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Foxy's Guitar Show
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Добавлен 6 июн 2015
Guitar reviews, demos and general guitar based information
The final budget guitar - Westfield E4500 Les Paul copy
Yup, the last one in the budget series and I've really enjoyed doing this lot and this is probably my pick of the crop. Even in 2024 they can be picked up for as little as £150 English and there's so much gone into these - no wonder they went out of business.
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Gibson Les Paul Studio 2016 - these are worth having
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Unbelievably, Gibson put pickups from a Standard in these. The usual 498T and 490R have been passed over for a pair BB3's!
Gibson SG Special 2018 Mini Humbuckers
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Those HB's may be tiny but they really pack a punch! This is the Cherry one of the two colours available for this year. Epic!
Gibson Les Paul Studio 70's Tribute 2012
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Fabulous Les Paul Studio that isn't weight relieved and sports the delicious Mini Humbuckers we saw on the Les Paul Deluxe from the 70's. Right, where's my flares?
Epiphone Special ii 2015
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Astonishing little guitar that's full of surprises. Way better than I could have expected.
Gibson LPJ 2013 in Rubbed Trans White
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Not the same one we did in May, but a slightly later model. Epic sounding and great value entry level Gibson with proper full fat Studio pickups!. J for Juskiewicz if you please.
Hondo ii budget Les Paul copy 1980 Samick Factory
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A bit of fettling has got this old boy up and running and playing very nicely. The Hondo's have an interesting history and anything named after a John Wayne film must be ok.
Single motorcycle trailer load and unload operation
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Back due to popular demand for a full demo of how easy this is to load and unload a motorbike. Today's weapon of choice is a 1990 Honda CBR600.
Gibson LPJ 2014 "J" for Juskiewicz (not a Junior)
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I like these. No frills, no nonsense and, more importantly, no sodding push/pull pots. Good honest rock machine with a maple neck and quality 61 Zebra Classic pickups. Get one while they're (relatively) cheap.
Gibson Baldwin Signature Series 2007
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The second of our budget guitar series. Needed a bit of fettling to get it playing nicely but well worth it.....and it is a Gibson - strictly speaking.
Gibson Les Paul 50's Studio Tribute P90's 2011
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NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH the Gibson Les Paul 50's Tribute (2013 - 2015). Even Gibson could've made this barely different nomenclature a little easier. Anyway, here's the slightly more upmarket version of a 50's Tribute.
Gibson Maestro 2017 budget guitar review
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We've got a few inexpensive guitars coming up over the next few weeks starting with the amazingly competent Gibson Maestro with its cheeky open book headstock!
Gibson Les Paul Future 2012
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Although these came in as a budget model they have the same construction as a Studio with the addition of a pair of '57 Classic humbuckers - pure quality.
Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn Gold 2019
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Available new....but not until December 2024 it seems. Lovely instrument.
Gibson Les Paul Studio 2009 in Wine Red
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I made a disturbing discovery recently. It seems we're no longer getting Studios like these. The used market could go wild!
ESP LTD EX 102 from 2002 Explorer Type
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ESP LTD EX 102 from 2002 Explorer Type
Gibson Les Paul Recording model 1972
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Gibson Les Paul Recording model 1972
Hagstrom Swede 2007 - Les Paul alternative?
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Hagstrom Swede 2007 - Les Paul alternative?
Facelift progress week one, 64 year old UK male
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Facelift progress week one, 64 year old UK male
Gibson SG Crescent Moon Ltd Edition 2002
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Gibson SG Crescent Moon Ltd Edition 2002
Zakk Wylde Les Paul Chibson Custom Shop
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Zakk Wylde Les Paul Chibson Custom Shop
Gibson Les Paul Studio 2016 Arctic White
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Gibson Les Paul Studio 2016 Arctic White
Chibson 335 Trini Lopez or Dave Grohl?
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Chibson 335 Trini Lopez or Dave Grohl?
Kay Rifle / Austin Hatchet guitar 1981
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Kay Rifle / Austin Hatchet guitar 1981
I'll stay with my high end 2021 Epiphones have videos posted with specs so there's no debate..
