At last those 'salty priced' Epiphone's they released back in May this year have come down in price with big discounts being offered here in the UK 😃👍 As they now look like a decent value proposition we grabbed a couple to review before flipping in our next raffle 🎸🎸

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A chance encounter at a local music shop seems to have unearthed a little gem of an amp!... this 5w combo from Marshall was designed to deliver that jtm45 'plexi' tone without breaking the bank and upsetting the neighbours. Did they nail it?... join us and let's find out! 🎸

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Us Brits often go about our business without feeling the need to shout about it so here is the tale of a world famous but still little known guitar builder, born into Punk Rock Manchester England in 1974 and still going about their business today... quietly and in dignity. 😎🎸🇬🇧

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Loads of nerdy detail today as we compare our 1974 Deluxe alongside the modern version and try to answer the question... are vintage guitars really better? 🎸

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The 1970's Deluxe missed the Zeitgeist by a country mile when it was released in 1969, to fill the gap for the missing 'Sunburst' Les Paul's everyone craved. With the wrong type of humbuckers it has long been overlooked, but could it actually be the best Les Paul ever made? 🎸

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You cannot overcome the GAS... the image of that 70's Brown Hardtail Stratocaster I walked past at Guitar Village earlier this year keeps haunting me and although it's long gone I've now found the perfect affordable replacement. Let's check out this Squier CV... in Brown! 🤓🎸

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I honestly didn't plan it but the appeal of this £369 single pickup Squier Paranormal Telecaster in 1970s Brown was too hard to resist. The designers over at Fender must of had some fun coming up with this one I reckon! 😃😜🎸

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With 5 years of buying, selling, and trading guitars to keep this YouTube channel alive I've seen quite few guitars come and go so this week I take stock of some of those that I've resisted parting with as I curate part of a 'collection' that has quite a specific leaning... 🎸😋

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With the prospect of shipping the two jazzmasters' off to new homes early next week I really needed something special to ease the pain... I nearly bought something weird until a viewer comment hit the nail on the head. Welcome the Squier CV Custom Telecaster S/H Bigbsy! 😃👌

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Following last weeks review of the American Beauty we follow up with a deep dive look at the £399 Squier alternative comparing key specs with it's Fender counterpart. Having now reviewed both we then launch our latest raffle where you could be the new owner of one of these actual guitars! 😁🤞

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and while the quirky old Fender Jazzmaster may divide opinion there's no doubt that this American Vintage '66 in Dakota Red has us Guitaristas head over heels in love 😍 It's pricey for sure but is it money well spent?... join us guitar lovers and let's find ou...

Following a flurry of positive reviews of the Hartwood Drifter from all those YouTubers we take a look at the Fifty6 🔥 This little rocker begs to be played in open G so we gave it our best shot and were rewarded with a copyright strike for brown sugar. No ad revenue this week then! 🤨 🤷‍♂️

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Every now and then the planets align and some kind of spooky JuJu brings along a guitar that has my name on it... or in this case it literally does have someone else name on it which somehow made it even more appealing. This is a good week... meet my new squeeze 'Susie' 😁🎸👌

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This week we put our all time favourite P90 pickup to the the test alongside the lesser known Gibson Mini Humbucker. Can the diminutive PAF hold it's own against a rock n roll legend?... join me for some talking & bluesy bollocks playing and let's find out! 😎🎸

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It's the final chance I get to play the '61 SG Standard before it heads off to a new home, so let's compare it with a P90 version that I will be hanging onto for the foreseeable future 🎸 It's a similar rig but can you hear any difference between these pickups? 🤔

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Keeping our 'circle of guitars' turning this week we review Gibson's reissue of the iconic '61 SG Standard... previously know as the 'Les Paul' until Les himself decided he didn't like it. What about you though do you fancy it? 🤔 If so stay tuned and find out how it could be yours!! 😛👍

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Our search for the next Guitaristas Raffle Prize is over and this week we unveil another fabulous guitar which we will review & enjoy before flipping it to the home of some lucky bugger. We followed our nose to this one and it's an obvious choice... it's the one everyone wants!! 🎸👌

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Another guitar from the uniquely original Hartwood line-up this week as we finally check out the very sexy looking Deytona II 😍 But don't be fooled by it's petite lines as they hide a full 25.5" scale length and tones that might even please Frank Zappa... join us and check this thing out!! 🎸

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After reviewing the Eastman SC52 recently it sat unplayed due to a niggling problem... just like the Stratocaster layout the volume control was cramping my style 🤨 But a quick fix and a pimped pickguard is all that's needed to fix this problem and help us get back into the groove! 😎🎸👌

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This week we warn of the dangers of visiting Gibson's official website to buy a T Shirt... apparently they also have a large range of exclusive guitars to tempt us with 😛 There's something special about a new Gibson guitar and something very very special about this one! 🎸😛

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The great thing about new 'better than ever' releases from Epiphone is being able to grab lusted after last years models at bargain prices 😃 This week we grabbed a '63 Firebird 1 for just £799 and think the ghost of Johnny Winter would approve! 😎🎸👌

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Major GAS attack last week led to the inevitable purchase of the TV Yellow Les Paul Special DC from Epiphone's new 'Inspired By Gibson Custom' range, but we're a bit on the fence about the Gibson 'open book headstock' on an Epiphone 🤨 Join us for full review and discussion! 🎸

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Lately we notice a trend of Gibson price drops across the board and new models launched with attractive price tags, so with a new bargain priced Les Paul we dig deeper and look at current QC… could this be a new golden age of value and quality for the often criticised brand? 🎸🤔

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Finding a good little tube amp can be a challenge with them mostly being way too loud, single minded, and very expensive. So it's time to check out the Supro Delta King 12... a real looker that's not only extremely versatile but also sounds bloody brilliant and is a proper bargain! 😎👌

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