Archive for January, 2010
January 31st, 2010 | 
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* A closer look : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIlULMB4jRU&watch_response
Woo 20,000 views! Thanks for all your views and positive feedback
This is my homemade replica of a Gibson Les Paul ‘59 Flame top.
It took around 3 weeks to make and it cost around $700AU to make (including wood, hardware, paint, strings, etc…)
Our replica sounds just like a real Gibson Les Paul.
The guitar now has a black pickguard on and we have written “les paul” in the same style as an original on the head… it looks much better.
The plans used to make the template was from
www.stewmac.com
The body and neck is made of Honduras Mahogany.
The archtop (face) of the guitar is made of Birds-eye Maple.
A thin layer of ebony was attached to the Head.
Paint and Varnish:
The laquer used was “Rustin’s Plastic Coating” from the UK. (see their website)
With this laquer, it is possible to biuld up many layers in a short space of time and it can be polished to a very high quality finish.
The paint job was acheived by adding various coloured dyes to the varnish and spraying different coloured layers onto the guitar.
Instead of rubbing tung oil onto the fretboard, we used orange oil as it was avaliable and it smells better.
Hardware:
Vintage Humbucker Pickups
ABR-1 Tune-o-matic Bridge
Grover vintage tuners
Thanks to:
Stewart Macdonald Guitar Supplies
– Plans and Hardware
tyga32
– Honduras Mahogany block
CKOAuctions
– Neck
Built by Sam & Ged Blackman
Song: “Knocking on Heavens Door” by Guns N’ Roses
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for NAMM 2010 where she visits the Kay Vintage Reissue both. In this segment, we get introduced to Kay’s luthier Roger Fritz and he talks to us about the historic line of guitars and where it will go into the future.
Roger demos a Kay Thin Twin (new at NAMM as it features a Bigsby trem) and also shows off their latest model, the Kay Vintage Jazz II.
For more NAMM 2010 coverage or to view our completely FREE digital edition of Premier Guitar magazine, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars | 
Tags: blues, eric clapton, Guitar, hollow body, jazz II, Kay Vintage, Premier Guitar, rebecca dirks, reissue, rockabilly, roger fritz, thin twin, tony blair | 
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Gamalon kicking back in 1990. live in Rochester ny. song sorta has that old school Vai or Joe Satriani instrumental rock sound.
song ‘Golden wheels’
clip provided/shot by kev, representing the boston maniacs. thanks man.
musicians
George Puleo: guitars
Ted Reinhardt: drums
Bruce Brucato: guitars
Tom Reinhardt: bass
Geoff Perry: violins, fretless piccolo bass and rhythm guitars
myspace.com/gamalonmusic
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for NAMM 2010 where she visits the Shecter Guitars booth. In this segment, we get to check out the Solo Classic, the Solo Vintage and the Damien Elite Series.
The Solo Classic has a mahogany body, Duncan HB102 (bridge) and Duncan P100 (neck) pickups, coil-tapping abilities, 22 medium frets and a new version of the Shecter logo and headstock.
The Solo Vintage features a Bigsby B-50 trem system, Tune O Matic bridge, Duncan HB102 (bridge) and Duncan FG101 (neck) – both chrome covered – coil-tapping capabilities all riding on a mahogany body.
The Damien Elite Series features several body styles with come with a 24 jumbo fret neck with 81 and 85 EMG active pickups with coil-tapping abilities and a string-thru bridge.
For more NAMM 2010 coverage or to view our completely FREE digital edition of Premier Guitar magazine, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com
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Posted in Used Vintage Guitars |
Tags: 81, 85, blues, emg, hb, justin fedele, metal, namm 2010, Premier Guitar, research, rock, seymour duncan, shecter guitars |
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PG’s Joe Coffey is On Location at the LA Amp show where he visits with Carvin. In this video, we get our first look at the X100B amp, which was made famous by Frank Zappa and has been recently re-released by Carvin. Also, we got to see the Vintage 16. For more gear info, visit www.premierguitar.com
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another clip from Paul Brett’s Collecting Vintage Acoustic Guitar DVD. Features a rare 1937 Gibson L Century Acoustic Guitar.
Visit my site www.paulbrettguitarist.co.uk for vintage guitars,DVD’s,CD’s,Tablature,Guitar Museum, etc.
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Posted in Vintage Acoustic Guitars |
Tags: Acoustic, blues, Century, Gibson, Guitar, Jazz, Vintage |
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Im looking for a price range on how much i should sell my Bass on Kijiji.
i own an Epiphone Thunderbird Bass in Vintage sunburst. i bought it for 650$ and it has been re-wired to prevent malfunction. it is in almost perfect condition, with a very tiny dent on the headstock and a few small scratches on the back. Im also selling the hard case with it. the case is in perfect condition, and with no problems. it has been customized to fit the Thunderbird in nicely and safely. it cost me about 200$
i was looking for an estimated price i should sell it for (preferably in Canadian). i was thinking it might be worth around 450$-500$
that sounds about right! i wouldn’t take any less than $400 for it. 
P
This very light guitar weighs just 8.50 lbs. and has a very fat nut width of over 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body with a solid carved maple top covered by a bookmatched highly figured maple veneer, one-piece mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fretboard with 22 jumbo frets (expertly refretted) and inlaid pearl crown position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl “Gibson” logo and “Les Paul Model” silk-screened in gold. Individual single-line Kluson Deluxe tuners with single-ring Keystone plastic buttons. Serial number “5 0520″ inked on in black on back of headstock. Two original double-black PAF humbucker pickups with outputs of 7.51k and 8.08k. Cream-colored plastic pickguard. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on lower treble bout, plus three-way selector switch on upper bass bout. The potentiometers are stamped “134 738″ (Centralab September 1957). Gold plastic bell-shaped “Bell” knobs. ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic non-retainer bridge with metal saddles and separate stud tailpiece. This guitar is in mint (9.50) condition, with a fantastic veneer maple layer over the solid maple. It sounds absolutely unbelievable. Housed in the original 1955 Gibson brown hardshell case with maroon plush lining (8.00).
This conversion was done ca. 1995 by Scott Lentz for a Southern California University professor. The wiring harness, the PAF pickups, the ABR-1 bridge, and the stud tailpiece are all 1958 to 1959. The following parts are not original to a 1959 Burst: the pickguard, which has been cut to size, and the control covers are from the original 1955 Goldtop; the pickup rings are the facsimile English rings, which are virtually indistinguishable from the originals; the tuner buttons, the switch ring, and the jack plug cover are later.
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check out http://www.tunnelvisionmusic.com/132.html for all the cool boutique pedals I use and demo…IN STOCK! Some of the vintage and new boutique effects for sale at the Dallas Guitar Show, April 2008. Huge high prices…but the pedals were there if you were wanting them.
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1982 Vintage Charvel San Dimas Fretless Bass Guitar Ser # 1378
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