Chris Holmes "Beast-STAR"?

[Lucifer]

Does anybody knows anything ´bout Chris Holmes Yellow STAR "The BEAST"?
Any info?
Year made?
Pick up?
Wood?
What happened to it (the big hole in body)?

[kruneh]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

http://ca.regionline.fi/unitar/thunderhead/

Great site made by JCFér RR0849 [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[L]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

http://ca.regionline.fi/unitar/thund...yellowstar.htm

Jani has more info, I think the pickup was a Duncan Distortion.

[RR0849]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

Check my Holmes tribute site:
http://ca.regionline.fi/unitar/thunderhead

Pickup is most likely a Duncan Distortion, body possibly DiMarzio parts body, various Charvel and Jackson necks (changed almost every year). Year 1983 I believe. Maple neck with ebony board. Most likely alder body but might be ash.

Chris has beat the guitar on stage a lot and in purpose with a saw or something. It has also been set afire for a photo shoot.
Here is a more recent photo:


Hope this helps...

[RR0849]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

I obviously need to work on my writing speed. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Thanks for the site promotion bros! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Lucifer]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

Thanx!!!
Nice site RR0849

[RR0849]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

Var så god. Jag heter Jani. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Jacksonite]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

Dude, he looks real fucked up in that picture

[RR0849]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

I think that's how one is supposed to look like in Club Vodka. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Jacksonite]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

yeah...

[sdjacksonlover]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

This is what Chris told me about a year ago, when I owned the Budstar and he did a gig with it,
The yellow shit, was originally a S-head Vtrem guitar, his girlfriend bought it for him at a pawn shop because he liked the color, he had the V-trem removed and blocked out with maple, then the Tune-o-matic added....This was Chris's story so any doubts..ask Holmes

[RR0849]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?


I think we are gonna have as many stories as on the Harley Star. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Here is the email I got from the guy who sent me the photos of the guitar with the reverse strathead:

"Chris had a girlfriend at the time that WASP was gaining momentum. She had that guitar neck sitting in her closet & she gave it to Chris. He & curt found the star body somewhere & they took it to a local guitar builder that they knew. He set the neck & put the hardware on it but he didn’t do paint. They were asking him what kind of paint scheme he thought would look good & he said, “I don’t know!!! Paint the fucker piss yellow for all I care!” So that’s what they did! Honestly, that guitar is neither a Charvel nor a Jackson."

I think if you put this and Frank's story together it's safe to say that a girlfriend was envolved. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

One thing I would like to get verified somehow is the fact that Chris told me all his guitars were made of ash. The WO of the zebra rhoads doesn't mention the woods. I wonder if Alz's docs say anything about the body wood...

[sdjacksonlover]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

Well..yellow Shit has a Charvel Plate. 10XX : )..I played it

[guitarsrock5]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

the yellow best looks so kool!

[Jacksonite]

Re: Chris Holmes \"Beast-STAR\"?

isnt that cool how they have conficting stories...