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This ‘69 Princeton Reverb was at an independent music store. Didn’t break the bank. It looks as if it was just set aside for years. Really dusty. Had a replacement speaker, which I’ve replaced. It was all original except the power cord, speaker and 2 tubes. 5 of 7 tubes were original RCAs with ‘67 & ‘68 date codes. Has all nos RCAs in it now. I sent the chassis off and had it serviced. Cleaned all the dust bunnies out of the cabinet & cleaned the tolex. Just finished reassembling it and am getting acquainted with it. I had briefly posted pics of it in the “ask the experts” when I was looking for a tech. Apologies if you’ve seen it before. But this time it’s functional. Sorry for the crummy phone pics. Any love for the PR?

Yeah, we should send them a bunch of emails. Is this still available? Do you accept trades? How much does it weigh? Can you do better with the price?

Could you describe the site's acoustic voice?

My beloved Brother, Nightwolf, is deeply missed.

Here's the first new photo of the original Alice Cooper band fresh from announcing their first studio album in 52 years, 'The Revenge of Alice Cooper'. Released on Friday 25th July 2025, the album sees eponymous frontman Alice Cooper reunite with Michael Bruce (guitars), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums) for the group's first full record since 1973's 'Muscle of Love'. Produced by Bob Ezrin, 'The Revenge of Alice Cooper' is dedicated to late Alice Cooper band guitarist Glen Buxton, who died in 1997. Buxton's original guitars posthumously appear on the album track 'What Happened To You' thanks to the discovery of an unreleased demo recording. The 14-track album is described as "a high-voltage journey into vintage horror and classic 70s shock rock, capturing the sound, energy, and mischief that made the original Alice Cooper band legendary." You can watch the video for 'The Revenge of Alice Cooper's deadly lead single and opening track 'Black Mamba' on planetrock.com now. The Alice Cooper band released seven studio albums between 1969 to 1973, including the blockbuster international smashes 'School's Out' and 'Billion Dollar Babies', before frontman Alice Cooper launched a storied solo career.

Looks familiiar. I went thru eight Ric basses when I was playing and collecting. The one shown in the publicity photo was a '88 in Fireglo (only new 4000 series bass I ever bought). Dig he power ties (light tellow w/ small navy dots). Of the other seven, one was a '79 4001 in Maplglo that I still wish I had. Lemmy didn't like the new truss rod system on the new-in-the-'80s model 4003s that replaced the 4001s. "I'll go to me grave swearin' the '1s' are better than the '3s'," said the ol' Oberbefehlshaber...... Jeezus, this was taken 37 years ago. I put a color iamge up from a '89 Valentine party elsewhere on this site. Same band, same instruments, same ties. I hated the brittle/raw tone of Donnie's Steinbergerr; IMO it was incompatible with the Rick's signature sound. He should have stayed with a Les Paul or an ES-335

Never heard of him, maybe 'cause he's from Down Under. Feel bad for his physical condition at his age though.

Thanks ! Kinda skipped thru but really enjoyed Little Wing!

JUDAS PRIEST & ALICE COOPER Announce 2025 North American Tour With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY... Lots of fun familiar songs and probably my last chance to check them out 🤔

Loves me some vintage Coop. If you’re an over-40 rocker and your music collection doesn’t (AT LEAST) include, “Greatest Hits”, you should be viewed with suspicion. Can’t say I’m much of fan of his stuff with the Rambo guy, though…

I’ve used them on Strats. After repeated attempts, they don’t stay installed for long. Combined with a properly cut/lubricated nut, they can help a trem stay in tune. To my ear, they impart a bit of a, “sponginess”, to the tone that is not pleasing. If you have a particularly bright Strat you may like the effect. Don’t get me started on the TOM saddles, LOL. Personally, for vintage Strat trems I prefer Highwood saddles. They’re designed with a small string channel and hex screws that don’t dig into the palm. Combined with Gotoh staggered, locking tuners my EJ Strat rarely loses tuning. ETA: I see now that you have an American Std trem. Let us know how you like the stock saddles. IME they’ll be an improvement.

Here's a good writeup of that guitar's history if you're interested in that aspect: Phenix (sic) Amazing story!

667 is the neighbor of the Beast.

