Recent content by Barry NYC

I did not spend $500 but it was DEFINITELY worth $400 to me.

I finished the "Yellow Peril" yesterday & took it for a spin this afternoon. It sounds & looks much better than it did when I first got it. I changed EVERYTHING but the bridge & threw all the original parts out. Just a little buzz on some uneven frets, but it worked out well & sounds great...

I found the same guitar in an ended auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-Copy-Golden-Yellow-Sparkle-Gibson-Logo_W0QQitemZ7412549616QQcategoryZ38086QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem My fresh shipment from Stewmac arrived today. I'll probably rip out the rest of the guts this weekend. I'm debating...

Good Luck with your new electricity guitar. Keep us posted.

You're right. There's an obvious communication obstacle with Bejing to start. What thought I ordered was a GOLDTOP & turned out to be the same color as a 1970 Buick GS hot rod YELLOW! That got lost in the translation. I was pretty ticked off when I first opened the package. Since it costs so...

UPDATE: I've had this instrument for a week now. The more bits I cut out of it & throw away, this guitar it ACTUALLY IMPROVING! In the first hour I had it, I yanked out the plastic nut & glued in a brass one. On the second day, I cut out the bridge pickup & tossed in a Rio Grande pickup I had...

I bought one of these. Definitely a 20 footer. If you were playing for a bunch of drunks in a bar, they would not notice it's not a real Gibson. I have 3 real Les Pauls & the differences are obvious up close. In my opinion, this is how I feel about the quality of stuff I own from Asia. In order...

Anybody have any idea what this is? I think it's a Burny or a Tokai, but I'm not sure. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47072&item=7397105597

I have some Carvin stuff I like as well. I bought a new Bunny Brunel 5 string bass. Very fine craftsmanship for the money. Too bad they don't retain their value well.

Sorry guys, I don't come here often to talk about Tokais as I should. I just spent a year with another Gibson Les Paul [Custom] I acquired for $950. this one is an 11 pound boat anchor with a tobacco sunburst [yeccch] finish. It has been refretted. has Sperzel locking keys & a few dings on the...

Too bad it's UK only. I was considering a goldtop for my third & last Tokai. to make an even 21 guitars.

I owned an LP Classic + for a short time...just never felt quite right...most of the Tokai LPs I've played did. You are right. I just took a very expensive lesson to come to the same conclusion. :-?

:-? I don't know, maybe I got caught up in this "Buy American" wartime crap. I own 2 of Mike's Love Rocks which I have been upgrading over time & they have been working out very nicely. However, I always had this doubt that "maybe they're not as good as a real Gibson"Since I have never OWNED...

Screw that guy. He had a Goldtop Love Rock on Ebay in a no reserve auction. I couln't tear my eyes away from it for days, including at work. Even though the neck profile was fatter than I like, I was prepared to put in a few sniper bids. 2 hours before the end of the auction, he yanked it! It...