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symbiotic Joined: Aug 27, 2018 Posts: 14	Posted on Sep 07 2023 10:17 AM My first decent rig came together in 1996 when I bought a new Fender Blues DeVille, which though a good amp, was pretty sterile at the limited volume I could could use it. Overkill. Plugged into it was my mid-80's MIJ Fender Custom Esquire, bought used, which was excellent and which I wish I hadn't sold. Now that Esquire is an impossible find. If I had been ready for it, skill-wise and with a venue to turn it up, would have been a fantastic pairing. Top
remora1 Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1276 San Pedro, CA	Posted on Sep 07 2023 04:02 PM My first semi-legit rig 1980 - "Cherry" sunburst Ibanez PF200 And a Fender Super Twin Reverb I picked up at a local shop's going-out-of-business sale Both long gone — Bill S._______ HELLDIVER on Facebook Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4446 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Sep 07 2023 05:23 PM remora1 wrote: My first semi-legit rig 1980 - "Cherry" sunburst Ibanez PF200 And a Fender Super Twin Reverb I picked up at a local shop's going-out-of-business sale Both long gone Only 180 watts. Must’ve been rough. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Sep 07 2023 05:36 PM - Last edited: Jan 31, 2024 16:09:21 Top
remora1 Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1276 San Pedro, CA	Posted on Sep 07 2023 07:40 PM synchro wrote: remora1 wrote: My first semi-legit rig 1980 - "Cherry" sunburst Ibanez PF200 And a Fender Super Twin Reverb I picked up at a local shop's going-out-of-business sale Both long gone Only 180 watts. Must’ve been rough. My bandmates called it "the backbreaker" it was HEAVY. And loud - too loud most of the time. — Bill S._______ HELLDIVER on Facebook Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4446 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Sep 07 2023 07:40 PM Tqi wrote: synchro wrote: Only 180 watts. Must’ve been rough. Holy crab, it's flicking TUBE!? You can heat your home with one of these. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4446 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Sep 07 2023 07:46 PM remora1 wrote: synchro wrote: remora1 wrote: My first semi-legit rig 1980 - "Cherry" sunburst Ibanez PF200 And a Fender Super Twin Reverb I picked up at a local shop's going-out-of-business sale Both long gone Only 180 watts. Must’ve been rough. My bandmates called it "the backbreaker" it was HEAVY. And loud - too loud most of the time. I’m in the process of selling my Twin. I love it, but it’s just too much amp for my needs. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
grackle Joined: Jun 30, 2023 Posts: 4	Posted on Sep 25 2023 02:14 PM Silvetone 1451 and a twin 12. Still got the amp. "Turn it down son!" Top
chiba Joined: Sep 02, 2022 Posts: 514 Central VA	Posted on Sep 27 2023 09:50 AM My first guitar rig (in the mid-1980s) was a Bradley Flying V (house brand for a store called Veneman Music) and a Peavey Bandit 1x12 combo amp. It was loud, but fizzy, so I used a BOSS DS-1 (which I still own) for distortion. It wasn't long before I traded up to a Series 10 superstrat (HSS, I think Series 10 was owned by Kaman, a prominent MI distributor), and in the early 1990s, I got my first Fender Strat (American Standard in Desert Yellow). By then I was using Crate, Peavey and Marshall all-tube heads for playing metal. My first surf rig came about much later in life and benefitted greatly from not just my experience with guitars, amps and pedals, but from being a grown up with a regular job and time to bulk up my savings account. My first surf rig was a Fender Custom Shop '58 LTD Jazzmaster, Fender RI Tube Reverb and a Fender '59 RI Bassman combo - the perfect setup if you ask me I used a Valco Five-O pedal, a BOSS PH-2 Phaser and a BOSS TU-2 Tuner as my small pedalboard. My backup guitar was (is) a partscaster I call the SURFCASTER OF DOOM - American Pro II body, American Performer neck, Mann-Made bridge and FCS pickups. — -- Project: MAYHEM by Hypersonic Secret now available! Top
Phrygian Joined: May 31, 2021 Posts: 24 Chicago	Posted on Sep 28 2023 06:48 AM I begged my parents for an electric guitar after seeing The Beatles on Ed Sullivan that February night in 1964. They had a friend who was a mechanic and guitar player. He was in a country band and came up with this model for me. It wasn't the solid body guitar with a whammy that I was hoping for but it got me started. I eventually sold it and bought an SG. Top
