Flogger59

Some look bad even with makeup.

Hey OP, if the Craigslist Gods are kind you should be able to find at least a silverface Fender amp from the 70's of at least 40 watts (trust me, tube watts are louder than solid state watts) for the kind of money you are looking at. It may need service (tubes, capacitors), but it will likely outlive even you due to the construction methods used at the time. I have a basement full of old Fenders bought for stupid little money over the years. I have a Showman, Bassman, Bandmaster, Deluxe, and an old 210 Super Amp that all told cost me less than $1200, but that comes from 30 years of cruising music stores.

Deluxes Super Reverbs are pricey, but deals abound for the less popular ones, Vibrolux, Pro Reverb, Twin reverb (big and heavy) , Bandmaster and Dual Showman Reverb.

I have a roomful of amps in the basement (literally). I love them. I also have a Yamaha DG1000, a PromixO1 and powered Renkus-Heinz speakers. I also love them. I'm good to go either way.

^^^^^LOL!!!!^^^^^^ "Bugera Service Manual" *snicker*

Drat!

Thanks for this, Craig, I'm glad someone is giving it a chance. I'm more old school, but I'm not averse to innovation.

The first time that I saw him he did a nice Bach invention.

Oh, hold the {censored}ing phone. Where did Page get his reflectors? And why do they appear to not be reflecting any light whatsoever, in a cool way? The Dark Prince.

Because Page did. In a really cool way.

You are forgiven from this butchered joke by mentioning Dio. Dude, Dio had THE BEST hard rock / metal pipes of all time. EVAR!! Argue with me on this one at your own peril... I have a banhammer, and I'm not afraid to use it... :poke: Now go reflect on the awesomeness of RJD's voice in a cool way. While there is truth in this statement, you must also admit that his between song patter (Rainbow Live) was particularly cringe worthy. Dio had as many "Alrights" as Plant had "Baby's".

Hey a Garrison thread that isn't years old! I own 3: a G4-12 I bought back in '05 - ordered from the factory, an '02 G20CE-HG that I bought off eBay in '06, and an '04 G40CE I bought off eBay for $129 last year. That's out of some 20-odd guitars lying about around here - lost count. I like Garrisons, obviously. Comment on humidity sensitivity is dead on. I've never had any problems with mine but I'm a humidity fanatic (trashed 2 early '70's Martins years ago before I got educated on humidity control). Garrisons are extremely sensitive to humidity fluctuations, as stated, because of the variance in expansion between the bracing and the wood (maintain 45-55% ALWAYS - buy a hygrometer!). I've seen a lot of examples of separated backs and tops at the bookmarks, bracing separation, and neck issues. Strictly regulated humidity = no problems - my experience anyway. As for Garrison the guitar and the company: The brand is dead. The factory is gone. Gibson abandoned the bracing system. The founder moved on and was no longer making guitars last I knew. Sad but true. I think Garrisons need a couple years to mellow, otherwise they sound tinny and a bit brittle. Not as much tonal range as a wooden braced guitar but they have a characteristic earthy sound that appeals to me. Both guitars I bought off eBay had to have the necks seriously relaxed - buzzed like hell - probably why the original owners were selling them. Factory setting with wet wood, no doubt. Fix took 3 minutes and a star wrench (. . . or allen wrench, I forget which at the moment). I've seen people describe them as heavy, but I don't really think so. I have a Tak EF341SC. Now THAT'S heavy. Damned thing is a tank. Sounds like one too. Should be good in a bar fight though . . . Garrisons are all solid woods (G series not the AG series). And these days - reeeeaaaallllly cheap. If you find one without humidity damage (splits/brace separations/neck issues), you'll find they're solid guitars at beach guitar prices (i.e., guitars you take to the beach 'cause you don't care what happens to them). I've jammed with the 6's and I gig with the 12 along side my custom Martin J40. Many of them come with decent Fishman pickups too - 2 of mine did. They sound excellent plugged in. However . . . from a collector standpoint, I wouldn't buy one as an investment Cogent entry.

It's a Gibson tradition from a way,way back to make, err, uhm, unique guitars. I remember a friend's mid 60's ES345 (not mine) where the headstock peak was about 1/2" off. It's still a great instrument. Look at old Ferraris from the 50's and 60's. They don't have bilateral symmetry because they beat the body panels out by hand.

Oh no! Not you too! Well, I guess that you won't have to "come back for your keys".

i have not. but i did lend a guitar to someone i thought was a friend, who promptly hawked it for coke. Yup, happened to me,too. A 1978 The Paul. Gawddam 80's.