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Forgot: the Yamaha Pacifica Series, particularly the low-endish ones. Nothing a pickup swap won't fix and they look good. I use a 12-er at almost every show.

Gibson Juniors of all varieties, Melody Makers. Epiphone Wilshire, whatever the Epi equivalent of a Junior was, Fender Duo-Sonic. +1 the Mustang Bass, also the Epi Rivoli.

How did I miss this? My '82 #2 5151, one number away from Eddies Possibly/probably the first multiple-bound production Hamer. I call it "Reckless Abandon"

Hmmmm, even though some schmuck named Jello Dancing messed up the back of the headstock, it would make a nice yang to a certain goldtop ying of mine.... All it needs is some black Sharpie around the edge of the pickguard...

Ceeb, I dig the fold-down workbench. Very cool. Nothing nearly so exotic or organized here, just about 3/4 of the guitars in the first pic, many of the amps in the second. There were another half-dozen guitars and 3 or 4 more amps upstairs at the time I shot this. The unseen wall is full of drums parts, stompboxes, etc., etc. I really do need to build some racks....

I've got a bunch of them photographed and logged. Every one was different as the woman who did the graphics did them individually as I was told by Paul Hamer. If you missed any, GusS probably has 'em I love this one.

Yooops! How did I miss this? A belated HBD, Senor Poofy.

Sp many great ones, it's hard to choose. The one that has kept me drooling the longest is Seeker Dave's insane Blueburst Honorable mention to the Gatorburst, Cajunburst and ANY Electraglide.

IIRC, they're the same as the SS-1's without the "lip" where the wires typically connect. They were custom for Hamer, which is why you won't find any skinny on them. They were that way in order to fit inside the triple-coil pickup ring.

As used by Uncle Rick behind the Wall o' Marshalls in the early 80's.

Just about any used spruce-topped Taylor dreadnought would get you there, but if you want to really dig into it, the ones I'd be looking for would be a 510 (mahogany) or 810 (rosewood). I had a plain-jane 510 that was a bleedin' cannon. I used to play weddings with it in large-ish churches unamplified. It never caved in under pressure (serious hard strumming) either. In your range, you should be able to get a gently used 810.

Music Mans. Good enough for a lot of big names back in the day and they still hold their own, both performance and value-wise. Some folks sneer at the SS preamps, but those are the folks that never actually wound one up. Decent combos can be had for $300 -$700, depending on the model. Go for the 65 or 130 watters with model names that are just, say, Sixty Five 112 or One Thirty 210, etc. In the heads, the 65 and 130 watt ones without reverb are bass heads, generally, while the reverbed ones are voiced for guitar. There are a couple of good chassis numbers, my fave is the 2275 (followed by the wattage, i.e.: 2275-65 or 2275-130). The ones with the tube phase inverter are more highly sought after. I've had several of both types and actually prefer the one with the SS inverter, but it's subtle. In any event, lots of EL-34 or 6CA7 goodness and nobody's gonna laugh at you.

HBD Chris!

No pix.... I miss my trans red one.

Rob, I had an older one, and I know there were some changes over time, but remember that the Blue Tube is a lower gain animal than the Tube Driver. I'd second the "warmer Tube Screamer" thumbnail but my impression was of a somewhat smoother OD. Where it really shone for me was using very low gain and output settings where it excelled at warming up and clarifying solid-state amps. In a couple of cases it was an utter transformation. If you can get it cheap and the descriptions here sound like what you're after, give it a whirl. Recouping the expenditure should be fairly easy.

Yeah, why stop at two? Two fraternal twins and their two cousins. Sorry I don't have a pic of all of them together... And one of the sexiest pairs of twins I've ever seen. BadgerDave's impeccable taste shines through again. Marcnoth's veebass must have been pulled from the same gene pool.

That late a model may have no letters on the tube chart, or ones that don't correspond to the "normal" historical method. Mine didn't correlate with anything that I was able to find. The transformer codes did the trick. And Geoff, the chassis serial number is a wild-ass guess at best. Those were stamped out, serialized and pretty much tossed in a bin and pulled out at random. Because of that you can have lower serial numbers with later build dates and all that kind of stuff.

Geoff go to That Link I Posted Above and click on the Fender amp FAQ on the left column. Scroll down on the right column and there's the date code stuff. I think I figured out that mine was a '71 or '72 from the transformer codes.

Geoff, somebody will chime in here pretty soon, I'm sure. Here's a spot that is some help The Fender Amp Field Guide But ber aware that the code stamp on the tube chart may not make sense. I had to date mine by the date codes on the transformers. Unfortunately, I've forgotten how to do that, but there's a guide on that site, I know. Somebody around here knows that bit, I'm sure

Beautiful Wraptail Studio! did that come from a shop in or near NYC? It looks Like one I drooled on.

Good to hear the news! A friend with them Red Crosses outside of BR said they're starting to break camp. A good sign. Say, since the wind, in your estimation, wasn't all that bad, did you try pissin' in it?

This evening I had a Rivera M60 jump into the back of the car and it's home with me for a couple of days for a try-out. It's in very good shape, has the foot switches and manual, etc. Here's what I know: Riveras are good quality kit. I've known that from a number of "lesser" models I've encountered. And the Ninja Boost definitely flips my switch. The M and S series are very flexible, tonally speaking. A look at the controls will give you a good clue. No matter what it is, it probably ain't kurtsstuff's cup of mud What else can anybody tell me? This is the first chance I've had to get up close and personal with one of the higher-end Riveras and it looks like there's a lot to explore here.

Missed this the first time around. A belated happyhappy, Chris.

Don't remember the year and no, it's gone.

Couple of mine. Some are still here, some moved on to greener pastures. Red hangin' with a couple of buddies, including the black one, pre-mod Currently residing in Gus' graphic collection