Author Topic: New guitar day! - Patrick Eggle Berlin Plus (Read 15350 times)

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2008, 06:20:44 PM »

When i told you that mine was the nicest Eggle I'd seen, I'm not too sure now

Been looking at that top again and it's spot on.

Mine still needs buffing, so I'm hoping that it comes out with figure somewhere near that (not looking likely though). After hours of buffing I've decided that it really needs someone else to do it. I'm a bit 10 thumbs in this department. Here's pics of mine when I got it:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ToneMonkey/S3700169.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ToneMonkey/S3700170.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/ToneMonkey/S3700171.jpg

Can't actually remember what pics are there as I can't see any photobucket photos at the minute :roll:

dave_mc · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2008, 09:25:22 PM »

Quote from: ToneMonkey

Come on Dave, Machinehead's shown you his, now get yours out

haha, i have no pics yet. wait a few days, and I might manage it. :)

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2008, 10:27:24 PM »

liek OMGz me wantz :o

Scotty477 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2008, 10:37:58 PM »

The scary thing is now that I have one Eggle ... I may want more :roll:

I'm already casting my eye around for a Patrick Eggle Vienna .....

In the meantime what I'm looking for is Berlin owners, who have put BKP's in them. I'll start a new thread on that topic.

Philly Q · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:19:57 PM »

Quote from: Machinehead

The scary thing is now that I have one Eggle ... I may want more :roll:

Don't rush into it! I've made that mistake many times (not with Eggles, I hasten to add).

Lovely guitar!

Scotty477 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:00:13 AM »

You're right of course.

I'd be much better off sourcing a Vienna and trying it first, as I've never even played one. I'm only going by the excellent reports on it.

At least with the Berlin I had played a few over the years.

Still ... If one appears on ebay, in good condition - or I stumble across one in a guitar store, I can't be held responsible for my actions ..... :crazy2:

Adam.M · « **Reply #21 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:08:58 AM »

She's a beaut :)

dave_mc · « **Reply #22 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:44:57 PM »

Quote from: Machinehead

The scary thing is now that I have one Eggle ... I may want more :roll:

I'm already casting my eye around for a Patrick Eggle Vienna .....

i know what you mean. :lol:

can't really advise... i haven't tried a berlin.

Scotty477 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 20, 2008, 08:28:47 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

Quote from: Machinehead
The scary thing is now that I have one Eggle ... I may want more :roll:

I'm already casting my eye around for a Patrick Eggle Vienna .....

i know what you mean. :lol:

can't really advise... i haven't tried a berlin.

The Berlin is as sweet as a nut. The ease of play is astonishing - it's effortless. I have a Les Paul and a Strat and this totally blows both away.

I gave the Berlin an overhaul today, doing the usual cosmetic stuff and restring and also I had a look at the pickups. They are SD Custom Custom in the bridge (as I suspected) and a SD Pearly Gates in the neck, which threw me a bit as I wasn't expecting to see it there.

All in I'm pretty pleased and impressed.

Kilby · « **Reply #24 on:** February 20, 2008, 09:47:38 PM »

Quote from: Machinehead

I gave the Berlin an overhaul today, doing the usual cosmetic stuff and restring and also I had a look at the pickups. They are SD Custom Custom in the bridge (as I suspected) and a SD Pearly Gates in the neck, which threw me a bit as I wasn't expecting to see it there.

All in I'm pretty pleased and impressed.

The Custom Custom & Pearly Gates was offered for a while if my memory serves me at all well which it seldom does. Unfortunitely I have Armstrongs in mine :( Personally I'm considering Crawlers for my Berlin as I'm a little worried that mules would be a little bright (I have a maple neck on mine)

I'm also interested in trying a Vienna (I think it would have a bit more of a LP tone), but I'm afraid that I would end up wanting one.

Kilby · « **Reply #25 on:** February 20, 2008, 09:52:14 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

Quote from: ToneMonkey
Come on Dave, Machinehead's shown you his, now get yours out

haha, i have no pics yet. wait a few days, and I might manage it. :)

Dave have you boght another Eggle ?

Scotty477 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:35:49 PM »

Quote from: Kilby

Quote from: Machinehead
I gave the Berlin an overhaul today, doing the usual cosmetic stuff and restring and also I had a look at the pickups. They are SD Custom Custom in the bridge (as I suspected) and a SD Pearly Gates in the neck, which threw me a bit as I wasn't expecting to see it there.

All in I'm pretty pleased and impressed.

The Custom Custom & Pearly Gates was offered for a while if my memory serves me at all well which it seldom does. Unfortunitely I have Armstrongs in mine :( Personally I'm considering Crawlers for my Berlin as I'm a little worried that mules would be a little bright (I have a maple neck on mine)

I'm also interested in trying a Vienna (I think it would have a bit more of a LP tone), but I'm afraid that I would end up wanting one.

I haven't tried one and I already want a Vienna :roll:

The SD's sound very nice, although a part of me is thinking of what BKP's would sound even better in a Berlin. I'm looking for a smoother, more liquidy tone - if that makes sense. The Emeralds in my LP give me all the bite I need - more bite than the SD's in my Berlin

My guitar tech has already told me that he'll take the SD's off my hands if I do go for BKP's.

I'm tempted already ...

dave_mc · « **Reply #27 on:** February 21, 2008, 06:10:51 PM »

Quote from: Kilby

I'm also interested in trying a Vienna (I think it would have a bit more of a LP tone), but I'm afraid that I would end up wanting one.

i don't think the vienna sounds like a LP. it sounds a lot more open, a bit more air to the tone, and a bit brighter. I think... at least mine doesn't, anyway. granted, new pickups could probably push it the way of a LP.

Quote from: Kilby

Dave have you boght another Eggle ?

haha, maybe. I got a second-hand '93 new york pro on ebay. Seems pretty nice, quite quirky, i'd need to put new strings and set it up, though. Might try that tonight.

i actually nearly bidded on that (supposedly) new new wave stage last night, but it jumped up in the last few minutes. Was a newer one, but based on my vienna and the other one i tried in the emporium, would still have been a good deal, if that's what you were after. I only really wanted it if i got it at a silly price, to be honest. shame it went up though, it was near enough the exact colour i wanted too.

headtheball · « **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2008, 07:45:40 PM »

What sort of price did it go at, in the end?

For what it's worth, the "Handwound" P-90's in early New Wave guitars were made by some fella called Tim Mills.

I'm quite sure you wouldn't be interested in This

dave_mc · « **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2008, 09:31:14 PM »

^ I would, but I don't like the colour. :lol: I'd seen that one already, haha. But thanks.

the other one went for £410, I think (+ whatever postage was). Still a good price, no doubt, just I didn't want to go that high. EDIT: considering I'd just bought another eggle about 3 days previously and wasn't too sure about the wisdom of buying two so close together, unless I got an awesome deal. :lol: