Retired thread: Patrick James Eggle: Oz Droptop/Macon/96 NAMM/Carillion Polaris/SG

imalrightjack · August 2023

PJE Macon Carved Top - £3,500
PJE Oz - £2,200
PJE 96 - WITHDRAWN
Carillion Polaris - WITHDRAWN
'Gibson'/HJ Williams SG - £1,000 - SOLD

C990093-B-88-C5-4-A66-B9-D6-FEC4133-A2625

PJE Macon Singlecut 2018 in Blue Burst

Superb guitar here - but I just don't bond with single cuts and the neck is a tad big for me. It’s not huge but I’m picky. Open to trades on something more modern.

In excellent condition. The two volume pots are 100% functional but seem to have some lateral movement on the shafts. Action is just over 1mm at the 12th on the high E, so plays very fast.

Comes with case and certificate.

Can be posted at cost. Collect from Carlisle, Cumbria.

Flame Maple Carve Top
Chambered Swamp Ash Body
Nitrocellulose Top Lacquer Finish
Flame Maple Neck w/ Fat C Neck Profile
24 3/4'' Scale Length
Ebony Fingerboard w/ Mother Of Pearl Inlays & 12'' Radius
Mojo Humbuckers with coil taps
Aged Nickel Hardware
ABM Tune-o-matic Bridge
Gotoh Vintage Style SD90 Machine Heads, Aged Nickel
Comes with Shaped Gold Tweed G&G Hard Case

PJE Oz

A truly great little guitar here with very effective coil tap, making it sound great for humbucking and single coils. Unfortunately, the neck is a touch on the bigger side and, as I tend to play only shred/fast stuff for the most part, I can't really justify hanging onto it.

Full spec below. Less keen on trades but will consider.

'Gibson'/HJ Williams SG (1973)

A lot of history to this guitar, most of which can be read here: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/183769/the-ongoing-salvation-of-a-70s-gibson-sg/p1

Goth locking tuners, hand-wound P90s (by Haydn Williams), original ebony fretboard (12" radius), newly-made wenge neck and full rewire. Neck is what I consider 'narrow' at around 40mm. The neck shape is pretty much a C, I would say. Weighs around 7.25lb.

Includes an Epiphone hard case. Will include the 'original' pickups for an extra £50.

Moloch · August 2023

FFS, now I have to walk around, being aware that this is available and just acting as though everything is normal.

imalrightjack · August 2023

Patrick James Eggle Namm Special 96

A unique 96 with a slimmer and slimmer more shred neck than usual (certainly not Ibanez Wizard-like though), along with a 10-16” compound radius, low action, and hot pickups. It also coil taps with a push-pull pot. Swamp ash body and maple neck.

Great player with versatile tones. Comes with original hard case and certificate. Traded with @RevMatt ;;;;;
who will testify it's a very good guitar.

Excellent condition.

Can be seen at NAMM, described by Pat, here (around 3m 30s):

6-A593516-D369-4-AC4-8753-A56-E780-E4695

6-B24258-D-5653-4976-8341-659447-C936-D1

649-A0403-1-F0-E-498-D-9-F2-F-1-E6-D60-E01-AD2

494193-C1-DE9-F-452-D-B26-E-1904-BA75910-A

59-B68679-409-B-4-AE9-9230-1-F33-C3-BB0321

46777-F6-F-DA6-A-4820-9-F2-B-0-A513442-ECA6

7095-BEF3-CD37-4225-AD9-E-EB62010-F17-EE

2-D0-D9-F76-5878-48-FB-8304-8-E5-E8-C4-E064-A

D350274-E-31-D5-43-CF-B5-B6-44-DD4-EFE1909

Carillion Polaris 6 in Sapphire Burst (2015)

A truly unique guitar with a lovely set neck.

In great condition with no discernible dings. Sounds absolutely tremendous with the Crawlers handling shred/metal/rock/blues with ease. The 6-way switch does coil tapping very nicely and it's super-convenient.

Will be sent in a brand new Hiscox case.

- Quilted Maple top.

- Black Limba body.

- Flamed Maple/Rosewood laminate neck.

- Ebony fingerboard.

- Rosewood reverse head veneer.

- Sperzel locking tuners.

- Gotoh TOM bridge.

- Dunlop 6100 fretwire.

- Bare Knuckle Pickups Crawler set.

- Freeway 6 position switch.

- Dunlop flush mount strap locks.

- Bone nut.- 3 piece hand spliced Quilted Maple head veneer.

- Sapphire burst.

- Hand cut Lion inlay done in Copper, Brass and Pearl.

Moloch · August 2023

imalrightjack said:

Moloch said:

FFS, now I have to walk around, being aware that this is available and just acting as though everything is normal.

There’s only one remedy…

Hacking the website, marking the ad as sold and locking it to prevent future edits?

RevMatt · August 2023

Noticed the description states a chambered mahogany body, but actually (and unusually) this example has an ash body which offers something distinctly different to the more traditional LP formula.

Here's the Sound Affects shoot out featuring this guitar:

Moloch · August 2023

RevMatt said:

Noticed the description states a chambered mahogany body, but actually (and unusually) this example has an ash body which offers something distinctly different to the more traditional LP formula.

