Killer sound, excellent finish, and even some bird's eye in the maple top.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Gibson Les Paul 69s Tribute Studio Honeyburst guitar. WOW
I had to sell this one for some budget money, but it sure was wonderful to own it!
Killer sound, excellent finish, and even some bird's eye in the maple top.
Killer sound, excellent finish, and even some bird's eye in the maple top.
Friday, June 10, 2011
WOW! The new Gibson 491T Bridge Pickup! Like a smoother Explorer 500T...
A review on http://theguitarreview.com is coming on this pickup! Stay tuned!!!!!!!
A new pickup variety from Gibson! A ceramic bridge humbucker that's meant to crunch nicely, but not quite the out-and-out rawk of an Explorer 500T. It does a great job. You can play almost smoothly if you finger pick lightly, but the pickup is SUPER-responsive when you dig in to the strings. You can't quite get a clean tone out of these (like the 498T and 500T), but you sure can rock!
A new pickup variety from Gibson! A ceramic bridge humbucker that's meant to crunch nicely, but not quite the out-and-out rawk of an Explorer 500T. It does a great job. You can play almost smoothly if you finger pick lightly, but the pickup is SUPER-responsive when you dig in to the strings. You can't quite get a clean tone out of these (like the 498T and 500T), but you sure can rock!
Gibson '57 Classic in Shiny GOLD! Neck Humbucker Pickup from my Reverse Flying V
This is the creamiest thing since the originals. Wow. Just love these. I have a few different vintages, so the newer ones are on their way to eBay... This particular neck pickup is the smoothest thing I've played in a LONG time!
Gibson '57 Classic in Shiny GOLD! Bridge Humbucker Pickup from my Reverse Flying V
This is the creamiest thing since the originals. Wow. Just love these. I have a few different vintages, so the newer ones are on their way to eBay...
GFS Lil Puncher Humbucking pickup for Telecaster or Stratocaster
This pickup did very nicely. Quiet, 7 kOhms or so, very clear voice. Nice and loud in a vintage sort of way. A great way to do some neat coil-tapping or parallel-voicing in Strat/Tele slots! Not my best pics, but hey, they work!
First (for me!) Fender Genuine Blacktop Jazzmaster Neck Pickup Pictures!
A black neck pickup from my Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster. I've dropped a USA Jazzmaster pickup in the neck, but to be honest, this one's really VERY good! Sounds just like the Jazzmasters I've played over the years. Very nice, maybe even a little hotter than usual, or at list a little crunchier on gain...
First (for me!) Fender Genuine Blacktop Jazzmaster Bridge Pickup Pictures!
This pickup sounds great! Very Fender-y and very nice both clean and dirty. Interesting, they could have used the splittable design, like they did in the Blacktop Strats with the nickel covers, but chose to make it simpler for the Jazzmaster...
Interesting: a new slant for Fender... these pickups are made by different companies than in the past? These look like the backs of some of the import pickups I've seen elsewhere, like those in Epiphones...
Interesting: a new slant for Fender... these pickups are made by different companies than in the past? These look like the backs of some of the import pickups I've seen elsewhere, like those in Epiphones...
Some ESP LTD H301 Pickups, Very nice, EMG Designed, GB built Humbuckers
These are NICE. They rival EMG HZ pickups. I still like the smoothness and the growl of the EMGs much better, but these are made by a real pickup company, G&B... These also have the nice brass knurled main screw grommets. They sound great (heavy, too!)
An EMG SAV Active Stratocaster Pickup Set in a Black Moto Fender Strat Pickguard!
Not a genuine Fender pickguard, but a nice one, plus a real EMG assembly. Very nice! LOVE SAVs. I have another set (much older and in ivory) on one of my happiest strats
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Epiphone Black Beauty Les Paul Custom Guitar Pictures
My Epi Black Beauty. You will be terribly missed! Someday, maybe another?
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus with vintage DiMarzio Super-Distortion pictures!
This was one of my favorite Jim-customized customs! A super-nice vintage-looking Les Paul Standard with some old vintage DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups! Wow. What a player. It had all Gibson electronics under the hood, better tuners, and lots of attention to detail. Played many a gig with my son...
Epiphone Limited Firebird VII - Red - Pictures
This was an awesome guitar. I liked the vintage sunburst a little better (and kept the VSB one)... I sold the red one recently... But they're hard not to miss!
EMG USA DG-20 Stratocaster assembly on custom pickguard pictures
My custom-made black-and-red Gypsy bridge cut Stratocaster pickguard with a factory complete DG20 EMG USA assembly. Wow. Sounded great!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Fender FSR Highway One Stratocaster 2007 USA Strat!
The iconic Fender Stratocaster... it has had many iterations, evolutions, names, and even non-Fender copies. It is one of the most fundamentally-copied guitar shapes and types in the history of electric guitars.
