Have a guitar? Why not show us!Music
- Thread starter TVRKing
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- 1,491
- Brighton
- TheFinners96
Here's mine! (With my cheap but fun Ukulele thrown in for good measure 
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(Sorry for the poor quality pic, my phones camera is quite mucky at the moment!)
'Hodson' Les Paul Custom, reasonable guitar, good for the money plays pretty well and sounds as powerful as any Les Paul should when cranked up!!
Tanglewood Union Series Ukulele, Cost something like £26 good fun reasonably well made although the strings are rubbish, may get some better ones if I start playing it regularly.
Finally the Pride and Joy: Fender Standard Stratocaster in Copper Metallic Burst. Plays fantastically with a great sound and is also fantastically slick. On a side note while I don't doubt the American Strats are better are they really worth ~£1000 when compared to a ~400 Standard one made in Mexico?
Also the Amp is a Marshall MG15 DFX and is a great amp for domestic use, sounds fantastic and the effects are a nice feature to have.
)(Sorry for the poor quality pic, my phones camera is quite mucky at the moment!)
'Hodson' Les Paul Custom, reasonable guitar, good for the money plays pretty well and sounds as powerful as any Les Paul should when cranked up!!
Tanglewood Union Series Ukulele, Cost something like £26 good fun reasonably well made although the strings are rubbish, may get some better ones if I start playing it regularly.
Finally the Pride and Joy: Fender Standard Stratocaster in Copper Metallic Burst. Plays fantastically with a great sound and is also fantastically slick. On a side note while I don't doubt the American Strats are better are they really worth ~£1000 when compared to a ~400 Standard one made in Mexico?
Also the Amp is a Marshall MG15 DFX and is a great amp for domestic use, sounds fantastic and the effects are a nice feature to have.
- 5,379
- Yokohama
- F1fan1
finnracer
In my experience, they aren't. You can get a standard for quite a bit less than that, but out of all the strats I owned, the Japanese strat was the best. Hard to find in the uk, but price wise, they are somewhere between Mexican and American, but far better IMHO.
- 3,232
- Wales
Popped out to the shops today with the intent of buying
Spertzel locking tuners.
Voodoo Labs Power Block
Locking allenkey screws for a Floyd rose tremolo
Cables
Strap.
Came back with none of the above (as none of the shops had what I needed in stock), but did buy this awesome Capo
I did play a Fender American Standard Strat today, with a maple fretboard through a Cornford Hurricane amp. Lovely guitar and it really sounded stratty, the frets were excellent and the guitar was really responsive to playing, I didnt have to work it hard to get it to do what I want. Have to say I was really impressed with it, nicer to play and higher build quality than my Mexican Strat. I didnt like the fretboard though, it was varnished maple and I find it a bit... grippy.. hard to explain but I prefer the smoother feel of a satin or unfinished neck/fretboard.
Soundclips Scaff?
Spertzel locking tuners.
Voodoo Labs Power Block
Locking allenkey screws for a Floyd rose tremolo
Cables
Strap.
Came back with none of the above (as none of the shops had what I needed in stock), but did buy this awesome Capo
I did play a Fender American Standard Strat today, with a maple fretboard through a Cornford Hurricane amp. Lovely guitar and it really sounded stratty, the frets were excellent and the guitar was really responsive to playing, I didnt have to work it hard to get it to do what I want. Have to say I was really impressed with it, nicer to play and higher build quality than my Mexican Strat. I didnt like the fretboard though, it was varnished maple and I find it a bit... grippy.. hard to explain but I prefer the smoother feel of a satin or unfinished neck/fretboard.
Soundclips Scaff?
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- 1,255
- Indiana
- camaroyenko
- No....just no.
Can't tell, is that a Squier Affinity or Bullet?
- 3,232
- Wales
Part of upgrading my live rig I just purchased
And part of upgrading my Squier Strat I purchased
Along with a bunch of other stuff, quite excited to be getting my guitars and rig all sorted for some hard touring, always wanted to use my Squier Strat live, need to get a graphite nut sorted for it first though, and some cosmetic changes.
