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My primary rock work-horse
Gibson don't know how to make quality guitars anymore. THAT SAID. The PCB failed, so the pickups got changed to a BKP Riff Raff bridge and BKP Mississippi Queen neck, the pots and jack were both replaced, and I havent had a problem since. This is not a Les Paul Junior, LPJ is a seperate series. The 50's neck makes chords and leads very comfortable and it's held up a lot of abuse over the years. I also like how fast the neck finish has worn.
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the fact that Gibson is sticking PCBs in their entry level guitars instead of just wiring the controls like they always did is sad as hell
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@jimmarchi1 couldn't agree more mate, they're cheap, nasty and make upgrades and home-repairs a lot more complicated than necessary - Surely even they know most entry level guitars get upgraded instead of binned?
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Bought it to replace my Flashback
The Flashback still gets used, don't get me wrong. But my critisism with the flashback is how it mutes your signal to set the tempo. This fixed everything. Set the tempo by tapping the button in time to the music, and if you don't want to turn the effect on and off while setting the tempo? You can buy an external button for about £20 and plug it in to use exclusively as a tap-tempo. Just as versatile as the Flashback with many delay types, the button is very responsible, and controls feel beautiful. My go-to delay.
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ALL THE DELAY
Soooooo many options. Don't know which delay type you'll want? Take the Flashback, it has them all, and if for some reason you still can't find the one you want? Toneprint. Genius. My main critisisim is the tap tempo. You hold the button which mutes your signal, and you strum to the tempo. Useful, don't get me wrong, but only if you already know you want delay in that sound and have time to set the tempo. No use for last second "Delay would sound great here" moments. Great pedal, but could use a re-issue with the tap-tempo addressed.
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Much love
Tried a lot of chorus pedals when I was building my first board, went home with this and haven't been let down. My only critisism is how soft the button feels, I constantly worry I'm switching too hard, but no problems yet. The toneprint option allows complete versitilitiy and you can plug it in by USB to adjust all the parameters you like. Ideal, especially doing session work and you need a specific chorus sound.
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Don't spend a fortune on a Spark Boost
This clone is perfect. Simple controls, clean signal, and does exactly what it says, it's a boost. I use it in the FX loop to boost volume for solos, and that means I can thicken it up with low end, or even cut through with extra high end thanks to the tiny switches in the corners. Perfect. Sorry TC, that's one pedal I don't need.
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The perfect wah
As much as I like the cry-baby, I always hated how you had to manually re-set it, and the number of times I'd leave it on by accident and not notice thanks to crap monitoring. I love this thing, spring loaded so it returns to neutral after use, no clicky buttons to accidentally turn on, just wah. Construction is rock solid, this thing isn't going to break any time soon. It also adds a bit of a high-mid boost as you wah to really cut through, which I personally love the sound of. I'm not swapping it out any time soon.
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Perfect entry level
Does what is says on the tin. Wireless kit for up to 30m. Never needed to upgrade, works fine. My main critisism is the battery light doesn't tell you anything until it's run out. Sounds great, you can change the sound to emulate two different cable lengths, or none at all if you're into that sort of thing. Great bit of kit, good price.
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A good quality cab for under £300?!
It's real! You'd expect this to sound awful but you'd be so wrong. This beauty is loaded with 2x12" Celestion Vintage 30 speakers and a plywood contruction, and it's incredible. I use it as my main cab, I've never bothered to upgrade. It's small enough, powerful enough and sounds great whichever amp I put through it. Job done!
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My main babe
My main amp for Over-Score in the studio and on the road. If I have the transport then I'll use this and blend it with my IronHeart and the tone is just perfect. Using the Ultra XL channel for gain, and the Deluxe pre-amp for cleans, this is a great amp, really versatile. The Gain channel is fairly hard but this is a modular head so you can install other pre-amps for a different tone. I might look into this one day, but for now I'm happy with the Ultra XL and the Deluxe pair, and I've never loved my tone so much.
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Perfection, thy name is IronHeart
So I had a problem. How the hell do I carry around a full valve amp and cab and pedalboard and guitar and backpack to a gig when I can't drive? THIS FIXED EVERYTHING The tone is incredible, it can DI so you don't even need a cab and it fits in a backpack. They give you a gigbag, but the shoulder strap gave out on mine so be warned. But it's just absolutely perfect, very versatile, even the clean channel sounds great. I use this for function gigs, I play funk on the amp and it still sounds good, and then I use it in my band Over-Score and it absolutely screams. Absolutely brilliant. Love it.
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It does the job...
I bought this second-hand for the sake of having a 7-string, and granted it's been useful plenty of times. But I still cringe when I look at it. The pentagram inlays and Coffin truss cover are very... suited to a certain style. The EMGs are passive, and in my opinion? Not that great. The hardware is low quality, to be expected from this price-point, but it's still needed plenty of repair, even from moderate use. Not the best, probably going to sell soon.
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Eh... It's pretty good
Kramer are a 50/50 company, they either nail it or not so much. With this one? Not so much. The neck is comfortable enough to play, and the stock humbuckers are pretty good, they do they job. The coilsplit only works on the neck, and frankly I personally find a coilsplit on this guitar completely pointless, but each to their own. But the tremolo, jesus christ. Licensed Floyd Roses aren't worth the metal they're made with, it's worn down so quickly, and if I wasn't a gear-hoarder I wouldn't have bothered but I've replaced the Floyd, and next will be those pickups. Is it a good guitar? Yeah sure, but that tremolo has really ruined it.
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What would I do without this guitar?
All of my acoustic session work and recordings get done with this. I couldn't pick a better guitar for the job. Neck is one of the comfiest acoustic necks I've ever played, and how the hell did they manage to make this with actual wood for the price?! No laminates, all spruce-wood and mahogony, and it is one of the best sounding acoustics I've ever heard. I tend to stick to "American guitars, British amps" but this is definitely the exception.