Recent content by exgibsonuser

Agree with the post above on Cap values - the 0.22 is great in my Strats (I seem to remember 0.47 is the recommended value). A good cheap source of the larger and higher voltage 715P Orange Drops in the UK is HOTROXUK, the valve retailer on the Internet, they are very cheap, I got 10 of the...

BB was great, they only two people I heard get really close to his personal tone/feel (and space) were Matt Schofield (once, with a Tokai ES120 VSB) and Duke Robillard (before going back into that western swing style of his). Still not the same as the great man plus he must have been around 58...

Ahhhh - the BBM (Baker, Bruce, Moore) album, tone still far too distorted as others have said but that was the only GM effort I could get on with. A lot of the tracks were very reminiscent of Cream and I laughed out loud at the various "licks" from the Cream days that found their way on a track...

One last Q before ordering, what neck profile does it have, I've seen lots of conflicting reports and it would be good to know from the players perspective. I guess my reference points would be the typical modern Strat C shape, the Gibson 60's profile (about right for my hands) vs the Tokai LS...

That's the one I'm seriously tempted by - Larry Carlton style 335 at one quarter of the price, I guess you paid around ?800. I had originally planned to get a S/H 335 but every one I looked at appeared wrecked after short time, mainly due to poor finish. My Yamaha SA2200 blew them all away but...

Nice to hear very positive feedback about the Ceriatone amps, I'm shortly placing an order for the one for me - a Ceriatone Overtone Special (50w), their take on the Dumble Overdrive Special of course. I have the vintage Celestion G12 65's ready too!. A Fuchs or Two Rock equivalent is just out...

It has to be the Barber Tonepress for me too, also have a replica Orange Squeezer (self build from generalguitargadgets.com) and the only MXR I like, the Super Comp. I also have an Aphex Punch Factory, on loan to or bass player. I do have to say though, with a couple of decent tube amps...

The brand is actually called "Signature", they were apparently made in the same factory as the Epiphone Elite range. One piece core neck with two pieces at the side by the machine heads, two piece mahogany back with two piece maple cap. You can actually see the grain from the maple top right...

Just wondered if anyone else has picked up one of these wonderful "Signature" LP replicas in the UK, proper full thickness carved 2 piece maple caps, long tenon extending halfway into front pickup cavity (checked out via the pickup routs). I have one Honeyburst Plaintop and one Honeyburst...

GS100 - definitely a miss (I'm loyal to Tokai with 2 LR2's, 2 SG75's, Goldstar and Silverstar and seriously considering an ES135). Now, if they were to a do a vintage reissue limited edition of the late 70's early 80's Strats with Nitro finish I'd consider it (only after the Fender relationship...

Hi, I've been considering one for ages too (baeed in UK too so it'll be Richtone for me). How have you found it in the early life - I have a high end Semi already (Yamaha SA2200) that is needing company. The only Q's I have is does the ES135 have the usual Gotoh Mk2 pickups and is the finish...

I looked at the Diago ones and similar (someone is selling ones that look remarably similar on Ebay UK for ?15 too!) but found they are "switched mode" power supplies similar to laptops etc and if they fail, can damage your pedals. With around ?2k tied up in my stompbox pedals (Zendrive, Gain...

George L's are very good, if a little expensive. The shielding is excellent and they have the solderless plugs too. I use the small 155 cable for the FX board and the larger 225 cable for the other runs. The only drawback is a tendency (as the braid shelding is so heavy) for the cable to not...

I was thinking of one of these for myself - do you know if they have a slim neck profile like the current Gibson 335 models or the larger 50's neck similar to the Tokai LP's (I've got an LS80F with the larger neck profile)

Has anybody got one of these Japanese guitars too - I've recently bought a Signature SFT1 (Flame Top Honeyburst) that features a 2 piece mahogany back plus a solid 2 piece maple cap and long tenon (1/2 way into the neck pickup rout). Pulling out the next pickup confirmed the build quality...