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#206,222
MCF said:
Yep. They’re great amps. Yours sounds like it’ll outlast all of us.
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Well, the old Hiwatts were built to last. I've been lucky with my amps I guess. The Hiwatt did cost a bit when I bought it in 1997 but I think I can change the purchase amount straight from marks to euros if I should sell it. The Lab amps have been super cheap (one L2 I got for free) and they seem to be very well built too (Gibson/Moog). Great tone.

The modern IR technology has helped me to acquire sounds of cabs I thought I could never play through (i.e. Acoustic 361/301) and has already proven that if no other option I can manage without a backline and go straight to the house and still have my sound that is a combo of a certain bass and the amp+cab. Plus it's a definite improvement on home recordings.

One thing I miss at my area is a proper music store. It's been too long since I could walk in and try some gear. Too long.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
funny, stories like these always seem to come from europe…we once played a new year’s eve party in a nudist community (we were dressed) and when setting up in the afternoon I went to their store for a pack of gum to find them shopping with sweaters (chilly) but nothing else on……surreal….
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When I was younger, I thought that kind of place might be kind of interesting. Now, I'm quite happy most people are dressed. Funny thing is that we had a neighbor who was a beautiful woman. She built a deck on the back of her house and would sun herself on the deck. She was wearing a skimpy bikini and the deck essentially put her on stage next to our yard. Somehow, she managed to be beautiful, minimally dressed, and about the least sexy person I could imagine. How that works is beyond me. Thunderbirds are sexy. That's easy to figure out.
 
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WillyW said:
grrrr.....
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Calm down Tbird bro
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WillyW said:
So the kickass and badass ii bridge weights are extremely similar.

as much as I love the Gotoh 201 it has a tiny footprint and looks odd with the single pickup DC.......

badass ii for the win, sell the kickass and never buy another.....
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I have a Hipshot Kickass bridge, that came on my SR1200.
Not really a fan - especially of the movable saddles that I can't seem to get to quit moving, without gluing them down :meh:

It'll get a Babicz as soon as a free up a few more funds....
 
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