Looking around for another telecaster we came across a great looking 'budget' relic version from Gear4Music and at just £149 snapped one up. Only later did it occur that reviewing a 'cheap' guitar from our channel partner may not be the smartest move... what if it's a bit rubbish? 😳

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This week we are safely back in the studio with the new Eastman sc'52 and it's time to remove all the screws (and bolts!) and find out what makes it tick. Then if we can remember how it goes back together we'll restring it and see what it sounds like! 😆🎸👌

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Have you ever done that thing when you've bought guitar and you're not really sure why? so you quietly keep this one under wraps. This is the story of how my own 'guilty secret' became my number 1 go-to guitar and is now a glittering prize & worthy addition to any collection. 😊🎸

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Another budget guitar from Hartwood this week which could be raising the stakes in this price point. Originality is not really what you expect to find for £299 yet here it is... and this one inspires a vague Motorcycle Gang Analogy Thumbnail and Leather Jacketed Jam. Top stuff!! 😎🎸🏍🖤

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This week we check out another of those cheap Heritage guitars made in 'you know where' 😉 It's a fiesty little beast and although it has a few 'issues' they are not something that can't be fixed with a screwdriver and positive attitude 💪 Buckle up it's a long one!! 📺

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This week we finally take a look at a Guild Polara in the form of this hot rodded single pickup no frills shred machine that they call the ‘Night Edition’ 🔥 It certainly can Chug but can it clean up enough to suit this old farts boomer blues style?? 🤔 Let the battle commence!! 😆🎸👍

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The thing about Epiphone price gouging is that many of us resist paying the ridiculous prices and eventually they drop like a stone and we can swoop in and pick up a bargain... like this 63 Firebird at a massive £500 discount! 😝 Ok it was still expensive but that's GAS for you... got to keep it l...

With Christmas fast approaching we take a look and listen to one of a huge range of EastCoast 'guitar starter kits' aimed at equipping beginners with everything they need to start their guitar journey with proper capable gear 🎸Wow I wish I'd had one of these when I was 12! 😛👍

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Epiphone's questionable pricing strategy on some of its higher spec models seems to have backfired with prices now dropping and up to 40% discounts not uncommon. Now at just £799 this Shinichi Ubukata ES 355 was a steal so we bought it! 😁🎸👍

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A 'budget' range that caught our magpie eyes recently is G4M's in-house (we think) brand Hartwood. It's an impressive looking line-up of retro original and super cool guitars for under £300. Originality on a budget can't be up to much can it?... join us and let's find out! 😎🎸

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Much excitement this week when a much lusted after P90 loaded Epiphone Les Paul was announced with a very reasonable price tag! 😲 It's got Joe Bonamassa's signature on it and we think he had a say in the price ... at under $900 this one is definitely for the kids! 😎🎸🤘

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Another cheap 'T-Style' goes under the microscope this week as we take a close up look and listen to Fender's Squier Sonic Telecaster. Can you get a 'real' Telecaster for £149 that doesn't fall apart and sound a bit rubbish? 🧐 Come and join us as we get stuck in and find out! 😁🎸👌

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On paper this is a great idea… a mash up of a Tele and a Les Paul to create perhaps the perfect jack of all trades? But that’s also the problem for me - I love it but it’s too fussy. It fought me hard and while i wasn’t looking for trouble a copyright strike kept me up late re-cutting this one......

Epiphone have at long last released an artiste signature that's squarely aimed at the Gen Z kids and has a price tag to match. But the new Yungblud SG Junior is right up this Old Gen X Boomer Punk's alley too so let's plug it in and get that fleabag loop going! 🖤🖤🖤

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Unlike the UK general election, the result of last weeks Heritage vote was a close run thing so we get stuck in and review them both together, side by side in sound and vision. What do we think of them and is the new import range a good idea?... Join us and find out! 🎸

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This week I put my prejudices aside and give this divisive brand another chance. This 2005 PRS SE Soapbar II looks like my kind of jam so maybe this is what I've been missing? Let's take a close-up look and listen and see if this one gets my mojo working! 😁🎸

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In spite of my not being much of a fan, this week we review another beautiful Les Paul which I've shelled out proper money for 🤷‍♂️ I find them uncomfortable to play and difficult to coax a convincing sound from... will this one be any different? Grab a cuppa and let's find out! 🎸

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Another 'cheap as chips' T style is under scrutiny this week... the Bax Music own brand Fazley Coyote Basic is just £89 including shipping! First impressions were not good so we ask is this one even worth the asking price? Grab a cuppa and some snacks and let's find out! 😎🎸

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Having recently vowed never again to spend £1500 on an Epiphone, the new USA made '59 Coronet has me reaching for my credit card in a nitro-cellulose fuelled frenzy. I know it's wrong but it feels so right... join me as I struggle with my conscience & review this American Beauty! 🤤

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I like scruffy guitars and when I spotted this rare beauty for sale at a great price in Spain I couldn't resist... one cheeky offer later and my new 'black booty' was on the way here to Blighty! 😁 Is it an alternative to the unobtainium Gibson?... let's find out! 🎸

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Cracking on with our series reviewing budget 'own brand' T Style guitars from sellers here in Europe, today it's the turn of the Andertons in-house brand EastCoast. It's just £99 and sure looks the part, but it can't really be any good can it? Join us and find out! 🎸

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I'm grateful that the recent spate of stupidly expensive Epiphone releases reminded me that I needed to get the much more affordable P90 equipped Yamaha Revstar RSS02T. At only $850 it sets the bar very high... join us guitar nerds to see and hear why! 🎸🙌

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What if you could buy an authentic SG that is hand-built with premium parts, by skilled craftsman, with all the love and attention on par with the best Gibson Custom Murphy Labs, but for the cost of a Chinese Epiphone? Let me show you my new number 1...

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This week we continue the series reviewing budget 'own brand' T Style guitars from sellers here in Europe. Today it's the turn of big chain PMT's 'Antiquity' brand... a George Harrison tribute Rosewood Telecaster for just £179?? 😲 surely not...

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