Chibson Les Paul Custom, IronGear Dirty Torque Pickup
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2023
- So the background on this one is that my good friend Fraser from www.gypsyskiss.net, purchased a few knockoff guitars from China (mainly chibson les paul's), here is the first one of three. My thoughts and and play through at the end. Please support my channel and buy me a coffee or perhaps a beer or two, if your feeling generous a holiday inthe sunshine would be nice :) LOL
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My two Chibsons from 5 years ago are still going strong. Nothing broken, twisted or fallen off ! One of them was a high end with proper flame top etc. They play and sound as good as any good guitar !
it doesn't have a "proper flame top". It has a veneer. No different than a sticker made out of wood.
Same here. My $2800 Gibson Les Paul stays home while I use the identical Chibson on stage. If it falls, gets knocked over or stolen I am only out $400.
It has a full flame top, fretnibs, long neck tenon, ebony board, nitro finish. My other Chibson has veneer top.@@IndyRockStar
No way but every where read comments like just wait in a few months or so the neck will warp the carved top fall off the paint shrivel up and Crack and all the hard ware will rust away.😮🙄😒😏
Even the frets have held up well, No premature wear in fact no wear whatsoever. I changed out pickups, pots and tuners but ended up putting the original chinese pots back in one of the guitars as the tapers were way better than the cts pots ! There are a couple of minor cracks in the binding of the high end Chibson but last 3 years its not got worse. This happens even on Gibsons. Funny thing is that the build quality of the cheaper guitar was a little better than the expensive one ! Anyway over and out.@@chucklee347
Came early!! I'm absolutley AMAZED at the quality!! Frets were perfect, went over with a fine tooth comb, can't find NOTHING wrong with it build wise. It was set up and intonated out of the box and every string but the B was in tune even. Pickups squeal a touch under gain but I always replace those w Seymores ne ways. I'm in love with this thing, what's funny is even if it said Bob on the headstock and was shaped like a fish, it's still a rock solid awesome guitar for the price. Much higher quality than any epiphone I've played over last ten years. No its not a gibson. It's fake. 💯. And that's half of why I love it. ❤ And if someone steals it from a gig or whatnot, I'm not out 3500$ and I'll be back on stage with another "gibson" looking good 😂. Love your vids, helped me so much. You have a subscriber good sir, rock on. 🤘
Good to see you back Dave :)
Dude. Fantastic reviews. Not only did I buy 2 of these Les Pauls, a black custom and a natural wood custom, I bought 2 sets of the Dirty Torque/Blues Engine pickups to put in them. All based on your review.
One set of pickups was $100 w 3 day shipping. Insane. Gonna be another $140 a set to get them put in, but, worth it. Thanks again.
Your channel turned me onto iron gear pickups, and they have become my favorite
I have two EVH special guitars, one stock, the other with IronGear Hot Slags, they both sound awesome I dont have a preference, yes there is a slight difference in tonality but they both sound massive.
i bought one of those black chibsons and a couple of the supremes chibsons. semi hollow. that blck one will put your leg to sleep. i sit when i play. paid 250 us for the black one about 4 years ago and about the same for the supremes. I love the supremes, so light like a violin. i swapped out all nuts for tusq bridges for rollers, switches and jack plates for switchcraft and pickups for dragonfyre screamers, with the open big posts. sounds better than my authentic PRS with real dimarzio crunch lab and liquifier pups. i havent used the black one as of yet. the supremes have all my love. one is gold flames and the other my fav is red flames. the frets are taking a beating. the supremes cant be accessed from the back so its some splicing on the pups. the chibson switches are junk and jacks. it makes a difference.
Damm Dave turned that into a masterpiece
Hope you're doing well Dave!
It looks quite nice Dave! It makes you wonder how they can do some of those for the price - including shipping and making a little for themselves.
I've bought a few Chibsons/Chenders in my time and they were always a bit hit and miss. I either got a pretty good one, or some were just unplayable. The Chenders were generally better quality and surprisingly the necks are quite good. The trouble is IF you buy any and have issues, you've got bugger all chance of getting a full refund even if they vote in your favour. I reckon I'd give the experiment 70/30 to playable vs unplayable.
