Cleaning House Again(?)

[django49]

Depending upon how ambitious I get..... Sorting it all out and processing pictures. I gotta make some space around here.

Most likely to be declared "surplus"

Mesa Mk V combo

Classic THD amp/cab and 2 x 12 cabinet

One or two Frenzel amps.

Multiple pieces of Quilter gear, along with some shop built cabs I built specifically for them.

MAYBE an "extra" Ethos pedal. And God only knows how many other pedals I have still to be sorted thru.

It will take me a while to decide on the keepers amongst the TOO MANY Forte style cabs I have completed.

I have been burned out (or just burnt) on a couple shipping problems, so I am going to proceed cautiously, esp with anything heavy.

Meanwhile, anyone remember these things? The cabinet built to hold the THD Univalve seems to be pretty rare. And their classic 2 x 12 is one of the best speakers, to my taste, I ever ran into. But with all the others I have built.......

How did I ever accumulate so much shit????

[bubs_42]

It’s easy, I’m getting close to a purge myself. I’m a compulsive hoarder by nature and purges are part of the cycle. 

[cmatthes]

This is kind of a “For Sale” ad, so please post prices.

Thanks!

[django49]

1 hour ago, cmatthes said:

This is kind of a “For Sale” ad, so please post prices.

Thanks!

Will do. I am sorting out everything and will try to get to "reasonable" pricing in this nutty environment at least by tomorrow. I am going to start locally first due to an informal agreement with my insurer about limiting shipping after they have paid off two damage claims on gear I shipped.....Won't bore you with the gory and distressing details.

[django49]

So, since I got out ahead of my skis by mentioning things I was likely to sell BEFORE I sorted them out and pondered actual pricing, let me do some preliminaries. My PLAN is to post locally and try to sell at least the bigger and bulkier things locally. I have had a fair degree of success with that, selling something like $60k of gear in the past 13 months, almost all without shipping. Of course, I then deal with the low ball offers and tend to get less than "market prices". And why some guitars still sit here. But some heavier items, like 3 Mesa combo amps and their vintage Studio Preamp and 20/20 power amp have departed. Without further ado......

Mesa Mk V combo Taurus combo. Current price quote (Humbucker) near $3200. Add the heavy duty casters. Plan to ask $1875

Classic THD amp/cab and 2 x 12 cabinet. Long out of production, with the cab portion of the former being pretty rare. Great gear. I would start at $975 and $475.

One or two Frenzel amps. Let me make it the "better" of the two. Custom ordered by me with the optional headshell and reverb. 50 watts. Features the two complete separate tone/control stacks so there is greater control. Especially nice for doing an ABY to allow the F tones or the M tones or both. $875 I will hold the other (with the Brazilian Cherry head shell) for now.

Multiple pieces of Quilter gear (all with original boxes, etc), along with some shop built cabs I built specifically for them.

45 Micro Block     $100

Tone Block 202      $400

101 Reverb              $275 (I may pull this one after I think further!)

OD 200                    $395 with optional footswitch.....Sort of your basic gain tones such as D and M

Combo amp cab     $175    Converted with a removable "shelf" so it can be tilted back with a mini head (Quilter type) on top. Has a Mojotone British style speaker installed.

"Frontliner cab"       $345  Short form of longer story.....Q made these to allow a stage performance at volume in a carry on package that houses a Quilter mini-head.  "These 2 8" 100 watt kevlar coned speakers will stand up to a full stack!" I will not go that far, but it is damn impressive. Their price of $699 was just too far out there. So I reverse engineered and used the same Celestion speakers. Built to exact dimensions as the original. Done up in my own "antique" finish. Not as "pro" finished as the original, but....I built two, so......

Shop built 1 x 8.      $225   Sounds silly, no? After building the 2 x 8, I wanted to see how small a portable package I could make. Built in space for mini-head. 100 watt speaker. Without all the gory details, I used one of these on stage standing next to an Orange half stack and multiple various vintage amps. It was a small venue, but it was AT LEAST as good as any amp there...Yes, I did use my trusty Ethos......Folks at the bar could barely see it, but they sure heard it. Guy with the Orange (and a pedalboard the size of Rhode Island) just shook his head and said. "WTF IS that thing?"  I also built two of these.

