Guitars

There’s so much to admire about the Chapman ML3 Bea Standard. It’s a well thought out guitar, with excellent specs, at a really…

 1989 Fender Custom Shop H.L.E. StratocasterHere is a very special Stratocaster, back in 1989 as the Fender Custom Shop opened it’s doors, the…

Lovely guitar, nice resonant tone. 

Excellent example of the revered 80s/90s Japanese Squier range. The finishing quality is head and shoulders above anything within the price range (think…

An incredibly impressive instrument for the money, the NCR offers loads more tonal options (than usual for a Gibson design) and is quite…

This guitar is probably the first electric guitar I ever saw, this Fender Stratocaster belongs to my father. I was lucky enough to…

Nice late 90’s Japanese made Performer series Jackson, with a light flame top. After a set up and service it played pretty well,…

I have a big part of my heart reserved for SG’s, the influences of Hendrix, Iommi, Young, Krieger, McPhee, Marriott and many more…

Where to start with this one…back in 2008 I was in the mood for a new guitar (like most of us, weekly) I…

I’m a big fan of Les Pauls, but being a typical, peer-led guitarist, I only like flame top variations, goldtops and customs…and juniors…love…

Breathtaking flame maple top on this one. The colours and depth in the grain/finish are really exceptional. The maple truly dances in the…

Well cared for example of an 80’s Japanese Stratocaster in candy red.   Barely played, with no fret wear and not a bump or…

A mate asked me to set this up with a lower action, and it was a real pleasure to have it in the…

2007 Fender American Hot Rod 57’ Stratocaster. This guitar was bought as a replacement for a custom shop Stratocaster I’d had for a…

My 2007 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1968 VOS.  This is a special one for me, having seen photos of all of my heroes…

I recently received a phone call from a friend of mine who was suffering from a severe case of AAS…(acoustic acquisition syndrome) he…

Acoustics have always been a fickle friend to me over the past 20 years, I hated them, loved them, couldn’t play them right,…

Made between 1987 & 1991 the AW100 featured mahogany back and sides, and a spruce. The tone is metallic and thin, very lacking…

Nice budget guitar with a solid spruce top, rosewood bridge and flame maple back. The tone was surpassingly rich with a lot of…

Excellent example of this budget but timeless 50’s design. The lack of a truss rod means it’s generally down to luck if you…

Yamaha changed the budget guitar game in the 1990’s with the Pacifica, bringing a solid alder bodied guitar that played and sounded great…