Menehune

And I have a Newport, but it's not as nice as your Artist. GLWTT.

I like the design ideas of a floor base plate and single neckrest arm. Some plywood, some medium-density foam, a hinge, a hook latch, foam glue, tools and a hour of time, and you've got yourself a sturdy fold- up stand that's a reduced trip hazard. In fact, forget the hinge and hook latch. Make the baseplate double-thick, and have a tongue at the bottom of the neckrest arm fit into an angled slot in the base.

One Two Three Bump! One Two Three Bump! (Come on everybody Do the Bump!)

Yep, the owner clearly thrashed this Standard while wearing studded bracelets and brass knuckles. And oh look - a headstock repair. Sweet.

Shhh! Be vewy qwiet! She's schnoring as I schnap this pictuah! The case vinyl is good quality, and the stiching and other assembly is very good. Hardware is very good. The case keys even have plastic grip heads. If you need a case for you baby buy one of these Vevors. This case will not fit a Standard, nor will it cradle a Monaco or Studio snugly. If you have anything approaching a Strat or Tele style body type, it's a pretty good fit.

Picked up the case from my HD and brought it home. It's nice. Opened it up, and my Daytona leapt into it and started snoring. I later tried to coax the guitar out for a session, but it said "Nuh huh! I'm cozy-cozy." I'll try again tomorrow.

Thanks Dave. A guitar that's been living in its equivalent of a nice tent (a gig bag) now has a proper house on the way.

I have two MXL ribbon mics up for grabs. They are great for mic'ing guitar cabs. MXL says the R144 will transduce without distortion up to 130dB SPL. One mic had a floppy ribbon when I got them used some years ago , but still it works - listen to the attached MP3 test recording. The recording was made with the mic about 3 inches from the amp's speaker cone, with the amp at bedroom volume. The R144 went directly into a Scarlett, input gain at 2 o'clock. You can use Mr. Floppy as is or else practice re-ribboning on an inexpensive mic body. R144s go for about $100 new. I'm asking $135 including shipping in the Continental US for both. Each comes in a hard plastic case with a suspension mount, unused microfiber cloth, and MXL liturature. FloppyR144.mp3

i've had a TA-30 1x12 combo for about eight years. It's a good amp, especially for gigging cover work as it's channel-switchable between VOX tones on Ch1 and Fender/Marshall/Boogie on Ch2, and Ch1 can be run either as a top boost or as a master voume. It's surprisingly lightweight, especially when compared to something like the Lonestar Special 1x12. It does have added hum on both channels when the respective reverb/effects circuits are enaged. The combo hum was tracked down to an unfortunately-routed circuit board trace. Quoting from a Gear Page post that quotes Mesa Support: There is one mod available for TA-30 Combos. This mod reduces hum and noise generated by a trace on the rear panel board picking up hum from the Reverb Circuit when the FX/Reverb is on. It abandons the trace on the circuit board in favor of a hardwired shielded wire and associated components. An authorized Service Center would have access to this mod, so if you do have a local shop, they should be able to perform this for you. I started a conversation with Mesa Support soon after getting the amp. They affirmed that my amp had already been in the shop for all service bulletins, but agreed to take another look. Mesa got the amp, confirmed it had the combo hum fix, and reported they had even fired it up and jammed through it and found no unusual hum. Lucky me, it still hummed after receiving it, less noticeable at live volumes, so I've just lived with it. Now that I have more time to dig through amp guts, I'll revisit the issue. For what it's worth, this synopsis from Brave Search AI is on target: TA-30 Reverb Hum The Mesa/Boogie TA-30 is known to exhibit increased hum when the reverb control is turned up, which is considered somewhat normal by the manufacturer due to the proximity of the reverb tank to the power transformers, especially in the head version.23 This hum is typically more noticeable at lower volumes, such as in studio or bedroom settings, and less of an issue during live performances at higher volumes.23 The noise can be exacerbated by the reverb circuit itself, and some users have reported that the hum increases with the reverb level.23 Several potential causes and solutions have been discussed by users and technicians. A common suggestion is to check or replace the preamp tubes in positions V5 and V6, although this fix has not always been effective.25 A more definitive solution involves a factory-approved modification that replaces a problematic trace on the rear panel board with a hardwired shielded wire to reduce hum generated by the reverb circuit.4 This mod is available through authorized Mesa service centers and has been reported to provide a noticeable improvement.6 Another user found that simply repositioning an internal cable by a few millimeters eliminated the noise entirely.5 For users experiencing a hiss rather than a hum, the issue might be related to a noisy preamp tube or a different underlying problem, as the reverb circuit in the TA-30 is primarily associated with hum.5 Some users have also noted that the hum can be reduced or eliminated by using a footswitch to toggle the reverb on and off, or by pulling out the Cut/Master knob to use it as a master volume.3 The issue is generally more pronounced in the head version compared to the combo, and it does not typically increase with the overall volume or gain settings.3 One of the fixes reported for the TA-30 head was to rotate the power transformer 90 degrees to reorient its magnetic field. I don't recall if this was an official Mesa service bulletin. Finally, Andy Timmons demo'ing the TA-30:

That is lovely. Parkway is down the road from me if anyone wants an in-person exam.

Thanks. That beauty stirs up a strong lust that makes me feel 25 again.

Time for the tithe. Thank you for all you do to keep us together and keep us conversing/informing/observing/commenting/philosophizing/bitching/selling/buying/denouncing/apologizing and sharing, Ted.

Doctor Doctor and Rock Bottom in particular. Yes, on vinyl. Old vinyl.

This was our band's most rockin' cover back in the day. Ted Templeman produced this album. It has that thrilling live sound of the first Van Halen album, also produced by Templeman. The second Montrose album, Paper Money, was also produced by Templeman, but sadly sounds really dead to me. RIP, Ronnie.

Wow. Early AM radio promo?