steve-soar

My Jaydee Mark King. 1986 model, crap fretting, binding on neck coming away from finger board, dead spots all over the neck, hissed like a deflating tyre. Wish I could get it back from the person I sold it to in 1995.

I feel your pain. Mine is only a few weeks away too, be strong my friend, be strong.

Don't know about the later ones but the new ones seem great for the money. A pupil of mine plays one and after I set it up, it sounded and felt good.

Put a bucket under your chin to collect the saliva as I'm sure the enzymes contained will cut through all of the years worth of spadge.

Just looked at workshop tour, seems like these guys mean business. I remember the Gus boys from back when they started. I always fancied one but was app rihensive of the upcharge for a left hander.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='43030' date='Aug 8 2007, 07:57 PM']Alpha-Dave, AFAIK all the Gus instruments have a Cedar core. Some of the more recent ones (in paticular the G1 10 guitar) have a carbon weave finish, but it's still a skin only. There's a [url="http://www.gusguitars.com/tour.php"]workshop tour[/url] on the Gus site which explains his construction technique, plus more info in a recent article in recent Guitar and Bass Magazine where Simon explains the changes he's made to the production process since the site tour. Simon makes all the parts himself except for the machine heads, strap buttons, frets and electronc components. The bridge is a wonderful design and the vibrato one on the guitar is very smooth and stable. I've been interested in the instruments Simon produces as Gus Guitars since I saw pictures of his prototypes in the musical instrument mags in the mid to late 80s. I'm now fortunate enough to be the owner of three - this fretless, a 5-string fretted bass and a G1 vibrato guitar. I like my instruments to be visually impactful as well as playing and sounding great, that's why I'm also GASing for a Basslab, and a Spalt Hybrid as well as looking for the opportunity to try out some of the more weird and wonderful basses and guitars that I've seen on various luthiers' web sites. steve-soar, glad you like it! Can't have enough of the shiny! Have I tempted you into ordering for one yourself though?[/quote] A bit too rich for my blood, at 3k.

Oh bum, could have sold mine to you.

What? a bit weak? Mine sounds very strong. However, it sounds NOTHING like a good Precision pup in the way that there are all of those lovely overtones and bark, it's louder and has more bass. I'd strongly suggest a rewind as I have now come to realise I personally prefer the sound of passives in a Precision.

Thats because it's almost a Skelf guitar.

Cameo "Word Up", Prince "Alphabet Street"

LETS TRY TO GET TOM FOR BASS DAY. ONE OF THE BEST, LEAST KNOW BASSISTS IN THE UK.

I hope they do let Pete Banks play, as the first 2 albums, especially Time and a Word are beautiful.

Ah, I see. John must lay the batteries flat. Doh!

That cocobolo almost made me weep, it's that beautiful. I think the next ACG may have a nice bit of that

TOTALLY MY CUP OF TEA WITH 20 SUGARS

Mine is very old now, the chassis says 1999 but the circuit boards have 1997 on them. No issues WHATSOEVER. (TOUCH WOOD)