![]() ![]() The circuit now consists of a 1N4148, a 1N4001 and a 0.001uF ceramic capacitor to smooth the effect slightly. Instead, LD3 (the second LED in the overdrive circuit) has been removed and instead two diodes have been installed in opposite directions with lower forward voltage than the LEDs. This produces a lot more headroom, but results in opamp clipping at high gain/input. Here's what I documented at the time: Because opamp clipping is generally harsh and potentially even harsher than the LED based overdrive circuit on its own, removing them without a replacement is effectively the same as bypassing the resistor labeled R8 (22K) without engaging the LED's. That's blunt, but I've been here for shits and giggles.Īs for the LED's, I ended up with two non matched diodes and a cap. It does a fair clean sound for SS, and it even does the VOX chime. My advice is give up now, or use it as a learning experience where you can screw things up at a low price tag. 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.I have one of those amps and took it to hell and back trying to find a way of getting a decent dirty sound out of it. 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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