For example, a Duette with serial number 710201 was made in 1957 (7), during October (10), and was possibly the 201st amp made that month. A Super Echo Twin with serial number 404553 was made in 1964 (4), during April (04) and may have been the 553th amp made that month (553). Caution is needed for dating amps from 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1960. PAR contains, for each photodiode detector, its • Number, CAMAC crate and station, serial number (denoting the programmable charge integrator module), and channel. The first dimension of this array corresponds to the sensitivity setting of the amplifier; the values are the elements of the array SENS described above. 1985-2005 - These are the amps during the St. Louis Music (Crate Amps) period. A new serialization system was developed and it became a code used for many years. This is the best way to identify the date of manufacture during this period. A 10 digit number is used as a serial number, which contains.

This original version of the Electra Page is maintained for archival reference. Quite Imposing Plus 3 Keygen. For the most complete information on Electra guitars, including new user-posted pictures, visit the new ELECTRA MODELS: LP style ES-335 style SG style Flying Vee Strat style Tele style F-bass style G-bass style R-bass style MPC Models Original designs: Phoenix models Phoenix basses Pointy models Pointy basses Other original models: Electra History These pages are dedicated to the Electra MPC line of guitars Guitars (1976-1983). Electra guitars were imported from Japan by the Saint Louis Music (SLM) of Saint Louis, Missouri from 1971 to 1984 (most MPC models were made by Matsumoku of Matsumoku, Japan). Matsumoku has made many popular guitar brands over the years including; Aria, Westbury, Westone, Epiphone, Vantage & Vox to name but a few. Electra MPC Timeline. 1975-76 Tom Presley was hired as the Product Manager (also involved in marketing) to begin MPC project.

John Karpowitz was then hired to design & build Modular Powered Circuits (MPC) modules. In 1976 The MPC guitars debut. 1978 • Outlaw MPC & Outlaw MPC Bass (both named after the band 'The Outlaws' who were Electra endorsers at the time), Semi-Acoustic MPC (ES-335 style), X910 'Derringer' MPC (Explorer) all debut.

Gibson style headstocks are also changed this year to the more familiar wave or fan shaped ones most MPC fans are used to. 1979-80 • The Contoured Ultima MPC Les Paul, Vulcan MPC (a Les Paul copy with a Tele curve on upper bout), Leslie West MPC (sort of a Les Paul Special) all debut in this time frame.

1981-84 Ties with Matsumoku are further solidified in 1981 and decision made to merge SLM Electra brand with Matsumoku's Westone brand. At some point in the early 80's, some production is moved to Korea. MPC Ultima X960 debuts in 1981. In the fall of 1983, Electra brand becomes Electra-Phoenix. By early 1984 it became Electra-Westone and by the end of 1984 it is just Westone. Louis Music Inc's reason to abandon the Electra line were; overall, the MPC were not a great marketing success (seems unbelievable with the success Electra's are now enjoying:-) 1985-NOW • Electra Westone became Crate which is still around.