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Power Distribution... Because both speakers have the same resistance, the amplifier splits the incoming power equally between them (50% to each speaker) regardless of series or parallel wiring...

Not sure how familiar you are with Cheap Trick or how bidding at an auction house works, but from your post, I'm assuming you have a limited knowledge of either! Rick really has no financial worries, and could have retired years ago and lived off the songwriting income alone. Rick also didn't fire Bun E. (not "Bunny"). Bun had been having worsening health issues that limited the band's ability to tour beyond limited/short opening sets, and tensions between he and Robin Zander finally came to a head 16-17 years ago and he was then replaced as touring drummer (and eventually performing member) by Rick's son, Daxx, who had filled in for Bun E. many times over the years before things came to a head. Bun is still a 25% co-owner and business partner and he shares the income the band generates without making a single drum hit. Band litigation got kind of ugly for 3-4 years, but appears to be settled and they've moved along by now. It is unfortunate, and got ugly, but that was settled a decade and a half ago, when they went their separate ways (except for the RNRHOF induction show in Brooklyn in 2016 where Bun played 4 songs with the band). As far as auctions go, there is nothing resembling a trick here. If you haven't participated in an online pre-auction like this or sat in an auction house (I have in the past and successfully bid on a guitar), everything that Julien's is doing is exactly how it's always done. You ALWAYS have to show extensive proof of who you are and that you have the ability to pay for an item and the house premium if you throw a successful winning bid. This is to protect the auction house as well as serious bidders from scam or shill bidders as well as to keep things fair by fully verifying and vetting prospective bidders. It's not eBay! House premiums can range from 24-28% at most places and those are tacked onto the hammer price, as well as any additional fees, taxes and shipping costs that get added in after the fact. These celeb auctions are not for the faint of heart...or wallet, typically. I just watched the entire Johnny Marr Christie's auction a few weeks ago, which was far more significant than this one. It had a 350 page bound, lavishly-illustrated top-quality book available, and was heavily promoted by displays in NYC and London beforehand. That raised close to $5M, which was 3 times the pre-sale estimate. As far as the guitars, #0004 is honestly in pretty rough shape, which is likely why it was retired from touring nearly 40 years ago - the fingerboard is separated from the neck at the first few frets and it will require some work to get it back up and running condition (according to Mike Adams, the guitar tech who prepped the instruments for this auction). Rick also has displayed most of his extensive collection of guitars and personal/band memorabilia for fans to check out in person via several museum exhibitions over the last few decades, and now has many choice pieces on permanent display at the HRC Casino in Rockford. Nothing (guitar-wise) I've seen in the auction is what I'd consider Rick's "keepers". There are some cool guitars, but nothing I'd consider "iconic" apart from #0004, and there are only a few things I really would have dug - the Red and Yellow Sunbursts, a Lonnie Mack V, the '65 SG, '81 Explorer, the "One on One" Standard, and the '84 LP XPL. Maybe the #000 of 000 Korina RN model, which DOESN'T have the ORIGINAL checkerboard case despite what the auction copy says, because that case has been sitting in my basement since December, 1998. Trust me, he's not letting any of his really good stuff go here, and he still has a shit-ton more lying around and in the vaults...

Are the speakers wired in series, or in parallel? That will affect output too. You might want to read this: Koch Blog - Koch Amps

I had joined the anti kahler group in the 90s, from what I was told locally but with no real hands-on experience. I bought a Proto ii about 20 years ago for 'far too cheap to pass up' that has a Kahler, and as I started spending more time with it I have grown to appreciate it. I have almost nothing negative to say about the kahler, my only complaint is that the fine tuners could be a finer pitch thread. A plus is that they still (in my case anyway) use a standard nut and it's easy to get the nut slots down to the proper height and angles compared to a floyd. Those are all I can think of, I've never had to repair or find parts, - that might be tricky, but I suppose it's a 'plus' that I haven't had to.

I have a couple of Cruise basses. I also have a pair of indigo blue Monacos, one a bass and the other an elite (and an indigo T51). Outside of Hamers, I have a sextet of Peavey Razers.

This thread made me realize something. I only take solo photos of guitars. But I do have one. Hat tip to our own Greg Platzer. I still have the tobacco one.

Best Hamers I've owned by far, followed closely by my Graphic Special. The early '80s and the mid-'90s are my jam...

I like PR in the way I like Amyl and the Sniffers. Both bands couldn't be more different, but they are female-led and kick major wads of booty.

Pretty sure she's been at the music thing for more like 15 years. She was a child actress, and rather than get chewed up by Hollywood, she's been touring and recording with her band. The band has toured with the AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Soundgarden (when Chris Cornell passed away), Halestorm, and others. They seem to have a very professional attitude, and keep going even when Taylor keeps getting bitten by spiders or other bugs and gets leg infections.

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Ok, I got trade-in offers from Dave’s and CME. Gonna take it in to GC on Monday and see what they’ll give me on trade. CME quoted me a market range of $1500-$1700 and offered me a % of that (understandably so cuz they’ve got to take some time to list it, make some money on it, etc…) I’ll do $1,500 for the pair on a local pickup/meetup. If anyone wants the head I’ll do $800 plus shipping.

Man, between this one and bruce919’s kool blue Mirage…. Gotta get my Friedman sold first…

I guess these would be called dizygotic twins.

I am def a fan of newer gear that uses one or more tubes in a pedal. The Tone King preamp pedals are good examples. May I suggest one other that takes it a few steps beyond a simple OD pedal? This one has gone up in price, what with tariffs and all, but worth considering. Yeah, I reckon I would pass (I did) on the NOS tube upgrade! And used prices can sometimes be very reasonable. As opposed to the one tube OD pedal, it has three preamp tubes for cascading gain options. Use an external 2 button footswitch and you effectively have 3 channels. More or less a D type in a box.....Blackface style clean channel and then "Classic" and "Creamy" channels. Run direct to a power amp. OR integrate with a combo amp to add 3 channels. I use it with a board mounted power amp and minimal effects for a very versatile and portable gig ready package. Good sound examples here: https://www.effectrode.com/products/effects-pedals/blackbird-vacuum-tube-preamp/

Last entry, I swear! Two MJ Series Charvel SoCal's that I Diablo-cized.

Get it now with the 10% discount.

Don't they have a 10% off promotion going? That'd be a pretty substantial savings.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Vintage-Vintage-1995-Hamer-Mirage-Flamed-Natural-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?algoliaQueryID=c160de577fa7f6e4597cfa6eef0c2887&algoliaIndexName=guitarcenter not cheap but Travis wants it. Paging @Travis

Not quite twins but definitely siblings! 2012 Gibson 50th Anniversary Limited Editions SG and SG Diablo.

The sound quality is great!

OCDs are OK. But LovePedal OD11 always wins for me. And this morning LP posted a new Overdrive 11 - THE EXPERIENCE! $50 less and real tube drive. LOVEPEDAL – LovePedal Custom Shop

I presaved this on Spotify and it was finally made available (I'd say "dropped" but I'm not that hip) It sounds like they took their time with this one. Not sure who was behind the production, but I think it sounds great.