I’ve been calling them that for decades LOL!

This is the first time I heard that nickname. I love it!

JHS Notaklon: $90 Shipped Original Packaging, PLUS......Unmolested tube of Gööp included! JHS Overdrive/Preamp: $100 Shipped Original Packaging Schaffer Replica Classic: $200 Shipped includes center pin positive adapter cable. Older version of pedal. No original box ISP G String II Noise Gate $90 Shipped Original Packaging Voodoo Labs Ground Control Pro $175 Shipped plus 2 midi cables and a power supply that works. No box, will get creative. shipped USPS to 48. Discounts available if you buy more than one pedal.

Rickenbacker is definitely not a "typical" guitar company, and availability, wait times, special runs, and so forth have always been part of getting a Rick. Seems like many dealers often don't know when they will arrive, so when one actually has some in stock, it's best to go for it. Sweetwater was supposed to get some in sometime during late 2025 and then when I was checking my wishlist at the beginning of April, I noticed they were in stock, 5 of them. They don't list the price so you have to email them for it. I was at work so I sent in an email. I checked again at 3pm and then there were 4 left, and right as I was about I was going to call in, I got a call back. My Sales engineer was on vacation that week but his coverage knew that they wouldn't last long (they were all gone within a week or so). I looked at the 4 left, picked one, and called my shot. It arrived about 10 days ago but I've been super busy and unfortunately didn't get a time to take an actual picture until last night. One thing you're sure to notice is the new for 2025 redesigned "treble" pickup bezel, without the pickup cover. There is not even a slot for it, and also there is now a thumb rest. Some purists are up in arms, while others feel its "about time". The original 4001 basses had a pickup with a big "horse shoe" magnet, however that ended up being expensive and kinda not working well, so over 50 years ago in 1971, they changed to a standard single coil pickup with magnets underneath, and put a chromed plastic pickup cover that is cosmetic only on top of it. They also originally had a "toaster" pickup in the neck, but now both have "high gain" pickups, which have more winds now than they did in the good old days, so some people will replace the pickups with more "vintage correct" ones, or they will put in the current "toaster" single coil pickup. I even saw a recent dealer run that still had the covers, and came stock with the toaster, as well as a light blue finish and checkered binding. Anyway, it takes a bit of getting used to, but the neck is definitely comfortable, and I would consider the "new" profile to be more of a "D" shape, as it has a bit of a flat area on the sides. it plays well, and definitely has a VERY distinctive sound. The original 4001 basses had a capacitor on the bridge / treble pickup that cut a lot of the bass. This was later removed, but the current 4003 have a push / pull cap on the tone for that pickup that can give you the vintage treble sound or a more bass heavy modern sound for the bridge pickup. As expected, there is definitely a bit of hum, and the pickups are not RWRP like a jazz bass, so even mixing them together you still get full hum. If you're looking to play like Lemmy a noise suppressor is highly recommended. It's definitely going to take a while to explore all the tones in this bass, which I look forward too. Such a distinctive sound and look.

So since May 2011, more years than not, I've led a study abroad program in Europe for a month. I started taking a guitar with me in 2014, a baby Taylor. Unfortunately, that guitar started falling apart in the last few years, and since I like it a lot, I stopped taking it on trips. Last year, I bought a Blackstar Carry On. It's actually not a bad little guitar, but it is a little guitar. I also found myself getting into more situations where people wanted me to sit in on stuff when I had an electric, but I never could for obvious reasons. The Carry On is a fine guitar for noodling, but it's not something you'd really want to play seriously. It kinda keeps your callouses hard, but because of the short scale, strings just feel like rubber bands. So it was better than nothing - a lot better to be honest - but It still wasn't a real guitar though. I saw an Ibanez Q54 for pretty cheap and decided to give it a shot. Believe it or not, it's a super cool guitar. The neck is great. I've never owned an Indonesian guitar, but I'm happy that the good things I hear about Ibanez's Indo production are true. Pickups are solid too. Pretty good for high gain stuff and fantastic for cleans. It's actually a tad smaller in length that the baby Taylor even with the full 25.5" neck. Overall, the gig back is about the same width and length, but quite a bit slimmer. I never had a problem throwing the Taylor in an overhead, and I suspect this one will be even easier. Plus the last two inches or so of the gig bag can be folded over. Overall, happily surprised with this guitar. I'd be 100% fine taking it to a real gig. I'm really excited to have a real instrument to play for a month this time around.

