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Also, for now, I keep it. I bought a pair of new Fane M65s to go with some greenbacks in this 4x12 instead because that is how addiction works.
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I'm actually good on Tubes at the moment. I bought up a couple of quads of this and that suspecting the Tube-ocalypse was about to run prices up. And yes, I might have been part of the reason they went up. But no, for once, I was happy to be ahead of a scarcity panic and you can all bite me.
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I've known (and still know) folks like this...
LucSulla replied to Willie G. Moseley's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
That's me with every student I've ever taught. Except they never play bass and always wonder what I'm talking about. -
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Won't be dumb enough to sell one again. I like this one a little better anyway. I've been itching for a plain top Lester, and this actually took care of that. Plus, I've never been a huge fan of quilt tops. Little too much zazz for me.
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Lol, well, this is actually going quite differently than I expected.
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It's no secret that I went on a pretty huge Marshall spree about two years ago. The only one I have left is a Vintage Modern, which I quite like. Having bought this Friedman JEL 20 and already having a Splawn Quickrod, I'm starting to wonder what the point of have a second 100 watt amp is. I do like it, and I do suspect those amps will get more popular. But I'm also looking at my PayPal Credit account and, while I'm good at avoiding interest charges, I'm thinking how nice it would be to put the money I make in my pocket and not toward staying ahead of a same-as-cash period. I went through a spell where I was playing 4x12s a lot, but those kind of gigs have mostly dried up. And in all honesty, as cool as the VM is, the Quickrod is just a better amp when you need the flexibility that I do when I can justify that much amp. I'm pretty satisfied with what I own at the moment, and I can justify a good combo, a good 20 watt head, and one old dinosaur big iron amp. That QR is hands down my favorite big amp that I've ever owned. I've got a great selection of Charvels, a great old Jackson, and a bunch of cool Lesters. I'm also really happy with the Hamer/Shishkovs I have and the obligatory strat and tele. I'm mostly cool with messing with my pedals. As cool as the VM is, it's not like it's a seriously rare amp. I don't know, I'm not downsizing per se as much as I just have plenty of options for all kinds of sounds and shows. On the other hand, it's not like it would break the bank to hang on to it, and they are my favorite Marshall. If I ever did studio work anymore, I could almost justify it as being good to have around, particularly for leads, but it's unlikely that will ever be something I do a lot ever again. Move it on down the road or hang on to it just in case I'd miss it?
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The more I look at this, the more I think it is probably a plain maple top. It could be hog, but the grain up close just looks much more like the two LPCs I have, one of which is a two piece, natural top. Comparing online, it bears more resemblance to the first than the second, though it's really hard to get a good look at Hamer's all-hog elites because of how shiny they are. It doesn't have the same kind of mineral stripes and graininess up close that I am used to with mahogany. I'm definitely not an expert though. I'll give it a look in the pickup cavity the next time I change strings to see if the cap is a different color than the back.
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I gigged a Tally for about a year in a country band in which I also played an ASAT Special and an American Standard Tele. If you were to make a scale where the left is the general 24.75", two-humbucker sound and the right is the general 25.5", single-coil sound, I'd put the Tally smack dab in the middle, except, unlike a PRS, being smack dab in the middle is actually interesting, unique, and fun to play instead of lifeless and boring (yeah, I said it). The Tele would obviously be all the way to the right, and the ASAT Special would be between those two. In my experience, you can get a decent amount "quack" out of any single-coil set up with a 25.5 neck, it's really just a question of how much you have to dial your amp and board in to bring it out. I didn't have to change much with the ASAT Special, but the Tally took some doing and I also had to adjust my playing a bit. You had to work a little to approximate the guitar tone on something like "Fast as You" by Dwight Yoakam. On the other hand, it handled classic rock stuff better than either of them, and it does have a great clean sound. I just wouldn't call it a "Tele on steroids," as people say sometimes. If I was going to describe it, start with imagining a great sounding Les Paul with stock Gibson P-90s in it. Now imagine it with hotter, more articulate pickups and a Fender scale neck. Maybe "Tele on steroids" is somewhat correct if, unlike me, your default Tele sound in your head is Led Zeppelin I and not Brent Mason. That I can definitely see.
