I picked up this cheap ES-335 copy a couple of weeks ago and after doing a few minor repairs on it I recorded this little ditty while testing out the guitar.
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Funky Blues In G
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- VikingBlues
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Re: Funky Blues In G
It doesn't sound like a cheap copy - but that could be a lot to do with the player!
Nice tone - nice note choices.
Nice tone - nice note choices.
An improv a day keeps the demons at bay!
Re: Funky Blues In G
Sounds good! Nice playing too.
That's a Jay Turser, isn't it? My brother had a JT strat that was pretty all right. Only cost about a hundred dollars. They seem very nice for the money.
That's a Jay Turser, isn't it? My brother had a JT strat that was pretty all right. Only cost about a hundred dollars. They seem very nice for the money.
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Re: Funky Blues In G
Hi folks;
Indeed it is a Jay Turser guitar but I have no idea what model. I also have a JT Les Paul Studio copy as well. I got this ES-335 copy used for $75 but it needed new tuners and the the body at the input jack had been damaged making the jack loose. I had a set of new tuners sitting here for such an occasion and I did a cheap repair to the input jack plus I needed to hammer down a couple of frets. I put on a set of Ernie Ball custom .011-.054 gauge strings and played it through a real tiny practice amp for the video. It's a playable guitar but it certainly isn't anything like a Gibson or even an Epiphone. One thing that is cool is that it has a lively acoustic sound when not plugged in. I imagine if it had better pickups it would sound a lot better.
Thanks for watching!
Indeed it is a Jay Turser guitar but I have no idea what model. I also have a JT Les Paul Studio copy as well. I got this ES-335 copy used for $75 but it needed new tuners and the the body at the input jack had been damaged making the jack loose. I had a set of new tuners sitting here for such an occasion and I did a cheap repair to the input jack plus I needed to hammer down a couple of frets. I put on a set of Ernie Ball custom .011-.054 gauge strings and played it through a real tiny practice amp for the video. It's a playable guitar but it certainly isn't anything like a Gibson or even an Epiphone. One thing that is cool is that it has a lively acoustic sound when not plugged in. I imagine if it had better pickups it would sound a lot better.
Thanks for watching!
- 2WheelsOfBlues
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cheap or not, like the sound of it.
You can say "job well done"
You can say "job well done"
play guitar like the wind, mysterious but definitely present....
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Those semi-hollows are great (I'm a 335 fan) ... the tone around 1:50 would make a Gibson proud! Great playing!
- DeaconBlues
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Nothing wrong with that tone at all. Great playing as well.
I've been thinking of picking up a Jay Turser copy, myself, but nobody seems to be making one.
I've been thinking of picking up a Jay Turser copy, myself, but nobody seems to be making one.
That boy ain't right...,
but he's big on the North Sea Coast of Germany.
but he's big on the North Sea Coast of Germany.