I just bought a Squire. Looked under the hood and its bored out to be able to put in ANY configuration including 3 humbuckers. I really dislike the people who say Squires suck. Seems very pretentious in my opinion. They look and sound and feel great. Mine even came very set up right out of the box. I love mine and I would buy another no question.
Hi Gary, what a fabulous guitar. There's nothing not to like about this one at all. It's a handsome beast that sounds wonderful. Love it!
Great finish on that particular westfield, set neck ,attractive top. Stunning inlays and it sounds good too. just great value for money. Great demo again Gary
Ugh 😣 I really wish the budget guitars would stop trying to get fancy with it and just make a good copy. Whoever said “yeah the Les Paul Custom is great but I just need more fake abalone in my life right now”. Just make a good black Les Paul Custom and a Gold Top standard that looks right please
Wow I can't believe it from the US you're playing is great and you didn't change a thing ?..... I just ordered one for 269 us can't wait to get it I can't see spending 10,000 on the real one or even 700 for the yellow one once again great guitar great playing you sold me
ooooooo foxey gary!!!!!
Absolute peach, Sounds great to me Gary, lovely colour too.That abelone!!💥 I definitely wouldn't change the pickups, not unless I wanted to upgrade the whole instrument, and you most certainly can with these..Great open book headstock..Looks like shielding paint in the pickup cavities🤔 Love these pocket friendly guitars.Plenty bang for your buck..Cheers gary!💯💥
I'm still rocking a sunburst e4500.. glad I got it when I did. I had a wine red e4500 which fell over and snapped the headstock.. couldn't live without an e4500. Brilliant to play and sound great
This helped
I got that guitar in 2015 (for Christmas in Brown) and I still have it. I think my wife paid $600 for it back then - a steal really. I swapped out the Burstbucker pickups a few years back for some Seymour Duncan 59s and man does it sing now - very vocal sound. Burstbuckers are nice pickups, they just didn't suit my ear. I got a pretty good amount for them on the used market - darn near paid for half the original guitar price lol. But, studios are fantastic guitars. It gets you the Les Paul sound without all the extra cost for frills that have nothing to do with the sound really.
I ear that the sound goes down very much when you split. Is there an out of phase from another puch pull tone ?
Sound great!!!
Didn't you review the same model in 2021?
Foxy! Love the axe! - got to be in my top 26. I’d love to know what you played back in the day (I’m assuming you were up on stage with the rest of the reprobates😂) Maybe a bit of Foxy band history? Best to you mate, Looking good!
Hi Tom and thanks :-) I was in bands with Chris Lowe and Dave Ball at school. Sadly, I didn't make it like they did! My first electric guitar was a Hagstrom Deluxe, having tried and rejected Zentas and Auditions hahahahaha. First band was called 'Stallion' - when I saw Wayne's World I nearly wet myself. A few local covers bands ensued, two failed marriages and then it was this morning! Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi Gary, that one's a proper cracker. I did come across one of those in ebony for sale on the interweb, south of £800 as well. It wasn't there too long of course.
Hi Rod :-) I know that the big day is coming and you must be driving yourself crazy with the choices. It seems like it's a great time to buy right now - the market's on it's uppers but don't rush into anything for the sake of a few quid. I think it's really wise to do the research as you're doing and guitars are like wine - only YOU know which one tastes the best. Naturally, if there's anything I can do to help, I'll be happy to oblige. Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi Gary, I am driving myself a bit crazy, but I think it's because I've been looking around a bit too soon. I have seven more weeks to go before the finance drops into the bank. Every time I see something I really like it gets sold. I've got a couple of Bob's guitars on my watch list at the moment. Your white studio was there too but that's gone now so somebody got a cracker with that one.
Yes!! Nice Studio. Love Studios especially those from the 2010's! Wish more people played them.
Hi Tony :-) The Studio has long been my guitar of choice. Preferably a slightly battered one then I don't have to worry about bruising it! Cheers, Gary :-)
That's odd? Was expecting about 8k on the neck and a little more on the bottom end. P.A.F. territory, and let's not forget about that natural relic ! Preloved guitars = instant credibility. Believe me! 😂😂🤣
Hiya Gary I love the studio model a great way into the Gibson family I love mine the finish relics lovely doesn’t look fake take care mate
Hi Graham :-) Yes, those thin nitro coatings look great and just like they've been on the road with you for years hahahaha. Take care too buddy. Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi, whats the weight of this guitar?
