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Murphy Lab '57 Junior Single cut (My #1). '25 Rock N Roll Relics Thunders Model

Well I'm going to hit 73 this year, still I play every day and still enjoy it. I'm down to one guitar and 2 amps, all I need at this point. Found the one guitar I had been looking for decades so I'm good to go till I'm off the planet. I had at one time close to 50 guitars at any one time, I remember inviting friends over, and they always had the same response, why do you have all this? Pretty much all debt free at this point so I COULD buy more gear, but then my wife would be dealing with liquating all that. It's been a great run.

This is my typical gig rig. 2 guitars, my Silver Sonic and a pretty basic pedal board. Pretty easy to haul around for this old guy.

My father taught me at a young age not to discuss things like this on the phone. Had there been such a thing as the Internet back then, I think he would have included it as well.

That's true, but if I saw a buyer had 200 transactions and all positive feedback, I would be a lot more likely to trust them. Wouldn't you?

I've likely posted this before, but there was an attorney in our little town who was quite the wordsmith, a master of dry humor and even taught B-law at the local "at school." Hear now, Bob Hearn's Golden Rule (never to be confused with the golden rule): "He who has the gold makes the rules." You, sir, have the gold. You get to make the rules. Exercise your dominion over the transaction. Agree to do only what you feel comfortable with and nothing you feel uncomfortable with. As soon as the "gold" is in the hands of the common carrier, however, you no longer hold the "gold" and thus the power. [/opinion] and RIP Bob Hearn!

Perspective.

In all my years shipping hundreds of guitars, I have had less than 5 that had any shipping damage, all fairly minor except one neck break on a rather inexpensive guitar. The claims were between $100 and $500. On all of those incidents, I was eventually able to get reimbursement from the carrier, but it wasn't easy. Lots of back and forth with pictures, inspections, descriptions etc. But the amounts were low. I'm fairly certain that if I filed a multi thousand $ claim with any of the carriers, they would tell me to jump in a lake and there would be very little to do about it. To think that they are going to gladly just write a check for significant shipping damage, whether the value was claimed or not, is delusional. Instead, I have a policy with Heritage that covers my entire collection, including shipping. They are well aware that I am a private collector who buys and sells quite a bit. I would have the policy even if I didn't ship quite often, so it's really not an additional cost. I have had to make a claim with them on a guitar that was damaged in international shipping, and I just needed to provide proof of value loss and price of repair, and they cut me a check. Even though my activities are not a formal business, I feel that, as the shipper, it's my responsibility to get guitars to the buyers safe and sound and make sure that I'm fully covered, and not by whatever the carriers call insurance. Now maybe the person who posted the FedEx insurance info (name redacted for good reason) as a dealer would need to get some other kind of insurance than Heritage since it's more for individuals, not business.

https://www.facebook.com/share/14W4va14anM/?mibextid=wwXIfr can’t tell much from the pics, but seems a reasonable price if clean.

Not much Tuner, vol., water/verb, od.

because it's so much fun! It's like the spice rack in the kitchen, why do you need more than one spice in the cupboard?, can't you just pick the one you like and just use that?

Situations such as this is why I Fing hate selling online. It sounds a lil suspicious... 🤔

What happens if you refuse to ship and just refund his money? Does Reverb send hired goons to break your kneecaps? Sounds sketchy as hell. Good luck with it.

Sold!

What puzzles me a lot more, is the amount of shoes and feet pictured often, when people are just trying to sell a guitar.

An awesome little Headstrong Lil' King S Combo (For clean stuff), A Bogner Goldfinger 45 (to quell my rockstar desires) and a Neural Quad Cortex desktop amp/processor for not bothering my wife.

That looks great. But the pics remind me, I am always surprised by the number of people who don't bother to wipe down their gear before selling. Maybe the phone picks up stuff the eye can't see.

We ship often large, often heavy but always expensive bits of technology all over the U.S. and have claims more regularly than we'd prefer. The carrier insurance pays based on weight, something on the order of $0.10 / lb. That is after the mentioned back and forth, tracking discussions and photos. Expecting carrier insurance to reimburse you fully, as @currypowder said, is delusional. We had one recent shipment where the driver failed to scan on pickup. It got lost and UPS held firm they'd never picked it up. Drivers are no longer allowed to leave our premises without first scanning their pickup.

Without any pics, it's anybody's guess

I have recently faced my first Reverb hiccup. Ordered is DiMarzio pickup three weeks ago and I’ve not heard from the guy. I requested a refund and now they are going after him. I should see a refund in a few days.

This was going to be my suggestion. I hate to paint with such a broad brush...actually, that's not true. Broad Brush Painting is my chosen modality. But... the feeling that poked your ears up when you saw his Reverb "history" is the same feeling that is giving you pause now that he purchased it at full price after his specific questions were never answered. Sometimes you just know.

Ship to address is in CONUS. Buyer already paid through Reverb. If I were to now ship it, they would release the funds to me. I think you're right. I think I can just go in and tell them to refund the buyer. The problem is that he could claim to never have received it, it's broken, it didn't have purple wiring, the treble knob is sticky, or some other BS to try to get a full or partial refund. To restate the reason I'm suspicious: Buyer asks very technical and detailed questions about the amp. I don't even answer. Buyer makes offer on amp. I look at his profile and due to an odd (lack of) history, I tell him I really don't feel comfortable selling to him. Buyer doesn't respond. Submits higher offer. I message him "See my previous response. Buyer doesn't respond. Submits higher offer, now almost $100 more than a new unit. I don't message him or decline the offer; I just let it expire. Buyer submits full price offer. Reverb considers it a sale. Buyer messages weird "thank you for selling me this amp" message in broken English. Why would he go up and up to an eventual full price offer after I didn't answer his questions and actually told him I didn't want to sell to him?

