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EP 516 Blues ideas

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    • October 3, 2025 at 11:24 pm #401060
      Dieter
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        With Blues Ideas, I’m using my old, cheap South Korean Vester. I bought this very solidly built instrument 20 years ago for around $250. The only thing I’ve replaced are the pickups, which I swapped out for Gibson P90s. Unfortunately, for some inexplicable reason, the video quality is pretty poor, but I didn’t notice that until it was too late.

        Dieter

      • October 4, 2025 at 6:08 am #401064
        Garry
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          Some cool licks on display Dieter. Not familiar with this one but I’ll have a closer look. Well played! All the best! 😎🎸😎

        • October 4, 2025 at 3:02 pm #401082
          JoeD1
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            Sounds very good Dieter.

            Joe

            The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
            Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
            --Graeme Edge

          • October 4, 2025 at 5:12 pm #401086
            San Luis Rey
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              That guitar sounds awesome Dieter! I have an Epiphone Dot from 2002 built in the Sain, Korea plant that’s a good player.
              Mike

              Mike

            • October 4, 2025 at 6:30 pm #401089
              Geoff
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                There are some pretty nice chords in this one Dieter and we’ll played as usual 👌.

                The more I hear guitars the less convinced i am that there is any need to purchase expensive ones. This one of yours sounds great and at a great price too. I was out demoing some jazzmasters last weekend and I could not tell the difference between the Fender and the Squire versions. The only difference was the Squire was half the price 🤔

                Even my classical guitar which was probably equivalent to $3000 in today’s money is only marginally better than my $800 Yamaha Flamenco.

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