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  1. Anybody remember this movie? Go to roughly 2:35 to see all those tubes in this scene. Of course, they don't have a clip on YooToob where Michael Pare takes a fire axe to most of them in slo-mo near the end of the movie....
  2. Many years ago in the early '90's, I managed to snag (cheap!) a Hiwatt DR103 100w head, a Hiwatt DR504 50w head, and a Garnet BTO (which supposedly stood for 'Big Time Operator') 100w head. All of them from the '70's, all of them LOUD AF, and all of them heavy to tote around (the term 'boat anchor' is definitely appropriate). I don't miss not having them, though I sure wouldn't mind having the sums of cash they seem to be going for nowadays. But as far as using them as a home amp, not practical at all unless you like annoying the neighbors and having frequent visits from the cops. Nowadays, I use 18-watt Marshall clone heads, they're reasonably light to tote, user friendly, and reasonably neighbor-friendly too, though they can get plenty loud when cranked.
  3. You mean, as in a Fender AB763-type of amp? If so, which one? It's lots easier to be specific about what you're referring to, rather than to make everyone guess at it: AB763 Models (robrobinette.com)
  4. Lemme guess...is the guy on the left supposed to be from TGP?
  5. Very nice, congrats! I do like a nice plank of khaya (aka African Mahogany), sapele too, both tend to show up witth 'ribbon grain': African Mahogany | The Wood Database (wood-database.com)
  6. You mean players with a lot of hearing damage, or players who want a lot of hearing damage? Or both?
  7. Those speakers look like late '80's/early '90's vintage to me, I had a few '80's Marshalls in the past with the same type of labels on the speaker magnets.
  8. RIP. Power Pop Trivia: Joan Jett bought Carmen's Melody Maker (the same white guitar in this video) many years ago, and she's used it many times since, with a few modifications:
  9. I don't think the jack panel for Marshall cabs in the '80s ever had the 'CE' logo or the X'd out trash bin mark, though I could be wrong...either that or somebody replaced the plastic jack panel housing with a newer one (it's just mounted onto the cab back with screws). However, the metal data badge below the jack looks a lot to me like a dead ringer for the ones Marshall used back in the late '80's/'90's. It's the little details that make or break figuring out the age of gear sometimes. What do the labels on the speakers look like?
  10. I had checked the DGS website earlier today, and they had a used Chinese-made Epi Firebird in a transparent Tobacco Sunburst (IIRC, a '21 I believe, with two Firebird-style PUs, no trem, and regular Grover tuners) in for $495 with case. It disappeared off the website within an hour. Pity, as I much prefer the ones with a transparent finish vs. 'custom color' ones, as an opaque paint job can hide a multitude of sins.
  11. Sage advice, indeed! I was stationed in the P.I. for two years, back when the U.S. still had military bases there. I wouldn't touch this guitar. Period. I saw way too many scams going on over there, regardless of whatever thing someone was trying to buy to send back home to the States. Besides, if shipping is anything comparable expense-wise with buying a guitar from Australia, that'd be yet another reason to avoid it as it would probably be way too expensive and way too long of a distance to ship without something bad happening...even under the best of circumstances. I've bought guitars from Japan before and got them via EMS within a week, as advertised, and in perfect condition, just like many other HFC members have done in the past. I very definitely would not expect the same reliability and trustworthiness in buying any guitar from the P.I..
  12. I remember hearing many years ago (IIRC, at least as far back as the '90's), that the plant that made the banjo tuners for Gibson USA Firebirds burned down, and Gibson seemingly didn't bother to try or couldn't find a new source for those, as they didn't show up on any USA-made Firebirds afterwards that I know of. Maybe Murkat knows? Anyway, who knows what the quality of the banjo tuners is like on the Epis?
  13. The way I understood it in the past, 'Fakimba' was essentially the Robin name for Spanish Cedar, which (the wood, not the 'Fakimba' name) is/was also used by Ruokangas guitars and some Godin Core models. I actually had one of those Avalon Sports (same metallic gold color and details as Velorush's listing, it might even be the same guitar) a few years ago. I didn't keep it long, as I have never really bonded with the single PU guitar concept: Spanish Cedar | The Wood Database (Hardwood) (wood-database.com) The only thing I don't like about Spanish Cedar is it's hardness/softness, which is a Janka rating of 600, about the same as Alder. Of course, Alder-bodied guitars survive well over the years even with heavy use, so it's just down to a matter of taste I suppose. Plus, it's still harder than Basswood/Paulownia/Okoume, which all have a Janka rating of roughly 400.
  14. Perhaps I should limit my statement to cheap Chinese-made cases. You get what you pay for. Or not. Even nowadays, shopping for gear and accessories is a crapshoot.
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