Author Archives: bobwootton

It has no strap button on the heel or bass side Mickey Mouse ear.  No holes and mint, unbroken finish, so I conclude it never has.  As Gibson had been putting strap buttons on for years by then, this reinforces … Continue reading →

More pix of my Epiphone Casino 230T here, and my latest acquisition, a ’63 Firebird ! reissue with a huge neck, here.  Enjoy!

Having only ever seen one other, and that on the web, I got to thinking how rare this excellent, clean addition to my collection is.  Here’s my reasoning so far… Epiphones from the early sixties were made by Gibson on … Continue reading →

Regulars will know my love of early, single pickup Gibson ES330’s.  I wanted a sunburst one to complete the set with my natural and cherry models, and one day I discovered that there were single pickup Epiphone Casinos from the … Continue reading →

…this time me playing my much-loved ’61 Gibson ES330TC through my 50w Ceriatone Overtone Special, all the tone shaping coming from my fingers and the guitar’s volume control. Old school.

The purchase of TC Flashback delay and Corona chorus stomboxes some weeks back qualified me for a free TC drive pedal worth about £100 – a pretty good offer. Given my tastes and style, it was a pretty easy choice … Continue reading →

When I bought my TCelectronic Flashback delay and Corona chorus pedals recently, I’d already made my choice but the purchase was sweetened by the promise of a free drive stompbox bundled in. It transpired that you have to print and … Continue reading →

I’ve been playing quite a few gigs recently with a stripped-down rig of guitar, pedal and amp, using my Ceriatone or Egnater amps. I’ve found some rooms prefer the Zen/Dumkudo Twin pedal, others the Barber Burn Unit. Both give great … Continue reading →

…and it’s bloody fantastic.  It looks great… …and sounds way better still.  No wonder Robben Ford has ordered one too…

Given my penchant for overdrives and for the ‘Dumble sound’ – and having narrowly missed a Dumkudo on sale here recently – the rave reviews and artist list led me to treat myself. As I use numerous guitars with single-coil and humbucker … Continue reading →