Hi Paul :-) Just over 9lbs. If you take a look at 7.57 you'll see it on the scales. Cheers, Gary :-)
@@FoxysGuitarShow Hi, Gary! I'm used to the comfort of the SG, do you think the Les Paul is uncomfortable?
after all these years, when will u get in a standard or a custom? picture me looking out a window on a rainy grey day as I ask this..... sigh.....
Hi Jon :-) I feel your pain, dude. Well, we had the Custom Shop Theodore and a Custom Lite Les Paul but you've got to remember that things are grim oop north and we tend not to have Custom Shop money! I don't think I've even seen a Standard for about 5 years :-( To brighten your day though there's a Standard Nighthawk coming in for a restring and set-up. Tonight's LP has Standard pickups if that helps! Cheers, Gary :-)
The pickups are 61’s
Hi John :-) I usually take them out to have a look and according to Gibson's website they're 57's. Here's the link legacy.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015/USA/Les-Paul-Classic.aspx Cheers, Gary :-)
Best Gibson pickups I’ve ever played
Hi John :-) I'm a fan of the 57 Classics, too. That weird Reverse V I reviewed had hand wound 57's in - they were epic. Cheers, Gary :-)
Wow, again a nice review of a special guitar. These pickups are sounding great but i can hear still a Rickenbacker vibe. These pickups are quit rare here, and your playing is great as ever. Ill think you can make almost every guitar sounding exelent. regards from Holland !
Hallo Henry and thanks, or Bedankt :-) If you like this one then you're in for a treat! There's a red one coming up in the next few weeks. I really like the 650 and those pickups are powerful and full of creamy goodness. Cheers, Gary :-)
@@FoxysGuitarShow Hi Gary, i just buyed a Rickenbacker 381, with these pickups in it. the original bigger Humbuckers were broken. Its a strange but wonderfull scarce guitar. But i am try to find the same sound as you have, i am looking forward to your next Rickenbacker review. Thanks and regards, bedankt en groeten.
@@henryfranssen483 if it helps, I only use a Blackstar ID Core 40. No pedals, just the onboard effects. I bet that guitar of yours is terrific - those pickups are superb 😊🎸
The one's they did around 2010 and 2011 are by some distance the best. Thereafter following the raid on the Gibson rosewood stocks things went awry.
Hi Alfred :-) Yes, they started using Richlite for the fretboards in 2012 and the purists didn't like it. I've had it on a couple of Midtowns and can't tell any difference either playing-wise or tonally. What I do like about it is that it looks a bit like ebony with my rubbish eyesight! Cheers, Gary :-)
You must have a huge collection. Or do you buy and sell them?
@@Arthur.in.the.Fridge hi Arthur 😊 Most of the ones you see have come in for work. Usually just restrings and set-ups. Cheers, Gary 😊🎸
@@FoxysGuitarShow Ah. You're a guitar tech repair chap. Good man.
I would switch places on those pickups. I would want the power in the bridge! Cheers brother!
Love this channel...Maybe a live chat with questions sometime gary.?
Hi David :-) I have thought about that. It'd probably just be the two of us though. Even Dave Simpson only had about 20 on his live chat and he's got 136k subscribers! I sometimes join in with Mad Malko's 'LiveSteam' He calls it live steam as opposed to livestream because he famously drinks a bottle of Buckfast while he's doing it hahahahaha. Cheers, Gary :-)
@@FoxysGuitarShow 😂😂nice one....Yeah I see your point buddy.👍🏻
what does the fox say?!?!?
Hi Jon :-) As memory serves, he says Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding hahahahaha. Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi Gary, I love the Gibson SG Special guitar 🎸. It's one of my favourite guitars. Also, the sound of these humbuckers is great, too. Another good choice to feature this week. Take care!😊
Hi Mick :-) I think that's the only SG for a while but we've got some corkers in the pipeline. Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi Gary, Thanks for this video review, mate. Really enjoyed your comments and info! Nice guitar and colour. Loved the mini humbuckers.😊
Hi Mick :-) I nearly pulled my flares out for this one hahahahaha. Cheers, Gary :-)
Very cheap for a full blooded Les Paul. My Epiphone Les Paul Special TV yellow cost that. No maple cap and crappy fret job. Good deal. I may very well buy one of these in the twelfth month.