Ethos Overdrive      $550 Tricked out with the options INCLUDING the HRM (More Marshallish!) post power EQ. So, I have THREE Ethos ODs. The "regular" version and an identical one with built in 30 watt amp. I tend to use either of those,  so my splurge on the fully tricked out version was really unnecessary. Very versatile. Not cheap but a reasonable discount from my cost and no 30-60 day (quoted) wait.

Shop Built 1 x 12 cab    $400....  I have no idea on the relative worth of this to everyone. Built it on a whim. Pine body for tone, tropical hardwood for strength on the edges. Believe it or not, padauk and ebony. In the style of the Fuchs/ Two Rock D type cab. No speaker currently installed. Either a CL 80 or Alnico Cream works great. The TRICK on this one is I built it oversized with a glide out/detachable pedal board (no pedals installed, but connections wired in) for an "all in one" package. Probably a silly idea. Why did I do it? Not exactly a compact easy to load in option. But WTH......

Okay, I can update after I have my second cup of coffee and do some deeper looks at pricing. THEN I can make it a formal "for sale" post. My presumption is that I will get various offers once I actually DO get posted locally. Will try to get THAT done by tomorrow. AND I need to sort thru dozens of new pictures.......

Thanks for listening.

[Gabe]

PM sent on a Quilter.

 

Gabe 😀

[holLoWskull]

That THD 1X12 combo is indeed something you don't see come up for sale every day.  One of the coolest features of those combos is it's really a modular 1X12 combo shell capable of housing any one of the three production run amps THD sold (Univalve/Bivalve/Flexi).  Four machine screws (2 behind the speaker grille and 2 under the "shelf" the head unit sits on) and seven wood screws at the lower back (which technically don't need to be put back if you prefer an open back combo instead of the stock rear-ported configuration) is all there is to removing the head from the combo shell.   The 2X12 THD cabs are pro quality gear too IMO.  Fairly light for a 2X12 cab with a recessed metal grab handle on the top for easy carrying.   Hopefully I didn't derail your FS thread, I've been a fan of THD gear for years and enjoy spreading the word on their stuff much like I try to do with USA Hamer guitars to anyone who'll listen. 🙂  GLWS.

[HamerCustomEr]

7 hours ago, django49 said:

Mesa Mk V combo Taurus combo. Current price quote (Humbucker) near $3200. Add the heavy duty casters. Plan to ask $1875

Great amp!  If I didn't already have a Mark I, I would be all over this.  Good luck with the sale.

[django49]

1 hour ago, holLoWskull said:

That THD 1X12 combo is indeed something you don't see come up for sale every day.  One of the coolest features of those combos is it's really a modular 1X12 combo shell capable of housing any one of the three production run amps THD sold (Univalve/Bivalve/Flexi).  Four machine screws (2 behind the speaker grille and 2 under the "shelf" the head unit sits on) and seven wood screws at the lower back (which technically don't need to be put back if you prefer an open back combo instead of the stock rear-ported configuration) is all there is to removing the head from the combo shell.   The 2X12 THD cabs are pro quality gear too IMO.  Fairly light for a 2X12 cab with a recessed metal grab handle on the top for easy carrying.   Hopefully I didn't derail your FS thread, I've been a fan of THD gear for years and enjoy spreading the word on their stuff much like I try to do with USA Hamer guitars to anyone who'll listen. 🙂  GLWS.

Good to know there are others with appreciation of the brand. I think Andy Marshall did some great and innovative things. Too bad he appeared to have gone off the rails a bit on the business end in later years, I also had a Flexi at one point. Another great one.

[django49]

29 minutes ago, HamerCustomEr said:

Great amp!  If I didn't already have a Mark I, I would be all over this.  Good luck with the sale.

I wonder if they will ever get to a VI version. God only knows what else they could possibly put into an amp. This one has voicings/modes for the Mk I, Mk IIC and Mk IV, plus the six others. Strangely enough, perhaps, I find myself using the Tweed on channel 1 (10 watts) with hefty gain, Mk I on channel 2 (half power) and then roll back the gain a lot on channel 3 (Mk IV) at full power for extra head room on a clean-ish setting. I know that sounds backwards, but.......With the volume knob and coil split on the guitar and the footswitchable EQ tweaks I can pretty much satisfy my basic tone desires.

[django49]

Did someone say, "Hot Rubber Monkey?"

Yes, with 24 (!!) knobs and switches, I DO use paste on dots to avoid having to reconsider every time I move it.

 

[django49]

Still sorting out a virtual stack of photos.

The combo speaker cabinet/pedalboard cabinet.

