After reading all the glowing reports on here and in the press, i thought i'd pull the trigger on a Fly 3. The HT1R-H i have is awesome but i was struggling to justify the Fly 3 purchase so i decided to back off the Fly and thought it too much of a luxury. The following day, my copy of Guitar &...
Historically, American made guitars were better than most. They had a perceived quality almost because they were American made and this perception is still valid to a certain degree today. However, if the people who swear they will only play American and do not play Asian guitars, they are...
When I got the pickup (SD Quarter Pounder) I tried what I usually do wit SD pups, I used Micromesh to get rid if the 'Seymour Duncan' printed on the top. Thing is, I've only ever done it on buckers which have the plastic bobbins. The Quarter Pounder being a tele bridge pickup is a metal bobbin...
Johnnygoo, thanks for your comments. It started off as a failed project/bitsa guitar bought off e-bay. Basically a body and neck with broken bridge pickup and....thats it! It sat on my bench waiting for inspiration for a while. I knew from the off it was going to be a single pickup as i've had a...
OK, short and sweet. Not been on here for a while really, my best friend is crocked. Jack was fine over Christmas and New Year. Never been over weight, fit and faithful, jumping in and out of the car like he has for the past 12 years. A couple of weeks ago, he started slowing down, then he...
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Went up the Valleys the other night to see Phil Campbells All Starr Band (Phil Campbell of Motorhead's side project). They were brilliant as were the support band Fireroad (who i saw supporting Little Ceasar a few months ago. The surprise for me was the second...
So, I get a friend request on Facebook from my cousin who I have not seen since 1985. We exchange some messages and she asks me what I look like now. I tried to describe myself; obviously older now(45), more wrinkles, bags under my eyes and a grey beard as well as putting on a couple 'o' pounds...
A bit like a 'Lonnie Mack' V? Impressive bit of engineering:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=lonnie+mack+flying+v&biw=1024&bih=673&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ydA3VM3-GJLgaOu5geAD&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
The colour has been decided chaps, green was an option but have decided that I'm actually going for a darker green (Cadillac, Sherwood, BRG) on a later project. The bridge is the pressing matter (not too pressing) for Project: Hissing Sid!
Well, Project: Broadmaster is out for paint and finish now and I eventually went for..........no, i'll show you it when it's done. Sufficed to say, all my deliberations and rules went out the window. I took too long and over thought it so forced myself to allow the gods to choose and went...
My son Lowan (6) is a massive Slash fan. He has three posters on his wall, 'The Who live at the Isle of Wight' (Pete Townshend), a picture of Peter Green and Slash who he calls 'The Cat in the Hat' as if they are close personal friends. Favourite video? a toss up between 'November Rain' and...
In a nutshell, aimed towards the heavier end of the musical spectrum. Very slim necks, 'dive bomber' trem as I call them, can be surprisingly versatile sound wise although limited. You can get some reasonably glassy clean sounds if you mess around with you knobs and amp but what it does really...
Not it at all i'm afraid. Yes Gibson, Fender, Gretsch and Rickenbacker make great instruments and i will not contradict that. I LOVE them. What i'm saying is they are not the bee all and end all; the pinnacle of guitar ownership. I get a magazine here in the UK called 'Guitar and Bass'. I went...