rocketman 176 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Some of you may remember that I always wanted a Tele. Well it finally happened. The wife got me a American Professional Telecaster for my birthday: On top of that she got me a Mesa Boogie Mark V amp: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired 976 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Congratulations and Happy Birthday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saturn 382 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Wow! That's an awesome Birthday gift. Great wife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Megafrog 169 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I need your wife to talk to my wife... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dub-T-123 574 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Happy Birthday! That Tele looks so good. Hope it's what you wanted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tman 403 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Happy birthday RocketMan! Really fantastic! Great guitar and amp and she knew what you wanted.Very cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie brown 776 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Great Tele, and Amp! Whatever you do, KEEP that wife of your's! CB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pippy 1,551 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Good Grief! Stunning presents! Love the Tele in particular. Many happy returns of the day! Pip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Farnsbarns Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Wow. Nice guitar! Even better wife. Happy birthday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fretplay 19 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Happy birthday Rocketman. Like the picture of the Teli let's have one of the wife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveFord 631 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 You must have been a very good boy. Congratulations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidblast 1,386 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Ahh yes.. Both very nice! That tele looks delish... happy birthday! (your wife has just set the Birthday bar pretty high now,, you know this right?...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capmaster 79 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Happy Birthday to You, Rocketman! What nice presents - beautiful Tele, great Mark V amp, but although not pictured here, your wife must be topping it all! My heartfelt congratulations to you from here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MichaelT 309 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 That's exactly the Tele I was looking at. Awesome guitar and amp. Happy birthday. I think many of our wives will want to have a discussion with your wife for setting the bar so high! I love it when our significant others understand what it means to be a musician and support us. Of course you know this also means she's set the bar pretty high for HER birthday, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badbluesplayer 667 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 WHOA!! [thumbup] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cougar 198 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 ...The wife got me a.... Nice! Does she give lessons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Izzy 215 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Very cool. Love the EQ on Mesas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
surfpup 529 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Sweet! Be some good rockin' in Buffalo now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hall 125 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Nice guitar and amp, but really matters is ..... does your wife have a sister? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karloff 528 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 thats really nice. exc. wife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kelly campbell 294 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Congratulations..Nice guitar...Great wife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Valeriy 19 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I'm not still familiar with a Tele. But it is a perfect gift. Congratulations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twang Gang 432 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Sweet Tele, but I am even more impressed with the Mark V. Looks like a very versatile amp with three channels, and several modes per channel. Enjoy [thumbup] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rct 1,720 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Happy Birthday and enjoy both for many, many more! Take Mrs to dinner at a place that you don't have to yell your order out the car window to the clown. rct Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocketman 176 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thanks all! Her birthday is tomorrow. Today I got her 4 new tires for her X3. What a great hubby, right? She's getting some nice jewelry and a few other things. Gotta give a plug for the famous HOG in Rochester. As usual they are amazing. If you're ever in the area, this is a must-see for a guitarist or any musician. I always loved the sound of a Tele. What amazes me is how versatile it really is. The Mark V is exactly what people say about it. It's a tube amp that can "simulate" any kind of amp. Some people don't like them but it gets amazing tones if you're willing to spend time with it (OK, a lot of time!). I still have a lot of learning to do with it, but with three distinct channels, and a number of possible tube combinations, the tones are unlimited. Here are some highlights: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Fully Independent Channels with 9 Modes (Channel 1=Clean, Fat or Tweed™, Channel 2 = Edge, Crunch or Mark I™, Channel 3 = Mark IIC+™, Mark IV™ or Extreme) Normal/Bold Switch on Channel 1, Normal/Thick Switch on Channel 2 (Mark I mode only), Normal/Bright Switch & Pentode/Triode Switch on Channel 3 Each Channel features: Independent Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, Footswitchable or Auto-Assignable Contour Depth Control, Footswitchable All-Tube, Long Spring Reverb Control, Rectifier Tracking™ (Auto-selects Tube for all 10 Watt Modes, Diode for all 90 Watt Modes, selectable Tube or Diode for 45 Watt Modes on Channels 1 and 2, Diode for 45Watt Mode on Channel 3) 5 Band Graphic EQ is Footswitchable, Channel Assignable and Selectable between 1 group of 5-Band Sliders or 3 channel specific, variable depth Contour Controls Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or True Bypassable Fully Buffered FX Loop with Send Level Control (over all channels when activated) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I did get some things for myself too. Bought a Cry Baby and a Ibanez TS808 Original Tube Screamer. Also, decided to get all new cables for all my gear (Mogami all the way). All and all, all this new stuff should hold me over for a few days...he he he. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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