Recent content by Ethelread

Yes, pretty well all retailers put one up on their site with stock photos after NAMM. But expected dates have been back on a regular basis and I see that today Andertons have put July. I'm not optimistic about that even. Ah well. :rolleyes:

Hmm... no sign of Santana Egyptian Gold SE. NAMM announcement was a bit previous it would seem...:(

Just watched that video. Good grief, what an utterly appalling piece of 'workmanship' !!! Paul Reed Smith was hesitant about introducing an Asian-made affordable range as I recall, lest it impact his cherished PRS brand. Well, if they're allowing this crap to be sold then his initial fears...

My Mum's name was Ethel. Mine is John. :cool:

I'll try and mackle up a sounds demo video next week. :eek::cool:

I haven't had any G.A.S. for over a year, and downsized my collection recently. All was well until.....that Santana SE in Egyptian Gold!!! I confess to having a total weakness to gold guitars and the crisp squared-off outlines of this guitar also appeal for some reason. Now, I wonder how...

Gold guitars.......mmmmmmm.................:D:) Congratulations!

After more cogitation, I finally went for a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates in the neck position and a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom in the neck. And they sound terrific!

I like watching the Andertons videos, and notice Lee always goes for a certain 'test' lick whenever he starts playing. I spliced a few together as a tribute!

I love the aesthetics of the single cut - the grace of the PRS traditional shape allied to a soupcon of Les Paul. I adore the 'Blood Orange' one that Lee Anderton starts playing at 51:12 here:

I have a Bernie which I love, and I'm lucky enough to be able to compare it easily to Epiphones (I have two Epiphone Bonamassas, gold and Pelham Blue, and a Slash Rosso Corsa), and two Gibson Les Paul Customs. I'd place the Bernie beneath my Customs (no brainer) but on a par with my Epiphones...

Nice! Congratulations! I have the 'gold all over' one. I love the feel of the neck on these. Now I've had mine for three months or so, I've decided to upgrade the pickups to:- Seymour Duncan SH-PG1n Pearly Gates Zebra - Neck Seymour Duncan SH-11 Custom Custom - Bridge. Apparently that's a...

After much cogitation and other input I'm going to go for a set of Bare Knuckle 'Abraxas'. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for all input!

Just arrived! It took two and half months but I now have it! Great sounds!

I'm thinking of upgrading my excellent SE Bernie Marsden (gold all over finish!) with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded Set: SH2 Neck Jazz and SH4 Bridge JB. I don't play high gain stuff, mostly blues using the neck pickup plus maybe a smidgen of crunch, and occasional gain-y solos with the bridge...