Can’t stand Rickenbackers. Why anyone would want to play a toilet seat is beyond me. Having said that, this guitar cleaned up and played surprisingly well. From what I could find, on the internet, facebook groups and current Encore distributors JHS this was made in Japan in either the late 1970s or early 1980s.
Reasonably nice guitar, didn’t keep it for long. Got it in a trade with a Jetter overdrive pedal for a really nice Godin Telecaster. Probably should’ve kept the Godin if I’m honest but there we go. That joins the long list. The JS700 played ok, neck reasonably slim with a broad flat fretboard. P90s sounded…
Tidy budget Les Paul Junior style guitar. One humbucker, with some kind of coil tap switch. All quality Wilkinson hardware.
One of those cheap gems… First a little history of me and (the lack of) Stratocasters in my life. I’ve never liked them, not one. When I worked in a guitar shop for most of my twenties we had a rack of USA Fenders and never did one stand out as something I’d ever play…
This was a really good quality instrument for the money. I only kept it a couple of weeks, as it sold within hours of listing it on eBay and a few Facebook groups. Bigsby kept tune well, tone was nicely rounded, tidy guitar. Roller saddles on the bridge, nice choice of flamed timbers – well…
Perennially good quality acoustic. Big sound, big tone, fantastic value for money guitars. I’ve had quite a few of these, and despite the protestations of “vintage” guitar nerds, I can see no hugely discernable difference between early Korean models and the modern Chinese made guitars. All the ones I’ve had through are nice guitars, with nice…
For me these are not great copies. A lot of heads rate them, but I’m convinced that’s more nostalgia than truth as many will have had these as their first guitars. However, some shipped with USA made DiMarzio humbuckers so it’s always worth a check (under the pickups). These humbuckers can vary in output but…
This was the guitar that pretty much got me playing again, after a tough few years personally. I’m a firm believer that new guitars dfinitely help the creative juices. There is an unexplainable yearning to use the new toy! So I was looking for something to grab my attention and make me want to play…
My Dad’s guitar through my childhood. He finally conceded that it was time to move it on when the guitar was 30 years old. When I look at these pictures I can hear him playing the Peter Gunn riff, Beatles songs, Blue Moon…
Reasonable Korean made Les Paul copy, nothing really much else to say.
A monster of a thing to maneuver, this twin neck was surprisingly comfortably sat down to play. It was never going to be one for keeps but good for a laugh for an hour.
Nice guitar, although it just didn’t have it. That “it” thing that makes me want to keep a guitar. Nice guitar, though.
Don’t see any positives in the fervour around PRS; I find them to be clunky, un-ergonomic and poorly weight-balanced. Not my cup of tea. The moon crescent inlays were about the only positive thing.
Really nice guitar, one I wish I’d kept. Gibson’s more recent guitars seem to be more miss than hit, but this one just had something special. I added the Sperzel locking tuners, and changed the control dials for aesthetic purposes, but other than that it stayed as factory. Played great, sounded great, shame I moved…