john_the_bass

Nah I don't see too many Desertburst Les Pauls and there aren't many Les Pauls with black backs. I just don't think I'm a fan - I much prefer a Vintage Sunburst or Tobaccoburst I think.

Sorted

Les Paul Special 1997 - proper gloss nitro version, not one of the fadeds. Weird one - I've had some really nice LP Standards and a fantastic but extremely heavy LP Custom, but I just like the sound of this - it's basically a full thickness Les Paul mahogany body, minus the maple cap and has a pair of P100s (stacked humbuckers). I really wanted P90 looks and will probably get around to trying a pair of P90s at some point, but to be honest I like them hum free!! Les Paul Standard 2003 with a pair of SD Pearly Gates neck and bridge. I've put this up for sale 3 times since losing my job, but found that I would rather go with out or part with other guitars to get by. The thing is, I don't think it's much to look at, but I've rarely played a better. CIJ Fender Telecaster Custom 2006 (I think - I bought it new, but can't remember when!!). Bridge pickup was crap so put a Giovanni cheapo from Axesrus in - surprisingly good. (Peerless) Epiphone Dot 335 2005 with a Burstbucker (neck) and Rio Grande Texas humbucker. Nice guitar but compare it to a proper 335 and it just loses, which is a shame, however it was dirt cheap from Thomann, which makes it ok! Needs a Bigsby IMO Gordon-Smith GS1 1983. Apparently had a Gibson Humbucker fitted when it was built - I only got it a few years ago so I suspect it was long gone. Squier Silver Series (MIJ) Stratocaster 1992 - owned by me since 1994. Pickups were crap but budget Wilkinsons make a hell of a difference and it almost sounds like a real Strat Crafter Lite T/SP. Bought new when I went to try guitars out for my mate's daughter. Bought him one and one for me to replace Mrs JTB's Yamaha F310 or whatever it was she didn't play so I could stick a guitar on a stand in the living room to pick up when I felt like it. I think I paid £115 each for the two of them - solid top, decent hardware, played really nicely out of the box - doesn't stand up well to what's going to follow, but probably the best value for money instrument I have ever bought. C.F. Martin HD-28V 2007. Has an L.R. Baggs Element pickup which I would like to pull out and replace with a Fishman Eclipse system, but this does the job for now. I sold 2 basses and 2 guitars, my new mobile phone upgrade and topped up the fund with the money from 2 gigs to buy this. As soon as I played a chord I knew that I had to have one - such a weird feeling. The only instrument that ever 'spoke' to me - if that makes sense? I believe the H in HD-28V means that Martin scallop the bracing so there's less wood in it and the top moves better; the V I think is for "Vintage" which means the bracing is shifted forward, nearer the soundhole, like the pre-war Martins (the bracing was moved towards the bottom of the guitar because the tension of medium guage strings used to pull the tops off!) and gives, to my ears, a much nicer bass response. The neck has a noticeable V shape which was weird when I first played it but now seems so natural, "Waverley" open back tuners and a vintage style dark tint to the stain on the top. I had been after an all-solid wood guitar for a while and was pretty much sold on rosewood sides and back and spruce top. I tried about 20 guitars in the shop and this was the only one that sounded how I thought an acoustic guitar should sound. My first steel strung acoustic guitar in 1993 was a Sigma version of a D28 (Sigma were to Martin what Squier is to Fender) - it was alright, but this is just amazing (hence I've gone on about it so much!!). This is probably the one guitar I would never ever sell unless I was about the lose the house and even then I'd have to think about it!

Dood did you deal with Etymotic in the UK or the US?

OBBM, that name again - OBBM

No - I think it's unfair to suggest that if somebody has a feedback score of zero, then they're automatically dodgy as everybody has to start somewhere. As I was planning on going to look at it before I handed over any cash, I didn't think it was an issue and was prepared to come home empty handed. I daresay other people would be prepared to do the same.

He's also ended it, rather than it being removed, so I suspect that some poor bugger has made him an offer outside ebay.

This is an old pre lawsuit guitar - from the front it looks quite convincing but the bolt on neck would have made me laugh had I not been so angry

Feck - just found the bloody thing in the house.

From his reaction when I told him it was bullshit, I think he knows exactly what he's got. He's relisted it and added the photo with the crap authentication letter.

I wouldn't normally post something like this, particularly as it's a guitar, but anyway. This LP - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330381576449"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=330381576449[/url] - is not a genuine Gibson. The guy is trying to pass it off as such and has produced the hookey letter of authentication (which I believe Gibson didn't do in 1971) to try and substantiate his claim that it's real. I know this because I went to look at it and nearly lost me rag because the guy had messed me around so much that it being a fake was the final straw. I think it's an Antoria or a CSL that's had a gold Gibson logo screenprinted onto it - it has a bolt-on neck with a made in Japan neck plate. If that doesn't give it away!! Anyway, I've reported it to ebay, but they've not removed it yet. If you're tempted (and you would be because a proper one of that age is worth £2.5 - £3k), don't bother.

Eh? Nah mate, car's been parked outside Asda's all week - me feet are killing me

I thought the pickup in a Precision was a humbucker?