I knew they'd need some work whether that be just setups, fretwork or pickups etc. There were also a couple borderline that I brought back with just some good old hard work. But these days, it's generally better to go with a brand, any brand as you have warranty and most have free returns if it's not up to par. I mean lets face it, you are having the trademark logos taken off when they're making them for you aren't you???? Well they don't remove them entirely in that they just spray over the incriminating evidence LOL (after a while it can fade through slightly). I also got them to put custom serials on so it would never be confused. Although if you get a good one, no reason why I wouldn't gig it as fake Gibson. I'd be heartbroken if someone stole my $5000 Gibson at a pub gig down the road LOL.
One guitar I got (an Angus SG with lightening bolt inlays) was just fantastic when I received it. Didn't even change the pickups. They are a little squealy on occasions, but I think they are their attempt at an un-potted or slightly potted PAF. Just did a setup - adjust truss rod, nut slots slightly, string height and intonated it. Plays like a ripper.
I also received an Iommi SG. Its unplayable - the necks the wrong angle (no back angle whatsoever), bad pickup routing (looks like it was done by a kindergarten-er) and can't intonate correctly. To tell the truth, I don't know how they even managed to fit the bloody neck! Oh, and the kicker - 25.5" scale length 😆. Its a wall hanger of shame 😂🤣
You also got a level one! A fret kisser would be perfect to fix that one high fret (even though they're pricey from Stewmac). Most of these also have dual action truss rods in them which is nice. That issue with the fret end nibs, you might be able to make up a blinding past with some acetone and shavings to help fill it in. As for the pots - it depends. As long as they're the right taper and work, who gives two sh!ts? I've found mid priced Gretschs with crap pots in them that didn't work much at all (on/off pretty much). And that cavity looks shielded too. I'd bet $50 that the issue with the intonation is the nuts a bees d!ck too close if you check the fret spacing. If you pack it out a smidgen with a veneer, you'd probably get it. They're all like it for some reason on the ones I got too.
Sorry for the long post, but hope you find it useful for this guitar.
Move to a communist country like red China. Your children can make them in a commie factory for cheap. That's how . Oh, and copyright theft. Stupid.
Turn the bridge around so that the saddle adjusting screws face the tailpiece and flip the individual saddles so that they still slope towards the tailpiece - with the spring then being on the other side you should just get the bit of extra adjustment required for correct intonation.
That Les Paul is a beauty Dave! I have a 1996 Epiphone Les Paul Custom from Korea. She was in bad shape, bought it off of CL for about $70.00. Put new electronics in it, ( Pickups, Dragonfire screamers, orange drop caps) new bridge, locking Grover tuners, now she sounds amazing! Cheers!
I have a korea built 1999 epiphone les paul custom in sunburst, my dad bought it me brand new all them years ago and its still working and looking like new to this day
Great job, I’ve had and given away a couple. Nice guitar no matter what you think.
Great stuff fella and Cool Vibe 🤟😎
beautiful sound !
Hello, love your videos
I want to ask a question regarding the bridge intunation. Do think you will be able to solve it if you buy a new bridge? A better bridge. And what if you take the springs out and cut some of it out and put back in? Won’t you be able to to move the saddle abit more forward and still be able to hold the screw. Just an idea
Thanks
yes, better bridge will solve the problem
Yes you can make a good guitar out of a Chibson, but you do have to put a bit into it. i bought a chibson LP JP#2 and replaced everything. Hand built the harness, bournes push-pull, soviet NOS caps, all switchcraft, copper shielding, leveled, crowned, intonated, compensated brass nut, pearly gates & dimarzio for that old school JP look, and oh my. I can't stop playing this thing. Only regret now is that it has the gibson logo, at this point I would rather it was plain or maybe my own logo. Next one I buy I'm def going to specify no logo plz.
Great vid, and I think I'll have to get some Irongears for my next project. Thanks for introducing me to some rocking pups.
I have this exact same knock off. A few high frets, filed and polished, changed the plastic nut for bone. A quick setup and done. Surprisingly the pickups are good, the ones in mine seem to be wax potted and sound decent. The pots even though they’re small, work smoothly, no dead spots. Tuners are hit and a miss, change them out, eventually you’re going to have to anyway. I paid $235 with free shipping, so I got a decent deal. Your mileage may vary.
im not luthier , how about flip the bridge 180 degrees , push those saddle all the way up , make it slightly more room for adjustment ? because i see some people les paul bridge facing different way , in theory should no different right..?
