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This li'l Thug showed up at my door the other day just lookin' to start trouble...

I half-remember all the various Brownsville guitars offered by Sam Ash in the 90's. I didn't have much sense or money back then to grab a few. I do have one that I won't sell (pickups are upgraded, though). They even had very budget-friendly amps of all sizes, which sounded really good for solid state.

Don't know Brownsville guitars, but that one is really cool! Love the color and the chrome PUs.

Congrats!

Bumpers for blocks. Sweet burst!

I don't know about LT's "thug", but mine shares the same shape and model with SX GG1. I am convinced they share the same DNA and origin

Gear_Junky wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 3:04 pm I half-remember all the various Brownsville guitars offered by Sam Ash in the 90's. I didn't have much sense or money back then to grab a few. I do have one that I won't sell (pickups are upgraded, though). They even had very budget-friendly amps of all sizes, which sounded really good for solid state.

I used to see that LP-style model in my local Sam Ash back in the day , very cool (though I might have chosen to locate the pickup selector toggle elsewhere!). What are those pickups you put in -- GFS?

Lacking Talent wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:48 pm I used to see that LP-style model in my local Sam Ash back in the day , very cool (though I might have chosen to locate the pickup selector toggle elsewhere!). What are those pickups you put in -- GFS?

Yes, I know what you mean, but it hasn't bothered me. The pickups are GFS Dream 180 - IMHO they are excellent. I suspect that it's the adjustable poles on each coil that contribute to the twangy clarity and string definition that you just don't get with even the best examples of PAF-style pickups. And they split well, too. I have it wired to split them both with one push-pull and the other push-pull puts them in/out of phase with each other in middle position. Even that sound is useable and the noise is bearable (single coils in out-of-phase mode are hum-adding from what I recall).

Razzle wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:58 am Don't know Brownsville guitars, but that one is really cool! Love the color and the chrome PUs.

Congrats!

Thanks! It's hollow, like a Danelectro -- a real lightweight.

Very nice. Good grab!

I got myself a Brownsville Bat guitar recently. They're worthwhile instruments if you can find one at a decent price.

toomanycats wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:39 pm
I got myself a Brownsville Bat guitar recently. They're worthwhile instruments if you can find one at a decent price.

I don't recall seeing those. Are they available at lower prices because everyone is now loathing bats? I wonder if pangolin guitars are even cheaper

Would not be surprised to see that or something like in the Batman TV series from the '60s!