Recent content by jennings

Found a brand new Traynor YBA200 head w/ matching TC 1510 cab for $625.00. Starting to play again after long absence (got rid of my SWR, my Mesa, my '72 Bassman years ago) and trying not to spend too much on a new rig. Want tubes. Is this a good deal on good gear? Thanks!

OK... I've lived in Nashville all my life, so "Gibson" holds a certain mystique (probably not the right word), and I don't even play that much country. That said, what would you say Gibson basses lack that others don't? What makes them boring, un-versatile, etc.? (not rehetorical... genuinely...

Anybody know why Gibson has (basically) quit making basses? Are they going to just let Epiphone/Tobias/Steinberger make them from now on? According to their website, they (Gibson USA) only currently make 2 models: the SG Reissue and the T-bird. I've been Jonesing for a Honeyburst LP(Standard)...

pics of the Gibson? (I assume we're talking a/b a T-Bird)

I still have the head portion of my old SWR RedHead (took the cab apart years ago... long story). I have decided to get an ACME LowB cab and need to get at least a 500W head or pre/power amp setup. The RedHead is only 240W. IS IT POSSIBLE to decouple the pre-amp part of the head from the...

OK, then. Thanks for the replies! (I already know I'm completely nuts!):smug:

...to convert a 240 watt amp to 400 or 500 watts? I just ordered an ACME LowB-2, and before picking up a new 500w head (the ACME's need a bit of power), I was wondering if I could swap out the transformer or something like that and bump-up the output of my old RedHead (took the cabinet apart...