Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: sambo on February 12, 2008, 12:28:52 PM
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Got this little beauty off ebay for silly-cheap.
It's a MIJ Signature Les Paul copy, like Dakine/Twinfan's. Basically brand new, with plastic coverings on the pickups and control cavities, literally never played by the seller, who bought it from new. One of the nicest-looking flame tops I've personally ever seen, finished in a subtle honey-burst type finish. Think I'm right in saying it's a 2-piece mahogany back, mahogany neck, with solid maple cap (although whether the top is solid or a laminate or photoflame is not clear as yet).
So far, looks INCREDIBLE, plays FANTASTIC, and sounds... pretty good. :lol:
So without further a-do, here are some pics! (Disclaimer; I couldn't stop taking pictures of the flame-top, so that's why there are so many body shots! :lol:) Tell me what you think!
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000936.jpg)
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000933.jpg)
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000937.jpg)
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000939.jpg)
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000938.jpg)
Beautiful semi-flaming/figuring on the back...
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000944.jpg)
And the neck... pictures don't show it too well...
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000941.jpg)
And here's the new best friends...
(http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/samchad27/S5000946.jpg)
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Nice catch, Sam!
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Beautifull! :D
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Top stuff Sam - glad I convinced you to buy it ;) They're great aren't they?
Mine has a thick maple top bit it's not a solid flame. If you take the neck pickup out you'll see if it's solid or not. My maple cap doesn't have a centre join so that means the top is separate. I think it's a laminate, but in some photos in can look really 'flat' like a photoflame. Given that all the tops of the signature guitars I've seen are different, I'm going with a laminate.
Top score, and you got it for peanuts!
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Cheers chaps! :)
Yup, even with my high expectations I was still really impressed, Dave!
:D
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It's a veneered top. You get that 3D effect of "real wood" (well, it IS real wood, just a thin slice for decoration), commonly used in furniture/doors etc.
And no, it doesn't effect the tone of the mahogany base/maple top. ;)
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nice! looks "as new" too. :)
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New set of mules for that one then?!
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Looks good to me Sam.
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It looks really nice - I would go with a PG Blues set to complete the look!!
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Hey Sam that looks excellent though it's a bit of a funny shape for a EL84 based amp !
Whats the story with the reversed bridge pickup on the blue one ?
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Whats the story with the reversed bridge pickup on the blue one ?
Greeny homage methinks! ;)
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lovely looking guitar Sam, actually it's a dead ringer for my Gibson! the figuring even looks very similar!
health to wear as we say in Ireland! :wink:
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Hey Sam that looks excellent though it's a bit of a funny shape for a EL84 based amp !
:oops: :lol:
Don't worry, that's coming eventually... this was just too much of a bargain to miss! :)
As for the reverse pickup - you mean the polepieces being the wrong way round? Or do you mean the whole Zebra/blue vinyl paint idea for it?
Not a Greeny homage unfortunately :oops: (although it is from now on :wink: )
Although, a Peter Green set, Phil? Maybe... If I had £400 I would definitely buy a set of BKs for both of the Pauls! A set of Black Dogs/Mules/something else!
Thanks for the kind words chaps. I'm dead chuffed with it. :)
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Mine is on a par tonally with my Gibson LP Standard, and in some ways I prefer it as it has a slimmer neck. The whole guitar just feels really comfortable.
I thought I had a bargain at £375, but Sam has me beat. I guess mine has upgraded pups though, so maybe I'm still ahead ;)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r267/junkacct/SignatureLPbodybottom.jpg)
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I'll settle for a draw in the price battle Dave. :)
In case anyone's interested, £285 was what I paid!
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result!
as usual, snap purchase not listening lol, but ya dun good wee one.
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In case anyone's interested, £285 was what I paid!
Why do I never find these bargains :? ? Good work Sam.
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That is one of the most gorgeous LPs i have ever seen, wowow.
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Why do I never find these bargains :? ? Good work Sam.