And part of upgrading my Squier Strat I purchased
Along with a bunch of other stuff, quite excited to be getting my guitars and rig all sorted for some hard touring, always wanted to use my Squier Strat live, need to get a graphite nut sorted for it first though, and some cosmetic changes.
- 19,311
- Inland Empire SoCal
- SOLID_LIFTERS
Fired up my old guitar effects rack. It's been a few years. I think it needs a dust rag. What do you think?
Oh, on the floor is a DigiTech RP-1, ToneBone Hot British, Zoom Driver 5000, Boss Auto Wah and a Boss Octave 2.
Oh, on the floor is a DigiTech RP-1, ToneBone Hot British, Zoom Driver 5000, Boss Auto Wah and a Boss Octave 2.
- 3,232
- Wales
I knew a guy who swore by those Digitech 2120 preamps, he used 2 of them, not my cup of tea personally but you can get some pretty crazy sounds from them. Also, my bassist has that same power conditioner unit! what power amp do you use it with, or do you run it into a PA or something?
- 19,311
- Inland Empire SoCal
- SOLID_LIFTERS
- 3,232
- Wales
Got a new guitar in the collection, a friend of mine (my drummer) had this old battered and strat just lying around and asked me if I wanted it, so me and the bassist (who happens to be a carpenter/joiner) got to work in bringing it back to life!
Sperzel tuners (originally meant for one of my other guitars) and a new Graphtech nut and string trees, and then the pickups transplanted from my squier, a Seymour Duncan JB Jr in the bridge and the neck/middle are Fender Tex Mex pickups.
Sperzel tuners (originally meant for one of my other guitars) and a new Graphtech nut and string trees, and then the pickups transplanted from my squier, a Seymour Duncan JB Jr in the bridge and the neck/middle are Fender Tex Mex pickups.
- 3,232
- Wales
Pretty sexy guitar there! How much did it set you back?
I'm landed with the battered strat, until that thing came along I was going to beef up my old squier for live use but ended up just dumping everything into this new guitar! This one will now replace my Ibanez Jem as my main live guitar.
I'm landed with the battered strat, until that thing came along I was going to beef up my old squier for live use but ended up just dumping everything into this new guitar! This one will now replace my Ibanez Jem as my main live guitar
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- 6,390
- Kent
- tombrookscomms
Pretty sexy guitar there! How much did it set you back?
I'm landed with the battered strat, until that thing came along I was going to beef up my old squier for live use but ended up just dumping everything into this new guitar! This one will now replace my Ibanez Jem as my main live guitar
I've only just seen this post but including the discount it'll be £250. 👍
- 5,379
- Yokohama
- F1fan1
I love the weight of a Les Paul. It took me a few weeks to adjust to it, but since then, just about every other guitar has felt like a lightweight toy. I had a really nice Gretsch Malcolm Young before I got my first Les Paul. Fantastic guitar, but significantly lighter. I regret selling it now, but it was just too light.
- 5,379
- Yokohama
- F1fan1
Well I only have the one guitar now. It's the reason why I let my wife control all our savings. I could go out and buy two Customs right now, but we're saving for the future. To be honest, my ideal collection is several Les Pauls with, a tele, strat and a Gretsch hollowbody. For years, I had two Les Pauls and the only thing I wanted was another Les Paul.
I've had a few SG's too. Great guitars although I found myself trying to fret over the neck pickup when I wasn't concentrating. A Les Paul just feels perfect to me. The weight is right, it feels absolutely solid and plays like butter. It's the perfect guitar for me. But don't get me started on this chambering and weight relief nonsense.
I've had a few SG's too. Great guitars although I found myself trying to fret over the neck pickup when I wasn't concentrating. A Les Paul just feels perfect to me. The weight is right, it feels absolutely solid and plays like butter. It's the perfect guitar for me. But don't get me started on this chambering and weight relief nonsense.