Here's the Sound Affects shoot out featuring this guitar:

YOU ARE NOT HELPING, MATTHEW.

RevMatt · August 2023

Moloch said:
YOU ARE NOT HELPING, MATTHEW.

Must be bad, that's my Sunday name!

I've seen this Macon come up for sale a couple of times in the past and it's always been on my radar as an appealing example - I guess the ash body would attract some whilst deterring others (who may prefer the more trad maple/hog build), but it certainly comes across very favourably in the video.

imalrightjack · August 2023

RevMatt said:

Noticed the description states a chambered mahogany body, but actually (and unusually) this example has an ash body which offers something distinctly different to the more traditional LP formula.

Here's the Sound Affects shoot out featuring this guitar:

I knew what it was - but took the spec from Sound Affects’ site without reading it. Thanks, @RevMatt ;

Tone-wise it’s definitely a little different but beautiful vintage vibes. Pretty special. I really have to just stick with more modern though - it’s what I play!

RevMatt · August 2023

I noticed SA had it wrong on their spec, even though their video was spot on.

Moloch · August 2023

RevMatt said:

Moloch said:
YOU ARE NOT HELPING, MATTHEW.

Must be bad, that's my Sunday name!

I've seen this Macon come up for sale a couple of times in the past and it's always been on my radar as an appealing example - I guess the ash body would attract some whilst deterring others (who may prefer the more trad maple/hog build), but it certainly comes across very favourably in the video.

I would say it's definitely the nicest Macon I've seen. Main things stopping me are really wanting to sell something else first, just to lighten the cash hit and also never having tried a fat PJE neck (I'm a big guy with surprisingly stumpy fingers).

Really beautiful thing though and if I didn't live waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too far away to try it, I'd probably be struggling against the GAS leak a lot more.

RevMatt · August 2023

Moloch said:
Main things stopping me are really wanting to sell something else first, just to lighten the cash hit and also never having tried a fat PJE neck (I'm a big guy with surprisingly stumpy fingers).

I get the hesitation about the neck, I was similar having historically preferred something more slender. The reviews quite rightly rave about Pat's fat C neck - it really does feel right and I think the super smooth finish of the maple is probably even easier to adapt to than the mahogany neck (which I have) - they feel much more comfortable than the spec suggests.

imalrightjack · August 2023

RevMatt said:

Moloch said:
Main things stopping me are really wanting to sell something else first, just to lighten the cash hit and also never having tried a fat PJE neck (I'm a big guy with surprisingly stumpy fingers).

I get the hesitation about the neck, I was similar having historically preferred something more slender. The reviews quite rightly rave about Pat's fat C neck - it really does feel right and I think the super smooth finish of the maple is probably even easier to adapt to than the mahogany neck (which I have) - they feel much more comfortable than the spec suggests.

Agreed, @RevMatt ;

Open to trades, @Moloch - Matt and I have done so via post. I’m likely to swap it with a mate at the weekend if not gone.

imalrightjack · August 2023

Still here. Possible traded lined up but not confirmed.

imalrightjack · August 2023

Oz added.

gjonesy · August 2023

imalrightjack said:

Oz added.

And now I feel the same way as @Moloch ;

imalrightjack · August 2023

gjonesy said:

imalrightjack said:

Oz added.

And now I feel the same way as @Moloch ;

@gjonesy Just put it on a 40% interest credit card. It would be so worth it

StefB · August 2023

Just been looking at the spec sheet for that (stunning) Oz. Is the fretboard really rosewood?

And did I see the same guitar on Coda’s site a couple of weeks back?

imalrightjack · August 2023

StefB said:

Just been looking at the spec sheet for that (stunning) Oz. Is the fretboard really rosewood?

And did I see the same guitar on Coda’s site a couple of weeks back?

@StefB - I am guessing that is a typo! Pretty sure it's all maple! And, yes, I nabbed it. It's closer to staying than the Macon, as the neck suits me better.

imalrightjack · August 2023

And back up...

imalrightjack · August 2023

96 added.

RevMatt · August 2023

Blimey...

Moloch · August 2023

imalrightjack · August 2023

Bump!

imalrightjack · August 2023

Any near offers considered.

imalrightjack · August 2023

Still awaiting new homes. Trades welcome.

JamesDad · August 2023

I love my PJE 96 Vintage. Would you be interested in some kind of part-exchange deal for your PJE Macon Singlecut 2018 in Blue Burst and my PRS McCarty Singlecut 594?

imalrightjack · August 2023

Drop me a message, if you fancy @JamesDad ;

S56035 · August 2023

Moloch said:

FFS, now I have to walk around, being aware that this is available and just acting as though everything is normal.

I thought you were going to say "with a boner".

Deijavoo · August 2023

That Macon though.

imalrightjack · August 2023

Deijavoo said:

That Macon though.

You might like what I've just added too.

Deijavoo · August 2023

imalrightjack said:

Deijavoo said:

That Macon though.

You might like what I've just added too.

If only I had money and could justify another fancy dark singlecut.

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Retired thread: Patrick James Eggle: Oz Droptop/Macon/96 NAMM/Carillion Polaris/SG

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