30th anniversary 6101 in blue tolex with the special design 200 watt EV speaker is a must have!Actually.....yeah that is sort of my goal. I want the main ones anyway. .
awesome!! Be sure to get a hard case instead of the standard gig bag it comes with ..... gig bags are stupid. They're not really any smaller than a case and they don't protect worth shit.Thanks Greg,
Yeah, I think the finish/color looks more "classic", like a LP should....I still like the blue, but again, the desert burst looks killer too....The pickguard will go dude, no question, probably as soon as I open the box it comes in...LOL...I had a LP years ago, but that was before I was so picky/anal about my tone, I'd just plug in & play (during my gig days....)...Things sure have changed for me music-wise in the last few years, but IMO it's a good thing....
But, I'm still gonna get another pointy shred machine or two eventually too...I almost bought the Kramer Pacer classic, until I read some reviews by people who have both, & from what I've read, the new ones are just shit compared to the old ones....I had a couple Kramers back in the day, & both of 'em I had were great, I suppose the new ones are just marketing hype to get people like me to buy 'em....
I'm also picking up a cheap Behringer C1 mic (I've heard really good clips using this mic with the 1w amps btw, & I could use it for other shit too...), along with another short mic stand/boom for my ISO cab...
The dicks at work already dropped the bomb that we've gotta work this Saturday, so that cuts my mini-vacation to 4 days....bastards....But, that's ok, I can handle it, I have for years, plus, it's overtime....
I'm so stoked about getting this guitar, I'm thinking of paying for 1 or 2 day shipping, so I'll have it the whole time I'm off work next week.....
30th anniversary 6101 in blue tolex with the special design 200 watt EV speaker is a must have!
And no ...... I'm not selling it at the Marshall forum because I ain't shipping it.
Actually it looks like Deb's getting a job she's really gone after and if so ( I don't count on anything until it's in the bank) .. but if she gets it we'll be in the black again and I ain't sellin' nothing!!!
Thanks Greg,
Yeah, I think the finish/color looks more "classic", like a LP should....I still like the blue, but again, the desert burst looks killer too....The pickguard will go dude, no question, probably as soon as I open the box it comes in...LOL...I had a LP years ago, but that was before I was so picky/anal about my tone, I'd just plug in & play (during my gig days....)...Things sure have changed for me music-wise in the last few years, but IMO it's a good thing....
But, I'm still gonna get another pointy shred machine or two eventually too...
I'm also picking up a cheap Behringer C1 mic (I've heard really good clips using this mic with the 1w amps btw, & I could use it for other shit too...), along with another short mic stand/boom for my ISO cab...
The dicks at work already dropped the bomb that we've gotta work this Saturday, so that cuts my mini-vacation to 4 days....bastards....But, that's ok, I can handle it, I have for years, plus, it's overtime....
I'm so stoked about getting this guitar, I'm thinking of paying for 1 or 2 day shipping, so I'll have it the whole time I'm off work next week.....
Excited.....yeah dude, I'm as happy as a puppy with 2 peckers....and I haven't even gotten it yet...Can't wait to try it out through my 'lil amps.....Thanks Bob!!!
I know all about being poor dude, the story of my life really, but again, hang in there man, you gotta keep going, can't give up...That's what my Dad has told me all my life, & really, it's the truth.....And thanks for the kind words ...... I'm sure it'll get better ..... I'm really not worried about it .... we've always known how to make money so this should be a good year ...... I hope so ..... being poor is getting old. I've enjoyed it about as much as I can stand.
That's awesome! Are you getting the one in that link you posted earlier? Because the description on that one says 490/490 pickups. If you're expecting 490/498s, you need to get a different guitar or that ad is wrong. But that aside, it's gonna be awesome. I gotta warn you though, the nuts on modern Gibsons are finicky. You might need to gently backfile it a little bit or do about a thousand big bends seat the strings in. And we're gonna do that speaker trade very soon dude.
so true - I've actually had the nut replaced on both my SG supreme and SG standard.
.That brings the total to just under $1,100....the shipping is: 2-day: $25, or 1-day air: $53....I'm probably just gonna do the 2-day/$25 shipping, as I don't think it'll be here before Monday either way, but if I don't do some kind of "extra" shipping, it'll be after Christmas before I get it, which would be fine, but I wanna play that bad boy during the 3-4 days I'm off from work....I'll find out in a few minutes when I call the order....