So, if SPECIALS are allowed to slip in...... More or less the same as a Huber Krautster II with a personality. Rosewood neck and cocobolo. NOT weight relieved. Sounds as big as you would expect. Push/pull jumps to both pups in series for a huge HB effect.

1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1962

We were getting killed by UPS for dimensional upcharges. To boot, if we had too many adjustments on a single invoice UPS changed an additional Adjustments Fee. Always round up to the next inch (they never discount for overstating the measurement). If it's on the bubble, really close, go with the larger measurement. It's cheaper in the long run.

Volume Pedals | Ernie Ball They are built like a tank.

Agree with the apprehensions listed above. Reverb does offer peace of mind for buyer and sellers so, if it's a matter of making sure you get paid, I think you're okay IF it goes through the proper channels in Reverb.

Price Drop $250. shipped

Wow 😳

I finished Majesty (Dream Theater) demos from 1987, and now it's on to Paul Simon 2006-07-04 Doubleday Field, Cooperstown, NY

This is pretty much it.

YouTube suggests one of their videos to me, so I click it, and then one more., and one more. Have I been living under a YouTube rock? They nail almost everything they do. Check'em out. I approve of my message. https://www.youtube.com/@LexingtonLabBand/videos

I swear I posted about them here a couple of years ago... Their Boston and Def Leppard content is really good, the bassist on Hysteria uses the real Hamer bass. skip to about 1:50

When my son was in Lexington as an undergrad at UK, they did a show on campus (or maybe downtown Lexington?), and he said that it was absolutely unreal how they nailed everything they played. I think he said there were 5-6 core members, but they brought a few other musicians in depending on the song. I’d have really enjoyed seeing that live!

I guess my point is, ANYONE can pull the same maneuver... I agree I would probably give Reverb a heads up on your concerns... but once you receive the money, pack it, insure it with the tracking number, it's pretty much out of your hands... unfortunately, that's the risk selling online... years ago, I sold a bunch of old JBL tweeters to a guy that opened them up to replace the guts, then try to file a claim that they weren't original... I spoke with an Ebay rep and determined that since he broke the original wax seals he had no claim... I'm wishing you good luck 👍

Actually, it's not too big. I thought so too in the beginning. But, the more I played it the more I liked it and got used to it. And I'm not a big lady. I've been playing it sitting down since I got it in 2014. I can even play it in my wheelchair.

Great story, my 1st guitar teacher passed a few years back. in my 30s i purchased a customized thinline tele from his shop, he remembered me, and 10 years after that stopping in for a set up, he let me know the original owned wanted the thinline back, would I sell it. No way... my 2nd guitar teacher had pointed me to the thinline tele, and I see him every few months to swap stories. He wants the thinline too..

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck... I would contact Reverb post haste, expressing your concerns and asking for a review. A few other details: 1. is the Ship-To Address in the Cont. 48 or over seas? 2. How is the buyer proposing payment? Through the Reverb system or some other?

I need to find my first guitar instructor in Delaware when I was 17….he was a HUGE influence on me. Plus he got me high in the bathroom lol. Hey, it was the late 70s/early 80s.

Pretty minimal for me these days: a Kemper stage and a guitar. And the double neck… because Hotel.

I always used one of these folding dollies when I was schlepping around a heavy combo... extremely handy, as it saved my back plenty of times trying to log a oak cabinet with a heavy EV. Speaker

After 30 years acting like a responsible parent/homeowner/employee, I returned to gigging with an ‘80s new wave cover band, averaging about three gigs per month. Lifting my 42-pound DIY 18 Watter clone (1-12” combo with an unbelievably heavy Classic Lead 80) out of my Camry’s trunk was hurting my back, so I switched to a Quilter Superblock UK and a cab with an Emi neo 12”. That cut the weight of my heaviest piece, but I still have to carry two Teles in gig bags, the cabinet, a toolbox full of the amp and cables, 16” x 11” pedalboard in a hard case, big bag of misc cables and power cords, an amp stand, and a mic stand. I recently discarded a 10” powered monitor in favor of in-ears but it’s still a lot of gear to load in and out. Given all the “other” crap I have to lug, I’m wondering if the 20 pounds I saved switching from the tube combo to the Quilter was actually worth it. I might switch back to the 18 Watter this year.

An ESP, “wedge-bag”(my name, not ESPs), fits Explorers, Vs, Stars and MLs. Decent quality with OK padding. I think Ritter makes something that may be similar.

The doggo look bored, which may be impacting your sale. I had AI fix it for you...

My 1993 Hamer USA Special P-90 loaded with Mojo Tone Hot Quiet Coil P-90 pickups.

Started life as a ‘77 Sunburst. Neck and headstock completely broken off. I wanted to repair it but gave up. Sent it to Murkat. He did not give up.

It can happen! My son was 6'3" in these pics (he's 6'4" now), and the Juniors look like toys...