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I'm all for bringing in more USA made guitars and the price is not totally unreasonable with that in mind except... The body contours, pickguard, jack, headstock are all wrong (and maybe more). So it's not a reissue or reproduction of an old 60s one... that's fine, not every guitar has to be a...

Damn, idk how often it gets repeated that DC resistance does not mean pickup output, but people still don’t get it. Dimarzio Super Distortion for example measures only 11k but has more output than a JB at the same distance from the strings. Taking a JB and just winding it to only 12k will not...

I forgot to mention in my other post, but I'd say just about any amp that someone recommends in one breath and then in the next says "just throw an EQ in the loop and it's a monster" Damn I hate that. JCM900DR is the one I hear it the most often Also this IIC+ beef is pretty funny. I have...

I think it's all about expectations. For example I see ENGL mentioned a few times in here, but I see ENGL's shit on basically every day on these forums. I wouldn't exactly call them overhyped, or hyped at all, there's probably 10x as many threads talking about ENGL's sucking than there are about...

Nahh I don't want to lose GC. GC sucks ass for sure, but as long as those 16 yo pimple faced acne scarred youth are buying in used gear and pricing it wildly lower than its worth, I'll keep buying there. It goes both ways of course, they list stuff stupidly high too and it sits for years. It's...

I like JB's too but I get they aren't everybody's favorite Anyway to OP, sounds like you want something a little less "focused" like the JB is in the mids, something with wider range. If you want similar output to the JB but more bass and treble, the Duncan Custom (standard one, ceramic SH-5)...

There are two here in Orlando One of them is total shit, it's huge inside but filled with nothing basically. The other one is much smaller but also a lot nicer. For a while they had some really nice used gear in there on trade and good deals on new guitars behind the counter too (if you're...

The EMG89 is the only one I can think of that is a little funky, because it's a little taller than a regular humbucker/EMG. Only an issue maybe if you're trying to fit it into a pickguard or you have a really shallow humbucker route in the body

Damn man wish I were even remotely close to you to pick this up

I will definitely remember that. It's actually the amp I get the most emails about too, seems like there is always someone on the other side of the planet who just has to have it. I don't necessarily think those are scams, because I don't get those kind of offers on other amps. Just very...

One of my current hobbies is to hunt down and buy "yesterday's news" boutique amps for bargain prices. There are tons of amazing amps made 10-15 years ago that are basically forgotten about these days in regular discussion. They might be hard to find, but they sound just as awesome now as they...

Is this true? There is still a brand new EH2 on Reverb, PWE site is still up. I haven't chatted with him in a while though. I just figured the hype died down so the production was slow on them, since it's another one of those "one guy builds each amp by hand" shops. I have two PWE's, an...

Used gear certainly has not come to a screeching halt from what I can see, but it is true that stuff is sitting longer. It's not that people aren't buying, it's that the supply has increased so you can't ask such aggressive prices anymore. I'm not naming names, but if I can go to the...

I've been buying from TubeDepot since like 2008. Always consistent, reliable, good prices, and almost always a 10% of 15% coupon in their email promos. I don't sign up for any email promos so for me to have not unsubscribed/blocked them, that means they are really good. Just put in an order...

If it sounds good, why not. I usually have a TS7 and Boss SD-1 on my board, usually I don't use them together but I have messed around with them both on and it sounds pretty cool sometimes. Another good one is to put a mid-humpy tubescreamer first, then a more flat OD second, into a clean or...

I'm not aware of anyone making a 2205/2210 clone, which is too bad. My best advice is to buy a real one and get it fixed up by a tech, then hold onto it for dear life, which is how I ended up with 3 of them. If you're concerned about reliability, look for later serial numbers (85-90, SN starts...

Man, this “3 MASTER VOLUMES” stuff is nutty. You can just say that you need to dial the amp in and to pay attention to those 3 knobs, but they sure as hell aren’t master volumes. Shit the one control isn’t even in the circuit when you’re on the rhythm channel. Input gain is preamp gain. It’s...

I know you mentioned sticking to budget stuff, but have you considered a Bogner GF45 or Bogner Shiva? Not the latest/newest ones, but the older ones I sometimes see in the sub $1300 range if you are willing to wait for a good deal. Both of those have great tones both clean and driven - the GF45...

I'd argue the 2205/2210 sound pretty dang good with a set of V30's too Very different. Worth having both to some I'd say. Rhythm channel is 2 tube gain stages and the clip flips in two diodes to add some distortion a bit more (it's not really "drive," it's actually quieter with the clip...

I had a 2555X, didn't love it, recorded some clips and then returned it. Got a lot of shit for it over on the Marshall forum haha, a lot of comments about how I should've used a Les Paul or Strat and that's what I did wrong. It was a common enough sentiment that I really thought I must've been...