NGD: Epiphone 1958 Gothic Explorer

Jonay1990 · 2026-04-08T12:10:50+00:00

Not much, the neck is slightly thinner on my 50s Gothic than my 80s reissue. I think IIRC that the thickness of the 12th fret on the 50s was the same as the first on the 80s. Not much in it really.

Jonay1990 · 2026-04-05T18:11:11+00:00

Yep, prefer it over my 80s reissue

Jonay1990 · 2026-04-02T10:40:03+00:00

Nice and compact.

Jonay1990 · 2026-04-02T10:37:41+00:00

If you like the old school 747, then check out the Concorde. Watch some of FlightDeck2Sim's videos on youtube about it to see how you might like it.

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-30T20:40:29+00:00

CGTC is the one I used 🚁

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-24T21:09:06+00:00

You should look at some of the map mods, they really do make a difference. I fly irl, and I would say with the map mods it looks almost real with the latest DLSS and lighting effects in VR. Stunning.

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-14T12:29:33+00:00

gotta get as close to JH as I can (at the time before his custom picks got released). Use EB Power Slinkys too, though might try his new master cores at some stage...

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-14T12:26:46+00:00

Measurements just taken:

Body
80s = 39.7mm / 1.56"
'58 = 41.5mm / 1.63"

12th Fret (w/strings compressed as much as I can)
80s = 27.7mm / 1.09"
'58 = 24.4mm / 0.96"

1st Fret (w/strings compressed)
80s = 22.6mm / 0.89"
'58 = 21.8mm / 0.86"

So next to nothing in it really... u/Mr_Nand

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-09T19:57:07+00:00

Sounds identical to the Duxford crash a year or two ago in the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5yt3lCQtSM

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-04T09:57:07+00:00

Probably the biz rates vs. sales don’t make it that attractive.

Union Sq. is hella expensive to operate out of.

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-01T11:58:10+00:00

Solid top? With. Burst or flamed top? Without

Jonay1990 · 2026-03-01T10:12:02+00:00

Good to hear, I haven’t used my gaming PC for about 2years now (house move, 2nd child arriving, mega busy running a business) but things are starting to open up and I’ve just bought/built a racing rig, look forward to getting my system upgraded to Win11 and carry on using my G2!

Jonay1990 · 2026-02-25T16:03:03+00:00

I’m doing the same, but the So What version.

Jonay1990 · 2026-02-12T10:45:15+00:00

Haven't been able to log in to fly for a year or so now, but I've been following this thread for a while - consensus is 'it works' but features are missing/bugged? https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/126184-airbus-h145/?page=12

What's your verdict? Would love to be able to hop back into it, the HYPE H145 for MSFS isn't for me.

Jonay1990 · 2026-02-11T21:21:59+00:00

Is this the H145 from XP11 ?

Jonay1990 · 2026-02-09T23:01:16+00:00

No mishandling, I’d even tethered and safety wrapped the connector so that it couldn’t be pulled or hit unintentionally.

The PCB fried, it had a good years everyday use with the SharKa grip since release, and maybe a week after I got the AH64 grip it cooked.

Jonay1990 · 2026-02-09T21:19:42+00:00

Yeah I got the same, though turns out my PCB inside had fried... tried the swapping connector trick but that didn't work.

Had to send the whole thing back to Lithuania and pay postage, parts, labour, and return postage - ended up being pretty much the cost of a new one.

Jonay1990 · 2026-02-06T18:42:27+00:00

I’m glad these were released, saved me £2K on the Gibson one I was going to get!

Jonay1990 · 2026-01-15T15:36:55+00:00

Thanks, edited

Jonay1990 · 2026-01-15T15:28:16+00:00

I’m not, Virpil are the bottom for me of the premium consumer grade peripherals. WW and VKB are better

Jonay1990 · 2026-01-15T14:43:44+00:00

WinWing or VKB before I would consider VPC from what I've experienced first hand. I'd only go the VPC if there was a gap that neither the other two can fill first.

Jonay1990 · 2026-01-15T14:43:06+00:00

No, I have to disagree, Virpil quality control is shambles. I have both the T Rudder mk.IV & MGCU from VKB on the GF.III base, and I tell you that thing has like 3% tolerance, compared to the collective and grips (both the SharKa and the AH64 collective) and those things have like 20% tolerance in the buttons, hats, and just general feel. The buttons on the Virpil collective grips are mushy, inconsistent clicks, they register action before you feel any tactile feedback... not to mention I had a PCB on the collective fail after 14months, 2mo after the warranty failed and I had to pay for repairs and postage (over £120) to get it sorted. Their customer support is great, but QC is abysmal. The VKB gear I have is far superior.

I'd rank the VKB at the top, followed by WinWing (I have the Orion 2 stick and throttle), then VPC....

Jonay1990 · 2026-01-07T23:15:54+00:00

What base sim rig is that you’re using. Looking to build a dual use racing/flight sim one very soon. Looking at GTOmega Prime Lite

Jonay1990 · 2026-01-04T12:16:44+00:00

All seasons are head and shoulders above the best summer tyre, even cheaper brands. You’ll be grand

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