There's a pretty cool 2 part story on kissonline with Eddie Kramer, Gene and Paul talking through the making of Alive! They address what they did in the studio.
SW exchange charges 7.5% if you take the cash, or 0 if you want a SW gift card. The deal is the shipping if you use FedEx, I've made some of the fees back by saving BIG on shipping heavy amps etc. Also, when I did a search, my item was in a google ad front and center. So far I'm happy with it...
I have 2x, the 2nd time I asked for pics-NoGo. They'd be happy to allow a return for any reason was the response. Both are awesome, and I probably would not have picked them based on pics, or wieght (LP 50s plain top a little heavy).
I've had one for a long time, basically a Friedman with a different speaker connection plate?(stereo). Sounds great. I do have the vertical Friedman and Soldano cabs that I like better for sound dispersion while playing at home.
I've bought/sold gear for 25ish years, really have not sold anything (few cheap guitars to GC) since covid, and purchases ramped up... Keep saying, "I'll sell this or that after I buy something". One day...