joshoowah

Ok. Two entertaining ways to look at it: 1 - the ferrules line up with the "ideal" saddle intonation adjustment... riiiiight... 2 - It's proof of a handmade guitar! (Handmade with one of these - )

Lucked into a closet queen 6G2 Princeton with a bad PT 20 years ago. Got a transformer and speaker from Kendrick (the near perfect Oxford was dry and brittle, so out it came), and that thing has been a dream ever since - until it blew a fuse a couple months ago. She's overdue for some TLC. Haven't settled on a tech, yet. If there is one thing I wish everyone could experience in person about those brownies, it's the true physical wobble you feel with properly tuned bias trem, even with lower wattage and a single 10! And the warmth of that amp, at any volume setting, from whisper to roar, is just unmatched. You only need four knobs: Volume, Tone, Speed and Intensity. It's perfect.

I consulted The Book, and I have some questions. The Monaco is described as a hollow-body, with mahogany sides and back, while the Superpro is described as having routed chambers in its mahogany body. It isn't bent sides and separate back, so is there a difference in the chambering from the Superpro? Perhaps due to the Bigsby instead of stop bar, or differences due to the spruce instead of maple top? Definitely a new one for my dreamlist! Sexy!

Little Wing, obviously.

Mallory or Sprague preferred? NOS Emmett Brown Industries are impossible to find. Also wonder which position it would get on the Varitone...

I can't believe no one has brought this up yet, but... Does anyone know the value of the flux cap and how it affects the tones on tap?

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Changes," my all-time favorite "Wait... who is this?" shocking artist treasure. Most people probably know the covers better than the original, like Proud Mary or Respect. It's great fun seeing people react with "I never knew they had this in them!"

If you have even a passing interest in archtops, Blue Guitar, by Ken Voss, is a must! Scott Chinery, who commissioned the collection, was scum, but that book is pure luthier's porn. I also recommend Acquired of The Angels - an amazing history of John D'Angelico and Jimmy D'Aquisto's careers and legacies.

Because even in checkerboard, it wouldn't surpass "The Fool" '61 SG/Les Paul Custom, and if you can't even challenge a fool, it's best to walk away.

NM. Sorry.

How To Be Dumb

Going to California

Searching With My Good Eye Closed

My Hero

Lookin Out My Back Door

Look at Little Sister

It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I feel fine)

High and Dry

Hooray For Me

Blue Rondo a la Turk

Wiser Time

Green River

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Gimme All Your Lovin