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I scratch-built an AC30 Top Boost with a half-power switch and low-voltage internal cooling fans. It was complicated as can be. It came out great and sold before it was done. The build process is here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HDEbDru1RwFhNgSm9 I've also built 5F1's with 10" speakers - easy as pie. I would sell my soldering station before I attempted to do anything on a Mesa Boogie. Their designs are BS when it comes to that tube-matching scenario. That said, personally, I could not care any less about Gibson's newly announced amps.
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I can't tell you anything about that guitar. However, I will say that yours is one of the most beautiful Gibsons I've seen in a long time. Nice! I don't know if that price on the factory document is in US Dollars (I see it was from a dealer in South Africa) but if it is, that was a steal!
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Right, because our selection of available amps is so limited these days . . .
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I do the same thing when the guy from the "auto warranty place" calls and tells me my car's warranty is about to expire. I ask him which car is he referring to and that starts the downhill slide into their most frustrating call of the week. Also a lot of fun is when the "neighborhood tech support" guy calls from India and tells me he has noticed a hacker in my system. That is a ton of fun and makes for a great hour or so of messing with them.
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Back in the early 2000's I would get these emails and I'd play them like a fiddle for a few weeks making them waste a $hitload of time and effort, then I would just tell them to f-off after I got tired of playing with them. It was pretty satisfying actually.
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Les Paul Special - Deep Purple Normal? Or Bad Finish?
10PoundLester replied to starcommand79's topic in Gibson USA
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Les Paul Special - Deep Purple Normal? Or Bad Finish?
10PoundLester replied to starcommand79's topic in Gibson USA
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That cleaner most likely melted the lacquer finish so it probably is not an easy repair unless you know what you're doing.
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Nobody from Gibson checks in here.
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You have a 12-pound Lester???
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Based on the really bad looking inlay on the fb I tend to agree. If we had a closer look at the headstock front and back and a look inside the control cavities that would sure help but I'm thinking chinknockoff.
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Here's hoping we survive 2024!
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Welcome aboard! So here it is (the first request) - let's have a look at that 275! Being the owner of a nicely figured 335 I'm always interested in seeing other "figured" models.
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Beautiful! I would have loved to learn to play this instrument but I simply am not smart enough.
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Fire Up Yer Tube Amps In Storage, (Hey badbluesplayer...?)
10PoundLester replied to Murph's topic in The Gibson Lounge
I've scratch-built and/or repaired dozens of tube amps and I own several vintage ones that I almost never use. My 66 Vibro-Champ for instance. I did a cap job on it 10 years ago. I pull it out ever few years and play it and it's fine every time. I don't take much heed in what Pittman says about this but I don't see how it could hurt to do it. I also don't see how it can do much harm if you don't do it. The electrolyte is going to do its job regardless. -
Although we haven't spoken in a long time I knew Frank very well. He was a good friend and I'm sad for his passing. He was very much a driving force for me when I started my company. His input was invaluable and it lives on to this day in my shop. It is a huge loss to the guitar community. He was so willing to share what he knew. R.I.P. Frank.
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I assume you are talking about HJ?
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Small accomplishments...I organized my gear...kinda
10PoundLester replied to saturn's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Or some senator will put something else through you . . . -
Small accomplishments...I organized my gear...kinda
10PoundLester replied to saturn's topic in The Gibson Lounge
What's that round thing? Looks evil . . . -
The question then becomes, "What did he squander it all on?". Certainly nothing to do with improving the quality of their products.
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I can relate . . .
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Yes but the bean counters who run Gibson say "Nay, that would cost a few more pennies.".