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  1. Grandioso
    I skimmed through your post too quickly and assumed that was your daughter. So take that compliment too, I guess.
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    It's always fun to get on Reverb and search stuff from the 1950's and 1960's and then sort by price, high to low. Some of the shit looks like it was made in the last 5 years. These amps are all original except for a tube/3 prong plug here and there. 1956 Deluxe 1959 Bassman 1966 Princeton Reverb 1964 Deluxe Reverb 1965 Pro Reverb
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    Bro, I just realized you cited the preliminary "yeah." The monster occurs at 7:45.
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    I mean, if someone gave me a Relic'd Nash, Fano, Big Tex, Fender Custom Shop, K-Line, Suhr, Coop, etc., my anti-relic stance would soften pretty f'n quick. For instance, I guess I wouldn't throw these in the trash.
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    Led Zeppelin

    Grandioso replied to Deej's topic in Music

    Apparently this came out a couple days ago. In.
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    UT Czech beat me to it. That is the definitive single, stand alone "yeah" in rock n roll history. Karen O probably deserves an honorable mention. Under the techincal requirements here, her band's "use" of the word is pretty dedicated. By my count Otis Redding says "yeah" 21 times in Try a Little Tenderness, and the emotion/meaning behind it changes throughout the song. The chorus in American Girl, which is among the most sing-a-long-able in music history in my book, starts off with an assertive "Oh yeah." Also, this, in case you forgot how much James Hetfield can fucking deliver the goods:
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    Not a fan of relic'd guitars and I'm surprised the trend has gone on for so long and shows no sign of slowing down. 1) Relic-ing a guitar is my job, not the luthier's. I'm perfectly capable of delivering my guitars a proper beating, thank you. 2) It just seems fraudulent to get on stage with a guitar that looks like Willie's Trigger but was built like a month ago and cost $3,000. You haven't paid your dues, bro. Put down that guitar that makes it look like you've been playing 150 nights a year since the 70's. 3) Eventually the "distressed" baseball cap/clothing trend seemed to go away. Why not this? 4) I wouldn't feel like I was getting my money's worth paying for a new guitar that wasn't in immaculate condition.
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    I'm gonna have to get a Nash one day. I went to Infinity Guitars this week and sampled 4 amps. Instead of some MIM strat with fucked up action, I was handed a Nash T-52 to test them out. I freaking love that place. There isn't a piece of trash in the entire store. This is a pic of the axe:
  9. Grandioso
    Reverb has a new collection/category called "the gear of instagram." It has some pretty out there but really cool stuff.
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    Rock stars doing AARP stuff
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    Hammer of the Gods
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    Youngsters
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    Led Zeppelin

    Grandioso replied to Deej's topic in Music

    You're no one until you've played the Crawdaddy / Richmond Athletic Ground.
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    What's that black thing? Is that a reverb tank? Attenuator? Also, I count four combos and an extension cab. It's time. Step by step: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
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    tbone, I found you an extension cab. https://reverb.com/item/16344186-noisy-hammer-1x12-coffin-halloween-guitar-cabient-cab-2018-loaded-celestion-g12t75
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    I have Wampler's Ego Compressor and it's next level. 1) It can quack like a Dyna Comp but also be as suttle and smooth as a studio compressor. It covers every compression type/level I've ever needed. 2) The blend knob is everything. Can't believe Keeley didn't add one to their standard compressor until fairly recently. 3) It's the quietest compressor I've ever played through. Makes other comps sound like giant hissing snakes when they're idle. 4) It can run from 9-18v, with 18v having a little bit louder & cleaner sound. 5) I'd never give up my standard version, but Wampler does make a mini version with less adjustable tone and attack. However, those are the two knobs I tweak the least on my standard. So I'm sure the mini is terrific - and costs about $70 less. 6) This is the compressor used by Brad Paisley and Brent Mason. That's almost all you need to know.
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    In the early 2000's when James McMurtry began getting the credit he was due, my friends and I would go see his midnight Wednesday residency show at the Continental at least once a month. Sometimes multiple weeks in a row. Anyway, a buddy of mine who was especially in awe of his songwriting ability and lyrics eventually decided he had to introduce himself to JM and show him some appreciation. So he goes up to JM after a show, when it's like 1:45am or so, and tells JM he's a fan, that his songs are so great, etc. You know, kind of gushes a little bit. My buddy expects JM to talk about a song or the show or drop some wisdom, and he just says dryly, "Yeah, I've seen y'all in here before. Why don't y'all ever bring any girls with you?" Legend.
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    This would be a cool little practice amp/conversation piece. Supro Corsica S6622 (1967) A very cool tube combo amp built by Valco in Chicago, this Supro Corsica S6622 offers 7 (or so) watts of power with a tube rectifier, 1 X 6V6 power tube, and a single 12” Jensen C12R speaker. It has 1 channel, 3 inputs, and built-in tremolo and doppler reverb. They go for around $500-$750. Skip to about 1:30
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    At Fuller's, there is a glass counter with one or two Tweed Deluxes and other late 50's vintage Fenders in it. This is a verbatim conversation I had with a super "how can I help you" type employee last Friday. The dude just has a polite smile during this whole exchange. "Hey, do you guys ever take out that Deluxe and just dime it? Rock out...?" "No." "Y'all should. That would be awesome. Are those for sale?" "No." "Yeah, I figured." I love messing with music store employees. Like play a bunch of expensive guitars through expensive amps and then tell the salesman, "ok, box 'em up." I've also always wanted to point to the most expensive on-display-only thing on the wall and ask what they want for it. Then, when the staff tells me it's not for sale, I whip out an old check book, open it up, take a pen out of my front pocket and in the most dead serious tone say some shit like, "Everything's for sale, friend."
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    They also sell these at Fuller's. Do it.
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    It's been a while since I went to Infinity, but that is the first place I ever heard about Fano guitars and some small time outfit called "Catalinbread." It's rad. For a good mix of everything (guitars, basses, amps, misc. gear), Rockin Robin is good. For guitars, Fuller's Vintage Guitars is also awesome especially their Gretsch offerings. They have a modest effects counter.
  22. Grandioso
    They couldn't get someone better than Robert Randolph?
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    If you go to Supro's site you can watch some demos of them cranked up. The overdrive can sound almost fuzz-like, like a Tone Bender. There are also side by side demos on youtube of vintage thunderbolts v. reissues. While they aren't identical, they both sound great. The Supro reissues are more like siblings rather than exact clones. And I just found this. OF COURSE there an Andy demo. Guitar straight into the amp, no effects. At the end he does the BBC Sessions rocked out version of Thank You.
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    The one I played (can't remember the specific model) had excellent classic American tube amp cleans. Punchy, bright, and Fenderish, but unique. Then, the more you turn up the volume and start pushing it, the more an unmistakable Supro voice starts coming through. The one I played had reverb and trem - both were quality.
  25. Grandioso
    Wow. These crazy offers might depress the used Supro market price substantially. If used Supro combos start selling for the cost of a damn Made in China starter guitar, I will be forced to make a move. Will be watching Reverb closely over the next few weeks.

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