A nice standard SG in cherry red that came in for a full service and set up. The owner is Josh from the London based band Hidden Charms. It played well, set up with flat wound 12’s, the tone was warm and balanced. The control cavity features Gibson’s modern circuit board connection system. …
I set this guitar up for the band Hidden Charms, who at the time of writing were gaining huge commercial plaudits for their first single, “You love cause you’re there”. There are no definitive records regarding Wilson serial numbers, but a little research indicates those serials in the 18xxx’s are likely to be 1973 –…
This is quite possibly the guitar that I feel more regret than any other I’ve had and sold. I got it around 2003, and I can’t remember any of the circumstances around getting it – those were very hazy days. There was nothing particularly unique about it; an as factory USA studio in black with…
Reasonable quality budget super Strat style electric. Played ok. Fine for a beginner for the money.
Made in the Korean Samick factory, this guitar plays and sounds as good as it looks. Fabulous choice of timbers and well constructed, it’s a guitar I find hard to put down.
Beautiful looking guitar, in outstanding condition for a 50 year old instrument. Pickups sound somewhat inbetween normal single coils and P90’s; a little more grit and bite than a Fender tone. It has a slightly metallic ring out on the decay of each note, meaning it gives some really different and unique tones. …
Supposedly well crafted upper-mid range electro acoustic. If I’m honest it was a little disappointing aurally. Played against a similarly priced and spec’d Martin there was only one winner…and it wasn’t the Taylor.
Nice guitar for the money. Competes well against Mexican Fenders at a fraction of the price. The Wilkinson hardware is quality stuff, and the whole guitar is well finished. The neck is VERY chunky, and far too big for my own tastes, but it’s adds to that traditional vibe so I can see the market…
Arrived in a trade in a poor state of repair. No tuners, no pickups, covered in dust. Cleaned it up, wired in new Switch humbuckers and sourced vintage Schaller tuners in matching black and chrome.
A beautiful example of Fender’s Japanese output. This does everything a tele should; twang, grit, warmth, the lot. The pickups are a 1980’s Seymour Duncan ’54 Vintage Lead set for tele. Marked “IR”, they were hand wound by Connie Rocha when Seymour Duncan was still a small hands on business. …
Backing/jam track in G Minor (Bb Major), chords shown on the video.
2010 Fender HH Blacktop Strat MIM
Laid back blues groove jam track.
A standard Squier standard Strat, relic’d and rebadged to appear like a 1960’s era Fender. Nicely done, I particularly liked the buckle rash relic-ing on the back, very authentic. Ciggie burn on the headstock also a nice touch. Video demo here:
This was a great Strat for the money and in really good condition for it’s 24-ish years old. Haven’t seen many other metallic candy red ones from this time. Tidy high gloss neck and a nicely balanced fretboard. Genuine Fender stamped hardware and height compensated pole pieces on the single coils. Cracking little job really, but…
In keeping with Kiss’s brash and gaudy persona this guitar is nearly as horrible to behold as it is to play. Horrendously uncomfortable, cheaply made and with zero character. This is mass produced crap at it’s worst. Sold it on an £0.01 auction start and got about £80 for it. Don’t ever buy. In fact,…
Epiphone’s attempt at hitting the 80’s shred trend brought with it these tidy Korean produced budget models. They were built in the famous Samick factory, and are surprisingly good value for their current second hand value of around £150 to £200. It’s a shame their take on the Floyd Rose tremolo didn’t catch on more, as it incorporates…
Absolute beast of a guitar, played and sounded as good as it looks. Picked this up a local cash convertors for next to nothing. It was spec’d out to the max already; ebony fretboard, birds eye maple neck, flame carved top, roller string trees, twin hot rails with coil tap, brass hardware. Traded it for…
Not a huge amount to talk about here. Pretty bog standard Mexican Strat – decent sunburst finish, nicely played in rosewood board. Couple of dings n scrapes, including one fairly big chip that we filled with nail varnish and buffed out. Did a straight swap with it for a 1985 Japanese Modern Strat.
One of the best guitars I’ve ever played, never mind owned. It’s been hacked at, reshaped, thrown across stages, dropped countless times, had more pickups than a hooker and more. Worst of all for it, I’ve played it more than any other guitar I’ve ever owned. Let’s start at the beginning… I got this guitar…
To start with, not my cup of tea. At all. Conversely, I spent quite a bit of time kitting it out. I don’t really know why. Got it in a trade. It had some Seymour Duncan Blackouts in so I whizzed them out to start with. eBay, Bosch, gone. Fitted a pair of Ibanez Infinity…
Simple and honest budget electro acoustic. Surprised me out the bag with a real deep warm tone, which I hadn’t expected at the price point. All solid back n sides, and some tasteful design thoughts throughout. Very impressive for the money.
Horrible guitar. Fancied one of these for ages, and I’ve played on a couple of Musicman/Ernie Ball guitars in the past. Always been partial to a bit of Van Halen, and I got offered it in a trade for a PRS SE, so I thought I’d give it a whirl as maybe a cheap but…
Got hold of this immaculate 50s modern player Strat at a good price. It’d never be touched, still had all the Fender case candy and the gig bag still had the Fender tag on the carry handle. Nice enough guitar, sounded like a Strat, played like any other Strat… Didn’t keep it long.