Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[Haroldo]

Now that the Dean Girls are no longer the thing they once were, NAMM could use a blast of, well, something. I'll have my people get with some other people and see what they come up with, I guess.

I'd make the trip to Anaheim if there were Dean Grrrrrrrrllllz.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Really great sounding amp, but only a nine trick pony, and I need eleven.

 

[SoulReflection]

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Looks like he needs the ground on the amp fixed...

 

[Passinwind]

I'd make the trip to Anaheim if there were Dean Grrrrrrrrllllz.

Oh, there are still plenty, just not in the Dean booth. And that's genuine progress IMHO. I mostly look at NAMM as an extension of Disneyland, but viewed through a Hunter Thompson filter set. When the going gets weird...

 

[Haroldo]

Oh, there are still plenty, just not in the Dean booth. And that's genuine progress IMHO. I mostly look at NAMM as an extension of Disneyland, but viewed through a Hunter Thompson filter set. When the going gets weird...

I was thinking of Grrrlllzzz in more of a Sleater / Kinney context. (Just discovered they've lost their drummer.)

I'm a big fan of the surreal (NAMM as you've described it) in limited doses and if I've got peace 'n' quiet to retreat to nearby.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I've gigged with natural finish cabs quite a bit. Not always practical, but I'm not gigging at all these days and will probably have a very modest schedule if and when I get back to it. Especially on guitar.

My luthier buddy Marco Cortes is figuring deeply in my plans. He has a laser cutter and a huge CNC cutter/router, and lots and lots of beautiful wood. Both roasting and acrylic infusion are on the table. And hair dye...

Traditional ink (the spirit gum stuff) made with ground black walnut may be worth a consideration. Sepia ink, too, brewed with actual squid ink ....

 

[beans-on-toast]

Thanks. The packaging is an interesting challenge as there is a lot of vintage and retro out there already.

ETA: The 'fine furniture' approach I've liked (within reason), but that is non-giggable, by-and-large. (Unless it's protected by the mighty Gardol Shield.)

I have a Mesa 112 amp with a furniture finish. I take care of it but it has stood up well over many years. The slip cover that it came with has saved it from some damage. It really is a must. An ATA case would be better. It kind of defeats the purpose of a small combo.

There’s a dark oil finish on the cab. Seel wool a scratch and apply a bit of oil is all it takes to fix it. Although I’ve never had to.

Not mine below but the cab is like this one.

 

[Passinwind]

Traditional ink (the spirit gum stuff) made with ground black walnut may be worth a consideration. Sepia ink, too, brewed with actual squid ink ....

Thanks. I'm considering laser etching for the front panel and colored epoxy is the standard infill medium. But if I can do a tasty pasta dish and front panel graphics at the same time I'm all over it.

 

[LBS-bass]

To listen to the g* guys in my close circle around 82, I might have come to believe there is only Marshall.

I still know a guy who believes that. He's recently come out of retirement tp play again and is getting a rude awakening that, in 2019, nobody wants to deal with his mismatched stack of four Marshall combos and cabs. "But it's how I get my TONE, man!"

Yeah, you might want to figure that one out. I walk into a venue with my <5 lb head and <35 lb cabinet and just laugh at him. He brought a passive monitor to a show once and didn't understand why we couldn't hook it up when all we had for PA were powered speakers on sticks. I'm like, um... did you bring an amp for it? No, that's not gonna work here. Sorry.

It's too bad because he's a pretty good player but he's just stuck in his ways from the good old days and resents being expected to come up to speed.

 

[Haroldo]

I still know a guy who believes that. He's recently come out of retirement tp play again and is getting a rude awakening that, in 2019, nobody wants to deal with his mismatched stack of four Marshall combos and cabs. "But it's how I get my TONE, man!"

Yeah, you might want to figure that one out. I walk into a venue with my <5 lb head and <35 lb cabinet and just laugh at him. He brought a passive monitor to a show once and didn't understand why we couldn't hook it up when all we had for PA were powered speakers on sticks. I'm like, um... did you bring an amp for it? No, that's not gonna work here. Sorry.

