred guitars with HO pickups. Actually you could use the guitar bows that are typically only useable on acoustic because you have to saw the bow up and down, perpendicular to the strings. With the scoop you could pull it off. I always thought the idea of a Floyd Rose equipped super strat with a 24¾" scale would be awesome, then i bought an old Kramer Nightswan… i just found them too slack, even with heavier strings. That said my problem with the Kramer was the really narrow nut and fretboard. I started playing right around the same time: 88 or 89, and yes i always thought the Allen wrenches on the back of the headstock were bad ass.
Always wanted one as a teen in the mid 90s. The scoop was just cool, but i did not want to learn string changes on locking trems! The other guitar i thought was too cool, was the peavey vandenberg. And i was only interested in typical teen music of the time, grunge punk and alternative. Either of those guitars though had something cool about them!
I remember those. I always thought they were ugly & stupid but I’ve never been a fan of pointy guitars or the “hair metal” looking designs of the time. I guess I was just more into grunge & blues at the time so the last thing I ever wanted was anything with a Floyd Rose and all that locking nut stuff.
I tried a couple in 1992/3. The curly maple one looked great but played like trash, the other one I tried was a black carbon or carbon fibre version and that is still one of the best guitars I've ever played. Didn't buy either as I just couldn't live with the look :)
acoustic guitars have ran more new players away from guitar than anything else. Kid hears rock band thinks "I wanna do that!" Parents thought "welp, better get him a country and western guitar"
