Gear Purchases

Borrow it. Demo it. Try to reserve it, and scrape up some money. Have any useless stuff lying around waiting to be sold? I have an xbox, and I don't need videogames when I have guitar.

You know, I was looking through a box of old stuff and I found a reciept from the local guitar shop. It was to replace the pickups on my old Aria. It was just last year. Christ, was I ignorant...

I've learned so much in a year, yet i'm always either beating myself up for not knowing enough, or thinking I know all the answers. I should probably slow down a notch.

oh, kiddo, I have 500 dollars, I just shouldn't spend it! I have a kid, and that means its wise to keep a cool grand in savings as a security blanket. More if possible.

want my handmade ac4?

and no, I have maybe 1 pedal I would sell or trade right now, otherwise I sold and traded all the guitars, amps, drivers, vintage tubes, synthesizers, pedals and processors I was willing to part wth

whats funny about you is the first time you spoke up on here you called yourself an intermediate guitarist, but just as much as you are an electronics newb you are a novice player.... if I gave you lessons I would charge a beginner rate (lower than my advanced rate as its a pretty basic lesson plan for all beginners, thogh I no longer teach because you young knowitalls piss me off to no end and your money's not green)

I think my thought-process at the time was "i'm playing in a live setting, therefore I can't be a beginner". Still am though.

But beside that, you have an AC4?! Does it have a 10" or 12" speaker? Top boost? AC4TV is good, but Maybe I can settle with the AC4. I always thougt they were similar in design, especially with the extra 12AX7 tube.

ac4hw1, top boost w/master... handwired, 1x12 combo.... great amp. I have not been practicing plugged in though.

if youwant the ac4, I will do $500 plus actual shipping and paypal fees

here she is behind my blonde esquire last year: http://images.equipboard.com/uploads/gear_photo/image/3211/xl_20151101_182319.jpg

That's quite generous of you, and I might just take you up on that offer... Tell you what: I finally got another job at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (Sport Chalet is now gone forever). I want to see how I do financially in the next few weeks. I've been pretty irresponsible about that.

I know it won't matter, but just out of curiosity, what's this pedal you were talking about? Also, how many guitars do you have?! I knew you basically collect, but that's quite a few you have.

An mxr badassOD, great pedal, not using it... I also am not using the fuzzface I built a decade ago, but I like both of them. How many guitars? I think I have a dozen+, but none are for sale, they all have sentimental value. I also regularly play all of them, I already played 4 of them just since 4pm today. Sorry. I don't have an exact count today but I am going with 12 including acoustics. Okay?

But I will sell a de-speakered AC4HW1 for $500 plus actual shipping t fund the tweed Pro. My buddy Z-Money just upped his price for the pro so $500 ill just cover the bulk of it. But I will stick to $500 as my asking price for one of the finest modern production amps available under 15 watts.

De-speakered? As in the speaker was removed? If I'm right, then that's still quite generous. I figured you'd use the more for you new amp, forgot to ask.

Your friend suddenly realise his Tweed amp was worth more?

yes, I removed/sold the stock Chinese celestion greenback and replaced it with a vintage alnico that I promptly blew out! old speakers get tired and can't handle overdrive.

maybe he realized he wantedmore, or my buddy quoted m3 $650 before and I forgot because I was drinking wine or something and had selective hearing... but I feel like he upped the price on me. Still, cheaper and cooler than the the '63 tremolux.... or is it? maybe I need both amps. anyway, the ac4hw will blow your little mind, its like 100 steps up from what you have. I wouldn't sell it but I recently bought a silver SG special, so.....

Okay... $500 amp, $50 shipping + Paypal fees, $125 for a new speaker. So $675. Still pretty good.

What did you think of the alcino speaker as apposed to the Celestion?

the alnico 50s rola speaker was gloroious until I killed her, but that's old speakers for you! the cone was worn out and the voice ciol was not in good shape but who can tell until you slam a an old speaker? I don't know that it was everyone's tone, not modern and not pedal friendly the way you youngins use effects, but great for ME, running the amp flat out all the time

you should be able to get a good speaker for 50 to 100 bucks... I did not like the stock greenback with the ac4hw1, too much woody midrange for me, but ymmv... a used 16ohm g12m should only run you 75 bucks shipped on ebay... I recommend something less midrangey like:

https://wgs4.com/Reaper

alnicos are great but for a pedal guy I thinka (relatively) high power, large ferrite magnet celestion clone will prove more versatile and I actually like th reaper and reaper 55hz better than the celstion H magnet reissues (this is a bright amp and you could consider the 55hz bass version but it may prove too thumpy, I dunno what you like)

you can't afford an alnico anyway and the vintage H magnet celestion design has a fairly even response with a flattering but subtle mid spike compared to other ferrite (aka ceramic) celestion designs

let me know if you are buying her so I can decide whether to even bother trying the Pro out or if I should let the Pro go and think about respeakering the ac4 so I use her more often

I just saw this, I can't afford it, but it looks pretty sick (As in cool, not just the feeling in your stomach upon seeing the colour). Maybe its just my ginger instincts

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/gibson-usa-2016-firebird-non-reverse-fade-ltd-copper-vintage-gloss-black-chrome

whoa dude, I would play the shit outta that... very cool

looks like a 70s muscle car

Yes, Jim. Demo the Tweed. Give her (or him) a name. s/he will be yours in due time.

cool, I just can't justify getting the Pro unless I let something go and the ac4 is not getting any use lately... its great but it treads the same ground as my other 3 voxies, just half as loud, the initial excitement of owning it wore off and I was like "how often do I plug in to practice? wait! I never even bother to practice anymore!!!!"

here's a demo of my Japanese DC plaintop I did with her last year:

https://youtu.be/Qi6UYNoCYoU

its thru an external cab and I pretty much have her setup to be stupid hot with nothing in-line but it gives the flavor of the circuit... though I don't know your guitar will have articulation under heavy distortion like the 77 does, but you can always take it out of hot mode or fiddle the gain and master to change the response... I just set her flat and HOT though because I am like that, no fussing around with knobs

it shall be mine.... oh yes, it shall be mine

http://cpamps.com/images/5F6A_1.jpg

Sounds pretty good. The Greco spunds good, but it looks big enough to have sound holes, like an ES.

nah, its slightly smaller than an LP in depth and otherwise is pretty LPish in dimension... I am a really small person with skinny hands

I never really looked too much to Firebirds, but when I think of them, no matter what, the Firebird VII comes to mind.

Jim's right, though... Has that muscle car vibe going.

I prefer the earlier neck-thru ones that are like upside down jazzmasters, but the non-reverses are cool too...

I have been searching for an offrdable firebird 1 which is like the LP Jr of firebiards with a single mini hum and a wraparound bridge.... its a caveman rock guitar:

http://images.lilypix.com/albums/userpics/10012/normal_932_p40397.jpg