pictures of your guitars here

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:38 pm

WOAH! EPIPHONE!! WOAH!!!!

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:38 pm

I just bought a Melody Maker for a back up guitar to my Jazzmaster and it is awesome! Love the guitar

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:42 pm

if i could find one in white, i'd probably have to sell something to get it.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:09 pm

dezb1 wrote:
Seeing as I had my camera out, I thought Iâ€™d post a photo of my current collection

That epiphone is absolutely gorgeous

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:43 pm

portugalwillie wrote:I just bought a Melody Maker for a back up guitar to my Jazzmaster and it is awesome! Love the guitar

Aye theyâ€™re excellent wee guitars, everyone always goes on about the finish (which isnâ€™t great) but if they took the time to actually play one theyâ€™d realise what they were missing out on (a Les Paul junior junior).

ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:WOAH! EPIPHONE!! WOAH!!!!

mrperson wrote:That epiphone is absolutely gorgeous

Cheers, my first decent guitar. Iâ€™ve bought and sold a lot of guitars over the years but that one will never be sold (due to my immense sentimentality).

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:16 pm

Not posted this up yet (redundancy present lol), i know y'all gonna jizz looking at this

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:30 pm

i'm going to go out on a limb here and say... that's actually quite nice.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:46 pm

Fran wrote:Not posted this up yet (redundancy present lol), i know y'all gonna jizz looking at this

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:48 pm

Thanks. The Mock is probably the most tame BCR shape other than the Superstrat stuff. The neck through construction is beautiful, sonically it's like a SG but the fretboard is ebony.
Can we expect to see some BCR action at future Black International gigs?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:54 pm

Awesome Fran...I've actually wanted one of those at one point, they are classy guitars.

Yours has one of the most present flames on an NJ I've seen.

This is still my favorite mockingbird though, one day when I have money and room for a bajillion guitars I will own this:

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:11 pm

Pic not showing up Nick.

I'd like a 70s Bernie Rico model but they are ridiculous money, its just a pipe dream same as owning a Mosrite.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:38 pm

Fran wrote:Pic not showing up Nick.

I used my mod powers to edit it so it is. I sort of wish I hadn't now.

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of price was your BC Rich Fran? It looks class. I love the neck/body join.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:45 pm

BAN JAMES! D:

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:56 pm

James wrote:
Fran wrote:Pic not showing up Nick.
I used my mod powers to edit it so it is. I sort of wish I hadn't now.

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of price was your BC Rich Fran? It looks class. I love the neck/body join.

This is the good part, they are on Thomann for Â£153

my local store is BCR dealer and he said they must be selling them at a loss. They usually retail over Â£400, in fact, you can't buy bolt on model for Â£153 on eBay. Not new.
Needless to say, I couldn't help myself at that price.

Nick. That is sick. Love it.

James · Post by **James** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:00 am

link

Holy crap that's cheap. I was expecting you to say Â£500-700.

I feel very tempted.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:24 am

You cant go wrong James, srsly. I mentioned the model on the BCR forum thinking there was a 'catch' but apparently the only misleading information is its a quilted maple top not birds eye maple, its also a veneer not a cap like on the originals (its Chinese btw but they have stepped up their game immensely over the last few years as we all know). They also said Thomann do these one-off's from time to time much to my local dealers fury. Come christmas they may be Â£300. Shipping is 10 euro's (no import fee) and it arrived in 4 days, excellent service.

Thing is, its easy to dismiss BCR through association and the ridiculous models with the awful 'widow' headstock but the 'classics' are just that. They can be what you want them to be, like this dude, his friend fitted some P90 flavor humbuckers on this...

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James · Post by **James** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:47 am

Although I love the way the neck meets the body, that's actually part of the problem. I'm trying to avoid buying any guitars that aren't bolt-on because they'd be a hassle to take with me when I go to America so will likely have to be sold here. A bolt on I can take apart and pack in with clothes and whatever else. If it wasn't for that I'd probably go for it. It's silly cheap.

I played quite a few 'metal' guitars in America and the thing I disliked about a lot of them was that the frets were just huge. Very wide and very high. It was almost like playing a scalloped neck. These look more reasonable.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:54 am

Yeah, this is 'classic series' based on the late 70s Mockingbirds. Its more Gibson than Schecter Hellraiser as far as frets, feel and sounds are concerned.
Dammit James, i thought you was going to be my brethren here.

Two cases aint that bad right? Oh, Thomann send you a bottle of Pimms with the guitar as well.. did i forget to mention that?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:40 am

That's fucking stunning looking, Fran. It's also a steal, at that price.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:21 am

The 'mocking' is from the crowd. No seriously it looks a very well put-together guitar but the shape is just LOL.