~First Sierra ever built~~Wright Custom~

[Fred Bova]

Does anyone know the Impedance of the Pickup on the Wright Custom ?

I tried to buy one that they said was “Dead”, I said Great, I’ll buy it Dead, and fix it myself,... But, the seller had it “Rewound” before he sold it to me,... :~/. I would have rather it was Original and Dead,... at least. I could have Spec’d it out,... maybe even fixed it,... I’ve repaired a number of pickups that were “Dead”,... It just take a lot of patience,.. unwinding, repairing, by hand,... and then rewinding it with the Original Magnet Wire.

[David Wright]

Fred, Sounds like yours was from the 50's..

Nick, Looks Great!!!!

[Roy McKinney]

David, this is the only picture I find right now of the old Sierra I bought via Irby Mandrel back in the early 60's. Even had the Wright V/T pedal. Still have the VP but the guitar is gone. I think it ended up around Seattle. The guy that sold it for $500 wasn't suppose to sell it, he was supposed to sell it back to me if he didn't want to keep it.

[David Wright]

Thanks Roy...A lot of people didn't know Barbara's Dad Irby was a salesmen for Standel Amps ... The Sierra was created to be part of the Standel product line...and my Dad got him the job....

[Roy McKinney]

Yes, on the Standel amps. I already had the S80 amp when I got the Sierra. Standel hadn't made/sold the amp yet to go with the Sierra line. Wish I still had that amp.
Good to hear from you David.