Until recently 'authentic' Les Paul Junior DC's were only available at silly prices from Gibson but now an 'affordable' version of this legendary guitar joins the Epiphone 'Inspired By Gibson' range. But for how long will it be in the line-up?... you may want to grab one while you can. 🎸🔥

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This week we take a look at one of the new 'Knoxville' series of budget guitars from Gear 4 Music 🎸 Entry level cheap guitars have come a long way in recent years but does £99 really buy you a decent playing and sounding instrument? 🤔 Join us and let's find out!!

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At last it's the long awaited & much anticipated review of Epiphone's £799 BB King Lucille the famous guitar(s) named in memory of a bar brawl. With varitone circuit and stereo output jacks there's a lot going on but we do our best to put it all to the test! 😎🎸👍

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We're finally back to the guitar reviews after an enforced break from playing and what better way to start than with this reissue of the 1966 Epiphone Coronet. This ticks all the boxes for me and at just £499 might just be the best P90 junior ever? 😎🎸👍

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No it's not the $10,000 Gibson Mick Ronson Signature but it certainly looks the part and for a mere £1249 (with a free pedal thrown in) this Les Paul Studio was a real mega deal! 😎👍 Join us for a deep dive look and check the link below to win it in our latest raffle!! 🎸

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It's time to review the final guitar from our January GAS attack and take a closer look at the budget 'bog standard' alternative to the Gibson SG 🎸 It has curves in all the right places and sounds pretty sweet but can £399 really buy you a 'proper' SG? 🤔

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Another vintage reissue caught our eye during a late night session surfing 'guitar porn'... what is this beauty and why had we never seen one before? 🤨 Join us and check out this new 'affordable' Gretsch CVT and find out why we are smitten! 😛🎸🔥

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The recent release of the 'SE' version of the NF53 has caused quite a stir... many YouTubers sing it's praise while there are some that think it's just 'fugly' 🤨 Shall we have a look and listen and make our own minds up? 🤔🎸

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We all wanted this one when it came out but it was too much to pay (for an Epiphone) until we snagged one in the January sales at 25% discount 😁🎉 So join us for a close up look and listen... is it really as 'high end' as they claim?? 🎸🤔

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Ok it's another single P90 guitar and yes it's another Gibson... but honestly there are several good reasons we got this guitar in to review and do we really need an excuse anyway??... it's back in the Gibson line-up and it's bloody brilliant so we got one!! 😆🎸🤘

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One of our favourite budget guitars the Hartwood Charger has had a range refresh including new colours and a stripped down 'starter pack' version, so when G4M offered to donate one to our favourite youth music charity we couldn't really say no... 😎🎸

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Here's the story of one of those 'cheap' Gibson guitars they used to knock out back in the days BC (before Cesar 😜). We wonder how this came to be hanging out in a pawn shop in Hammersmith and thank our lucky stars it found a way into these hands 🙏 It bloody rocks!! 😎🤘

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This is probably the longest, slowest, and most nerdy detailed comparison between Epiphone and Gibson guitars ever! 🎸🧐 So grab a beverage and some nibbles and buckle up for a deep dive into what makes each of these guitars tick and perhaps find out why they are so expensive! 😊.

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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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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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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 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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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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