Author Topic: Who's got an Edwards? (Read 16817 times)

indysmith · « **Reply #75 on:** September 17, 2007, 07:46:00 PM »

check it out!
Sorry about the quality - i took it with the MacBook's webcam, lol

_tom_ · « **Reply #76 on:** September 17, 2007, 08:05:30 PM »

Wow that looks awesome, I'm jealous ¬_¬ How much was it again? I might get one next summer with any left over student loan as an upgrade to my Epiphone, may have to get a custom though :P

Philly Q · « **Reply #77 on:** September 17, 2007, 09:56:26 PM »

Lovely colour, nice and vintage-looking! :D

Have the Duncan stickers left marks on the pickup covers?

indysmith · « **Reply #78 on:** September 18, 2007, 02:01:23 AM »

Quote from: Philly Q

Lovely colour, nice and vintage-looking! :D

Have the Duncan stickers left marks on the pickup covers?

yep - annoying, but i'm tinkin of goin at em with a scouring pad

Philly Q · « **Reply #79 on:** September 18, 2007, 02:13:16 AM »

Quote from: indysmith

yep - annoying, but i'm tinkin of goin at em with a scouring pad

Or maybe you could polish them then let them tarnish again naturally?

dave_mc · « **Reply #80 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:32:43 AM »

very nice! sucks about the pickup stickers, lol.

that's vintage honeyburst, right?

indysmith · « **Reply #81 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:45:51 AM »

yeah it is - and it's GORGEOUS. no photo even nearly does this guitar justice

dave_mc · « **Reply #82 on:** September 18, 2007, 03:31:08 PM »

sweet, sounds good. mine's ordered... :twisted: (same colour)

indysmith · « **Reply #83 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:43:43 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

sweet, sounds good. mine's ordered... :twisted: (same colour)

Haha you cheeky monkey! - hope ya love it

dave_mc · « **Reply #84 on:** September 18, 2007, 08:51:29 PM »

yep, hope it makes the journey ok!

I'd say "hope you love yours!" too, but i know you do already! :drink:

Philly Q · « **Reply #85 on:** September 18, 2007, 09:29:33 PM »

Way to go, Dave! :D

Ishibashi?

fps_dean · « **Reply #86 on:** September 19, 2007, 02:34:13 AM »

Whoa, sexy guitar. I wish Gibson still made them that sexy! :)

dave_mc · « **Reply #87 on:** September 19, 2007, 11:19:48 AM »

Quote from: Philly Q

Way to go, Dave! :D

Ishibashi?

yeah. ikebi was slightly cheaper, but i knew i could get an answer reasonably quickly from ishi if anything went wrong etc., and they'd given me a lot of help so far, so i just stuck with them.

indysmith · « **Reply #88 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:44:36 PM »

Did yours come yet dave?
I really need to get mules for this baby. Like realy painfully badly. The JB is just the worst and buzziest pickup in the world - it really destroys the tone of the guitar in the bridge position (which shines through quite nicely on the neck pickup - SD'59, which is tolerable). I can't see why Edwards would have put this combination of pickups in; true, it is pretty much the industry standard, but this is clearly a vintage-styled guitar, and the people buying it are clearly going to want vintage voiced buckers. I can't afford new pickups nowadays. i can barely afford food. I don't really know what to do...
UNLESS anyone wants to trade me a SD Pearly Gates, or '59, or just ANY OTHER PICKUP for this JB?

dave_mc · « **Reply #89 on:** October 19, 2007, 03:15:05 PM »

yeah, mine came about 2 or 3 weeks ago. Really nice. :D

I agree about the JB, though I don't think it's just as bad as you say it is... it is usable, it just kinda makes everything sound "hard rock", almost nomatter the gain level. And it's a bit thin (and muddy at the same time). EDIT: but yeah, you do kinda get the feeling that it's just the "wrong" pickup for the style of guitar. though granted it does seem to sound better in the edwards than in most other guitars I've tried it in.

But I'm in no rush to swap (laziness/funds I'd rather spend on another edwards rather than a pickup swap... I'm paranoid, especially with all the rumours flying around, that ishibashi will stop shipping them outside japan- i can always get pickups later!)