~First Sierra ever built~~Wright Custom~

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 11 May 2009 8:43 am

Found this picture, it is the Very First Sierra ever built, in Proberta ca....1960... FYI for those Sierra Owners...)))

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 11 May 2009 11:33 am

that's cool david...so old it only came in black and white!

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 11 May 2009 11:53 am

I had couple , great guitars...

Db

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 11 May 2009 12:00 pm

Hi Chris
Yea, it's black & white time

Hope all is well with you...
Damir,
Thanks... glade you liked them

Well, I'm on a first ever kick to day Here is the very first Wright Custom ever built 1948

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 11 May 2009 2:36 pm

Wow! Whata cool old Sierra! That things gotta be over 40" long!!!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 11 May 2009 2:37 pm

Didn't Jimmy Day play a similar Wright triple?

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 11 May 2009 4:11 pm

David:

Great picture from 1948!!

Is that your dad at the controls??

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 11 May 2009 5:16 pm

yes it's my Dad at the controls

Jimmy Day recorded Crazy As with Price on his 3 neck Wright

J D Sauser · Post by **J D Sauser** » 11 May 2009 5:24 pm

David, would you know what year Wright came out with a steel which had pedals and / or levers, and if you'd know who plaid it?

Thanks! ... J-D.

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 11 May 2009 9:52 pm

David:.
Before my 4-necked Wright burned up, around 1960, the fret boards started to buckle. Did your Dad have any others that did this. He was going to replace them but I didn't get together with him before it burned up. Other than that, it was a great Guitar for my needs.

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 12 May 2009 7:45 pm

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 12 May 2009 8:06 pm

David,

Louis Armentaro called me yesterday and told me that he found ton's of material from the past about the Wright and Sierra steel guitars.
He will be contacting you shortly I think.

Ron

Mark Durante · Post by **Mark Durante** » 13 May 2009 2:43 am

David,
Just curious, do you know why your dad changed the name from Wright to Sierra?

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 13 May 2009 3:07 am

Ron,
Got a email from him today...Thanks
Mark,
He never changed the name , the Sierra was built as a production Guitar when he teamed up with Bob Crooks, who owned Standel Amps, Bob wanted to have a steel to sell with his amps...and still built the Wrights also. as time went on he stopped making the Wright, He was in business with Ernie Ball in 72, while there the Wright was built, after he left Ball, he went back to Or, to design and build the now Sierra we see today...here is the add when he was in business with Standel

Roy McKinney · Post by **Roy McKinney** » 13 May 2009 6:59 am

Back in those old days I had serial number 0015 and a Standel S-80 amp (piggy back).

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 16 May 2009 5:58 am

Roy,
Do you have any pictures you can send, I'm re doing my web sight , be nice to have some...

Chas,
Would like to use yours also , if it's all Wright

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 16 May 2009 6:08 am

A few weeks ago, on a road trip I stooped by to see Make Giles, he was playing a show at the John Deer dealership, Bert Rivera was also playing with him, Great Band!!! recently Bert found the Wright my dad built him and is re`storing it, Mark will do the re finish on it...

Todd Clinesmith · Post by **Todd Clinesmith** » 16 May 2009 7:38 am

Great thread here. I saw a Wright Custom volume / tone pedal on ebay about 3 months ago. It had Berts name on the inside... I hope he was the high bidder. I bid on it for a while.
I have 2 Wright Customs , one a D-8 restore and the other a fine playing , sounding D-8. I would like to find a T-8 someday. I also have a Wright T/V pedal for each guitar.
David your Dad built a great guitar.
Todd

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 16 May 2009 7:56 am

Hi Todd
Thanks..)) PM sent

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 16 May 2009 8:46 pm

Chas,
Would like to use yours also , if it's all Wright

David, when I get back to the other computer, I'll send you an e-mail with all of the photos I have -- chas

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 17 May 2009 6:07 am

Great photo of the multi neck Sierra. Lots of history in that instrument.

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 17 May 2009 6:13 am

Very cool !!

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 17 May 2009 8:06 am

Thanks guys

Dennis Wireman · Post by **Dennis Wireman** » 17 May 2009 9:46 am

David nice to see the pics and some history of these wright/sierra. I will have mine by the end of month will send you some pics if you want to post them keep up the neat work and photos on here.

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 17 May 2009 9:53 am

Loook forward to seeing them