Recent content by 56jnr

Just to satisfy my 'association' thing! Can anybody think of a player using one? You can include yourself-pics welcome. Thanks 56.

...on Standards? Thanks 56.

I've used the mini-stack for home practise and it goes pretty loud. Just wondered how it would fare, un-mic'd, in a small gig situation. Anyone tried yet?

I haven't been here in a while so apologies in advance if this has been covered. This 'new' Junior is selling here in England for a very reasonable price-almost too cheap, if you catch my drift. I haven't had a chance to play one yet so, are they any good or does the cost represent a dumbing...

...to get their bloody act together? Since the brainwave of establishing 'Gibson Europe' as the supply hub British stock has never been so low. They have a Custom Shop grand total of a whole FOUR Goldtops in stock-for the whole of Europe! I've been waiting three months for my lowly Firebird V to...

According to Bareknuckle pickups their PG set features the neck pickup wired out of phase rather than being magnetically out of phase which, apparently, is incorrect. The pickup set was designed in consultation with Sam Lee who did the original repair to Gary Moore/PG's guitar; he should know...

Apologies in advance if this has been brought up before but I frequently read of upgrades such as RS kits, changing pots, Tonepro's stuff and the like and what I'd like to know is if, for instance, I were to install a wiring kit, what differences in performance would I notice? The reason I ask...

I just scored a NOS '06 Standard in desert burst; could someone please tell me what pickups are fitted? Thank you

I was introduced to someone with a modest but interesting collection the other day; among them a '62 Strat, '66 Strat and '88 335. What caught my eye was the absolutely breathtaking 'burst on a tight, pinstripe on an '88 reissue with a 9 **** serial number. This was a darkback with a fairly slim...

Call me a wimp but I'm so used to the feel of 9's on all the other Gibsons I've owned that the 10's on my 175 just don't feel right. Question; is there any danger of the floating bridge dancing around with a lighter set on-I'm not a particularly aggressive player.

It seems that with the launch in April of Gibson Europe as the central distributor, the strict stocking criteria demanded in the American model are going to be applied here also. Several store owners I have spoken to will stop stocking Gibson guitars and accessories when ridiculous stipulations...

The chrome parts on my blonde ES175 look crappy and cheap and much too shiny. I want to replace them with nickel and most bits should be easy enough to source but what about the tailpiece and possibly the pickguard bracket? Does anyone know of a source for parts? Also would all the hardware on...

Yeah, I know, 'cause they're hot! But seriously you'd think with the time taken to do a 'burst they would be more costly. I'm only asking because my ES175DN was £400UK more than a 'burst example. Are 'bursts more popular therefore economy of scale comes into play because they make more of them?

I'm going to piss off the Tubista purists and ask for suggestions for a good sounding SS combo to complement my new 175. The only amp I have at present is a Roland AC-60 acoustic combo which has a mag pickup input. It sounds ok but lacks a little punch. Weight is an issue, as is my back! Any...

Apologies if this has been discussed already but it seems that Rosetti, who have been distributing Gibson guitars here in the UK for years, are losing their dealership while 'Gibson Europe' grinds slowly into play and centralises distribution. Once Rosetti have sold their remaining stockholding...