Have a merry Christmas to the whole family.
and u
would love too see you changing the pickups, i am going to put the dirty and the blues in my chibson. do you change the pots and capacitors or just put the pick ups in,
boring to watch, anyhow I do have a video changing pups, go check it out
Great shirt (I originally knew IronGear through you). I have the same shirt (of course). Not fully watched the video yet. I have just released a vid on my channel explaining why I am no longet taking any Chibsons in for work. It might be unlucky but everyone I have had in has been garbage. Sick of wasting my time on them. Hope you're well bud and keep up the good work :) Victor...
PS: I didn't know about Mike (CGS) passing: sad to hear...
Pots ! Yeah ! Good comment indeed !
I mostly only install Bourns 82 series (repair or new projects).
They're just as good as any other pots, but they're extremely DURABLE and they're SEALED, so, no contamination, no crackling pot (no need to have to try and rescue them with contact spray if they'd start to crackle 'cause they won't ever, and wash out the cermet track lubricant), super smooth rotation a bit on the "no friction" feel ... some people don't like that (afraid of inadvertently turning them while playing, I guess).
Their casing is pretty small, even with a standard shaft, so that can become handy when it's all crammed up in the wiring cavity.
Now, some guys don't like these Bourns 82 series pots 'cause they believe in some MOJO from the "kingdom of the cermet track", and I'll install the pots they want, but, they have to order them by themselves and take their own responsibility when these start to fail.
Another great thing about these Bourns 82 series pots is that they're really really consistent in value and sweep, so, the result is "predictable" when you know what you intend to design as wiring.
The major CON is that their casing is polymer plastic, and you can't use it to solder ground ... well, you only need to know what you're doing and wire it in an another way as with old style cr*ppy pots.
Good info here :)
@@DaveBarlowGuitar
I had a couple of instruments coming back for various issues (mostly regular maintenance), but never for issues related with wiring at the exception of selection switches or output jacks (abuse or mishaps like bumping a switch or a plugged in jack).
About that low E and A intonation being just a bit out of reach for where your bridge is located on this Chib, I don't know if you like 9s or 10s for the high E on Les Pauls but either way, most popular string sets used on these guitars ramp up to .042 for the low E string. Try a set that goes to 46 instead. I play 9-46 Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinkys (9,11,16,26,36,46) on my LPs and Specials and they always intonate well, with the saddles within the normal adjustment range. You might find with a 46 low E that you can lengthen that string a little and get the intonation right, maybe the A as well if that was also a bit off. Whatever, point being maybe a different string set with bigger diameter bass strings will remedy the problem. Worth a try.
I like the fact that you approach this the same way as I do. I'm no expert but if it works and looks good that's great, not bought a chibson yet, and probably never will, but I have built a few from average-priced kits and git them to sound pretty good, dont know where you are based, I'm on merseyside and just get on with it.
In all fairness I repair guitars and amps for a living but yes I try not to be a snob when it comes to a great guitar :)
The iron gears sound nice. I think I'll have one for my strat
Nice video , my only concern would be the neck , how stable is the neck ? Will it warp with time . Other than that , looks great, sounds great with some premium pickups . Great for modding 😅
We shall see
Maybe turn the bridge around and reset the saddles. Might have more room to move if the spring is on the opposite side.
🤔 interesting?
Dave - with your top E and A tailpiece blades, take them out and reverse the direction. This will help get the intonation right
Did it come with that bridge? I don't see the wire they usually have across the intonation screws , which I can't stand.
I have bought 7 of these "Chibsons" each one has been slightly different in terms of quality. Several of them are quite solid out of the gate. None of them had short frets like the one in this video. After capacitor replacement and neck adjustment they play as good as any Gibson or Epi I have/ do own. I did replace the machine heads on one. For the price of one Gibson I now own 7 in different flavors and still have enough money to buy new cases for them. The pig in a poke chance factor and the mini-project aspect is what makes them fun for me.
You might want to look into a zero nut supposed to help with intonation a bit . Also I do think they make a bridge or 2 with more movement . I’ve also hear of people turning the bridge around. The early Gibsons we’re stung that way originally. Some people turn it around just for that reason.
Great video, thinking of getting one, could I please ask whereabouts in the UK you are located? Thanks
south London
Would Baking soda and superglue trick work on the nibs ?
not sure
Hello! anyone can suggest me which IronGear pickup alnico V is as much as possible similar to the Burstbucker pro from Gibson? I love the sound! thank you for the video! it reminds me the "old" Dave times on youtube!!!