Is this cheap?? Worth it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-ALS38-love-rock-Les-Paul_W0QQitemZ350024083680QQihZ022QQcategoryZ112670QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Would be very expensive to send it to Brazil, probably... you can take it... :D
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If thats a MIJ then it's a very good price, but I suspect it's a korean build, which is still good (and a good price), but not quite as good as a Japanese build.
EDIT: Nice catch Sambo!
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Is this cheap?? Worth it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-ALS38-love-rock-Les-Paul_W0QQitemZ350024083680QQihZ022QQcategoryZ112670QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Would be very expensive to send it to Brazil, probably... you can take it... :D
It's a Chinese one, but still probably not bad for the money!
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That is one of the most gorgeous LPs i have ever seen, wowow.
Yeah, and Sam's ain't bad either ;)
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result!
as usual, snap purchase not listening lol, but ya dun good wee one.
I know I know :oops:
But kinda listening since you first told me about the Signatures!!! And I AM going to get a PRS- but this was a steal. So PRS is delayed a little while. :)
Yeah, and Sam's ain't bad either Wink
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And Phil, who needs a bargain when you can have a Mira!!! :D
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And Phil, who needs a bargain when you can have a Mira!!! :D
You're right of course, Sam, and I didn't mean I would have tried to gazump you on the Signature!
But I'm forever buying things and finding someone else has got the same thing much cheaper.
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But I'm forever buying things and finding someone else has got the same thing much cheaper.
Yeah I guess I got lucky this time! Some people have a knack for finding great deals. Ask Nick- that man is a some kind of human bargain-magnet. :? :wink:
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sambo: bargain of bargains mate!
Mine is on a par tonally with my Gibson LP Standard, and in some ways I prefer it as it has a slimmer neck. The whole guitar just feels really comfortable.
I thought I had a bargain at £375, but Sam has me beat. I guess mine has upgraded pups though, so maybe I'm still ahead ;)
sorry twinfan - i think some people might have missed that picture of the flame on your les paul.
i think you should post it a few more times just to be absolutely sure ;) ;)
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:lol:
Any excuse, huh? It's my prettiest guitar. Sorry :oops:
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^:lol:
Cheers gwem!
Only problem now is, after some more playing, I'm running out of reasons to keep the Burny... hmm.
Oh and I looked in the pickup cavity- (should've taken a photo, doh!) and (not that I know what a veneer top looks like) I THINK I can see what I imagine is the veneer.
But also, a long tenon? What exactly defines a long tenon? :? :oops:
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They're long tenon Sam. In the base of the neck pickup cavity you can see the neck joint.....
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^:lol:
Cheers gwem!
Only problem now is, after some more playing, I'm running out of reasons to keep the Burny... hmm.
Oh and I looked in the pickup cavity- (should've taken a photo, doh!) and (not that I know what a veneer top looks like) I THINK I can see what I imagine is the veneer.
But also, a long tenon? What exactly defines a long tenon? :? :oops:
They are ALL long tenon Sam, not enough were ever even built for them to have changed the design process.
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Ah, thought so. :)
EDIT: ahh I see Nick.
One thing I did notice though- yours was a 1-piece back right?
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Mine's a two piece - centre join...
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^ Yeah same as mine.
But I'm 99% sure Nicks (a plain-top), was a 1-piece back. Perhaps that was a difference between plain-top vs. flame-top?
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As for the reverse pickup - you mean the polepieces being the wrong way round? Or do you mean the whole Zebra/blue vinyl paint idea for it?
Not a Greeny homage unfortunately :oops: (although it is from now on :wink: )
Thanks for the kind words chaps. I'm dead chuffed with it. :)
Wrong pickup for Greeny anyway it was the neck pickup.
Though the Peavey Wolfgangs also have a reversed neck pickup (no magnet mods though) and it does seem to improve the sound of the neck pickup.
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Yeah I just flipped them round to see what (if any) difference it made to the sound after reading a quote in the BK FAQ I think. Or somewhere like that anyway.
I didn't notice anything significant, but it's hard to say...