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  1. Been looking at matchless and bad cat for a while, but dont own one - just bought a IIA, instead, actually. But from what I gather, they are similar, some shared inheritance. Some models very close - early bad cat 40 watt model similar to HC/DC/SC, etc. But then as time wore on some divergence. Both well made, generally, though some recent bad cat not in same league (this excludes most recent reincarnations as I have not looked into those at all). All are heavy. All this Sampson made stuff I think is crap and selling hype, but he did go from matchless to badcat, hence the similarities esp early on. But a matchless made today woudl seem at least as good as one sold for more that MS made. So woudl not get hung up on year of a matchless amp and search or pay more for a Sampson one. I have not seen a Matchless local to try out, but did play briefly through a 2013 cub IIr, and I liked it. Still hand wired then. I did not like it enough to pay what was asked, but still for the kind of money those bring, they seem like a lot of amp to me. A SC30 or HC30 are still way heavy, and a DC30 even more so, but I’d love to try them. And really, they are kinda similar weight vs what I ended up getting this round (a koa cab mark IIA w EVM), so obviously I wan not taking the weight thing too seriously. Off al the various matchless and bad cat amps, the one that most interests me is the laurel canyon reverb, then some of the small box versions, and an SC30, probably in that order. But I have yet to play them and really know. Good luck.
  2. Thanks for the post. Yes. Nice guitar. Likee avalon and artisan.
  3. FWIW I am hopefully getting more photos of that area, and the red one looks nice at a much lower price, as does that gold flat top (though I think I'd like the larger neck). Would still love a "family" purchase here, though - Some USA Robin, most interested in Avalon, but could be convinced otherwise.
  4. look at the side of the neck where the body meets it. Some funky finish stuff going there. Might be nothing, but owner did not explain it clearly to me other than it seems some sort of "minor" repair. Id rather have a wrap, anyway, but if you think I am seeing ghosts, lmk. To me it looks like some lacquer is going up on the neck binding in an odd way.
  5. Thanks, Biz Prof. Must be good, none for sale here - in all seriousness, a little funky issue w that Avalon custom on reverb. A couple other avalons are possibilities. But I know there are some cool Robins around here. Perhaps nobody’s sellin’…. But if you are thinking about it, LMK if you are, and what you have. I do love those avalon customs with wrap tails - but am open to something cool. Thanks
  6. Curious if anyone has a nice one for sale or trade? Just started to get an itch And would like to try one…. Avalon custom, artisan custom, something cool. I have seen some great ones posted here over the years - That recent thread and a pretty avalon custom on reverb got the juices flowing.
  7. Care to whet appetites with next up? This green one was cool, and i was too slow, as usual.
  8. This is why single pickup guitars are best
  9. Was asked for a scale length and nut width check. 24 3/4 and 1 11/16. The nut measurement is a little generous on the calipers as I did not want to scratch. The scale length, I gather, is doubling length from nut to middle of 12th fret as seen in the photos. Ans that is just a little lint up by the high E string, fyi. And a photo of how the guitar looks today -
  10. Used to see nrbq at some dump in philly. They were great. He still has his HoJo workin’ SWITCH!!
  11. And btw there is an artist ultimate on reverb, too. Not mine, no affiliation.
  12. Been watching it. Two problems. 1. Price is imho nuts, as the market is cooling. But hey, im clearly asking too much or the guitars I have for sale are just too random/small market (and I dont want to deal w reverb etc), so I’m no more realistic, and 2. I got no space till my 2 are gone. Too bad. I’d love to grab this or another p90/wrap guitar (like that black N90, that was lovely). P90s are where it’s at -
  13. Woulda picked a better clip were it me, but.. i saw him when he was livinv in princeton nj. About 100 years ago. One guitar on a stand in fromt and one on a strap. Unbelievable talent.
  14. Seeing as i got an amp and need the space even more……. Would love to sell these to someone on this board.
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