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@@DaveBarlowGuitar thank you so much Dave! You are for me an example to follow! Not just as a musician, luthier... thanks a lot for being always inspiring!
sweet guitar mate!
maybe trim a coil or 2 from the 2 saddles(springs) that arent acting right? it might help a bit...
Yes if there's E clip underneath of that spring you'll have no problem removing the spring because that will keep it in place and you'll have that little bit more room
@@jaminjimlp hope you got it sorted out mate!
Good shout 😁🤟
The guitar in your video looks fantastic! My friend bought a Chibson Les Paul, a few years ago and it was awful. Truss rod wouldn't turn, nut was falling out and cut way too high, the body was way thinner than a Les Paul is supposed t be, frets were like waves on the ocean and sharp as a saw blade on the edges. I guess it's "hit or miss" when you buy one, or maybe the Chinese are just getting better in their quality.
On your intonation issue,,,would it help you if you were to reverse the saddle on the D,G,B
It might give you just an extra mm of oomph to get you there!
Cheers!
yes I did try that :)
Seems good for the money honestly nothing where you were like okay its unfixable! I bought my first guitar in the 90s for $135 it was a Harmony strat and even as a beginner it seemed real cheaply made. Can't believe I could buy a Chibson now for $250 seems crazy!
Nice job, why don’t you just flip the bridge around so that the springs are on the tail side?
cmon, you dont think I tried that, I even took the springs out to see if it could still work, no joy. Not seen a bridge that stupid in years.
Super Interesting ! ! !
Glad you think so!
Nice & yes RIP CGS .. :( .... Did I hear Samsung as like in the spelling of the tv maker ?
New USA subscriber here enjoyed your video 👍🏼🎸💯
Wow.... where can we get one of these? I'd like to ge a budget "John Sykes" clone... any info please?
polaris4music - discord.com/channels/1133261292321378395/1133261292761792633
Any idea where the Chibson was from?
All will be revealed, needed to make sure all 4 guitars were up to standard before I spill the beans.
Turn the bridge around, Dave. With the screws and springs on the side of the tailpiece, you should be able to get the intonation right
yes, yes, yes, tried all that LOL
Bridge is backwards... it's a Nashville style.. an Abr mounts screws in the front.. Nashville screws are at the rear... fyi. Good to know.
Can you get a link from your friend, where he got them ???
all will be revealed, needed to check all 4 guitars first.
Great! Can't wait !!!@@DaveBarlowGuitar
Felt your emotion then dude, choked up
I wonder if you could fill/drill/file out the hole on the bridge enough to get the saddle where you want it? 🤔 a cheap fix on a guitar where you are trying to keep the cost down. My first guitar was a Memphis es335 copy bought in 94’ for 50$. It is still a great guitar and I value it over my real Gibsons! I have a soft spot for cheap well made instruments so this series is really interesting, as well as the entertaining comment section lol!
Pots are Pots, as long as they work that is all that matters. As for caps the cheap ones and expensive ones are both designed to do the same job.
Do these chibsons use US standard hardware or metric hardware? Do I replace these with Gibson parts or epiphone?
epi
Most LP nuts are 1.75,...but Graph Tech Epiphone nut will fit better than Gibson Graph Tech nut,....the Gibson one is a little thinner than what comes on the Chinese LP,.....both will do the job though,...
Hi Dave, that was a good video. Hey for the intonation, you may be able to turn the bridge around and also take apart and flip around the individual saddles. That should give you more adjustment and the spring will be on the other side toward that tail piece. But if its close enough then, maybe its not worth the bother. Alternately, and this may sound odd.. If you change the gauge of the two (offending) lower strings (in your instance you would have to go slightly lighter) you may find that the intonation is changed just enough. That worked on one of my home built guitars and the slight gauge change made a small but sufficient difference. Maybe suggest to your customer to try that on their next string change (if the intonation is bugging them).
I already flipped the saddles dude, guitar works good enough :)
“Oops” on the thin Lizzy. 😂
I have shared this on my Facebook page. Awesome 👍😎 video. Personally I love Chinese Guitars 🎸 🎶🎶 Donner, West Creek, IYV which is Korean owned Indonesia & Chinese manufacturing. as well as the knock off ones... Cheers 🍻
Thanks for sharing!!
It's still cheaper than one of those famous Renoìr paintings. But do they wax frets, nowadays?! I don't know. Namastè.