It's too bad because he's a pretty good player but he's just stuck in his ways from the good old days and resents being expected to come up to speed.

Inertia has its place. But a player's got to know his equipment's limitations sayeth Dirty Harry.

 

[LBS-bass]

Inertia has its place. But a player's got to know his equipment's limitations sayeth Dirty Harry.

It's really hard practicing with him because he has to have everything loud. I'm not sure how much longer that project will be afloat, TBH. It's too bad because it had a lot of promise but, as with so many projects I get involved with, the momentum just isn't there. I met some nice people through that, though, so it's never a total loss.

 

[beans-on-toast]

They can do some neat laser etching stuff today.

Metalphoto

They did the LABSERIES panel.

Thanks. I'm considering laser etching for the front panel and colored epoxy is the standard infill medium.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Are Super Reverbs just too underpowered or is there too much inherent 'sweetness' in the basic sound? For strongly nostalgic reasons, I've always enjoyed the Super.

The Concert Amp I had a few years ago got way louder, and still clean, for my ears.

Sadly, the controls only went to 10.

 

[GonePlaid]

To do the impossible thing, to fight the recalcitrant dial-up....

Is that anything like 'recalcitrant plebney'?

 

[GonePlaid]

The 410 super reverb was a really nice amp. They came in 40W, 45W, and 70W, depending on the revision. The twin started off as a 25W tweed, then 40W, 45W, 85W, and 135W. A lot of design changes and variation in power output. My 135W was VERY loud. I wish that I didn't sell it: mint condition, 1977, for $500. What was I thinking!

I like the 85W blackface revision. They sell it as a reissue now.

The first amp I played through was a Navy issue Super Reverb. I was playing a(Navy issue)EB-3, mudbucker only in a piano, drums, bass trio. It held up just fine.

 

[BargeOn]

To do the impossible thing, to fight the recalcitrant dial-up....

Hey, watch the baudy humor!

 

[GonePlaid]

I still know a guy who believes that. He's recently come out of retirement tp play again and is getting a rude awakening that, in 2019, nobody wants to deal with his mismatched stack of four Marshall combos and cabs. "But it's how I get my TONE, man!"

Yeah, you might want to figure that one out. I walk into a venue with my <5 lb head and <35 lb cabinet and just laugh at him. He brought a passive monitor to a show once and didn't understand why we couldn't hook it up when all we had for PA were powered speakers on sticks. I'm like, um... did you bring an amp for it? No, that's not gonna work here. Sorry.

It's too bad because he's a pretty good player but he's just stuck in his ways from the good old days and resents being expected to come up to speed.

I get that. In my case, with the current cash flow, re-equipping with powered speakers/monitors is outta the realm of possibility when the gear I have works fine and no one would pay enough for it to buy new. Also, many of the places we play don't have enough outlets to plug all o' that stuff in to anyway.
We're presently doing just fine with either my JBL EON One as both PA and monitor, or our one guitarist's 2 Bose L1's daisy chained, again as both PA and monitors. Both guitarists are using 7ender Blues Juniors, I use either a Rumble 40(18#)or R200c(34.5#), drummer is acoustic, and the instruments aren't in the PA-no need. Our audience(s) would mostly qualify as GOF's, so loud ain't necessary. In fact, not being loud keeps us working almost every weekend.

 

[beans-on-toast]

The first amp I played through was a Navy issue Super Reverb. I was playing a(Navy issue)EB-3, mudbucker only in a piano, drums, bass trio. It held up just fine.

I wonder how much the navy paid to procure those items.

 

[Jeff Scott]

...not being loud keeps us working almost every weekend.

Hmm, maybe that was the problem with the last couple of bands I was in.....................

The first amp I played through was a Navy issue Super Reverb.

I wonder how much the navy paid to procure those items.

What I want to know is, what color was the Tolex® on the Navy issue amps.

 

[GonePlaid]

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Yup! I couldn't find that. I thought I had it 'saved'.