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Good grief! Yeah!... I'm restoring it alright! 1960s Gibson Maestro FZ-1A Fuzz Tone | Emerald City Guitars

While I have every suspicion that all I'm likely to get out of restoring this pedal are the deficiencies of the era, still, something inside says that unearthing this totally analog box from 1973 in my storage items just might hold some nice surprises.

I share this not to simply talk about myself. Rather, I share this because I think many musicians can relate to the underlying thought process of this post, whether in passing or head on. I 1990, I put down the bass after twenty years of playing for a variety of reasons. As it turned out, and...

I'm now a male lead singer, Paul. ;)

Hi Bill. Thanks for your thoughts. You make some good points. I started playing in the early '70's so you know how old I am. Still, a little research reveals only a 7.5 lbs per cab difference between the NEO and Rumble 410's. So for the difference and an extra grunt, I'll probably go Rumble...

Thanks for your thoughts and perspective. Reading your post reminded me that I used to have only the SVT 810's and I never wanted for the low end. There should be no reason a pair of 410's from Fender wouldn't cover me as well, I suppose. And bi-amping etc is way beyond my interest or...

Thanks for weighing in. Yeah, I think I'm just gonna go Rumble cabs as well. As far as configurations, I can see the dual 410's being very nice as my last set-up was an SVT and 2x 810 cabs. So I see the value in smaller and multiple speakers. But I also like the idea of covering the low end...

Thanks, Chris. I appreciate your thoughts.

I'm returning to playing after a very, very long time away from music. As such I need to gear up again. After much consideration and research, I purchased the Fender Rumble 500 Amp. Now I need some cabs. Here is my question for those of you with the experience to answer. Knowing that I will...