Univox Hi-Flier | |
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Manufacturer | Univox |
Period | 1967 — 1977 |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt-on |
Woods | |
Body | Plywood,[dubious] Poplar |
Fretboard | Rosewood, maple |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Tune-o-matic style with Jaguar-style Tremolo (Phase 1-3) Stoptail (Phase 4) |
Pickup(s) | Two P-90 style (Phase 1-2) Two humbuckers (Phase 3-4) |
Colors available | |
Orange sunburst, black, white, natural |
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Phases[edit]
Phase One[edit]
Phase Two[edit]
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- string trees changed to separate metal pieces
- fret markers smaller, and uniform in size
- three-way toggle switch replacing the earlier rocker switches
- addition of white finish (options were now: sunburst, black, white)
- pickguard no longer pearloid or tortoise shell, but rather plain white three-layer (w/b/w)
- midway through production of the Phase Two models, the headstock logo was changed from the plastic 'Univox' logo to a 1970s-style block-letter 'UNIVOX' decal under the lacquer finish between the tuners. This would remain for the rest of production.
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Phase Three[edit]
Phase Four[edit]
Notable Users[edit]
- Kurt Cobain[1] of Nirvana
- Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth
- Dexter-X (Hayden Thais) formerly of Man or Astroman?
- E (Mark Oliver Everett) of Eels
- Asa Osborne of Lungfish
- Joey Lennon of The Punkles
- Justin Trosper of Unwound
- Dimitri Coats of Off!
- Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs
- Olly Smith of The Vigil
- Som Wardner of My Vitriol[2]
- Chris Summerlin[3] of Hey Colossus, Felix and Lords
Similar models[edit]
- DeArmond — rocker switches, P90-style pickups, tortoiseshell pickplate, 'DeArmond' on headstock as decal (black lettering) under clear finish
- Unicord — late models shipped to Canada. Raised plastic 'Unicord' logo.
- Raven — very early models shipped to Canada. Identical to the Phase 1 Univox Custom except for a peculiar integrated bridge/tailpiece that was also used on the Epiphone ET-270. Raised plastic logo with raven bird
- Aria — part of Aria's 'Diamond' series, as the 1702T model. Identical to a Phase 2 Hi-Flier with 'ARIA' decal under the finish, horizontally at the top of the headstock.
- DIA — possibly short for 'Diamond.' Identical to Phase 2 Hi-Flier, mostly sunburst, with an inlaid 'DIA' logo or circular 'Dia' decal.
- PAN — three types. An early version identical to a Phase 1 with a small black decal of a Pan figure playing a set of pan pipes, and 'Pan' text. Another model was similar to a Phase 2 Hi-Flier with a gold decal the same as described previously. Later versions had an inlaid mother of pearl 'PAN' logo, and were mostly sunburst Phase 2 models.
- Danelectro The 64 — modified Phase 3, with switch high on pickguard, and Bigsby-style vibrato; double-coil pickup at bridge, P-90 style (in humbucker configuration) at neck. Also a bass version.
- Danelectro Hodad — similar body outline, but otherwise a three-pickup Danelectro-style instrument.
- Danelectro The 66 — related Mosrite-style semi-hollow version with shorter horns and F-hole.
- Eastwood Sidejack — Phase 2; also occasionally issued in deluxe (bound top), baritone, and bass (four- and six-string) versions, as well as left-handed
- Eastwood Univox Hi-Flier — Phase 4
- Eastwood Hi-Flyer Phase 4 — actually, a Phase 2 copy
- Aria DM-380
- Aria DM-01
References[edit]
- ^Gill, Chris (20 February 2016). 'The Definitive Kurt Cobain Gear Guide'. Guitar World. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q4Qcqpu02A | YouTube video featuring Wardner playing a phase 1 Hi Flier.
- ^Mitchell, Brian (April 2013). 'Guitarist Interview with Chris Summerlin of Kogumaza'. QRD.
External links[edit]
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Vintage Mosrite Serial Numbers
- Hi-Flier (from VintageUnivox.com website)
You have to give it to Semie Mosely. His Mosrite guitars are about the most individual on the planet! This is a hollowbody Mosrite Celebrity from about April in 1968 (pot codes of 1346815, and serial number is K-2049). This was the heyday of the original Mosrite company, which spectacularly faltered soon after (after their distribution deal with The Ventures ended and an ill-fated agreement was struck with the Thomas Organ Company) - Mosrite filled for bankruptcy on Valentine's Day 1969. Mosrite were most well known for their Ventures solid-body guitars, but this Celebrity III is a fantastic guitar. It's not unlike a Gibson 330 both in appearance and playability, with its thinline fully hollow body and trapese tailpiece (no solid centre block like a Gibson ES-335). A previous owner had modified the original bridge by filing the bottom of the individual saddles, probably in an ill-considered attempt to stop the rattling and buzzing they were prone to (easy to avoid or rectify with some basic mechanical aptitude!). This unit (pictured fitted to the guitar in these photographs) will be in the pocket of the new Gator case the guitar comes with, while a new Japanese reproduction bridge has been fitted to the guitar. This vintage Mosrite is in amazing condition, with only a few minor chips and wear to the edges of the body. Check the detailed pics in the 'more pictures' link below. The neck is unmarked, as is the rosewood fretboard and the 'speed frets' are perfect. These frets are explained in a quote on an interesting website with Mosrite historic information (click here to view), where Gene Moles, a Bakersfield session guitarist and assembly-line inspector for Mosrite guitars is quoted as saying, “It was a well-designed instrument. It felt good to a guitar player when he grabbed it. It had a narrow neck and a low profile, so you didn’t have to push down as hard on the strings to play it. And it had what we called ‘speed frets,’ where you could slide up and down the neck without getting held up on speed bumps (high-profile frets).” Sold to Gary |