9/26/2023 0 Comments Vox pathfinder 15r fuseMarshall Artist (1973ish?) swapped out the greenbacks with 100watt celestions (I think) from 2 Marshall 1912 cabs. Sadly left to rust and rot in my parents garage for far too long when I had no house. That thing weighed a ton! It used to pop fuses all the time, and the floorswitch was shit, but apart from that it was great - I ran a POD 2.0 through the power amp later in life in a Hardcore band, and actually sounded really good - I then ran the POD through the FX return of a friends Marshall jubilee 2550(?) Live for a few years until someone robbed the POD at a gig at the 12 Bar. Marshall 9000 Power Amp, with 9001 Pre-Amp - I loved this thing, sounded killer for the metal (and classic rock, although it was metal bands I was in at this time) I bought it from somewhere on Denmark Street (before the internet) and carried it home on the train, blood was literally seeping out of the skin of my fingers where they had made a shitty handle from gaffa tape. I think its still in my mates studio, but he might have binned it by now. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Peavey Bandit - Bass and Treble on full, Mids right down - Thrash metal heaven. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. Other electric models include: HOFNER ELECTRICS: Committee, Verithin 66, Ambassador, President, Senator, Galaxie, HOFNER BASSES: Violin bass, Verithin bass, Senator bass, Professional bass GIBSON ELECTRICS: Barney Kessel, ES-330TD, ES-335TD, ES-345TD, ES-175D, ES-125CD, SG Standard, SG Junior, SG Special GIBSON BASSES: EB-0, EB-2, EB-3 - plus a LOT of acoustics branded Gibson, Hofner, Selmer and Gianniniīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). ![]() This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. (left channel) and a Shure SM57 (right channel), through a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface - highly recommended gear!ġ961 Hohner Zambesi / 1965 Vox AC4 (long version, 5m 20s) There is a much longer video of this guitar exploring more settings from this guitar / amp in the vintageguitarandbass supporting members area here. Great guitar (despite some hardware peculiarities), great amp! But despite all this, it is a very playable guitar! And it works well with this mid-sixties Vox AC4. In fact there isn't much adjustability at all - the pickup height is set, and the floating bridge requires manual placement. ![]() ![]() The neck is deep and solid - and doesn't feel like it could move much - there is no adjustable truss rod. ![]() It sounds pretty dark, with a fat woody tone - in part the result of it's solid mahogany body and set mahogany neck - far more like an early Gibson than an early Fender. This is a really interesting early British guitar, and nicely built, with electronics by Fenton Weill, and woodwork by furniture manufacturer Stuart Darkins. 1961 Hohner Zambesi / 1965 Vox AC4 (short version, 3m 19s)įind out more about these instruments here: 1961 Hohner Zambesi, 1965 Vox AC4
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