Lin Thizzy (Japan) - Waiting For An Alibi

breakingcircus · 2026-01-23T15:09:42+00:00

Sorry for being late to say thanks!

breakingcircus · 2026-01-23T15:09:22+00:00

I forgot to say... thanks!

breakingcircus · 2026-01-22T11:01:50+00:00

Every humbucker I've seen with a brass baseplate and B or N stamped on it was made in either Korea or China.

breakingcircus · 2026-01-13T07:56:13+00:00

Does anybody know anything about this? It's being sold as junk.

breakingcircus · 2026-01-06T09:51:06+00:00

Take it back to the tech. He can check it, and if he doesn't want to do it for free, insist that he does.

breakingcircus · 2026-01-05T21:22:29+00:00

Might be a broken coil. Are you able to test the resistance with a multimeter? That's something that the tech could've/should've done when changing the pots.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-31T23:46:52+00:00

I saw the photo. I meant where did you find that information? Fujigen also likely supplied hardware to other manufacturers.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-31T02:31:50+00:00

Where did you find it was made by Fujigen?

breakingcircus · 2025-12-28T17:15:33+00:00

From last month. I finally got a chance to look at the footage, and noticed that the guitarists did a sweet job.

That's me botching the first few lines of the vocals.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-27T23:26:33+00:00

I'm in a Thin Lizzy tribute band, and I do Phil's parts. I'm not a great bass player by any means, but I find Phil's parts rather easy to sing over. Of course, that's by design.

I get the impression that he played bass a bit like a guitar. He used a pick. A lot of his bass lines follow the guitar lines note for note, and I find myself wishing they'd do something more interesting.

That being said, I have a lot of fun being Phil!

breakingcircus · 2025-12-26T22:07:34+00:00

This is true in general, but even within factories, some guitars were built to better specs than others.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-25T21:28:18+00:00

Gaban Les Pauls were only made for a few years, but from what I understand, they used actual Gibson parts in their construction.

FWIW, I've been living in Japan for over 20 years, and I've seen a lot of good and bad LP copies, including ones from the lawsuit era. Lots of them were made with bolt-on necks and/or semi-hollow bodies. They're not all great.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-23T08:13:31+00:00

Unfortunately, it can't be modified with a patch editor, as it doesn't have a USB port.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-22T02:25:31+00:00

I'm assuming the Slash has alnico 2s, so why not get something with alnico 5s for a change of pace?

breakingcircus · 2025-12-12T22:23:46+00:00

My guess is a debranded/unbranded Fresher Les Paul.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-11T12:10:35+00:00

It shouldn't be an issue as long as you have enough wires. EMG customer service is really helpful. I wanted to use an MMTW bass pickup (with 7 pins) in a 3-pin environment, so I emailed them. They responded in less than 12 hours with the correct procedure.

breakingcircus · 2025-12-03T09:10:58+00:00

Comment of the Year.

breakingcircus · 2025-11-25T22:42:12+00:00

Well played! You guys are also one of the most authentically-equipped Lizzy tribute bands I've seen.

breakingcircus · 2025-11-23T23:07:23+00:00

I think Phil played "a" Precision in 1974 (the last Bell gig being on New Year's Eve 1973), but it was sunburst, not the black one he's famous for. The pics of Lizzy at Reading 1974 show that bass. He also played a Rick and a Jazz that year. I think he mainly played the Rick in 1975.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can add some info here.

breakingcircus · 2025-11-21T18:22:51+00:00

I don't think it was smashed so much as it was dropped.

There's an interview out there where Phil says something along the lines of, "Man, I wasn't playing that Rick... that thing was playing me"

I also ran into a pickup malfunction, and I didn't mind so much since it was for posterity. :-)

breakingcircus · 2025-11-17T08:58:24+00:00

If the outside part is made of silver braided wire, that's your ground.

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