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I bought this Ceriatone 2202 to use in my AC/DC tribute. Unfortunately I had my strokes before I got a chance. Someone either modified it or custom ordered it to be in that vintage Marshall head cabinet which I loved because it had the right "look" for my band. A couple of months ago I listed it on Reverb for $800 and got a few hundred views and almost 100 Watchers in just a week or two so I thought I had it priced fair and it would sell fast. After being up for a few weeks, it had not sold so one day when I was checking on it, I saw that Reverb had it tagged "Great Deal" and showed the price range was $890-1180 so I decided to raise it to $900, still at the very bottom of the range. Oddly, after raising the price I started to get offers but they were all low-ballers. So, since I was hoping to $800-900 I raised the price again to $1000 so if people felt like they just HAD to haggle, I could go down on the price to get what I actually wanted and they could think they beat me down. Don't get me started on people who see 1959 Les Paul for sale for $3000 and think "I bet I can get it cheaper. I'll offer $2000." I hate those people. Note: you can get a new one from Ceriatone for $880. (Not in a Marshall cabinet of course). About a week ago I got a request from a prospective buyer for more pictures and asking a bunch of very specific questions pretty articulately. I'm not a gearhead so I don't know if it has pre-1980 Russian tubes or XC-35 capacitors or whatever and I'm not taking it apart to see so I didn't even answer. I've gotten in trouble before trying to answer questions like that. A couple of days later he made an offer of $900. I looked at his profile and he had ONE previous purchase ten years ago, no items for sale or ever sold. I declined his offer and told him he didn't have enough history for me to feel comfortable. He didn't respond but a couple of days later he makes an offer of $950. I declined and messaged him "See my previous response." A few days later he made an offer for $975. I didn't even decline that one or message him again - I just let that offer expire. Then he clicks on the full price and of course Reverb now says "Your item sold. Time to pack and ship." I get an message from him in horrible broken English saying "Thanks for letting me purchase amp. I take best care of amp...etc." Something doesn't smell right about this. What do you guys think?

I used those in my Cheap Trick tribute. Here are some I used in my AC/DC tribute and the ones we sprinkled on the tables at our wedding reception instead of rose petals.

Saved to my Spotify list. I can't wait to hear it.

Word of mouth on this "band" is spreading fast! One of my friends posted about them a couple of weeks ago and then two more who don't even know the first one posted about them in the last couple of days. They are so NOT me, but I really like them. The drum beats and basslines are pretty cool and I think the weird costumes are hilarious.

One of my favorites of theirs.

That's funny. Years ago one of my bands stopped a McDonald's on our way to a gig. We were all young long-hairs back them and the people there asked if we were in a band and when we said yes they asked the name. We said "Stone Temple Pilots". STP were just starting to catch on so nobody knew who that was. We said "Just remember STP - you'll be hearing about us soon!" Little did we know how huge that band would become. I wonder if those people still tell the tale of how they met STP before they hit it big.

I hate to see that. I really liked Under the Blade, and You Can't Stop Rock and Roll is my favorite, but each album after that they lost me a little more. I only saw them once and it was years past their heyday. They were playing a little outdoor concert series in Richmond, VA and the day they were playing it was like a freakin' monsoon but all shows were rain or shine so they still held it. The venue probably held 10-12,000 and only a few hundred of us braved the weather and came out. They, and Dee in particular, played that show like it was Madison Square Garden and it was going to be the last concert the world would ever see. He gave as much as I've ever seen any performer give that day and I left seriously impressed. I hope he takes care of himself and lives a long, happy life.

I was in a band with Linni Disse, the guy who took Dave Hlubek's place when Molly Hatchet reformed as Gator Country. Coincidentally Bruce Crump, MH's original drummer, lived about 10 minutes from me and played in the local scene. He played with a lot of my friends but I never got the chance to jam with him. I played one gig with a guy who was Christopher Cross's drummer before Cross got a record deal. The drummer for Silent Rage, a hair metal band that had a video or two on MTV, tried out as a singer for a band I was in. The Cheap Trick tribute band I was in recorded our demo at Bill Leverty's (Firehouse) home studio. I had never listened to them at all until then so I streamed all their stuff on Spotify and I have to say Bill is/was a killer player. He showed me some of his licks and practice routines but they were beyond me.