), I might spring for one, but again, just depends on what it is really....I can totally relate. I've always used cheap, budget, knock-off, swap meet, no-name, guitars. Memphis, Hondo, Fernandes, Squier, Teisco, Harmony, I've had bunches of them. I briefly had a 70s SG in the early 90s that got stolen, but back then I didn't really know what I had. It was just a guitar. I had an Epiphone Rivoli bass, it too was stolen. I liked that bass, but didn't know it had vintage collectible potential. All stolen. In like 1992-93 one of my dad's friends gave me a MIM Strat, and up until last year when I got my LP that was the "best" guitar I had. A real Fender. But it wasn't until around 2004-2005 that I started really paying attention to what I think is good and what isn't. Up to that point I just went with whatever. SS amp and a Rat pedal? Fine. I made it rock. But I've been making up for my lack of interest in gear over the decades by going hog-wild with my latest purchases. I guess it's like a mini mid-life crisis maybe? I'm only 40, but maybe that's what it is. I always loved Marshalls. I always wanted Marshalls. But I just never really convinced myself to pull the trigger on one. Now I've had like 5 in the past three years. And these 5 aint no toys either. Real big shit. I think of it like....when I was 15 and started playing music, I didn't set any goals or care about anything but just playing. I didn't care what guitar or amp I used. I didn't care about my drums. Throw a bass in the trunk with tools and jacks bouncing all over it. No problem. But how much gear would I have gone through by now if I did care about gear all those years? Probably a lot. I'm just trying to catch up.
I will definitely take it to "my guy" at Steamboat amps. I like his style. I don't know anything about anything, but he makes me feel at ease. I got it through Guitar Center's used inventory, so I have a 30-day return policy. I can return it for a full refund to any store. When it shows up, I'll jam it a little, and get it to the tech ASAP. If he says it's good-to-go, and it sounds good, I'll keep it. If not, it gets returned. No worries. I'm only out of pocket for a tech checkup. It's worth it to me. And while he has it, since it's a reissue (2001 1959 SLP) not a true vintage priceless 60s Plexi.....we'll talk mods. I am definitely going to want some kind of master volume mod. Probably a PPIMV. I do not want to buy an attenuator. Hell I might be able to do the PPIMV mod myself. It's supposed to be really easy.
I don't have much faith in any new Marshalls. Some of their new amps are killers - like the YJM, JVM, AFD, etc. But really, they cost a ton of money and all they're doing is repeatedly chasing their own sound. The Bluesbreakers, 1959/1987s, 2203/2204s are the kings. It's like everything Marshall has ever done since around 1985 has been trying to re-capture those vintage sounds. They also try to get too cute with little amps and Slash shit. If they just made a few faithful re-creations of their classics with a few modern features, and made them affordable, they'd put everyone else out of business. That's why I like the new DSLs. They're relatively affordable, and have some true Marshall mojo without gimmicks. Imagine if Marshall re-made the JCM 800 with a few little extras like an fx loop and maybe a switchable additional gain stage, and priced it in the $800-1000 range? They'd sell a bazillion of them. Why in the holy fuck does the current JCM 800 or Plexi reissue cost $2500 new? How much fucking R&D did they have to put into those things? They already know how to make them. I can barely put up Christmas lights without electrocuting myself, but I can probably build a fucking 1959 circuit. Why does Marshall charge $2500 for one? Everyone knows Super Leads and 800s are the shit. The used market is full of them, and people want crazy money for them, and people will pay crazy money for them. But not many people want to shell out $2500 for a reissue of an original that they can get for a grand less. $2000 for a JCM 900 Dual-Reverb reissue? Are you fucking kidding me? Seriously? First time I saw that I thought it was a misprint, then I saw that it wasn't and facepalmed myself into a concussion. First off, why would Marshall re-issue their least popular and most maligned amp ever, and secondly, 2000 fucking dollars? You can find mint 900 DRs for 500 bucks used. 500 dollars. That's what those amps are worth. A far cry from 2000 dollars. Marshall just does silly things to me, so fuck them. As long as their good stuff is still out there on the used market, I personally see no need to get excited about anything new. Would I love to get my hands on a YJM? You bet....but it's just a super hot-rodded Super Lead. Marshall just continually chases their own tail.And, I'm already thinking on my next "big" thing to buy too....There's rumors that Marshall is coming out with a new "big" amp this spring/late winter, just depends on what it is, but, if it fits my needs ( & doesn't cost an arm & leg...maybe just a leg, I'd need my arm to play...
Ha, don't even get me started on "metal". I loathe metal and pretty much all of it's sub-genres and permutations. I personally don't really classify typical 80s stuff as metal though. 80s metal to me is stuff like Slayer, Megadeth, early Metallica, Ozzy's first two albums, early Maiden, early Priest. All the spandex hairspray stuff is just glam rock. There's nothing metal about Dokken or Cinderella. Van Halen is about as metal as One Direction. To me, all that 80s stuff was glam boy-bands that played hard rock. Some people consider Back in Black or Appetite "metal" albums. No way. Not me. Those fruity glam bands had great guitar tones though. George Lynch had tone out the wazoo. EVH re-wrote the book on guitar playing and sounded awesome doing it. Slash re-vitalized the Les Paul. I think Dokken and Van Halen's songs are pure shit though.
I've never used one, but I've heard lots of good things about those cheapo Joyo pedals.
the blue Bogner is kinda on my list but look ..... you like that vintage Marshall sound and even though he used a Hi-Watt, Page's Zeppelin tone is a classic sound that most folks of your tone preference like .... so check out the Catlinbread RAH ..... it's number one on my list to get pretty damned soon.