Re: Return of the Gibson shocker thread!
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:13 pm
Looks like a 1980s' budget Westone.
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"Great sustain from the density."robthemac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:20 pm Ah yes, a Les Paul that is traditional, like the name suggests. My favourite vintage Les Pauls have blue finishes and robotic tuners.
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Can’t really see that myself. Reminds me more of the MusicMan St Vincent that got some good publicity a few years back. Either way, play authentic
I recall the sandy coloured ones the most. Garbage but a step in the right direction for budget guitars after the Grant Les Paul etc. copies that the Littlewoods catalog sold.Danger Mouse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:33 pmAh that's what it reminds me of!
It would have been more obvious if it was painted black, I'm 99.99% sure all Westones were black.
It may have been the local importer in NZ that got in all the black Westones. There were a few dotted around in the early days of my guitar playing, mates had them, I can remember a couple in the local guitar shop, all of them black. This was only just pre-Ibanez and Washburn time though, they came out maybe a year or two after I started playing seriously. My RG440 (which I still have) I got on special as the RG5** range had just been released and my brother and his mates all had Washburns, they'd started playing a couple of years after me and Washburn was the go to beginner brand by then.Molly wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:50 pmI recall the sandy coloured ones the most. Garbage but a step in the right direction for budget guitars after the Grant Les Paul etc. copies that the Littlewoods catalog sold.Danger Mouse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:33 pmAh that's what it reminds me of!
It would have been more obvious if it was painted black, I'm 99.99% sure all Westones were black.
I think Ibanez and Washburn did a lot for cheap guitars. Maybe Ibanez especially. Then the first Squiers came along. They were bloody good.
That was a great response to the unobtainable Jackson/Charvel offerings and I bet Ibanez landed some lifelong customers out of them. I had quite a few configurations of the range. None of us minded the scarf joint (probably cry foul if our PRS had such a thing).Danger Mouse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:59 pm My RG440 (which I still have) I got on special as the RG5** range had just been released
That's not a burst!robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:41 pm One of the all-time worst Bursts.
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Or an odd wear pattern on a nice Ebonyrobthemac wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:41 pm One of the all-time worst Bursts.
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