There is a guitar shop not far from me called Norm's Rare Guitars. I have bought a Guild 12 string, a Martin D-41 and a Fender 62 reissue strat there. In each instance the guys were knowledgeable, helpful, accommodating and willing to cut a deal. The only thing I get in GC is strings and...
Interesting thread...
I see mostly LP as the main instrument...
My main rig is a 72 LP custom into a JCM900 SL-X 5881 2100 that I bought new in 95 I think... No effects. Just the guitar into the amp. That's the sound and the dynamics that I love. And I see a lot of other folks on here that...
My JCM900 SL-X 5881 2100 can be seen at the back of my living room in this shot. It's in the shop right now tho - Sucks too as I have a jam on Saturday. Guess I will have to schedule another one to celebrate it's return :)
And you can hear it a bit here - Excuse the audio as I think it...
Yeah - That's my next step I guess. I am not happy with the tech that worked on it originally. A buddy of mine is friends with the owner of VHT amps and is going to ask him to look at it.
I have a Marshall JCM900 SL-X 5881 that has Raytheon NOS tubes in it - They have about 40 hours of play time on them. Last jam I had, the amp got lower and lower in volume until it finally made some horrible noise and died. Power light still on - but whisper quiet output...
Now, the amp had...