Non-minty amps... how come?

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The smell of smoke can be removed, if an amp get cleaned very well. Probably more difficult for a cab; grill cloth and paper of speakers.
 
There's so much gear out there no one needs to buy a piece at a quality $ level when the gear was obviously treated like Cinderella. Why buy a nasty smudged up amp when the same amp can be found in decent condition for the same price with a few clicks? Such an amp is rarely discounted to reflect that neglectful state. I don't need my gear baseball card mint, but I also don't want your party residue all over it
 
I totally see both sides. If I kept my gear at home there's no way it could be as dirty as my gear at practice. My old jcm800 has cigarette burns on it, beer rings, and smells like a rodent( not really), but has been smoked around. When I become an at home player, that one will probably be replaced with something in clean shape, to be used in my office.
 
Load up your car on Saturday night after a two-night gig in some smoky bar (and you left everything there Friday). Then just leave it in your car overnight cuz you're beat/drunk/lazy (or all 3). That car is fubar.
 
tubortski":260za44e said:
Not everyone is in need of a smoke-free, never gigged, bought 2 months ago, will ship in original box kinda amp. Perhaps: This amp has been gigged in smoke filled clubs. My cat peed on it a little. It's missing a couple knobs. I leave my beers on top. It does sounds really good and has never let me down.

Just sayin...
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Because they know they are never happy with anything, and will want to resell it probably in 2 weeks after playing it once.
 
tubortski":bjm8bn61 said:
Not everyone is in need of a smoke-free, never gigged, bought 2 months ago, will ship in original box kinda amp. Perhaps: This amp has been gigged in smoke filled clubs. My cat peed on it a little. It's missing a couple knobs. I leave my beers on top. It does sounds really good and has never let me down.

Just sayin...
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And that's fine....as long as the price is commensurate.
 
I'm not against and I do buy used shit that shows wear as long as it operates as advertised and the cost reflects market value. I'm also not opposed to "minty" shit either cause I'm one of those guys that doesn't play out, has a few high dollar amps stacked up on one another with "cardboard shims" to prevent scuffs, and I do treat my shit like its fine furniture :D

Nothing wrong at all with buying/playing an amp that's got cigarette burns in the headshell, just like there's nothing wrong with buying/playing amps that are "minty" just like there's nothing wrong with keeping them that way.
 
sutepaj":2sbkmuz7 said:
Because they know they are never happy with anything, and will want to resell it probably in 2 weeks after playing it once.
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BINGO! And perfectly ok,too. But BINGO none the less.
 
sleewell2":pp2stkk4 said:
i find the faction of members here with walls of 3k amps in pristine condition that never leave the house scary.

i go out, play shows, have fun, drink beer and whisky and turn up loud.

life is short. have some fun.
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This 100%. It's cool that guys have tons of amps in their basement and never take them out but I buy 100w amps because I use them. If it makes you happy, do it.
 
I keep my gear in nice shape because I'm 50+ years old, have two young kids, and rarely get the chance to play out or even with anyone. I have a 1 watt practice rig that gets most of the time I have to spare and I have a 100 watt beast because if Kirk Hammit, Ken Susi, or Adam Dutkiewicz happen to die in their sleep I'll be ready. None of my gear smells like smoke. All of it eventually looks like it's been played a lot. When I sell my stuff I very clearly state that nothing I have is minty. And I discount to reflect that.
 
Nothing like the smell of cat piss mixed with stale beer cooking on some power tubes... yummy!!!

:cheers:
 
Wizard of Ozz":1tct5qid said:
Nothing like the smell of cat piss mixed with stale beer cooking on some power tubes... yummy!!!

:cheers:
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-ive found the BRAND of BEER, makes a -FUCKIN UGE-difference in the recipe...
 
That's the way I'm wired, even my gigging gear gets cleaned and babied I'm too OCD
 
sg guy":1ct76nsr said:
-I avoid "minty" like the wet spot, these "MINTY PEOPLE" are not my people!!!.. -NO OFFENSE if your MINTY!!- I come from a place far, far away, from a time long, long ago, where everyone smoked, every where we went, there was no place ya couldn't,... And we drank, but only when we smoked, so we smoked all the time, at work, on our way to work, leaving work, while driving the kids to school.. Oh!!!-(check this out)-And it wasnt bad!!!! no one thought you needed help, or wanted to cut your dogs balls off!!! -WTF!!!!- watch some old Johny Carson, every single person has a smoke in one hand, a drink in the other,.... we smoked, drank, drove a car with no seatbelts or airbags, full of kids a dog with balls that never had one vaccination to do stuff, with other unti-minty people, real people....
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This is my favorite reply to a thread ever!
 
I wonder when they'd start the whole "relicing" of amps that sat in an room, never opened up past 1 on the master and still have NOS original tubes barely broken in on a 10,15, 20+ year old amp haha
 
do you wash your car? do you care if someone puts a door ding in it or scratches the paint? Same mentality. I personally care more about having nice guitars/amps than having a nice car. lol
 
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