Perhaps it is no surprise, but most of the most-coveted Fender Strats are the USA-made Strats. The American Standard, the American Deluxe, and so many others have plied our ears for a long time. Some years back, Fender released a thin-skinned, nitrocellulose-painted, simple American-made Fender line called "Highway one" (also variants such as "Hwy 1" and so forth).
The Highway One series made USA-made Fenders much lower in cost and much more accessible to more bass and guitar players throughout the world. The Highway One is priced (street) around 60%-75% of the cost of an American Standard.
The unique features make them different and desireable - but rest assured, Fender has NOT scrimped on the SOUND of the Highway One Series. With excellent well-made pickups and electronic parts, the "Greasebucket" circuit, and excellent neck and body woods, the Highway Ones are excellent playing and awesome sounding instruments.
I was lucky enough recently to purchase a new 2007 Highway One Strat - a special one with a maple fretboard (most are rosewood), and SSS (Single-Single-Single coil configuration), and that cool 1970s headstock shape: big and in charge. I'll be writing a review of it on http://theguitarreview.com (new window): but for now, here are some nice pictures of my Strat...
The iconic Fender Stratocaster... it has had many iterations, evolutions, names, and even non-Fender copies. It is one of the most fundamentally-copied guitar shapes and types in the history of electric guitars.
Perhaps it is no surprise, but most of the most-coveted Fender Strats are the USA-made Strats. The American Standard, the American Deluxe, and so many others have plied our ears for a long time. Some years back, Fender released a thin-skinned, nitrocellulose-painted, simple American-made Fender line called "Highway one" (also variants such as "Hwy 1" and so forth).
The Highway One series made USA-made Fenders much lower in cost and much more accessible to more bass and guitar players throughout the world. The Highway One is priced (street) around 60%-75% of the cost of an American Standard.
The unique features make them different and desireable - but rest assured, Fender has NOT scrimped on the SOUND of the Highway One Series. With excellent well-made pickups and electronic parts, the "Greasebucket" circuit, and excellent neck and body woods, the Highway Ones are excellent playing and awesome sounding instruments.
I was lucky enough recently to purchase a new 2007 Highway One Strat - a special one with a maple fretboard (most are rosewood), and SSS (Single-Single-Single coil configuration), and that cool 1970s headstock shape: big and in charge. I'll be writing a review of it on http://theguitarreview.com (new window): but for now, here are some nice pictures of my Strat...
Perhaps it is no surprise, but most of the most-coveted Fender Strats are the USA-made Strats. The American Standard, the American Deluxe, and so many others have plied our ears for a long time. Some years back, Fender released a thin-skinned, nitrocellulose-painted, simple American-made Fender line called "Highway one" (also variants such as "Hwy 1" and so forth).
The Highway One series made USA-made Fenders much lower in cost and much more accessible to more bass and guitar players throughout the world. The Highway One is priced (street) around 60%-75% of the cost of an American Standard.
The unique features make them different and desireable - but rest assured, Fender has NOT scrimped on the SOUND of the Highway One Series. With excellent well-made pickups and electronic parts, the "Greasebucket" circuit, and excellent neck and body woods, the Highway Ones are excellent playing and awesome sounding instruments.
I was lucky enough recently to purchase a new 2007 Highway One Strat - a special one with a maple fretboard (most are rosewood), and SSS (Single-Single-Single coil configuration), and that cool 1970s headstock shape: big and in charge. I'll be writing a review of it on http://theguitarreview.com (new window): but for now, here are some nice pictures of my Strat...
The iconic Fender Stratocaster... it has had many iterations, evolutions, names, and even non-Fender copies. It is one of the most fundamentally-copied guitar shapes and types in the history of electric guitars.
Perhaps it is no surprise, but most of the most-coveted Fender Strats are the USA-made Strats. The American Standard, the American Deluxe, and so many others have plied our ears for a long time. Some years back, Fender released a thin-skinned, nitrocellulose-painted, simple American-made Fender line called "Highway one" (also variants such as "Hwy 1" and so forth).
The Highway One series made USA-made Fenders much lower in cost and much more accessible to more bass and guitar players throughout the world. The Highway One is priced (street) around 60%-75% of the cost of an American Standard.
The unique features make them different and desireable - but rest assured, Fender has NOT scrimped on the SOUND of the Highway One Series. With excellent well-made pickups and electronic parts, the "Greasebucket" circuit, and excellent neck and body woods, the Highway Ones are excellent playing and awesome sounding instruments.
I was lucky enough recently to purchase a new 2007 Highway One Strat - a special one with a maple fretboard (most are rosewood), and SSS (Single-Single-Single coil configuration), and that cool 1970s headstock shape: big and in charge. I'll be writing a review of it on http://theguitarreview.com (new window): but for now, here are some nice pictures of my Strat...
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