Author Topic: Ugly Fun (Read 3233 times)

headtheball · « **on:** July 31, 2006, 04:59:25 PM »

I just encountered the Vintage ZIP in my local music shop. What a fantastically ugly little instrument that is. Sparkly gold with lipstick pickups, for less than 200 quid too.

I figured it had to be a bust, It had to play or sound horrific, but the shock is it doesn't! Ok, it's never going to play like a JEM and sound like a Les Paul, but it was way more than bearable. I think I've just found the backup guitar for me.

deg0ey · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2006, 08:14:33 AM »

Pictures?

headtheball · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2006, 08:47:31 AM »

Best I can do at the moment. Pulled from the JHS web(sight)site.

Judge for yourself at http://www.jhs.co.uk/xzip.html

gingataff · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2006, 02:19:18 PM »

Not sure how you're gonna get BKPs in it though, the Timbucker thing maybe?

Sifu Ben · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2006, 03:41:07 PM »

According to the specs it's not a true humbucker, but 2 single coils in series (OK, yes, this is essentially what a humbucker is). The ones Tim does for Nathan Shephard should fit

Actually I'm tempted to get one of the plainer versions for a slide guitar.

downfader · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2006, 10:13:59 PM »

LOL! That is rather ugly. Maybe change the scratchplate to black and the knobs to chrome?

LiamH · « **Reply #6 on:** August 11, 2006, 09:52:20 PM »

Didn't they use those to warm beds in the olden days....or perhaps a bed pan on a stick? I bet there are two ancient turds stuck under those pickup covers, and if not they let them down with a bit of yellow for the paint job.

LiamH · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2006, 09:54:56 PM »

Ignore me I was being sarcky......it's better than being a clone like most g'tars around these days....you want to see my pacifica it's in what I think is termed "used bacofoil silver"

WezV · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2006, 10:11:03 AM »

I like it. At least its an attempt to be bloody different even if it is the bar-steward offspring of a drunken night between a Les Paul Junior and a Danelectro

Looks like it would be a good starter guitar. Probably less tempramental than all the unplayable stratoclones that litter students bedrooms.

I like the pink one :oops:

You could always send the pickups to tim for a rewind/rebuild, then you know it will fit.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #9 on:** August 12, 2006, 02:29:54 PM »

Quote from: WezV

Probably less tempramental than all the unplayable stratoclones that litter students bedrooms.

damn right :D