- 5,379
- Yokohama
- F1fan1
I had a quick look around, but I've never heard of them. I am aware of Bill Paige who left Gibson to form heritage. I've no idea if he's still at heritage or not, but I'd say it's up to the seller to prove the origin of the guitar. If it truly was handbuilt by the Bill Paige, then I'd say it's a no brainer at that price, but I'm inclined to believe that it's an "own brand" made in China guitar that someone is talking up. I could be wrong as I've never heard of these guitars, but without proof, I wouldn't trust anything an ebay seller says.
I do find it odd that a "handbuilt "prototype*"" is left handed. I've no idea if Bill Paige himself is a lefty, but I know that I've seen many more cheap copies being passed off as a "prototype" than I've seen of actual left handed prototypes.
The buy it now price is setting off alarm bells left, right and centre right now. That's a seriously low price. I have a friend who is a luthier and he makes handbuilt guitars (mostly les paul replicas) from scratch with hand tools only. Despite the fact that he is a virtual unknown in the guitar world, his guitars have gone for much, much more than that.
TL;DR? Smells fishy.
Edit: Just found this. From the short bio, there is nothing to suggest that Bill Paige was actually involved in the manufacturing process at Gibson or Heritage. I'm now 99% convinced that this seller has found himself in possession of a no name PRS copy and has just looked for the name of someone important in the guitar industry with the name "Paige" to push up the value.
* I can't tell you how many times I've seen knockoffs or no names for sale with the word "prototype" in the advert. While genuine prototypes from legitimate companies do pop up from time to time, the word prototype usually sets alarm bells ringing. Especially when it is associated with a guitar company that no one has ever heard of or a popular model. For example, someone once tried to pass this travesty off as a 1951 les paul prototype.
As a die hard les paul fan, this one is pure comedy gold.
I do find it odd that a "handbuilt "prototype*"" is left handed. I've no idea if Bill Paige himself is a lefty, but I know that I've seen many more cheap copies being passed off as a "prototype" than I've seen of actual left handed prototypes.
The buy it now price is setting off alarm bells left, right and centre right now. That's a seriously low price. I have a friend who is a luthier and he makes handbuilt guitars (mostly les paul replicas) from scratch with hand tools only. Despite the fact that he is a virtual unknown in the guitar world, his guitars have gone for much, much more than that.
TL;DR? Smells fishy.
Edit: Just found this. From the short bio, there is nothing to suggest that Bill Paige was actually involved in the manufacturing process at Gibson or Heritage. I'm now 99% convinced that this seller has found himself in possession of a no name PRS copy and has just looked for the name of someone important in the guitar industry with the name "Paige" to push up the value.
* I can't tell you how many times I've seen knockoffs or no names for sale with the word "prototype" in the advert. While genuine prototypes from legitimate companies do pop up from time to time, the word prototype usually sets alarm bells ringing. Especially when it is associated with a guitar company that no one has ever heard of or a popular model. For example, someone once tried to pass this travesty off as a 1951 les paul prototype.
As a die hard les paul fan, this one is pure comedy gold.
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- 2,037
- Colorado
Yeah, Bill Paige, he and his family have been around the block that's for sure. In the Midwest he is seen frequently at festivals, some where he performs as a musician and activist. He worked for Gibson in the late seventies and early eighties at their Michigan factory. When Gibson announced it was going to relocate the plant he and four other Gibson employees formed Heritage Guitar Inc., where most of his guitar work is known from. Additional family members formed the Paige Guitar Kapo Company, but I'm not sure how much, if any, involvement he had there. His custom guitars are always one-off and extremely rare and I've only heard tongue-in-cheek rumors about his private work actually making it out of his private collection - in other words, he made a couple really nice guitars for his own use. Unfortunately, as such I cannot speak to their quality. However, he has the experience with two reputable companies to build a decent guitar and $550 for any quality custom seems low. Another red flag is that the seller claims the guitar is California made/based even though the Paige family is still based out of Southern Michigan. I wish I could tell you more, but I have an idea there are very few people who have actually seen his private guitars.
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