Chilling out downstairs this week to escape a rare UK heatwave gives us chance to play some dusty guitars and demo some favourite amps. Vox and Fender amps are like chalk & cheese but put them together and beautiful things happen... join us as we muck around with knobs! 😁🎸

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Have you ever spent a big wad of cash on a guitar only to find that a few days later another 'too good to be true' opportunity comes along making you question your own sanity? 🧐🤔 It just happened but I bought it anyway! 🤷‍♂️... my name is Colin and I'm a guitar addict! 😂🎸

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Full on guitar nerdery this week as we tackle upgrading the pickups and bridge hardware on the 'fendery' sounding Stratosonic. Will Gibson P90's make it sound more like some of our favourite guitars?... there's only one way to find out so join us and let's dive in! 🎸

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GAS moves in mysterious ways and this weeks spontaneous purchase turns out to have been planned over many months... it just arrived a bit sooner than expected! 😊 It also appears to be a bit of a 'rarity' but is it really 'the one'? Join us for a deep dive to find out more! 🎸

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What happens if you take a Fender Stratocaster and remove all the annoying bits and replace them with attributes and parts from a Gibson? Does it still sound like a Fender?... join us as we take a close up look and listen to find out! 🎸

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Last week we asked if the pickguard should be left off our Tokai and you answered in your thousands. Unfortunately the most popular answer isn't the one we wanted hear... so let's keep the poll open, debate some more, and see if we can sway the result back to the 'off' camp. 😬🎸🤞

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This week we take a close up look & listen to our gorgeous highly rated Japanese made Tokai Love Rock. We then take it apart to measure everything before 'fact checking' our contentious thumbnail claim... it's a post truth clickbait world baby so we're probably fine! 😁✌️

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This week the opportunity to trade our korina flying v for something new and shiny took us into London and within a rolling stones throw from Denmark St. Join us as we ogle at guitar porn and find out more about the streets' historical significance in the music industry. 🎸

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In this weeks episode we line up three affordable Epiphone centre block guitars for another 'side by side' comparison to decide which one we prefer... can you guess which one it is? 🧐 Bonus content is an exclusive extra borrowed from the Guitaristas TV channel 📺 Enjoy!

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This weeks feature length episode includes an attempt at fitting a Bigsby to several guitars before finding the right one, loads more guitars, some tasty playing, and a 'Klon Klone' demo with our special guest. Go grab a drink and some snacks... the weekend starts here guitar nerds!! 🎸🎸

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This week we review an affordable retro reissue from iconic British company Burns who are best known for creating some odd looking 'ahead of their time' guitars. Will the current range help to reignite that old flame? 🔥 join us for a deep dive look & listen and find out! 🎸

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This week we review our Epiphone ES 335 and prepare to fix the dodgy wiring before attempting to play a complicated solo without learning it properly. In studio 3 we muck around with a favourite SG and a scruffy Fender Blues Deville tube amp. Guitar porn doesn't get better than this!! 🎸🎸

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In this weeks episode we unbox our replacement ES339 and another 'impulse' purchase... but what are the odds they will both be ok? Find out more in this packed episode that features extra content, extended waffling, long pauses, and Josh Scott's favourite amp the MIG 50! 🔥

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After more than two years of relentless production, posting long-form videos on youtube each and every week, it's time to pause for breath and think about the future. So this week we pilot an idea that may lead to even more content... have a look and let us know what you think! 🎸

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Testing out my youtube audience's patience as well as a new Marshall Studio Vintage amp this week as I quite literally spend twenty minutes trying to turn it down. Can we find that 'Plexi' sound at 'bedroom' volumes?... join us and let's play with some knobs and find out! 🎸

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It's time to release some more of our ex-demo guitars into the wild, but is anyone really crazy enough to want a guitar that's been scratched since birth, taken apart, poked around, and even had an extra hole added? Check out the film and reverb listings to find out! 🎸

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Considered by many to be a better version of Gibson's ubiquitous ES-335, the original Epiphone Sheraton has long been on our list of favourite semi's. This week we take a close up look at our new Ebony II Pro to see if it really does give the 'big G' a run for more affordable money. 🎸

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This week it's finally time to review an Epiphone ES 339 and cor blimey guvnor it's bloody well Pelham Blue innit! 🎸🙌 Ok so we already know these are great and as one of our most requested guitars to 'review' this one should be a piece of cake... now what could possibly go wrong? 🤨

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To wrap up the side by side comparison between the 'expensive' Korina V and the standard version we must now play them both... but first the small matter of fixing the broken headstock. It's only glue and brushes so how hard can it be?? 😳 join us for a step by step idiots guide! 🎸

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It's part two of the Epiphone Flying V shenanigans this week as we put our purchases side by side on the bench and run through all the specs to try and work out what makes the Korina version twice as expensive. We can only go so far though... or can we?? 😉🎸

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A couple of surprise purchases this week led to the idea of reviewing and comparing this brace of Epiphone Flying V's. But sadly it doesn't go entirely to plan, so join us as we unbox the guitars and find out what problem is and why a major re-think is needed. 🎸🤷‍♂️ 🤔

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You simply can't walk past a shell pink telecaster that costs just £185... well I can't so I bought it and this weeks review of the amazing JET JT300 kicks of a new series where I compare a bunch of such budget axes. Watch out Fender the bar has been raised! 🎸👍

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The second in a series of films looking at my collection continues with a bunch of P90 loaded SG's, a couple of unusual 'standards', and a holy grail vintage junior which takes horny guitars to a whole other level. For those of you about to rock (and those of you too old to rock)... this film is ...

Today we start looking at The Guitaristas 'collection' and no better place to start than with a mixed bunch of tatty old SG's which I then attempt to play in an equally scruffy fashion. Join us and wonder what madness possessed me to buy some of these horned beauties! 😁🤦‍♂️🎸

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