Love the sweepable mids on the MT-2. Death from above!

...to ME! Reminds me of the Uber Vector with a FMT.

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The original Alice Cooper group is one of my all time favorite bands. For many years the top three have been KISS, Rush, and Alice Cooper.

https://www.sweetwater.com/used/listings/237725-used-hamer-usa-custom-shop-2006-korina-special? Looks very nice. Worth twice the price of a "regular" non-korina version? Maybe for the uniqueness factor?

Korina Hamers with a wrap tail are a win. Though I think a lower price would be more in line for this guitar. I’d think 2-2200 would be more in line. Especially as the guitar market has really taken a dip.

8.2 pounds is on the heavy side for a Special, even more so a korina made dc. Just trying to find a reason not to like it

Are you sure?

It’s one better than the beast.

Crap. I thought we were gonna pool our money and buy it.

I bought a p90 wrap on here. Prob my favorite guitar.

Nice! Appears to be sold now

I had an '07 mahogany one like that I bought from Gryphon. It was a monster, definitely a step up from my old '93 P-90 Special.

I'm expecting lots of uninvited strats, teles and jazzmasters finding their way into my feed. https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/fender-will-not-get-preferential-treatment-reverb-has-been-sold-by-etsy-to-investors-in-fender-and-soundcloud-but-says-its-partnership-with-the-guitar-manufacturer-remains-unchanged

Good! I kinda liked Reverb back before Etsy got their claws in them.

Any idea what that last bit could mean? Some sort of brick-n-mortar arrangement that would receive goods and ship them for the seller? Private shipping via a hub system a-la Amazon? Lots of interesting possibilities for value-added services. I for one would pay good money if I could sell something cross-country and drop it with someone FOB Shipping Point and get handed a check. I might actually sell some gear (if I could remember where I put it). 🤔😂

Looks a lot like my first Hamer; mine was a 2005 run from Willcutt's, had a tonepros wraptail. It was my first experience with Hamer seller's remorse.

Yup, I'm that guy 🤣

I still have my 79 4001, in Autumn Glo with black pguard/truss rod cover. Had to get it from the factory which took all of 5 weeks back then, lol.. All my heroes played one (Squire, McCartney, Lemmy, Geddy) so there was no question for my first "real" bass. Still my go to when I play bass.

Is this what you need?

The tour starts in Biloxi which is right next door to me. I'm done paying for shows but I'll go if I can score tickets on Vettix.org.

Yeah, that one I could learn to live with.

I'd see COC again if they headlined a theater here in town. Can't be bothered to see grandpa Alice or what's left of Priest again.

23% add-on is a bargain! When I checked on Ghost tix, it ranged from 33-40% depending on which part of the arena I picked. I didn't get them. For Steven Wilson (another Ticketbastard show), it was $33.59 in fees on a $69 ticket - almost 49%. I bit the bullet on that one because he doesn't come close to me all that often. For comparison, I just got Ace Frehley tickets at a club that uses Etix - $12.15 on a $77 ticket (16%). John Cleese and Buddy Guy are both at bigger theater, both Etix, both $13.75 on $79.75 (17%). And Robin Trower is at a local theater that does its own ticketing - fees at that place are $7 per ticket. Period. Experience Hendrix was there, tix about $50 more than Trower. $7. I'd have loved to see the Alice/Priest show, but the only place they're coming close is an outdoor venue here that I won't go to. Went once, the year it opened, 35 years ago. Swore I'd only go back if they got a Beatles reunion - and it had to be all four Beatles - and flew me in on a helicopter.

Judas Priest tickets have been going up and up in the past four years. Yesterday, friends and I got tickets for either Charlotte or Atlanta, but no one can afford both shows anymore. Playing with a calculator I figured out that the sliding fee that Ticketbastard/Live Nation slaps on is 23.5%. Nearly a fourth of the ticket price is added on even though it costs nothing more to process the sale of a cheap ticket or an expensive ticket.

11 years ago today, this was the scene: