paul h Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Just taken delivery of a Westfield E400 LP junior copy. P90, set neck and mahogany body for £100 Thought I would do a bit of recording with it, so for those interested what a £100 guitar sounds like... [url="https://soundcloud.com/robotrobotrobotmusic/food-fight"]https://soundcloud.com/robotrobotrobotmusic/food-fight[/url] [url="https://soundcloud.com/robotrobotrobotmusic/not-that-kind-of-boogie"]https://soundcloud.com/robotrobotrobotmusic/not-that-kind-of-boogie[/url] Edited November 1, 2013 by paul h
paul h Posted October 23, 2013 Author Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1382532161' post='2253249'] That's nice! Second hand I assume? [/quote] Thanks Brand spanking new! Found it on the "bay" £50 cheaper than anywhere else. I thought it was worth a shot for that price. First impressions are excellent although the action is quite high. It needs a day or two to acclimate before I start tinkering with it. I can't see any reason why I won't get it playing to my taste in a few minutes or less. EDIT: It also needs a polish Edited October 23, 2013 by paul h
GarethFlatlands Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Nice, you looking to give it an upgrade and setup?
paul h Posted October 24, 2013 Author Posted October 24, 2013 [quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1382557618' post='2253713'] Nice, you looking to give it an upgrade and setup? [/quote] Set up yes...upgrade I am undecided on. It sounds pretty good to me so as long as it stays in tune I will probably leave it alone.
GarethFlatlands Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Well if it aint broke! I'd consider a new nut as they look like plastic on the ones I saw on e-bay and I just don't like 'em. I'd be interested to hear how the pickups sound, might be worth considering as a backup guitar.
Ancient Mariner Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 That looks nice Paul, and great that they used a compensated bridge like that.
paul h Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 [quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1382634338' post='2254798'] Well if it aint broke! I'd consider a new nut as they look like plastic on the ones I saw on e-bay and I just don't like 'em. I'd be interested to hear how the pickups sound, might be worth considering as a backup guitar. [/quote] It will be used mainly as a recording guitar. It's not staying in tune particularly well so I think a new nut might well be on the cards! [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1382702544' post='2255613'] That looks nice Paul, and great that they used a compensated bridge like that. [/quote] Yeah, the bridge does make a difference over other LPJ copies I've played. (Nice photo don't you think? ) [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1382715175' post='2255859'] £100? Blimey! Good result; I do love P90s. [/quote] I'm a recent convert after struggling to get a sound I like out of single coils but nor really liking humbuckers for clean tones.
paul h Posted November 1, 2013 Author Posted November 1, 2013 Just added a couple of tracks recorded with the guitar to the first post
paul h Posted November 2, 2013 Author Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks I'm really pleased with it as just a good, simple, rock guitar. Needs tuning between every take but I can live with that for now
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