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- Thread starter TVRKing
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- 5,379
- Yokohama
- F1fan1
Mmm, I love those bolt-on necks on the Gibson Customs.
Yeah. Or the strap button on the neck, the nashville style tune o matic which wasn't invented for some 25 odd years, the massive gap between the bridge and stopbar, the black binding, the fretboard looking like it's made of the cheapest, nastiest wood available, the overall terrible build quality and the fact that the tuners and hardware were identified as the same kind found on cheap knockoffs. Not to mention the fact that it's just plain ugly.
I've seen some people try and pull the wool over people's eyes on guitar forums, but this one took first prize.
- 6,390
- Kent
- tombrookscomms
Yeah. Or the strap button on the neck, the nashville style tune o matic which wasn't invented for some 25 odd years, the massive gap between the bridge and stopbar, the black binding, the fretboard looking like it's made of the cheapest, nastiest wood available, the overall terrible build quality and the fact that the tuners and hardware were identified as the same kind found on cheap knockoffs. Not to mention the fact that it's just plain ugly.
I've seen some people try and pull the wool over people's eyes on guitar forums, but this one took first prize.
Post it on mylespaul and see what they say.
- 2,037
- Colorado
I love my semi-hollow. It's an archtop Ibanez, nothing super fancy but great all around guitar. It still sounds good unplugged, for those nights when the roommate is home or the neighbors are in a cop-calling mood.That's about all I could gather too. Oh well. I wanted a semi-hollow anyway.
- 1,255
- Indiana
- camaroyenko
- No....just no.
I don't see why not, it'll just be a little quiet though
- 1,255
- Indiana
- camaroyenko
- No....just no.
- 6,390
- Kent
- tombrookscomms
Potentially investing in a head in the future. Looking for something that's giggable and sounds okay at bedroom levels, I'll mostly be playing Hard Rock with a bit of Metal here and there. If I had a budget of around £300 what would you recommend?
- 5,198
- UK
- marunda/GTP_FordMKIVJ5
You won't get much choice for less than £300. If you can stretch a bit more you could get a Tiny Terror or a Blackstar HT model. The HT1 is in well within budget but is only 1 watt. 
Unless of course you want solid state, then you can get pretty much anything, however a valve will be better tone wise.
Unless of course you want solid state, then you can get pretty much anything, however a valve will be better tone wise.
Scaff
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- ScaffUK
Tom I take it from your post that you are just looking for the head for that money, in which case quite a few spring to mind within the price range, such as:
VHT Ultra 6
Jet City Picovalve
Marshall Class 5
Traynor Darkhorse
Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 5 Head
Blackstar HT-5RH Head
Pretty much all of those would suit your needs, that most of them are around 5 watts is not an issue, with a good cab that's more than enough for most needs. Of the above I can vouch for the quality of the VHT and certainly the H&K and Blackstar would be good bets as well.
VHT Ultra 6
Jet City Picovalve
Marshall Class 5
Traynor Darkhorse
Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 5 Head
Blackstar HT-5RH Head
Pretty much all of those would suit your needs, that most of them are around 5 watts is not an issue, with a good cab that's more than enough for most needs. Of the above I can vouch for the quality of the VHT and certainly the H&K and Blackstar would be good bets as well.
- 6,390
- Kent
- tombrookscomms
I've seen the Tubemeister 18 Head which has a great tone, would getting a used one of those be a good choice? I'll most likely be running a Zilla 2x12 if I have enough money. Also, what about the new Marshall DSL Range? If I could find a used H&K or Marshall then that might be a good option..
Scaff
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I would always recommend getting any used valve amp/head checked before purchase by someone who knows what they are doing. alternatly check out places that sell B-stock stuff (as it will normally have a warranty of sorts).
http://www.thomann.de are worth a look, I've bought from them in the past and the service has always been great.
The currently have a B-stock H&K 18 head for £367 - http://www.thomann.de/gb/hugheskettner_tubemeister_18_head_b_stock_3.htm
- 3,232
- Wales
I'd recommend a Peavey Valveking, it will give you 5150/6505 tone and more for a lot less money. I played for years with a 5150 while my bands other guitarist used a Valveking and it was always a fantastic sounding amp that cranked up live sounded exactly the same as my 3x the value 5150!
The Tubemeister amps are great sounding though, Vox Night Train is another option, you could also look for a used Cornford Roadhouse, affordable PCB based amps instead of the handwired but they basically sound the same from what I've heard/read.
Running an amp without connecting it to a speaker is a good way to really screw it, and it isnt a cheap job, it will fry the transformer which is the most expensive part in the amp. Solid state amps are more durable to this kind of abuse than valve amps, so you may think it is fine if you've done it before but ultimately you're putting the transformer under massive stress, the heat will build and build until it fries itself like a chicken.
The Tubemeister amps are great sounding though, Vox Night Train is another option, you could also look for a used Cornford Roadhouse, affordable PCB based amps instead of the handwired but they basically sound the same from what I've heard/read.
Running an amp without connecting it to a speaker is a good way to really screw it, and it isnt a cheap job, it will fry the transformer which is the most expensive part in the amp. Solid state amps are more durable to this kind of abuse than valve amps, so you may think it is fine if you've done it before but ultimately you're putting the transformer under massive stress, the heat will build and build until it fries itself like a chicken.
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- 7,226
- beyond down under
- Skython11
Okay... Well a few months ago I was rambling somewhere about me taking up guitar again (after giving up 5 years ago because it was too hard). Now that I'm much more dedicated to music I think I will be able to keep at it, just like I will singing and drums. But here it is, my first guitar, purchased off of my brother for $0.00 (the best price). It may look nice, but as my brother says, "It sounds like 🤬." This guitar was my brother's first guitar that he bought, and he doesn't need it anymore so he passed it to me.
- 7,226
- beyond down under
- Skython11
No, that would probably be of too good quality. 
This really is just a cheap guitar from Celebrity, ever heard of it? No, I had never heard of it either. I think it is New Zealand based (meaning that it won't be very good) because it says Celebrityguitars.co.nz... It's not a flash guitar, it just looks nice. Wait, it's not NZ based but this was still a cheap guitar in the first place.
This really is just a cheap guitar from Celebrity, ever heard of it? No, I had never heard of it either. I think it is New Zealand based (meaning that it won't be very good) because it says Celebrityguitars.co.nz... It's not a flash guitar, it just looks nice. Wait, it's not NZ based but this was still a cheap guitar in the first place.
- 6,390
- Kent
- tombrookscomms
No, that would probably be of too good quality.
Better than my first guitar, an Encore something-or-other.
I got it for Christmas from my Uncle, who's always been my main influence in music. 8 years later, here's my current porn collection.
- 326
- Wigan
- iiHiiNDLEYx
Was given this for Christmas. My first guitar! It's an 'Epiphone SG Special'.
braunracing88
(Banned)
- 908
- Troy, MI, USA
- braunracing88
Me with my current electric bass guitar, an Ibanez SRA305.
