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OK - Let's add a few new things as of March 29, 2026. First up is a Friedman Plex. I bought this around when they came out, and it has never left the house since. I'd be surprised if I have 10 hours of playing time on it. I have no idea how much it sounds like a late 60s Plexi, but it sounds pretty damn good and is a lot different than other Friedman's. It's more open, raw, and pretty unforgiving, which makes me feel like it's pretty spot on for a late-60s Plexi based on what I've read. Master Volume works far better than it should, to the point that I kind of made my Fryette PS-2A redundant. I just made a different board with this amp in mind which had effects that sound good through the front of a Plexi. Because there is no effects loop. The circuit is that old school. The Variac setting is rad, but even the 50 watt setting isn't exactly subtle if you don't want it to be. Cleans up beautifully with the guitar's volume too. I want to love this amp enough to keep it, but I'm a Bogner Helios guy. If you're familiar with a Helios, this amp is like the perfect step between Where the Helios' second channel on the high input takes things and where the second channel stops when using the low input. It's probably a more authentic Plexi experience as well, but the Helios is just a better amp for gigging than the Plex for the kind of stuff I'm doing. I know I'll miss it, but I've just got too many amps that sit around the house and never get used. This one is probably the most desirable of the bunch, so off it goes. Asking $2100 shipped CONUS with PP friends, Venmo, etc. Next, I have some Gibson 59 Tribute Pickups I took out of a 2014 Les Paul Traditional. They were a little too chimey and uncompressed for me. I think they sounded great for that sound, but that isn't really what I dig. There is a bit of lore around these. They were only used in the 2014 and 2015 Les Paul Traditionals before Gibson switched back to the 57/57-plus combo in 2016. The rumor mill on the forums said Gibson liked them so much that they stopped putting them in Trads and went to putting them in Reissue series guitars the next couple of years. What I know for certain is that they are potted, unbalanced, and have Alnico II magnets (which means they are not the same as the $1k 59 Reissues Gibson currently sells, which are Alnico II). I can also say for certain that they are much different than the Burstbuckers and 57/57+ pickups. They are much clearer and, like I said, chimey. It's almost like a little telecaster slipped in there when I had them in a Les Paul. Asking $300 for the pair shipped. I'll get some picks up later.

So stoked for you, Jeff!