[django49]

Some Quilter pix if I can resize to make them all fit.

 

 

[django49]

Another goofy contraption to work with Quilter and the like.....Combo cab designed to be tilted back with a shelf to hold the small head in place.🙄

I only need so many "grab and go" combinations......

[django49]

Point of clarification as I try to resort pix of too many miniheads......

I am going to keep the OD 202 and Tone Block 202. I intend to sell the 101, Problock 200 and OD 200, as well as the 45 watt micro blocks.

[django49]

Frenzel.......Based off the "Super Twin Deluxe Plus" when I ordered it. Which creates some confusion......Super? Twin? Deluxe? Or something different. The literature refers to a Fender 5E3 (vintage Deluxe) circuit as the basis  on the F channel but also a 5F6 (vintage Bassman) tone stack. So, somewhere in between tone-wise. The M channel is based off the JTM45. Which was, of course, derived from a Fender Bassman circuit......As I recall, when they originally came out a guitarist buddy wanted one because "3 is on the threshold of pain".

In any case, it sports 2 6L6s and is quoted at 40 watts. Designed for tube swapping, so the output can be dropped with a lower rated preamp tube (like an AT or AU)) and/or using 2 6v6s. WTH....I like it. And the ability to use an ABY pedal.  The "edge" feature also allows a nice variation.

Some pix of that amp, together with a couple gratuitous shots of the simpler Frenzel head I built into a Brazilian Cherry headshell.

[django49]

The Frenzel is no longer available. Gone to a pro that digs the brand. He bought a "Hot Box Wild Cat" from me a while back. said he has used it on many recordings. And now he needs another tool. Gonna miss that one, but still have too many gadgets that are not getting enough use.......

One of these days I need to sort through a huge stack of pedals.......

[rugby1970]

On 2/28/2022 at 1:36 PM, django49 said:

I DO use paste on dots to avoid having to reconsider every time I move it.

Me too!!

[django49]

Must be that time of year.....The Microblock is gone. THOUGHT I had the Mesa sold locally, but we were too far apart on price. But a couple pieces of vintage Mesa rack gear went out the door. A couple speaker cabinets. Big deposits down on three "very nice" guitars.....Expecting a couple buyers from WAY outta town to be here in May to pick them up and (maybe) also a speaker cab or two, some pedals and other accessories.

I should probably post a dozen or two other pedals IF/WHEN I ever get around to sorting them all out. I lost track. Must be at least 10 Lovepedals in there....

I am ALMOST resisting acquiring anything new. But......Late last year I slipped up and bought an archtop from Dave's. Never even heard of a "Les Korn" before that popped up. It is a very high quality build, more or less the clone of a Gibson Super 400 except with a 24.75" scale. For some reason, the frets were not working. I have NO IDEA why he did not make them long enough to reach the end of the fretboard. (It you read anything re the builder, maybe it makes some sense). In any case, I got a local high end builder to do a total refret and replace the nut. Now it is a great player at a very good price, all things considered. Though ideally it would have a slightly wider neck. But for my total price, I am happy.

Not much else interests me on the want to buy side, but it is POSSIBLE one particular guitar and amp will become available soon....

ETA......What timing.....After looking for months, that one particular amp DID become available just a few minutes ago. With luck, it will make its way cross country by next week.

Pix of three things pending pickup, just because I like the pix....McKay Korina Special, Huber Dolphin Custom (very much more tricked out than my numero uno!), Fibenare

So, not off to too much of a bad start to 2022.....

[santellavision]

 

On 2/28/2022 at 11:36 AM, django49 said:

I DO use paste on dots to avoid having to reconsider every time I move it

Not to hijack your thread for some really cool pieces. GLWTS!

But, A quicky mod I do is put some simple, rubber O-rings underneath the knobs on your amps or pedals to keep the knobs from moving. The rubber O-rings hold the knobs really tight. Just undo the knob, put in one or two O-rings, push down and tighten her back up. You can still move them, but they don't accidentally rotate. Works like a champ!

[scottcald]

21 hours ago, santellavision said:

 

Not to hijack your thread for some really cool pieces. GLWTS!

But, A quicky mod I do is put some simple, rubber O-rings underneath the knobs on your amps or pedals to keep the knobs from moving. The rubber O-rings hold the knobs really tight. Just undo the knob, put in one or two O-rings, push down and tighten her back up. You can still move them, but they don't accidentally rotate. Works like a champ!

I've used felt for the same purpose.