Hi Arthur :-) Gear 4 Music are taking pre-orders right now I think. These guitars are excellent. It's no wonder they've sold out! Cheers, Gary :-)
Just subbed fella. Some excellent videos.
Thanks Arthur, I pop one out every Wednesday and Saturday and we've got some belters in the pipeline. Cheers, Gary :-)
Nice guitar. Very nice player too fella.
Hi Arthur and thanks :-) More six string tomfoolery on the way! Cheers, Gary :-)
Sort of like the one Mathew Ashman played in his days with Adam & the ants .
Hi Mike :-) I remember him famously playing a Gretsch White Falcon so I Googled him and still can't find him playing an SG with minis but I found a photo of one with regular humbuckers and you're quite right, it looks very similar. Sadly there's not that much out there about him - clearly an underrated musician. He was a top guitarist, too. Sad early loss. Cheers, Gary :-)
Hi Gary, I hope you are well. It looks like everything that I always thought about mini humbuckers was wrong. I thought they had a lower output so you got a fat sound without pushing your amp to the edge of breakup, not this one it seems. I thought it sounded wonderful especially the clean tone at the neck pickup. I did notice that you never let go of the guitar during this post so is it prone to the dreaded SG "Neck Dive"? not that it would bother me too much, I can't remember the last time I played standing up.
just add one of those posh lyre vibrolas, that will counteract the weight and looks just smashing.
Hi Rod :-) Very sensible questions here and I'd expect nothing less! SG's traditionally have neck dive but because they're so light it's barely noticeable and this can be easily countered (or counterbalanced) by wearing a thick strap. I think these minis have a similar output to those in a Firebird and I agree about the neck pickup - it has a lovely thick and creamy tone. Cheers, Gary :-)
@@FoxysGuitarShow Hi Gary, I went into Norwich today to check out the guitar stores and play a Les Paul or two (more like 6!) I really wanted to love them but the only one that floated my boat was a used Epiphone. That guitar was a joy to play and would have been tempting if the previous owner hadn't decided to fit a whammy bar to it It was really well set up and sounded great but that vibrato did seem to effect tuning stability a bit. Every thing else I tried they'd just felt like they'd opened the box and hung it on the wall. Everything was way above my budget anyway with prices north of two grand and for that kind of money you'd expect someone to set it up a little bit first. One, (to be fair an Epiphone) felt like playing a cheese cutter, with the intonation not even close. I did try the 50s fatter neck and that is definitely is not for me. I came away from the store thinking when the time comes to get one in a few weeks I'll look on your listings or your mate Bob's and get one that's been in your hands.
What is the ballpark figure for a facelift these days Gary? I am impressed with what it has done for you, and the scaring hadn't completely healed yet either! looking at more recent video's it really does look like a first class job, nice one mate. I am thinking of having one done, I had some veneers done for my teeth a couple of years ago but travelled to India for them as it was much cheaper.
Hi Andrew :-) I had the four procedures in one go - eyelids, eye bags, face lift and neck lift and it was 10K at the Signature Clinic in Rochdale. If you went to Turkey for what I had done you'd pay £7.5K and there's no NHS back-up if it all goes wrong. I'm mostly healed in my face and neck but my eyelids upper and lower are still a couple of months off. They reckon 6 months before you're fully cooked. Their website gives you a fixed price menu. Cheers, Gary :-)
You dont need to take those staples out, just grab theedge of the cardboard and pull up, it takes seconds! The box is not damaged either!
Hi Andrew and thanks :-) I'll bear that in mind for next time! Cheers, Gary :-)
On your guitar, the serial number starts with 10 which would suggest it's a 2010 model...
Hi Donnie :-) Gibson serial numbers use the first and fifth numbers to identify the year and the three numbers in-between denote the actual day of production. Whatever's left at the end is the number in that production run/factory ID depending on the year. They did have a few years off this format where they used the first two numbers to indicate the year and this was from 2014 to mid 2019. They then reverted to 1 and 5 for the year. Cheers, Gary :-)
A fine sounding and looking guitar. Very interesting.Thanks
Hi Twangnasty :-) They don't crop up too often so this one was a bit of a treat for me. Cheers, Gary :-)
Chunky monkey! lol.. I had a '03 Studio with that finish. A solid guitar. Stupidly, I traded it in for something else.
