Sort of related, check out the fret gash and fretboard dent from a guitar simply going from leaning against the couch to ‘slamming’ against the coffee table, all force right at 3rd string 2nd fret. I was moving the couch away from the wall while vacuuming and FUUUUUCK! Dumbass.
It actually...
The Tweed Deluxe I just built has an almost perfect OT if I have it right.
I used the FTDO-59. It has just the 8ohm secondary (8k primary) and self-lead but they have multiple versions of that OT wrt secondaries and probably self lead if that matters.
Yeah somebody on here showed a LP that arrived with the case intact but the headstock was broke. It could have been shipped that way (fraud) but it appeared it happened inside the case.
The guitar should be snug inside the case, if it can flop around in there then there should be some extra...
And while we’re here…geez even with a reverb tank Mesa still stuffed it all into that teeny head shell. Just a little extra height would have made a difference imo.
I agree with @fek to get a Powerstation or equal so you can crank that Master Volume and get a loop. That’s really the only way to get the most out of the MV Marshalls imo. Even tho they have Master Volumes you still need to crank them to brutally loud volumes to really get most out of them.
If I did it would be The 'Stache*.
My favorite amps are a Tweed Bassman for clean up to edge of breakup and a Marshall Superlead from there. Throw in a Vox AC30 every now and then. And that's all been done to death. I wouldn't ruin a perfectly good hobby by making it a profession. :cheers:
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Here's a Brown Deluxe I built about 5 years ago. Side note; that black Strat is the same Strat (now Surf Green) that I'm doing the recessed Floyd conversion on.
I almost always buy MM. Only hurts once and I'm a hobbyist. I'm on the lifetime-purchases 10% discount plan, I guess they add up. At some point it maxes out at 15% off.
They've always had excellent support too ime.
Simple, tasty and always satisfying. Tweed Deluxe build. Staying pretty true to the original but taking a few liberties to tighten it up without trying to make it into something else.
Mercury Magnetics transformers. Mostly Mojotone parts but Chinese Stainless Steel chassis because Mojotone was...