Much excitement this week as the new Epiphone Bille Joe Junior dropped and we were lucky enough to bag one with a little help from our mates at PMT Southend. Close-up guitar 'nerdery' follows before we dust off our punk chops and have an absolute blast on this little beauty!
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0:00 intro & coming up
1:15 a special day
3:49 what does it weigh?
4:14 specs rundown
5:34 pickup output measurement
6:10 tailpiece & intonation info
7:34 talking nonsense
8:55 a look under the pickup
10:04 inside control cavity
10:30 billie joe signature
11:25 neck profile & measurements
12:05 my string locking technique
13:47 tuning & stretching the strings
14:54 setting the action and intonation
17:57 what does it sound like?
20:38 green day & some 70's punk
23:23 a bit of reggae jamming
25:15 so what do we think?
27:25 where's the case?
28:37 and finally...
29:20 play out jam
Signal Chain Info:
Drive Pedals (when on): Klon KTR / RAT
Amp: Blackstar HT1H / Marshall AVT112
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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27 июл 2024
