New Gear Acquisitions

mortlock · May 03, 2021, 09:41:19 PM

bbottom is the logo on the headstock actually burned into the wood or its just made to look like that?

bbottom · May 04, 2021, 07:28:21 AM

No it's metal just made to look old

Danny G · May 10, 2021, 11:02:09 AM

NEW RECORDING CONSOLE. WHO DIS?

Presonus 32SC 16 channel digital mixing board/recording interface.

Finally done buying expensive shit. For now. I hope.

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Lumpy · May 10, 2021, 03:28:03 PM

Thinking about getting one that's an "easy-play".

Lumpy · May 10, 2021, 03:31:46 PM

$59 worth about $479 in today's money, according to this inflation calculator (i estimated the date of the ad to be 1967).

The $199 "bass package" with amp cost about $1589 in today's money, and the amp was probably not very good.

https://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html

Danny G · May 17, 2021, 07:07:30 PM

So this happened today:

Was going to the shop to get an update on my Showman combo.

Have rehearsals by end of month and gigs next month I'll need a combo amp for.

Saw this. Tried it. Liked it. They let it go for $475

Early 80s Artist 4203 30w 1x12 combo w/V30. Tube power section, hybrid SS/tube preamp.

Will be using it as a clean pedal platform. But holy shit the gain channel is tits! \m/,

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Muffin Man · May 17, 2021, 08:32:59 PM

Cool. Nice score. I've got the head version 3203 and also love the diode clipping front end. I'd kinda rather have the combo, the head is wider (by the looks of it?), takes up more space than I like.

This isn't mine but I saved the pic because of the patching. What does that do? Let us know!

Danny G · May 18, 2021, 10:23:03 AM

Looks like that jumps together the effects loop.

I'll have to try that...

I've already pulled the chassis (twice) and clipped out C13 to darken the tone a bit.

Ordered a NOS Mullard 12at7 meant for my JCM800, but I'll try it on this guy first (lower gain phase inverter tube)

And this one came with a V30. Stock speaker is a G-75, which if this amp had I may not have gotten it...

Edit: the stock speaker is actually a G12-65 which according to a reliable source sounded quite nice. But I am a V30 guy, so...

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neighbor664 · May 18, 2021, 10:27:05 AM

Quote from: Lumpy on May 10, 2021, 03:28:03 PM
Thinking about getting one that's an "easy-play".

A Harmony, like the $59 one, from Montgomery Wards was my first guitar.

Lumpy · May 18, 2021, 10:56:22 AM

Sears and Wards sold a lot of guitars after the Beatles got popular. I think Global and Silvertone were department store brands too.

I bought one of those old tulip style guitars a few years ago, it was pretty terrible. If I was a better guitar player, maybe I could have made it work for me, but no. My cheap Squiers were much better guitars.

Pissy · May 18, 2021, 03:58:15 PM

Silvertone was the Sears store brand.

RAGER · May 18, 2021, 04:31:00 PM

I think Airline was Monkey Wards.

Lumpy · May 18, 2021, 06:15:38 PM

Silvertone had a guitar with the amp built into the guitar case. Genius! Why didn't that catch on?

mortlock · May 18, 2021, 08:20:05 PM

it would be good for street musicians. not so much for playing clubs.

RAGER · May 18, 2021, 09:04:34 PM

How many cases to have a stack? 2?

mortlock · May 18, 2021, 09:49:19 PM

more like 10.

James1214 · May 19, 2021, 01:50:07 AM

Got this sonofabitch out of the trash pile at the studio, had no speakers but the amp works. It's actually a bastardized combo, as this originally would have had a 134 amp in it, and the 150 is a standalone head, the only major difference between them being the number on the front.

Jumped on a BOGO on some Jensen's and now all that's left is some wiring.

I'm slowly growing quite the ACC collection, I'm up to 3 heads, 2 cabs and now this combo.... (Plus a full stable of other amps)

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Muffin Man · May 20, 2021, 12:17:20 AM

It sure do look purty

Danny G · May 20, 2021, 01:21:11 AM

Holy shit!!!

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James1214 · May 20, 2021, 03:28:11 PM

I'm pretty excited, picked up wire to hook everything up when I get home.

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Muffin Man · May 20, 2021, 06:55:21 PM

What is that thing? 4x10 bass? Are those spankin' new cones? Will it record

James1214 · May 20, 2021, 08:16:24 PM

Actually, it's a guitar combo with 10s. And it is absolutely brand new speakers, the amp has reverb and tremolo on the second channel. I'll see about doing some kind of recording once it's all up and running and broken in.

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Muffin Man · May 20, 2021, 08:22:26 PM

Thanks. Good luck with it. Not optimisitic, frankly. The 10's will need at least 250 hours on them. Would you use a differnt amp for the break in? I would. A cheap D amp might do. Wild guess.

Lumpy · May 20, 2021, 11:03:07 PM

Quote from: Muffin Man on May 20, 2021, 08:22:26 PMWild guess.

Indeed.

James1214 · May 21, 2021, 06:17:04 PM

Muffin man, not optimistic about what in particular?

I break in my speakers using my 5 watt Hotone Vox AC clone, play riffs up and down the neck on my looper and run it face down on the floor for 30-40 hours over the course of a week, that's all I've ever done. Has worked a treat the half a dozen times I've done it.

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