TheOutpost Joined: May 26, 2020 Posts: 257 Highlands Ranch	Posted on Sep 28 2023 09:58 PM MIM Fender Strat and a little Fender Tube amp I can’t remember the model. — Social Media https://www.facebook.com/TheOutpost/ https://www.instagram.com/theoutpostmusic/ Music https://theoutpostmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/theoutpostmusic/ Merch https://the-outpost-7.creator-spring.com/ Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4446 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Sep 29 2023 12:00 AM chiba wrote: My first guitar rig (in the mid-1980s) was a Bradley Flying V (house brand for a store called Veneman Music) and a Peavey Bandit 1x12 combo amp. It was loud, but fizzy, so I used a BOSS DS-1 (which I still own) for distortion. It wasn't long before I traded up to a Series 10 superstrat (HSS, I think Series 10 was owned by Kaman, a prominent MI distributor), and in the early 1990s, I got my first Fender Strat (American Standard in Desert Yellow). By then I was using Crate, Peavey and Marshall all-tube heads for playing metal. My first surf rig came about much later in life and benefitted greatly from not just my experience with guitars, amps and pedals, but from being a grown up with a regular job and time to bulk up my savings account. My first surf rig was a Fender Custom Shop '58 LTD Jazzmaster, Fender RI Tube Reverb and a Fender '59 RI Bassman combo - the perfect setup if you ask me I used a Valco Five-O pedal, a BOSS PH-2 Phaser and a BOSS TU-2 Tuner as my small pedalboard. My backup guitar was (is) a partscaster I call the SURFCASTER OF DOOM - American Pro II body, American Performer neck, Mann-Made bridge and FCS pickups. I would venture that to be an excellent sounding Surf rig. I really love the ‘59 Bassman. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
chiba Joined: Sep 02, 2022 Posts: 514 Central VA	Posted on Sep 29 2023 08:26 AM synchro wrote: I would venture that to be an excellent sounding Surf rig. I really love the ‘59 Bassman. Definitely agree I picked up the Bassman 12-13 years ago on a whim. A friend needed a guitar and asked me to go to this store in Maryland with him. We found him a guitar and I was just looking around and saw this Bassman combo with a price I figured had to be wrong, so I asked about it. "Oh, the jewel light doesn't come on, we're not sure if something else is wrong with it." I made them an offer under their asking price and I think they accepted it just to get the thing off the floor. Turned out the jewel assembly was just loose; once I tightened it up, the light came on just fine. The other problem was a bad rectifier tube. I plugged in a solid state emulator I happened to have and it worked fine, but I had it checked out by a tech anyway and he couldn't find any problems with the rectifier circuit. Amp has been fantastic ever since. Was my first and so far only Fender combo amp and I just love it. It's almost cliche to say it's a good pedal platform, but it is ... and so much more. I even use it for bass! — -- Project: MAYHEM by Hypersonic Secret now available! Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4446 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Sep 29 2023 11:48 AM chiba wrote: synchro wrote: I would venture that to be an excellent sounding Surf rig. I really love the ‘59 Bassman. Definitely agree I picked up the Bassman 12-13 years ago on a whim. A friend needed a guitar and asked me to go to this store in Maryland with him. We found him a guitar and I was just looking around and saw this Bassman combo with a price I figured had to be wrong, so I asked about it. "Oh, the jewel light doesn't come on, we're not sure if something else is wrong with it." I made them an offer under their asking price and I think they accepted it just to get the thing off the floor. Turned out the jewel assembly was just loose; once I tightened it up, the light came on just fine. The other problem was a bad rectifier tube. I plugged in a solid state emulator I happened to have and it worked fine, but I had it checked out by a tech anyway and he couldn't find any problems with the rectifier circuit. Amp has been fantastic ever since. Was my first and so far only Fender combo amp and I just love it. It's almost cliche to say it's a good pedal platform, but it is ... and so much more. I even use it for bass! So, do I take it that you continued using the solid state rectifier? That would make sense, and probably result in a bit less tendency towards sag. Great acquisition story. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top

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