* 2007 PRS McCarty Vintage Yellow - no birds, not a 10 top but a very very nice top nonetheless. When I picked it up at GuitarCenter I was really into it from the get-go. I was playing their SE series and decided to compare it to the McCarty in hopes that the SE would be 'almost as good' for less than 1/4 the price. I was wrong - the McCarty I chose and bought sort of chose me - it felt alive in my hands instantly and the contour / color / setup was ideal from the start.
* Mesa F50 - very very solid cleans, an 'orange' (Marshallish) tone, a very solid 'red' tone (modern heavy). For $550 for the combo it is almost certainly one of the best deals in guitar gear I have been party to. The new Mesa express series came out - they have a class A option switch and all the other options. Ultimately they dont compare with the F50 for flexibility and a bent towards rock / hard rock on the lead channels. The express series is more in the Mark series - brown, very midrange and meant to be turned up for the best tone. The F series seems to be meant for the audience looking for a nice compact amp that has some semblance of a Fender clean and a dual rectifier distortion. This amp might be as close as one can get in a single amp box (with the same transformer et al).
* Boss pedals: Lots of them. I have underestimated pedals.. with a great guitar and amp pedals are just as great.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Gear
Well, some of the collection has slid out of my daily playing and I wanted to perhaps throw it out to auction. I am being 'optimistic' right now, in that, possibly things would start selling for decent prices on ebay and then I would be inspired to clear out more stuff. That said, here we go:
* 2002ish Gibson Les Paul Plus AA Flame top with 50s neck. Price: $1300ish (paid $2000).
* Mesa Original Dual Rectifier with 'triple rectifier' cab vintage: $1400 should be fair.
* Marshall TSL 60 combo / 1x12": bought it and never really used it. It's used and yet it came with all it's stuff (cover, etc.). I think I got it for $650 and since they are $1500 new I would want about what I paid 3 months ago.
* Ibanez JS1000 : If someone wants this item I would part with it for a slight loss. It's nearly new (just a single hairline 1" scratch on the back from a zipper). Paid $1000 out the door 4 months ago, best offer.
* Alesis Quadraverb2: Best offer - $50? I paid $400 7 years ago before modeling and stuff took off. It's still pretty high fidelity, though.
Or, will consider trade on PRS McCarty Hollowbody with piezo system. :D it's pretty specific but I really sort of think I have everything else.. that blog entry is next in fact.
Cheers,
zed
* 2002ish Gibson Les Paul Plus AA Flame top with 50s neck. Price: $1300ish (paid $2000).
* Mesa Original Dual Rectifier with 'triple rectifier' cab vintage: $1400 should be fair.
* Marshall TSL 60 combo / 1x12": bought it and never really used it. It's used and yet it came with all it's stuff (cover, etc.). I think I got it for $650 and since they are $1500 new I would want about what I paid 3 months ago.
* Ibanez JS1000 : If someone wants this item I would part with it for a slight loss. It's nearly new (just a single hairline 1" scratch on the back from a zipper). Paid $1000 out the door 4 months ago, best offer.
* Alesis Quadraverb2: Best offer - $50? I paid $400 7 years ago before modeling and stuff took off. It's still pretty high fidelity, though.
Or, will consider trade on PRS McCarty Hollowbody with piezo system. :D it's pretty specific but I really sort of think I have everything else.. that blog entry is next in fact.
Cheers,
zed
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