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Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4537 Wisconsin	Posted on May 01 2015 06:32 AM I'm still trying to figure out what kinda job lets someone PCS to Nam with a Showman. All I got to take was a duffel bag. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
SanchoPansen Joined: Jan 04, 2011 Posts: 1588 Berlin L-Berg	Posted on May 01 2015 06:56 AM Badger wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what kinda job lets someone PCS to Nam with a Showman. All I got to take was a duffel bag. A spy! — The Hicadoolas Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4537 Wisconsin	Posted on May 01 2015 07:59 AM SanchoPansen wrote: Badger wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what kinda job lets someone PCS to Nam with a Showman. All I got to take was a duffel bag. A spy! Of course! A super-secret squirrel piece of NSA jamming gear. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on May 01 2015 08:39 AM Badger wrote: Hard to believe it wasn't recovered at some point (not disputing, just commenting). Doesn't look like the head ever even got warm. Nice classy guitar-porn, thanks Dario! Wes, You're welcome! I saw that amp in an eBay search and thought it so gorgeous it needed to be shared. — Last edited: May 01, 2015 08:40:55 Top
WoodyJ Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1547 Bethlehem, GA	Posted on May 01 2015 08:48 AM Thanks, Dario, for getting us back on topic! — Jack Booth (aka WoodyJ) The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005), 2025 The Hula Hounds (1996-2000) The X-Rays (1997-2004) The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012) Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990) Top
josheboy Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN	Posted on May 01 2015 09:39 AM SurfBeat wrote: Hey DaBoner, Uncalled for and completely rude. Joking is one thing, but insulting is another. Might want to slow your roll a bit. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on May 01 2015 09:54 AM I'm really not insulted, more disappointed that our board has frat boy humor. We've been fairly fortunate, no thanks to me, that our board has had a level of decorum when it comes to making bold claims and how we react to such things. Top
Emilien03 Joined: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 1377 Coyoacán, Distrito Federal	Posted on May 01 2015 09:57 AM The amp looks clean, but the price is too high .. don't you think? Those amps weren't born to live in a combo cab! Free them! — When you have to shoot ... shoot! Don't talk. "Los Grainders" > https://losgrainders.bandcamp.com "The Strings Aflame" > https://thestringsaflame.bandcamp.com "Planeta Reverb" > www.instagram.com/planetareverb Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1910 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on May 01 2015 10:12 AM This thread needs a cat. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on May 01 2015 11:27 AM The price from the auction seems high. I paid 2000 Euros for a 1961 Showman a few years ago (which is like a gift here in Europe!). You can see it here directly on the left under my "name". It had the original owner in the town Nürnberg, and then a 2nd owner who just had him in his living room for many years and played not a lot. So mine was also super clean. I`ve played it two years ago on our East Europe tour. Of course there are some dents after a tour. But a Showman wants to be on stages. — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Last edited: May 01, 2015 11:28:38 Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on May 01 2015 11:50 AM The price isn't high at all. This is a collector piece, this will not be bought to played. People love clean stuff like this, and it can increase the value ten-fold. It is a very small amount of people who would pay this amount, somebody somewhere will buy it at around this price. They will be haggled down $500, as the seller likely expects. The ebay listing really isn't as much about selling it on ebay as it is advertising. Top
websurfer Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1753	Posted on May 01 2015 12:45 PM ^^^ I agree. Besides financial resources, serious collectors often have similar items in less than pristine condition or multiple of the same item which they can move. Over time, they continually trade up and refine the collection. The tolex looks right to me, because of the knothole stains and the fact that both head and cab condition and color match so perfectly. Unless another comes around in its original box, I think it's safe to say there isn't a cleaner one around. Top
SurfBeat Joined: Dec 31, 2008 Posts: 284 Riverside, CA	Posted on May 03 2015 02:00 PM Badger wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what kinda job lets someone PCS to Nam with a Showman. All I got to take was a duffel bag. A draftee (US 56......)sent to MP school in GA who arrived in country that had a First Shirt who was trying to gather up some boys in his unit to start a country band so he could get rid of the locals at the clubs. Only bennies were all day shifts, a quick set of stripes to buck sgt; sure as heck did not want to work mids or swing shifts and did not like the babes. Like my Showman, I prefer blondes. Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4537 Wisconsin	Posted on May 03 2015 02:49 PM SurfBeat wrote: ...trying to gather up some boys in his unit to start a country band so he could get rid of the locals at the clubs. In that instance, a most worthy cause. Bad motel lounge karaoke is often better. OK, back to Brownface Showman things. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
Matt22 Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2858 Fredericksburg, Virginia	Posted on May 03 2015 11:31 PM The video attached to the auction says it all: "I'm not a player." These are the guys that drove prices out of this world. He got a pretty penny for it, too. — Matt "tha Kat" Lentz Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020 Skippyandtheskipjacks.net https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015 The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014 www.theamazingcoconauts.com Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013 http://www.gcmband.com/ The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009 the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007 http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html Top

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