The best guitar I’ve ever had, without exception. Built in 1992, the first full year of production, it is beautifully designed and constructed. The only things I’ve changed from factory are the control layout and pickups. I prefer the volume and tone in Strat positions (with the switch at the back), to the standard Eggle…
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…
Mosfet style clone pedal from China. Weak points – pots feel cheap, switches a bit slack, lacks quality in tone across all the settings. Strong points – reasonably impressive clear mid overdrive for the money, boost switch works well, I picked it up cheap (they’re only £25 new on eBay). Overall it creates some really…
Reasonable quality budget super Strat style electric. Played ok. Fine for a beginner for the money.
I had this head and cab around 2004/2005 and have no close up photos of the whole rig. It’s a shame as it’s probably my favourite amp set up I’ve ever had. The rack unit I used with this featured: TC Electronic G Major Line 6 Filter Pro rack Late 1970’s MXR graphic EQ (blue…
Does what it says on the tin, solidly built, worked fine.
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. …
I picked this up in a poor state of affairs, but beyond the years of sweat, dust, dirt, stickers and God know what else you could see a rock solid instrument without major fault. These Thunder basses were made in the famed Matsumoku factory in Japan and the build quality is genuinely as good as…
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. …
Wienbrock amps and speaker cabs are hand made in Yorkshire, UK, and the quality is outstanding. This solidly built cabinet is loaded with a Celestion Greenback speaker and offers a full rich tone that belies it’s small size. It enhanced every amp I ran through it.
The best guitar Noisegate ever made? Quite possibly. This pedal was handmade in the USA before Rocktron acquired it and mass produced it. It’s simple: two separate selectable noisegates with one dial each. Turn to desired level, play. What it does beautifully is retain the tone and release/decay incredibly naturally.
The Klon Centaur is arguably the most desired pedal in guitar history, so it was only a matter of time before China delivered copycats. This DIY kit was bought off eBay and comes with everything one needs to build the entire pedal at home. It took a little preparation, mainly down to separating and organising…
Backing/jam track in G Minor (Bb Major), chords shown on the video.
The closest solid state gets to real valves. I got really lucky with this one…..it was advertised on eBay for local collection only, just down the road from ours, and as spares n repairs. The description read “we’ve plugged it in and the red light comes on but we’ve got no way of testing it”……it…
A perfect guitar compressor, handbuilt in the UK. Turn it on, find the sweet spot, play.
2010 Fender HH Blacktop Strat MIM
Laid back blues groove jam track.
Handbuilt in the UK, this cost effective pedal does an excellent job of emulating what is probably the world’s most desirable overdrive pedal. Having had this 12 months or so I sold it rashly one day, and only a couple of months later I saw it back up for sale with another owner so I…