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indysmith

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« Reply #60 on: September 04, 2007, 05:00:47 PM »
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my dad ordered me a black Apple Macbook (SWEET- 2.16ghz dual core, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD).


Great for you. I was thinking about getting one, but then I'd also have to pay 299 EUR to convert my Logic from Motorola to Intel as I am running on Logic 7.1.1. and missed the 49 EUR upgrade phase .. this is $%"^"&* stupid! These things make me really hate APple.

man that really sucks! Some aspects of Apple as a company make you wonder why everyone hasn't converted already, but then you hear the occasional horror story that makes you wander what they were thinking.
I'm really kinda hoping that i can pick up a copy of Logic on the cheap from Uni when i go; I'm doing a Sound Engineering and Production course at Birmingham TIC, and it looks like we're going to be using a lot of it. Hopefully things like that will be subsidised.
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« Reply #61 on: September 12, 2007, 08:56:23 AM »
They only charged me £26.84 for import duty, VAT and Parcelforce Clearance Fee (whatever the hell that is).
That $%&#ing rules! It's scheduled for delivery by Parcelforce on friday, so it might arrive by next month :P :shock:
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« Reply #62 on: September 12, 2007, 09:01:49 AM »
Nice!  Let us know how it is  :D
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« Reply #63 on: September 12, 2007, 09:24:09 AM »
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They only charged me £26.84 for import duty, VAT and Parcelforce Clearance Fee (whatever the hell that is).

You jammy git! :lol:  Mine have all cost around £80 to £100!

I demand pics ASAP.
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« Reply #64 on: September 12, 2007, 05:46:32 PM »
Edwards does look great! If I get another LP Edwards are definetly high up.
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« Reply #65 on: September 15, 2007, 12:17:35 AM »
Hi guys, Just letting you know it's here! - I don't have any pictures yet. Haven't had time - only played it for about 5 mins, but first impressions are that it has a very nice neck, nicely built, fantastic weight for a les paul, and very resonant indeed. The neck sh-1 '59 seems alright in this guitar - giving nice bluesy sounds, but I'm a little disappointed with the sh-4 JB in the bridge - which seems quite fizzy and although high output, somehow thin when compared to the neck pup. I'm definately thinking of mules if and when i can afford them.

P.S. I'm typing this on my new Macbook, which came today!!! (AWESOME - totally impressed, not a bad word to say about it)

P.S.S. Forgot t say - it's the most beautiful guitar I've EVER seen. I can't believe i actually own it. Honest t god I've spent more time looking at it than playing it so far. Hopefully that will all change soon though ;)
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« Reply #66 on: September 15, 2007, 12:02:04 PM »
Mine arrived this morning!

Agree with Indy about the Duncans, the 59n sounds surprisingly OK in an LP (better than in my Edwards Vs) but the JB is kind of nasty (and not in a good way).  They won't be staying long anyway.

After all we've said in various threads about the lightweight mahogany Edwards seem to have access to, I weighed this guitar - 8lbs 5.4oz!  How's that for a Les Paul?  :)  

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« Reply #67 on: September 15, 2007, 12:28:26 PM »
That looks very nice indeed Philly.
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« Reply #68 on: September 15, 2007, 12:39:01 PM »
sweet guitar, philly, and i assume yours is nice too indy!

I'm in the process of ordering the lacquer taste LP standard. Finally decided which to go for. :D

And I agree about the JB. whoever decided to put that in a LP shouldn't be deciding which pickups go in which guitars, basically (though probably it's a question of costs, they can probably buy 6 billion JB's cheaper than if they buy loads of different models or something like that)...
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« Reply #69 on: September 15, 2007, 01:42:37 PM »
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And I agree about the JB. whoever decided to put that in a LP shouldn't be deciding which pickups go in which guitars, basically (though probably it's a question of costs, they can probably buy 6 billion JB's cheaper than if they buy loads of different models or something like that)...

I think they're just providing a pickup combination that's seen as some kind of "industry standard", rather than trying to find the "right" pickup for each guitar.  And to be fair, to get genuine Duncans (like 'em or not) in Edwards' price range is a pretty good deal.  And I'm sure you're right, they probably benefit from bulk buying too.

Incidentally, they do sometimes use different Duncans for different guitars - my sunburst V has an SH-14 Custom 5 (bit better than the JB, IMO), the 335-types have a Jazz/Custom 5 combo, the Page LP has a Custom and the reliced Jeff Beck Tele even has a "custom shop JB prototype", apparently.  Edwards are pretty big on attention to detail!

Sorry, I'm starting to sound like an Edwards sales rep.  I do love these guitars!

(I'm going to have a few Duncans to flog on eBay when all my Edwards are BKP'ed!  :) )
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« Reply #70 on: September 15, 2007, 01:52:39 PM »
:D As it goes i agree the SH5 is the best sounding Duncan i`ve heard     [ Custom ] But still not a patch on anything in the BK range all though the nearest BK in terms of spec to a Duncan Custom/SH5 is a "Cold Sweat" which to be honest sounds alot better to me at least anyways.

 :D  8)
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« Reply #71 on: September 15, 2007, 02:02:39 PM »
I'm almost certainly going to get a set of Crawlers for this guitar, but I would like to try the Cold Sweats sometime.
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« Reply #72 on: September 15, 2007, 04:37:36 PM »
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I think they're just providing a pickup combination that's seen as some kind of "industry standard", rather than trying to find the "right" pickup for each guitar.  And to be fair, to get genuine Duncans (like 'em or not) in Edwards' price range is a pretty good deal.  And I'm sure you're right, they probably benefit from bulk buying too.

Incidentally, they do sometimes use different Duncans for different guitars - my sunburst V has an SH-14 Custom 5 (bit better than the JB, IMO), the 335-types have a Jazz/Custom 5 combo, the Page LP has a Custom and the reliced Jeff Beck Tele even has a "custom shop JB prototype", apparently.  Edwards are pretty big on attention to detail!

Sorry, I'm starting to sound like an Edwards sales rep.  I do love these guitars!

(I'm going to have a few Duncans to flog on eBay when all my Edwards are BKP'ed!  :) )


yep i know what you mean. it's actually quite ironic that the superstrats have different pickups... you could do worse than a jb in a superstrat, but in a LP, eh, i'll pass. I guess you're right, they sound like they've put more thought into it than a lot of other companies (even ESP, lol), just a shame they didn't put more thought into the models I'm looking at...  :evil:

I'm gonna whack my duncans into my musicyo kramer when i get round to upgrading to BKP's... though knowing me that'll take a while...  :lol:

EDIT: i guess my biggest complaint with duncans and the like is that they're, a lot of the time, aimed at one tone with no thought put towards how it'll do other tones, perhaps with the exception of the '59 (and i'd still prefer a BKP or similar).
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« Reply #73 on: September 16, 2007, 08:22:26 PM »
Nice guitar Phil.  You'll have to give us a "Blow by Blow" account of how it sounds BKP'd...

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« Reply #74 on: September 16, 2007, 08:46:47 PM »
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You'll have to give us a "Blow by Blow" account of how it sounds BKP'd...

<groan>

Ouch!  :x

If only I could play like that, although, to be honest, I've never been the biggest Jeff Beck fan.

Could be a wee while before I change the pickups, unless I manage to sell some stuff soon.
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