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Hi Karen and thanks :-) You've got to love those minis. I was transported back to the 70's - I felt like Scott Gorham! Cheers, Gary :-)
2:34 Thanks for the riff!
Hahahahaha, hi Michael :-) You're welcome! As Keith Richards famously said "Solos come and go but a riff lasts forever" ..... or was it a spliff lasts forever? Cheers, Gary :-)
I have a very similar less Paul to that one, but mines branded as a Nevada A dear friend gave it me when he emigrated and it's the most precious guitar l have.
Hi NoStream :-) I reviewed a Nevada a while ago and they're really nice. Beautiful photo flame finish on the one I had in. Cheers, Gary :-)
@@FoxysGuitarShow hi Gary, great to hear from you and yes you just described my guitar to a tee. I customised mine slightly, I swapped out the black scratchplate and pickup rings etc for cream ones, and the speed knobs l changed for reflector tops so it looked more like a sixties model. The original tuners are still working as new but l put cream coloured tulip buttons on them. The next job on the list is a tp6 tailpiece and roller bridge. I've had her since late 2009 and she'll stay with me til l die. All the best Jay
Hi Gary, I really like this guitar a lot. I don't know a lot about mini humbuckers. I've heard it said that they really come into their own with clean tones. When you think about it you often saw Les Pauls with mini humbuckers being played in those 70s southern rock bands and that's only a short walk from country music so those guys were not using a lot of really high gain sounds but wanted something with a bit more meat to it than a Tele like the Nashville guys played, so here's todays daft question. Can you get the same sort of tone with a 490 or Burstbucker just by rolling off the volume a bit, or is a mini humbucker it's own thing?
Hi Rod :-) Gibson make a pickup for all seasons and the minis may look the same on varying guitars (SG, Firebird, LP) but come with different horsepower. IMO these particular minis produce a tone I haven't extracted from a 490/498 but with amp modelling it's probably a moot point these days. For dinosaurs like me it's all about the pickup and although these opinions are purely subjective my favourite combination is the 498/490 set-up. It's all down to personal preference though. Cheers, Gary :-)
That is one nice guitar, my friend! I love mini humbuckers!
Hi Casey :-) Don't those minis look cool? Very 70's - made me feel like Paul Kossoff hahahahaha. Cheers, Gary :-)
Very nice Les Paul 🙂 I enjoy your demos and it’s certainly made me want to give a Les Paul another go as I had an Epiphone LP Black Beauty a few months ago that I traded in for an SG.
Hi Lux and thanks :-) Although I like SG's if I could only have one guitar it'd be a Les Paul Studio. I'd rather have two or three (or ten) though! Cheers, Gary :-)
Hiya Gary love them the finish relics itself and looks worn in without smashing the hell out of it and looks natural sounds lovely too a great blues guitar take care mate
Hi Graham :-) Yes, perfect for blues and you're spot on about the finish promoting an early relic finish. I seem to recall reading that was their intention. Clever old Gibson. Take care too buddy. Cheers, Gary :-)
Very nice guitar! I love Studios especially the ones from the years 2010-19. I wish more people played Studios.
And great playing too! I really liked the intro song you played.
Hi Tony and thanks :-) If I could only have one guitar it'd be a Studio. Mind you, the thought of having only one guitar makes me feel a bit queasy! Cheers, Gary :-)
@@FoxysGuitarShow Hi! Mine has the exact finish as yours. I like the knobs on yours. Mine had the "block" knobs but I was inspired yesterday to buy top-hat knobs like yours and replaced them thanks to seeing yours. I even added pointers like I have on my sunburst Les Paul!
How to connect it in 2024 ? ASIO4all in windows, but what about android ?
Hi JF and thanks for this :-) As it turns out, it's now under new ownership but I'm grateful for the information. You never know, I might find another some day. Cheers, Gary :-)
copyright thats why its wired like a strat .If youremove the black headstock paint its red like the body
Ah, right - thanks David :-)