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Do you have a pic of this set up?  I'm very intrigued.


98 Am Std Strat. Not sure if you can see but those are big frets (6100?). Love having those on there.
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Amp - you can see the amp guy did away with the tremolo circuit and added a depth and presence control. Can always be undone, but man do they add life to the sound
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Pedals - very simple
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Random cab I use at home
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Amp came in today. FML.

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The only red 100 for sale I could find. Fuck.


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Kept it. They gave it to me for $50


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11 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

Kept it. They gave it to me for $50


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That's pretty awesome.  New cabs/tolex can be had pretty easily if the electronics are still good.

You'd be surprised what Gorilla wood glue and some clamps can do.

On 6/10/2019 at 11:41 PM, Handcruser said:

Amp came in today. FML.

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The only red 100 for sale I could find. Fuck.


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Got dammit. Tone sounded like ass this evening no matter what. Wah left on and cocked back strikes again.

Saw this on the GC used website. Seem to be asking less than other BF pros

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3 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Saw this on the GC used website. Seem to be asking less than other BF pros

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They gave the guy who traded it in $150 for it, maybe.

What’s the appeal of bf over sf as long as you avoid the 70W models and 68-69?

Collectibility is all, I think.

Supposedly they have the better circuit. But I have a guy who can make a sf sound incredible so I’ve always gone for the silvers because they are cheaper.

That ‘71 for $600 is tempting. How big a deal is it that they swapped the speakers out?

Yea it is. I don’t think it’s a big deal at all.

 

Pretty easy to find the correct baskets and have them reconed. I did it with my super.

 

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On 6/18/2019 at 2:13 PM, tbone_ said:

Saw this on the GC used website. Seem to be asking less than other BF pros

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Pros are great, but that price is high, especially given the stated "fair" condition.

Yea it is. I don’t think it’s a big deal at all.
 
Pretty easy to find the correct baskets and have them reconed. I did it with my super.
 

But before I did that it had 4 eminence legends and they sounded great.

I book shows from time to time.  I really want to do Ray Wylie as maybe my last show.  I talked to his booking folks and asked to see his rider.  It really doesn't matter if you can cover the fee for the artist if they want to be flown to gig in a private jet, only want truffle M&Ms and shit.  Ray Wylie's rider was totally reasonable but he wanted to be provided two Fender Twins.  That made me scratch my head as every other show I have done they brought their own amps.  Well I have a friend who just collects neat shit and on hunch, I asked if he had a Fender Twin.  Well he did and I asked to borrow it to see what the deal was.  I went to his house to pick it up and almost busted both nut sacks.  Fucker weight 83 lbs.  I can see why RWH wants that to be provided...

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23 hours ago, Litig8r said:

I book shows from time to time.  I really want to do Ray Wylie as maybe my last show.  I talked to his booking folks and asked to see his rider.  It really doesn't matter if you can cover the fee for the artist if they want to be flown to gig in a private jet, only want truffle M&Ms and shit.  Ray Wylie's rider was totally reasonable but he wanted to be provided two Fender Twins.  That made me scratch my head as every other show I have done they brought their own amps.  Well I have a friend who just collects neat shit and on hunch, I asked if he had a Fender Twin.  Well he did and I asked to borrow it to see what the deal was.  I went to his house to pick it up and almost busted both nut sacks.  Fucker weight 83 lbs.  I can see why RWH wants that to be provided...

I seem to recall Chuck Berry's rider specified provision of a pair of Dual Showman amps with matching cabinets (along with a baby grand piano, bass, bass player, and pianist). 

Chuck provided only himself and his guitar. There are some fantastic stories from bands that had the displeasure of backing him up.

Chuck provided only himself and his guitar. There are some fantastic stories from bands that had the displeasure of backing him up.

Not the least of which was Keith Richards in Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll.

I’ll bet Chuck was a son of a bitch to work with.

I was a roadie for a couple Chuck Berry shows.  My friend still owns the Dual Showman that Berry played at numerous Texas gigs.  

Can confirm firsthand that he was a giant asshole.   To everyone.   

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7 hours ago, Deej said:

Chuck provided only himself and his guitar. There are some fantastic stories from bands that had the displeasure of backing him up.

the Banana Blender Surprise guys did it once in Houston. 

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7 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:


Not the least of which was Keith Richards in Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll.

I’ll bet Chuck was a son of a bitch to work with.
 

Did a show with a band once covering Run Run Rudolph.  Made sure to do my best to do that reverse bend right after watching him shame Keith over it ad nauseum.

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Scored a VHT Special 12/20 RT head off Reverb today. $329.

These things are supposed to be pretty cool. Can use 6L6, EL34, 6V6, or EL84 tubes. 12 or 20 watts based on the tubes. Hand wired. Supposed to be a real sleeper and great pedal platform.

So excite.

They make nice amps. I've got the Special 6 Ultra head and cab. Well built. Look tidy inside.



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VHTs look badass.  If I were in the market for a small, versatile amp, it would be at the top of my list.

I had the regular Special 6 combo. Ended up selling it. Regretted it and jumped on the Ultra when the opportunity came. We did a test against a Swart, through the same speaker, popping the exact same tubes in each. The difference was negligible for a tenth the cost. That being said, I love that Swart and money not being an object, it wins.

I've posted before, but just for posterity's sake, mine Ultra has the cool western tolex.

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I am really looking forward to 20 watts of 6L6 gloriosity.

4 hours ago, Deej said:

I had the regular Special 6 combo. Ended up selling it. Regretted it and jumped on the Ultra when the opportunity came. We did a test against a Swart, through the same speaker, popping the exact same tubes in each. The difference was negligible for a tenth the cost. That being said, I love that Swart and money not being an object, it wins.

Which Swart?

Space Tone Reverb Tweed. Obviously compared them without the Reverb. 

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Would you be able to tell the difference when the drums kick in?

10 hours ago, Deej said:

I've posted before, but just for posterity's sake, mine Ultra has the cool western tolex.

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How did the logo get upside-down on the bottom cab?

 

6 minutes ago, DougO said:

How did the logo get upside-down on the bottom cab?

 

Sorry, that's not mine. Just grabbed a photo to show the Rolex. Didn't want to dig through my phone.

MF Stupid deal today is the Egnater Tweaker  15w 112 combo tube amp for $329.

4 hours ago, DougO said:

MF Stupid deal today is the Egnater Tweaker  15w 112 combo tube amp for $329.

Gone. Now it's just some cheapass cables. That didn't take long.

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