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KenC wrote:Now I need to track down some CDs JJ played on. I hate to admit this, but I don't think I've ever heard his work. any suggestions on a starting point would be greatly appreciated.
Ken C
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katefan wrote:Bonus Question - Who is Marty Dibergi?
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Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:12 pm
stagecoach wrote:Probably the best find I have had was the local Tip shop. (Dictionary definition to make sure everyone is on the right page - Tip - a mound or mass of refuse or rubbish). Where we go to dump our big loads of rubbish has a shop you can drop off stuff that is sort of good (Some stuff is still like new)
OK to the point, what did we get-
2pole speakon leads (4 wire) about 60m all up in 3 different leads
2 4 channel mixer (Nothing flash, just a volume control to 1 output)
a couple of mic leads
Various different theater lighting
and some other stuff - Can't remember the whole list, too long ago
We had a quick calculation of street value worth at about $1100. They charged us $10, yes ten dollars. We mainly wanted the speakon leads as ours were just power cords and this would neaten the system.
That was the steal of the century for me
Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:25 pm
astutzmann wrote:excellent post, thanks.
Cheers,
While I haven't gotten anything cheap like that, I have WON 2 guitars on another forum, a one off tele and an Eastman AC508 acoustic. Sometimes it pays to be in small raffles, vs larger lotteries.
Good Point - that's one thing I've never participated in... will keep it mind to do so
You are my hero, I spent 6 weeks in NZ in 2005, including a week staying in Auckland down by the harbor and 5 weeks traveling both islands. Didn't get that far north, next time. I want to move there soooo bad, I just loved it. Due to family circumstances etc, we didn't do it, but I really wanted to go there, either north or in the coramandel.
Congrats to you for doing it!!!!!!
By the way, go once a month for a massage and have done reflexology, great stuff!
Alf
Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:34 pm
How Cool! You are indeed a lucky man...darwinohm wrote:KF, beautiful picture of NZ. it remind me of areas in Montana or Wyoming. No lunch yet as it is still mid morning here. Cool - havent been to either but cool to know there's places like that in the states. I've heard MO is amazing.
I have seen the pictures of Char before but not in the detail that you posted today. What a find and the price was nothing. Do you gig this? It certainly has to be a conversation piece if you do. Can you still smell the burnt oder. Boy, it is cool.Yes - funny you say that as last time out I had more than a few folks say Cool guitar... It does get a lot of attention.
I will listen to the videos this evening when I have more time to download them.
I have really found some deals over the years and pawn shop can be a good source. I have found the local GC to have some rare finds over the years as the young dudes working there have no idea what they are selling. That is where I found my 88 Tanqueray Strat and a pristine 88 Strat Plus. They didn't have any idea on dating a Fender and they are focused on selling the less than $500 guitars. Our gain.Smart on ya - Sweet! As mentioned I got a killer '88 ASAT for $350 the same way.
I have extremely limited pedal knowledge. I only have a couple and the one that use all the time is a BBE Sonic Stomp. Good to see the early LR- Thanks. -- Darwin
I'm on the fence whether to choose the sonic stomp or the the green screamer... I've had the latter and wasnt too impressed sound wise. If I were to get another, I'd swapped out the op amps. Don't get me wrong, nice pedal but seemed to be missing the midrange factor that I dig on some tubescreamers... btw, I've had quite a few over the years and they ALL sounded different....
Edit, I forgot to mention that Ginny is also a board certified Reflexologist and is going to Camp Courage this week to do volunteer reflexology for a day.
Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:36 pm
willross wrote:Marty, aka "meathead", was the fictional director of "This Is Spinaltap"!
Cheers,
Will
Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:43 pm
Kit wrote:I remember Char very well. One thing I had not noticed before though is how good a shape the fretboard is; that is pretty amazing considering what the poor thing must have been through. Did you have a refret done, because the frets in the picture appears to be really wide?Yeah, luckily only the edges of the headstock got charred a bit. The glue on bicut seam as well as the fingerboard started to melt due to the heat so the bicut started to separate and the rosewood f/b shifted a bit... but yeah, it could've been much worse... Nah, those are stock probably just the lighting in the photo.
I do not frequent pawn shops, but I do scour Craigslist often. One of my best bargains is this L-2000 that I got a few years ago for less than what a used Tribute L-2000 would cost. And it has scraped body binding and the original hardcase. The bass is almost pristine, but the case is somewhat banged up.I remember when you got that - Nice Score - esp on CL as I've found it much more difficult to score deals on there as so many folks peruse the Ads. You may have it a bit easier in Portland but probably not much!
STP has some great music. The hobby band that I was playing in did a couple their songs including "Interstate Love Song."Cool - nice tune.
New Zealand is one of those places I hope to visit before I die.
Do it! Good reminder too that we're all on limited time... so best to do things sooner than later -eh?
Cheers,
Kf
Kit
Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:50 pm
HA - very true from what i've heard. Yep - it all starts in bout a week's timeblargfromouterspace wrote:I hate to be that guy, but I hate pawn shops and I am ideologically opposed to them. Kind of like how some guys wont buy Chinese made instruments because of work conditions, I wont buy anything from a pawn shop. No need to go into detail here, I'm sure you know my angle. That's cool...
I had reflexology once, it was great. It was the only time I've ever got a massage and still is. I'll have to get another one some day.Yeah, good stuff...
Char sure is a cool (pun intended) guitar. With a story. He's a real survivor. Does it still smell like burning?SHe did when I first got her.... doesnt anymore... Strangley, I'm noticing overall the finish lightening over time- esp on the headstock. Can see the logo (what's left of it) much easier now - nearly illegible a few years ago.
NZ are playing some mighty fine rugby at the moment. They're looking good for a world cup win if they don't choke in the semi's as usual!
Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:58 pm
KenC wrote:Great start to the week! I must admit that New Zealand has beckoned me from over the horizon for quite a while now.
Interesting - Best to heed that imo...
My best find was at a yard sale in a small Maine town where I used to live. I had to haul some stuff to the town garbage dump, which was only open for drop-offs early on Saturday mornings. On the way home I stopped by a yard sale which was about to begin. Just as I got out of the car, the homeowner was dragging a Fender Reverb out for the sale. It was one of the transitional models from '68-69' with silverface cosmetics on a blackface circuit, and it was 100% original. I couldn't believe it when he only asked $200 for it. I asked about the amp's history and condition; he said he had bought it in college many years before and really loved it, but his wife told him it was time to grow up and he needed to get rid of it that morning. Right on cue, she came outside and started yelling at him that he had better be selling it so he could start growing up (I would put his age around 40). I felt kind of guilty only paying $200 for it, but definitely deserved a better home. I'm sure the guy ended up regretting that he ditched teh amp and kept the wife...NICE! Wow - too cool. Bum bout the wife factor but his home life probably was better for at least the time being...
I second Darwin on the deals to be had at Guitar Center if you're patient enough. I just got home from picking up a John Jorgenson Signature ASAT at my local GC, which was also autographed on the back by JJ. How cool is that - Score! It wasn't in the same territory as a $200 Super Reverb, but I think it worked out pretty nicely going in on a dead slow Monday near closing time. I heard that somebody was looking at it very seriously this afternoon; if it was Ed, Bill or anybody else off this board let me know and I'll shed a few crocodile tears.
Time to bond with my new guitar!
Sweet!
Cheers,
Kf
Ken C
Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:03 pm
jonc wrote:prolly the best finds were at yard sales. some old RCA ribbon mics, a Ross compressor, a beat to hell Martin Uke, and some cheapie amps that are long gone. the best lucky find was a Gibson tenor banjo that my friends neighbor put out with the trash. though it pains me that even after i told him what it was he still thought it was just old junk. i can only imagine how many cool things from back in the day were tossed out as junk. and then comes along another "gem from under the bed" and you wonder what's still out there?
Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:12 pm
KenC wrote:My sister cleared out my father's house when he passed away. I found out about the clean out just in time to have her retrieve our grandfather's Bacon tenor banjo from the curb. To this day she can't understand why I would want "that beat up old junk".Funny, reminds me of when I got a 50W Sound City tube head out of a pawnshop one time. The clerk brought it out from the back as it was just coming out onto the floor and hadn't been priced yet... Upon seeing it, I nonchalantly asked - how much for this - and her reply was 'Oh, that OLD thing - how's $25 sound? GOt it for that out the door and turned it the next day at a guitar show for a nice profit
I don't play tenor banjo, but just holding it and knowing he played it in New York City speakeasies during Prohibition is enough for me.Far out! It makes me wonder what my children (and hopefully grandchildren) will think of my G&L collection one day - Heirlooms? Scary evidence of congenital OCD? A down payment on something? Yard sale fodder (in which case I would posthumously disown them)?
Time to put the JJ down and get some sleep...
Ha - the !st day low sleep ritual
Cheers,
Kf
Ken
Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:17 pm
yowhatsshakin wrote:Hody Jason,
Greetings from your old stomping grounds. Although I have been to pawnshops a lot, I never bought anything. The closest I got was a early seventies Princeton amp but it was advertised as including a foot switch. When that thing turned out to be AWOL, they didn't want to take any of the price. Still don;t know whether I was the winner or loser in that deal.Hey Jos -Yeah, they can be a bit dodgy in their dealings but most of the time (most of) they're straight up.
And thanks for bringing one of my fave bands to everybody's attention. Ever since I heard 'Interstate Love Song' while still living in Sicily listening to Casey Kasem Top 40 countdown on the American Forces Network (AFN), I have always loved STP. Best 'non-Seattle' grunge band out there and handily beating many of the locals of that era IMHO.Cheers -Very COol - yep, not a lot of folks realise this but chart/album sales-wise, they were the biggest band of the early 90's - not Pearl Jam, not Nirvana, and not U2...katefan wrote:Bonus Question - Who is Marty Dibergi?
Marti of course is the documentarian of Spinal Taps ignominious 1984 American Tour. (Played by Rob 'meathead' Reiner).
Straight up!
Cheers,
Kf
- Jos
Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:22 pm
Ledergeist wrote:Katefan,
Nice to see you at the helm this week. NZ looks incredible, hope you get a chance to sightsee. Thanks! Yes, have seen quite a bit - tho there's heaps more...
Gotta love Char, has that burnt999 look to it... :lolHa - True dat.
I suppose anything I picked up in the late 70's-early 80's would be considered a bargain in todays market, too bad i traded away a lot of cool stuff.I hear ya - been there done that - ALOT.
Probably my most recent bargain find was a sweet '91 SC-3 on the bay a couple years back... $500 with a new TKL case and shipping included...
Man, that's Nice! Looks very PRE-CBSish to my eyes. SCORE!
Cheers,
Kf
Hopefully I'll do better at trivia next LR, I was stumped....
Cheers
BW
Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:26 pm
Pawnshops are great for scoring deals on pedals but yes - best to tread carefully re the spouse/domestic bliss factor...sirmyghin wrote:Hey Jason, been very busy lately so just getting around to these now. Char is a mighty cool guitar, I am sure it has major mojo. As far as getting it for 10$, cha-ching! Thanks - I think so tho she was HOT at one time... hehe...
Not really looking for a G&L myself, but I am a pedal guy. I can't afford to do the pawn shop thing it will cause me to be murderred in a domestic dispute