Just ordered this same guitar from ebay. Scared. Fingers crossed should be here by the 11th
yeah, the thing with chibsons is that all of the hardware they come with is just a placeholder and you absolutely HAVE to replace everything. that's why i will be switching everything to gotoh hardware with EMGs
Where is this one from? As in, what company?
will let you know in a video
Where can u get one?
cant tell u yet :)
wtf ,now chibson with fret lip..? im impressed .
They've been doing it for last 5 years !
What seller/factory is this one from? Do you have a link?
Polaris4Music.
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this is by far the fastest way to get information about the guitars and get a feel for what's on offer, news, discounts, links to purchase, proposed builds, etc.
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@@DaveBarlowGuitar thanks, Dave!
I'd never have a Chibson. I'd only have to tape over the logo (yes I'm still doing this).
You remind me so much of a famous guitarist here in Nashville called Todzilla
was hoping for Jerry Cantrell LOL
i only have one Chibson now, I bought it 9 years ago going on 10 years, I paid extra for an ebony fretboard w/ the Supreme inlays. I paid 250.00 for it back then. it's gone through a couple changes w/ pickups, but when I first got it, I installed Seymour Hotrodded set. Now it has EMG 574/66's a roller bridge, tusq nut and locking tuners. The only hardware/electronics that's original is the tailpiece. That being said, it's always looked great, felt great and it's still probably my played LP style guitar and I have 5 of them. The weight is just right at 8.2 lbs, (My epi 60's classic LP is a little over 9 pounds my heaviest LP). The neck on my Chibson is just right for my hand. Never had issues w/ the frets. Man, talking about it, is getting me thinking about ordering another now...
LOL
That was a really good advertisement for the brand. My next move is to head over to Ali E. now to see what they're selling ✌️
The finish looks good, but the split diamond on the headstock looks different.
its not perfection for 250£
@DaveBarlowGuitar I get it. It looks good man. I'm shopping for one myself, but I don't know which seller to trust. And they seem to change daily.
im amazed at how accurate the china guitars are becoming minus the elect and hardware
must admitt, i bought some "irongear- hot slags and rolling mills" and not looked back!
I want one of this but in Italy no one want to find for me!!
I got one, probably from a different seller as mine doesn't have fret nibs on but I took the pickups out and took the cap of one and it was only wound on one bobbin 🤣🤣 I suppose it saves them 50p or so and some folk, me included, probably won't be able to tell having cloth ears 🤣🤣🤣
I can tell you my original Gibson came with a gap between the frets on 1th string and binding ...then no much difference innit ?
Unfortunately even expensive brands make crap.
Thing is - You can buy a Chibson LP for 250-300 bucks - change a few components depending on quality of guitar you get( sometimes pickups or bridge or tuners & set action low as possible) - and before you know it , you have a guitar worth 2000.
well it could never be passed off as a gibson. headstock angle wrong and wrong Truss rod adjustment . but it is what it is. id buy one to be honest. electronics and pick ups wrong. but you fixed it and it plays well for 250 dollar guitar after adjustments
Gibson worship isint in my vol tab chibs arnt scary😅
Nibs,wow!
That looks like the handywork of Jason Jia.
Yes I think you may have that
The ZW gibson lespaul custom i got is a beast killer ation paint is perfect the way she plays and sounds im im luv ans it also says on neck made in U S A😂
The site isnt working.
If for any reason they get taken down just do a Google search for Polaris4Music
I can’t make out if that’s a Bustralian accent or not?
Sometimes I dont even know
Why not get a proper ABR1 bridge instead
well yes, I agree but not my guitar and customer had a budget :)
Anyone with bass guitar experiences (availability by Chibson ?)
RIP CGS
Nice counterfeit!
where it sounds good for you
When removing pickups without completely detaching them, please, PLEASE, put a rag under them so you don't scratch the finish, doesn't matter if it's an "authentic" or gibsun!
Sweet guitar
I can usually spot Chibsons from across the room just by looking at them, there are usually many 'giveaways', but the guitar you show looks a scarily accurate copy. Even has fret nibs and the right-looking bridge posts. Unfortunately the nibs are poorly done and 'ordinary' frets would be better in this case. The pot positioning is a bit askew and the truss rod cover has no gap between the nut, and the serial number is just 'wrong'. The proof of course is in the playing, and as you say the pups are probably poor and the neck profile seems very odd. I wish you held it steadier so we could see it more clearly. Pot quality is about durability.