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I'm the worst for tone reports beyond, "Sounds pretty sweet!" It's not quite as snappy as my last Tally I think. The neck pup is very smooth. But without being to A-B them, it's hard to say. The one I had had been refretted with jumbo frets, so it plays a little different. Not good or bad, just different. I guess in theory it could be a plain maple top. I was hoping it may have a certificated included to know for sure, but alas, no go. It does have all the other case candy, but not that bit. I love it though - never seen one quite like it.
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We've all paid for seeing tits in one way or another.
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Who Knew Brian Johnson Could Sing?
LucSulla replied to velorush's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Dude was pretty old when he joined AC/DC in Rock and Roll years. He's a stitch younger than Bon, but he was six years older than Malcolm and even more the rest of them. I don't love all the production choices here, but I always thought this was a good sample of his voice in his 20s. As far as the song in question, I really dug it! I don't usually like nostalgia trips, but that had a ton on energy. Best thing Steven Tyler has done in years, lol. America's Grandma most likely to give you some pot. -
Interesting dumpster diving at GC
LucSulla replied to Saul Goodman's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
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what amps do you think are "under the radar" bargains?
LucSulla replied to Jimbilly's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
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what amps do you think are "under the radar" bargains?
LucSulla replied to Jimbilly's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
100 watt Marshall Vintage Moderns. You can still find them under $1k on occasion, and, if you have ever wanted a hot rodded JTM 45, they bring it. I had four Marshalls back this summer, and this is the only one I kept. I feel like sooner or later, people are going to figure out that they are one of the best Marshalls the company made in a long time. -
I do know why I buy all the Charvels that I do. I got into music in 1986, and I will forever love super strats. For my, Charvels and Jacksons are just the coolest in the world. However, I've played a Les Paul for probably 90% of everything I ever did from 1996 until 2012 and still live on the around 50% of the time even now. That body shape and scale length is just baked in, and every time I pick one up, I am shocked by how much better I am on them. I'll probably continue to struggle on Charvels because they look cool, and stage shows (and whammy bar squealies) aren't for nothing. But when the serious business needs to be done, I'm just a Lester guy. Not to mention the fatter necks on the LP traditionals are absolute hand saver for long sets. -BUT- We also have an embarrassment of pickup magicians around here. After being blown away by Josh's stuff, I decided to give a call to @Jeff R to see what he was cooking up in Baton Rouge and sample another one of the pup wizards we have floating around here. He talked me into a set of his Dreambuckers, and they frikin deliver the goods too! I'm sure either one of them can whip up anything you want, but I was looking for something pretty hot with a little bit of a vintage sensibility. I have a 2014 Lester Traditional that came with the 59 Tributes. While people rave about them (supposedly they got yanked for being too good and became the Custom Buckers), they were just too easy going for me. Cool? Yes! They had a nice, quacky, slightly tele-ish quality to them, but I don't play Lesters to sound like I'm playing a tele. Jeff gave me a quick consult and got them on their way, and I got them loaded in tonight. Man! This guitar has just totally come alive. It smokes like the Gravelins I picked up, but they have a different vibe all their own. I own six Lesters, but I don't want them all to sound exactly the same. I get in different moods, plus I'm playing in a couple of different kinds of bands. However, I do love a hot, articulate pickup that responds well to the guitar's volume. Having another color in the high output palette is super cool, and I'm really digging them. It's ridiculous the amount of homebrew talent that floats around this board. I feel lucky to have met all these folks via this website.
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PSA 2007 Talladega
LucSulla replied to nologantogive's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
Man, that's tempting. Not sure I have that kinda cash to blow at the moment though.