The culmination of our 'affordable' telecaster review series is finally here as we bring them all together in one film to compare specs and sounds. Includes a whole lot of jamming, plenty of nerdy guitar specs, and talking utter nonsense for far longer than is strictly necessary! 😎🎸

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Some new additions to the Gretsch Electromatic range caught our attention so we grabbed a vintage white double P90 bigsby loaded jet to put through its paces. We describe it as affordable, unique, stylish, and *%$**£! cool... but what does it sound like?

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The time has finally come to send the beloved Gibson R4 off to a new owner but is this something we'll regret? In this send-off film we take a last close-up look and listen to it alongside the shiny new replacement Eastman SB56 and ask the question... is it worthy? 🎸

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Excitement turned to astonishment this week as the new Epiphone Explorer & Flying V's dropped with a hefty price tag. We bought one anyway but a stock error or some other shenanigans threaten to derail our review... does it get here in time? Join us to find out guitar nerds! 🧐🎸

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Following recent revelations about our love-hate relationship with the Gibson 'lifestyle brand', and a fairly solemn promise that we were well and truly 'over them', yet another SG arrived at our door this week. And it's Pink. I think we need help so let's talk this thing through! 🤨🎸

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Another fabulous Tele is added to the line-up in preparation for the mega comparison film planned for next month. It would have been rude not to have included 'the original' so we grabbed a Fender player and today take a close up look to see how it measures up!

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Today we embark on another epic adventure fulfilling a promise to upgrade our affordable Gretsch with new wiring and posh Dynasonic pickups. Will we regret this decision or does the 'tubing' system really work?... it's a long one so grab a picnic and join us to find out! 😎🎸

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Let's start the new year as we mean to go on... with a new guitar! 😁👍 much excitement as we look at the new 'original' model from Eastman - the Juliet, which comes with our favourite hand-rubbed finish and all the right stuff. Grab a drink and some nibbles and join us! 🎸

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We're a little bit over excited again this week as our 'secret' local guitar shop produced another gem of a guitar that we managed to swap for a couple of ex-demo guitars, some magic beans, and a fistful of dollars. Now if we can just get comfortable we will show you how it sounds...

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Another authentic Inspired by Gibson classic is added to the collection this week without breaking the bank. We love how today's Epiphone's play and feel and are a little over excited about our new Firebird... come join us for a close up look guitar nerds and see if we have found our mojo!

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The decision to buy this Hofner Verythin involved no conscious thought at all and while we already knew it was cool, discovering that Joe Strummer played one made the playing demos even more enjoyable. Join us for an depth review and a few decent grooves!! 😎🎸👌

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This week we look at our ridiculously expensive Gibson Les Paul R4 and wonder what possessed us to buy it. Should we now sell it and buy a whole bunch of more affordable guitars? or it is really so good that we can't bear to let it go. Join us for more therapy for Guitar addicts!! 😎🎸

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The new year has begun and it's time to make tough choices, I must sell some guitars to make room for new stock and keep the circle of guitars turning. Today, 7 guitars are being listed for sale including 2 beloved Gibsons... join me as we say goodbye to some old friends!

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Completing the line-up for our first 'affordable' T-Style comparison is this weeks review guitar from Tokai. Renowned for making 'better than original' copies we check out this Chinese version and find out if Japanese quality control is all it's cracked up to be. Warning: there will be waffle!! ...

The temptation of a colourful telecaster proved too much and resulted in the late night purchase of this sexy double-bound ltd edition olive green squier. £399 seems to buy you a whole lot of guitar this days... join us for an in depth look and listen to what you can get! 🎸

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Part Two of our 'round-up' series looking back at all the guitars we have bought, reviewed, and modified in 2022. Today we check out 12 affordable and amazing guitars all under £500 that we reviewed and added to our collection during the year. Which one(s) do you fancy??

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The mild disappointment of missing out on Gallagher's Epiphone Riviera was soon forgotten when we unexpectedly found ourselves front of the queue for the new Joe Strummer Telecaster from Fender. What's it like?... join us for a deep dive look and find out guitar nerds! 😎🎸👌

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This tanned sunburst beauty had been tempting us on various online guitar porn sites for several months until our popular reviews of the ES-335 and Casino suggested it was high time we hit the buy button. Could this be the 335 we wanted all along?... join us and find out!

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While perving at online Guitar porn for something 'affordable' recently we happened upon this G&L ASAT Classic going for a song. At nearly 50% off retail price this was a no brainer and fits nicely into our forthcoming series of £500 T-Styles. Fancy a closer look guitar nerds? 😎🎸

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In this hour long final show for 2022 we look back at some odd and some 'star' guitars... some fun and some frustrating upgrade project's, and finally we bring the year to a close with announcing our favourite discovery and guitar of the year. Happy New Year guitar nerds! 🎸🎉

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In this hour long final show for 2022 we look back at some odd and some 'star' guitars... some fun and some frustrating upgrade project's, and finally we bring t...

More clickbait style thumbnail tomfoolery this week as we tease you with an unidentified box full of Eastman. So are all the great things that people say about this guitar company true?... join us for an unboxing and deep dive review and let's find out!! 🎸

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As we crash towards the end of the year here's the first part of a 'round-up' series where we look back at all the guitars we have bought, reviewed, and often modified in 2022. Join us for a run down of some of the good, bad and frustrating experiences of a youtube Guitarista!

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At long last 'part two' of the series where I present alternatives to the ubiquitous es-335. This time we include original reissues from Gretsch, Hofner, Guild, and Fender... will any of these beauties tempt you away from the everyman choice??

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