New Guy checking in

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I have played guitar since the 80s Started out with a Fender Strat
progressed and moved on, Various amps and rigs. Had been out of the guitar game
Aside from open chords on an Acoustic for quite a few years.

Then I had a fire and subsequent smoke and water damage to my gear.
Instruments were saved by their cases, Amps and Cabs suffered the most.
Heavy Smoke damage and Melted plastics and water damage.

New house and moving and dealing with insurance (be sure you itemize your items on your insurance and get a rider specifically for your gear! TRUST ME!)
I commissioned Peter Mather out of Nashville TN to build me some new cabs and try to salvage my speakers.

My main rig consisted of a Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100 (with two tubes removed at one point out of necessity then kept out because I liked the sound) A Marshall 1960A and B cab. All basically stock. The "Other" side of the coin is a 1965 Fender Concert Combo that some time before I got it was converted to a head. Through a couple Fender 412 Cabs. the other Rig is a SUNN Bass Stack. I was not aware of Rig Talk until another member
Linked me to some speakers out of an Uberkab that were up for sale cheap. He helped me contact the seller and a deal was struck, I still await the UPS Gorilla to deliver them! Tomorrow should be the day.
Anyway Peter Mather built what I asked him to, the Head Cab is styled to have the "Vintage" Super Lead look.
along with vintage styled B Cabs.
I like the look to be sure.
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Anyway the salvage is moving along and my friend made it over to play. Here is what we had together Friday evening.
Maybe Russell will come along and comment. As I say I am new here so I will lurk and watch a bit as I rebuild my rig.
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Used to exist a Rack as well with GCX Switchers etc. Pedals in a drawer TS9, Foxx Tone Machine, Phase 90, and an Octave Down effect too, a Leslie speaker and some other stuff.
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Wow that DSL looks great! Welcome aboard!
Sorry about your misfortune, brighter times ahead for sure!
 
Agree .... looks great..... and welcome to the forum :)
 
Welcome aboard... :thumbsup:

You'll fit in JUST fine around these parts!! :rawk:

Uncle Mo
 
A Digitech GSP-21... I have one of those in my practice rack rig. Old school 80's goodness abounds in that box :yes:

Welcome aboard...
 
Thanks for the Welcome!
You all want to see some more?
Well OK then.
Guitars go right along with gear.
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Even took up Banjo!
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Guitars
My first guitar ever, Fender Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue with a Mother of toiletseat pick guard
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I bought this Telecaster body (swamp Ash) from a guitar shop on the south side of chicago
then assembled the rest from parts and finished it in Nitro Celulose Lacquer
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Gretsch
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GIbson 57 Les Paul Junior
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Hamer Standard
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I got this Epi Les Paul Custom Black Beauty and then changed all the pickups and re-wired it.
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Some of these have a story to tell like this 1937 Epiphone Electar Spanish.
My dad had this guitar for a very long time, I have 78 RPM records with my dad's voice on them
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Takamine 12 String
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Takamine 6 String
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I also have a guitar that my dad built from a kit when I was a kid...

Basses
Fender Hotrod P-Bass
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Fender J-Bass
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12 String Galveston (Silver Star Brands) Bass
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1952 P-BASS Belonged to my dad, he bought it new in 1952, I still have the receipt! He paid $200 for it in 52 and it is worth around $12,000 or so now.
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Nice! Welcome, you definitly are one of us w/all that gear!!!
 
Welcome to the forum!

That '52 P bass is my favorite in your collection. The original receipt from when your Dad bought it makes it even cooler.
 
squank":2ceualpp said:
Welcome to the forum!

That '52 P bass is my favorite in your collection. The original receipt from when your Dad bought it makes it even cooler.

That one is a favorite of mine too, first "Stringed" instrument I ever played.
Have never been able to get a straight answer on the value of the instrument.

Not that I would ever sell it.

Another note is the Zakk Les Paul and the Bogner and Mesa stuff belongs to Russell mine is just the 3 stacks to the left of that frame.
 
squank":230wtdmq said:
Welcome to the forum!

That '52 P bass is my favorite in your collection. The original receipt from when your Dad bought it makes it even cooler.
A bass violin! Awesome!
 
Hammer Special .... about as good as it gets....
 
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