"Constipated Tulip" was the actual model name, but then they added the word "Artisan" and jacked the price up $4000.

IMO Mick Jagger never could sing. I'll get flamed for saying it, but the Rolling Stones probably wouldn't be in my Top 50 bands.

He was one of those guys who always looked really happy to be up there playing. Solid, supportive player. Glad I got to see him back in the Scorpions heyday.

I still haven't gotten over this one:

I just skimmed the video but I didn't see Jon Bon Jovi in it and he should be.

I've had that black text on black background problem forever and just swiped over the post window like I was going to copy it so it would highlight it and I could read it. I had mentioned this before on here no one seemed to know what I was talking about. I had no idea I was on the Bravo theme. I switched to the default and it literally made me recoil from the bright whiteness, but now I can read OP's post too. Edited 1/28: I had to switch back. That white theme is way too bright for me. 😎

I saw the headline and thought "I'm going in there and say Steely Dan" but apparently that's who got OP thinking about this. It's very cool to see some bands I love mentioned: Fishbone, Mother's Finest, King's X... I'd throw in the Good Rats.

I want to hear that chord Hank is playing in a song. 😬

I appreciate the thought. I'm trying to get the most I can for it at this point. I'm sure later on my prices will go down if things aren't moving. It's still depressing as hell but I just keep counting my blessings that I'm still here.

No buying since I can't play anymore. Selling off my collection; this year I've let 3 guitars ('74 LP Deluxe goldtop, '94 seafoam green Daytona, 2008 pinkburst Dean Cadillac) go and have 5 currently listed here and on Reverb. I've also sold some PA gear and have lots more of that to let go.

Or train tracks, or a pool table... and I'm not poking fun - I've done them all!

That is very sad. If it turns out it was his son that did it as many are speculating, even sadder.

I had 24 at one time. I've sold the Goldtop, Dean Cadillac, and Daytona already. I'm going to be selling the whole collection down to maybe 3-5 keepers. I can't play anymore due to health reasons but I'm going to keep a few in case a miracle happens.

I had to put this pic up because the group pic doesn't show the PRS top well AT ALL as you can see from this one. Yes, that's the same guitar!

Pre-Reverb listing. The Rick and PRS are already on eBay for more and will stay up until Christmas or sold elsewhere. More pictures of all of them upon request. 1998/99 Guild JF30-12 12-string acoustic – natural, blonde maple back, sides, and neck. Bought new in 2001 and played about once a year since – a real Closet Queen. Never even removed the pickguard film. Like buying a 27 year-old NOS guitar. Guild hardshell case. $1800 shipped, but I REALLY don’t want to ship this one. Knock off $100 for local pickup on this or any other guitar on this list. 2011 Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 10-top - Black Cherry, no mods, looks and sounds great, never gigged, custom order gold birds, gold hardware, PRS hardshell case with hangtags still on. $2700 shipped. 1998 Gibson Les Paul Custom – Alpine White, excellent condition, with standard brown/pink Gibson hardshell case. It has 3 small brown “stains” on it where it sat in an A-style stand that reacted with the finish (so at least you have confirmation it’s nitrocellulose), two on the bottom and one on the back. Excellent shape otherwise and plays great. $4300 shipped. 1983 Gibson Les Paul Custom – Black Beauty, 3-pickup, player grade gigging guitar, Fralin pickup in bridge position, Gibson 3-pickup wiring, standard Gibson brown/pink hardshell case. This one has the Gibson flip-out tuners that they tried on Customs and Artisan models for a year or two. Plays great. $4000 shipped. 1997 Gibson Les Paul Standard – cherry burst, no mods, standard Gibson brown/pink case – no shroud. Having second thoughts about this one. Keeping for now. 1979 Rickenbacker 4001 – JetGlo, Fralin pickup in bridge (original pickup included), Ric-o-sound jacks in working order, 9th fret inlay cracked but does not affect play, original case. $2800 shipped.

Yeah, she really got around. A hell of a lot of us had our turn with her. (the guitar - not your drummer's girlfriend)

Listening to it for the second time right now. For me it's like everything they've done since the awesome 1997 Red Ant album: one or two great songs, a handful more good ones, and a bunch I never need to hear again. I'm glad they're still around and trying though.