Post your favorite axe (Musicians lounge)
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I recently had Mojotone (Burgaw, NC) made me a mini-Bluesbreaker combo cabinet. I installed a Marshall Origin 50w chassis along with a couple Warehouse speakers (ET-65 & Veteran 30). Liking it so far : )
Mojo makes some good stuff man! I love their British Vintage speakers.
Those Mojotone “British“ speakers do have a good reputation. There are so many that I wouldn’t know which one(s) to buy without hearing them. I had theses two Warehouse speakers around from a previous 2x12 so it was an easy choice to use them.
All of the Mojotone products I’ve researched, speakers, pickups, cabinets, etc. get real high marks. The build quality on this cabinet is top-notch. I’d definitely recommend them (cabinets) based on this experience. I’m thinking of trying out a set of their P-90s in a project I’m working on.
I had them build me a 4x12 with their Greenback clones several years ago. I had to bungee the head to the can to keep it from dancing off it was so lively. And, they used to be here in Winston. I worked with and for one of the owners early on.
What's the word on that satin standard?
If I told you it was a ‘76 Standard would you believe me (based on what you can see in the pic)?
About a year ago I bought that thing on eBay with a clean headstock break. It’s a ‘22 60’s Standard in a Guitar Center “exclusive” color. I’ve always loved the tribursts!
I got it real cheap, sold the factory hardware and ended up with about $700 in it.
I sent the guitar to Lay’s in Akron (famous guitar repair/refinish shop) to fix the neck, age the binding and spray over the original gloss nitro with satin. Then, build the guitar up with “aged” stuff I sent them.
The experience with Lay’s sucked (it took 11 months to get it back) but, they did a great job. I had another project I was going to send them but, I had such a bad experience I changed my mind.
Anyway, 1976 is the first year Gibson used the “Standard” script truss rod cover so, my intent was to do something that looked of that era. I have a couple satin guitars and I prefer the way they look over gloss.
The thing plays really well! Before and after pics:
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Nice guitar, but they could have easily color matched the headstock repair.
Cool! Never heard of Lay's though. Did they give you a time frame before hand?
From the first pic, you maybe could have sold it as a '76, but it dosen't have that Norlin vibe. A little too satin. And as soon as you see it don't have the pancake body the jig is up! I've actually have a '73 looking back at me from where i'm sitting. Heavy as lead!
From the first pic, you maybe could have sold it as a '76, but it dosen't have that Norlin vibe. A little too satin. And as soon as you see it don't have the pancake body the jig is up! I've actually have a '73 looking back at me from where i'm sitting. Heavy as lead!
Yeah, once you see that it‘s not a pancake body you know it’s not a ‘7X’s.
You’re right @MountaineerWV, they could have done a better job color matching the neck fix. There are a handful of things that they did “almost” right. Amateurish to be honest.
The owner, who did the work, quoted me 4-6 weeks when I initially talked to him. I have no idea what went on but, the guy was impossible to communicate with. It was a bad experience.
I got that old BC Rich re-wired and am playing it again,love the neck on that thing. I was looking on E-Bay for a case for it and some of the Basses popped up. It is an older Bass from the 80s, them things are going from $1200-$2000 bucks. I think I paid $200 for it way back when, I actually had 2 of them. I had a Purple fretless one that I paid $150 for. Wish I still had it.
I ain't selling it though.
Dang, how did I miss this thread? Some great axes in here! Glad to see a some fellow lurkers of the low end too. Here are the Roscoe triplets. The one on the left is a 2016 NAMM Show bass and the one on the right was commissioned as an anniversary present from my wife.
German Horseman's Axe - Etched Blade
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It's percussive.
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Man! Nice collection of 5'ers! I've known Keith for years. Good dude, and one of the best B strings in the business IMHO.
Thanks! And I agree on both points. I’ve not found a better B string yet. The several times I’ve been to the shop, Keith has always been a gracious host. I brought “Candy” with me (I didn’t name it) when I spec’d out my last build. He got a kick out of seeing it again. The piles of wood in that place are just amazing too! Here’s the man himself.
