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http://www.vintageguitaramplifiers.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/-99411205900965080.jpg Found it. Was a "Plush".

Forget who made em but they were covered in tucked and rolled metal flaked vinyl kinda like a cheesy car interior. If I remember right, the cabinets were unusually skinny and tall. Always sounded like you were playing through some sort of instant signal decay pedal.

This band may be more like never than lesser known. Floyd Radford was the guitarist. They kicked butt. Imo, damn near as good as anyone in 1971.

....messed up the head cut-off angle

Seen and played a bunch of Carvins. They were nice lookers but kind of machiney (?) feeling. My guess is Carvin might not have enough real "guitarhead" craftsman running the CNC machines and sanders. Their same guys could probably make a pretty nice flame maple rocking chair with a few CNC tweaques. And why not, they already make too much other stuff. Imo, higher end guitars need real, put your stink on it, guitarhead craftsmen in the mix.

I was possibly way into Grand Funk and the Doobie Brothers. May even have had the posters but I'll never admit that. Before them I might have been into Tommy James and Shondells but I'd never admit that either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZABr5oMo9U

Which one do you wind up playing most? Is the plastic back an Ovation?

That Taylor is beautiful. The ones I've played have always been "crispy" sounding if that makes sense. Nice bell like ring but not what I'm after. I remember playing a Takamine that a friend of mine had that was very balanced in tone. It was painted black so I have no idea what it was. Another good one was a Tacoma rosewood with a spruce top but I see they tend to have finish problems. There's tons of old Japanese acoustics from Aria, Ventura, Yamaha, Ibanez, etc, out there. Anybody know anything about those?

I'm looking for an acoustic with a nice well rounded tone. How do you boxers describe the different tones between top and body wood. I'm more interested in solid wood bodies (tops, sides & backs). My take is that spruce is brighter, cedar is darker, mahogany is more low end, rosewood more midrange and maple more high end of the tone range. I have a Koa Yairi with a spruce top and laminate sides and back that is in the midrangey high zone. It might be the one but I'm jonesing for something better.

Depressing...M1 always makes my top 5 whenever I stop to think about it. Like HHB said, I remember chasing those licks and that sound all through the 70's.

........typical redneck fire

Can't list them all but these were/are the memorable ones: Marshall 50 watt combo highly customized by a local tech (it blew up) Marshall 50 watt head highly customized by a local tech (it blew up too) GK 250ML Lunch Box amp (handy little mofo) Kitty Hawk 100 watt combo (was not customized but blew up on its own....F'N POS) Traynor 2/12 combo (a tank both in reliability and weight) Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special (kick ass) Groove Tube Soul-O-30 (favorite all-time) Sunn T50C (not for the meek)

Holy gold standard! What, when, where, how, if.....??

Cream's Crossroads SNL's / Don't Fear the Reaper .

I've got a MB Lonestar Special that has a 5, 15 & 30W setting. The 5W setting alone could get close to all your needs. Seems used ones would be in your price range.

A few usuals: Clapton Paige Hendrix Trower Montrose A couple unusuals: Tom Johnston Mark Farner Standard disclaimer: Reference to anyone listed herein as an indication of my playing ability is purely fictional. edited to delete (cept maybe Farner) from disclaimer.

How bout Black Label Society ZW's vocals are pretty close to JH's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMDnUrs8knA...feature=related

This was a local band around here in the '70s. Floyd Radford is on guitar.

HBD!

Check out a Yairi DY62C if you get a chance. Definitely a desert island guitar for me. Killer with or without the electronics.

+1 for the tube Traynors.

Holy crap thats a nice bike!! I'll swap you my P90 Duo for it.

A few years back when I had a couple real nice Hamers

Tin House. Early seventies with Floyd Radford before going with one of the Winters.