But the only way I'd have a chibson is if it didn't have a fake Gibson logo & serial number. I have a Gibson LP and two Chinese LPs, neither of which claim to be Gibsons.
Are you using my picks?
No, not all the time
Check it out, I own a 25th anniversary Les Paul bought in 81, a 64 SG, and 78 black standard w/6 position chicken head switch and I see no problem with buying these guitars (along w/ several AM Strats, Tele's ). Look there's no law broken here in fact if it wasn't for RUclips and the Internet this shit wouldn't even be an issue. Everybody thinks their a luthier because they learned how to set their intonation lol. Chillax fools and tuna fish 😂. Peace from a 59 yr old player, teacher, and luthier !!!
As far as I'm concerned you can keep all of those chibsons in the U.K.
yep
Very microphonic pups. When you tap on the top you can hear it. But I'm gonna get one anyway
yeah most people know when buying these you will need to upgrade the pups at the very least.
why should gibson watch out? wouldn't that suggest that folks are still buying gibsons?
Look up the P4M LP customs. Way higher quality guitars
And way higher prices
I tried to search up p4m Lp but I didn’t find anything
Copyright infringement? I think it's pretty awesome there are those who will actually expose some of Gibson's bullshit!
The real deal is a mahogany body with a maple cap
I believe the custom was all mahogany
@@DaveBarlowGuitar might be not sure🤷♂️ but the standards are capped
Black DiMarzio 36th Anniv PAF in neck, Black Duncan Custom in bridge.
METAL!!!!!
Practice at home 6 hours with chibson ,you can save your Real Gibson U.S fretwire life !!
Cheaper than an Epiphone but looks like a Gibson both are Made in China
Gibson prices are absurd, agreed. Buying from China is also absurd, Agreed??
I agree. Gibson prices are insane but it feels wrong supporting knock offs. Wish Gibson would make some changes. Still won't buy a chibson though.
i zero issue that these guitars are being made. I do have problem with them being branded as Gibson right down to printing Gibson Custom on the back of the headstock. No matter what people say or try to justify the only reason to do this is to defraud, or aid in the attempt of the buyer to defraud others on the used market. It's despicable and needs to be better policed by Customs agents.
Yeah, your right, I think the problem here is the consumer demand rather than the maker. I would ask for my name on it or at least CHIBSON
@@DaveBarlowGuitar Being able to put your own name on a guitar you custom order is a Great idea!
I had two Gibson Flying V's with the same issue with those raised nibs, string would catch all the way up the neck.
I sent them back in disgust.
I'd love a chibson in a flame maple effect but don't want to be ripped off, where do people buy these securely?
Generally Aliexpress/Ebay. But if you read my comment, they're hit and miss. Just because you get a good one, doesn't necessarily mean the next one will be good or even playable - even from the same seller.
There's only a few guitar manufacturers in China (6 maybe). The seller will take your order, canvas those companies and see who can make it the cheapest and thats what they go with. Theres no guarantee that what you see in the picture is what you get (normally theres a 2-3 week wait before shipping).
If you don't want to be ripped off, buy from a reputable company that has warranty and returns. There's plenty of legit manufacturers providing you can put up with the headstock logo and shape (that is its not Gibson/Fender etc).
Mike over at CGS had some good videos on the topic until his unfortunate condition RIP.
I will reveal the source after I have checked all 4 guitars as I need to make sure these guitars are good first, another three videos to go.
@@DaveBarlowGuitar thank you kind sir
Crikey. It really makes you think that these big brand manufacturers need to start thinking about how apart from the brand name, need to begin to justify their price. Ok the tuners are fubar but as you said, easily changed. Fret ends, again, not the end of the world. 250 quid vs multi thousands...... brings to mind cars, skoda that in my youth everyone laughed about, now, if you can get over the brand, they are actually decent functional cars. Nice looking guitar.
Them Estelle rear engine Skodas were good cars ,fully adjustable track rod ends and ball joints to take out play .unlike any other cars on the road at that time .we used to fit 2 litre fiat twin cams in them.or 3.5 rover v8’s . Princess 4 pot brakes .and then go out and molest XR3i’s, golf gti’s in them ..we did the same to Ladas and FSO’s with twin cams and the mirifiori subframes bolted straight in ..so you had all the suspension and brakes off the fiat mirifiori .then if yo could get a lancia supercharger you could go and slap around a few RS Turbo’s just for a laugh too😂😂
Awesome!