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Cheers for that, I'd seen that they were marketed as copies using the same circuitry as the pricier models, just wondered how true that was.

I currently use a line 6 POD to get different sounds, but it's complicated to use as it's got so many settings, combined with a tiny Orange amp that's got two gains allowing a pretty wide range of tones I probably don't really need anything more.

Just getting a bit overexcited.

There are loads of great OD and distortion pedals available for peanuts these days, courtesy of our friends in China. Mainly clones of boutique designs, so as long as you don't mind this, fill yr boots.

+1 for Joyo, I have a couple of theirs and they sound great.

Almost ready for paint, quick test setup...

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Almost there...

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Oh my

Last coat went on yesterday... Not long now... :D

Might even be ready for our first gig on Saturday!

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Polishing's starting on Sunday, not gonna be ready for the gig after all but that's OK... I'll take the '72 LP Custom and the '58 Junior instead... #winning

Can anyone recommend anywhere for a restoration of a truly vintage instrument. Denmark Street the place to go?

Most definitely not, what is it? It's a specialist job, go to a luthier who knows what he's doing... @rickster will know...

And what's wrong with it? Original condition is best, unless it's totally unplayable or it's been desecrated in some way...

Holy shit, I just got a hankering to try one of those cheap danelectro mini pedal fuzzes as I saw someone using one and figured it would be cheap. I think there were about 25 quid new. I had a couple of the other ones. Found a used one for £12... but the thread was from 2007. Googled some more... Cheapest one currently on Amazon UK is.... £257 plus shipping from Japan. Wtf!?

Whaa? Which model Dano fuzz?

@croft - tell us more. What is it? What work might be needed? A repairer right for one kind of job may not be right for another. Info pls!

So its a 1966 (original) Fender Mustang. Work would be:

• Paint strip and refinish.
  
• Rewiring/soldering current wiring.
  
• Headstock repair. Current holes have been drilled too large to take regular sized tuners.
  
  

cheers!

This post is useless without pictures... Sounds tasty...

Paint strip and refinish.

Pitchforks at the ready! :)

Here she is.

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Ah, paint looks non-original? And rough!
Scratchplate looks nice though

Paint is not original.

All I can see is it may need a new scratchplate, looks lovely... Leave it as it is...

what does it sound like? is it playable?

leave it alone!

Super nice!

It was the French Toast Octave Fuzz (Foxx Tone Machine clone). Yeah it seems that the old Danelectro mini pedals are no longer available in the UK and perhaps because of some mad scarcity-related algorithm, something that you can still buy for $25 in the states is being flogged through Amazon at £250 shipped from Japan. Mental.

I had a couple of them years back and liked them fine. Will never be willing to pay 10 x the retail value though! I can't imagine any sane person would be.

buys three

Sweet Mustang!

A fairly affordable refin plus some woodwork/electronics is probably right up Philippe Dubreuille's street. A new scratchplate wouldn't be a problem, but I really like it too... vintage bodges are dead cool IMO.

Grazie. Deffo keeping the scratchplate. Its original and I like the bodge job.
It's not clear from the photos how poor the quality of the refinish is, also the headstock issues make it pretty unplayable as is. I'll get in touch with Philippe - Camden is more accessible for me than Denmark St.

Dude, Camden is, like, two miles (?!?) from Denmark Street? Has Philippe moved?

Get a nice aged olympic white, will look stellar... #whiteisright #notracist

Picked up this lovely little 1x12 yesterday - it has an incredible tone for something so small & light; 10kg for a bass cab!