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#56,501
dukeorock said:
That sounds like an awesome trip y’all took! This drive wasn’t that :)

Just got to the in laws family farm. My second Christmas here. It’s 15 degrees. Not a fan of that part.

Gonna sleep for a couple hours.

Anyone have thoughts on a recently recapped and retubed SVTII non pro for $900? I sure used to love em, but after 15 years of being primarily an upright player, it’s been awhile since I’ve run a big all tube rig
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You might want to get a hold of JimmyM, or BeansOnToast, they're the Ampeg guru's of TB.
 
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JJR58 said:
You might want to get a hold of JimmyM, or BeansOnToast, they're the Ampeg guru's of TB.
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Yeah, Jimmy is an old buddy. I’ve played enough SVT’s in my life to know, when they’re good, they’re really good. The last couple I had on backline gigs were less than stellar and one in particular was really bad. In general, I’m not a huge Ampeg fan, except for vintage B15’s and B18’s. But the right SVTII non pro can be a beautiful thing.

Also been looking at old Sunn, Mesa and others too
 
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Dadagoboi said:
@Nocturnal owns a few IIRC.
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I currently own 2 Epi NR's. I have owned 3 others over the years. They are basically your typical P bass in construction. Maple bolt neck, alder body P-J pickups. You can route the neck pick any way you want if you use a new pickguard. I would think that a Bird pickup with a ring would cover the Jazz pickup cavity no problem. The guy I bought one of mine from had planned to add Thunderbuckers to it but never got around to it. They are solid basses and I like them.
 
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dukeorock said:
Yeah, Jimmy is an old buddy. I’ve played enough SVT’s in my life to know, when they’re good, they’re really good. The last couple I had on backline gigs were less than stellar and one in particular was really bad. In general, I’m not a huge Ampeg fan, except for vintage B15’s and B18’s. But the right SVTII non pro can be a beautiful thing.

Also been looking at old Sunn, Mesa and others too
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I hear ya on the Ampeg thing. As far as my 810 goes, i really want to go back to 12's.
Love both Sunn and Mesa, never owned any tube Mesa's, did have an M6 and M9. I did have a chance to play through a 400+ years ago. I loved it a ton!
I wouldn't mind a B15. And why am i not surprised you know Jimmy.
 
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JJR58 said:
I hear ya on the Ampeg thing. As far as my 810 goes, i really want to go back to 12's.
Love both Sunn and Mesa, never owned any tube Mesa's, did have an M6 and M9. I did have a chance to play through a 400+ years ago. I loved it a ton!
I wouldn't mind a B15. And why am i not surprised you know Jimmy.
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I met Jimmy years ago at a ShackShakers gig in Florida. Sweet dude, funny and a real deal player. We don’t always agree on the Ampeg thing, though there are some awesome examples out there.

I have an M9 and like it, but I’m looking for tubes. 400+ is one of my faves, but it’s been a very long time. For whatever reason, I haven’t been able to pull the trigger on a Strategy yet. I’m also afraid of something too small, because the low end goes to mush with a loud drummer. Looking for the sweet spot! Something with grit and grunt, but also enough headroom
 
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dukeorock said:
I met Jimmy years ago at a ShackShakers gig in Florida. Sweet dude, funny and a real deal player. We don’t always agree on the Ampeg thing, though there are some awesome examples out there.

I have an M9 and like it, but I’m looking for tubes. 400+ is one of my faves, but it’s been a very long time. For whatever reason, I haven’t been able to pull the trigger on a Strategy yet. I’m also afraid of something too small, because the low end goes to mush with a loud drummer. Looking for the sweet spot! Something with grit and grunt, but also enough headroom
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You might want to seek out a Traynor YBA200.
 
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On my search for Willow Mist Metallic I stumbled across this color, Indian Fire Red. Now I'm tempted to go with it...guess I'll have to come to a decision sooner or later...

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JJR58 said:
You're probably better off for having done so.
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Gaolee said:
One never knows. It makes crossword puzzles challenging at times. Plus, I don't know what people are talking about fairly regularly. Once you get used to it, that can be pretty satisfying.
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There comes a point where keeping up with popular culture -- paricularly for those of us with no kids -- becomes a bit creepy. And yet even when completely divorced from it, it's still possible to discover new bands here and there, without even really trying.
 
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dukeorock said:
Yeah, Jimmy is an old buddy. I’ve played enough SVT’s in my life to know, when they’re good, they’re really good. The last couple I had on backline gigs were less than stellar and one in particular was really bad. In general, I’m not a huge Ampeg fan, except for vintage B15’s and B18’s. But the right SVTII non pro can be a beautiful thing.

Also been looking at old Sunn, Mesa and others too
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Dude you're right next to Canada now. A side trip to nearest Long and McQuade is warranted.
 
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kat888 said:
Given that Birds are such muddy sounding instruments, it's incredible they seem to prefer flat upper mids and highs and gently boosted lower mids and bass.
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Well, at least right up until the headstock explodes...

I axed my roommate, who spent a decade working at Gibson, why they didn't just add a volute to the neck/headstock joint. He said it was a combination of two things in his estimation: first, institutional inertia; it wasn't designed with one originally so not everyone agrees that it would help. 2nd, they didn't have anyone able to design one when he was there. I asked why they couldn't just borrow a Warwick, or buy one through back channels or whatever. He just laughed and said, "I know, right?"
 
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dukeorock said:
I met Jimmy years ago at a ShackShakers gig in Florida. Sweet dude, funny and a real deal player. We don’t always agree on the Ampeg thing, though there are some awesome examples out there.

I have an M9 and like it, but I’m looking for tubes. 400+ is one of my faves, but it’s been a very long time. For whatever reason, I haven’t been able to pull the trigger on a Strategy yet. I’m also afraid of something too small, because the low end goes to mush with a loud drummer. Looking for the sweet spot! Something with grit and grunt, but also enough headroom
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The Strategy has multi-wattage switch. It’ll never be too quiet, and you can play near bedroom levels with it.
 
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Haji said:
Well, at least right up until the headstock explodes...

I axed my roommate, who spent a decade working at Gibson, why they didn't just add a volute to the neck/headstock joint. He said it was a combination of two things in his estimation: first, institutional inertia; it wasn't designed with one originally so not everyone agrees that it would help. 2nd, they didn't have anyone able to design one when he was there. I asked why they couldn't just borrow a Warwick, or buy one through back channels or whatever. He just laughed and said, "I know, right?"
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Sounds like the government.
 
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