What is interesting to me is the sloppy scribbling on the yellow tag - either the employee was drunk or hung over from the night before? You would think they would take a little more care in writing on a tag that would be on that guitar forever.
I have the Katana Go headphone amp. I bought it when it first hit the market and then they pulled them off the market and nobody knew if they were gonna come back but now they’re back with about a 15% price increased over the original. I have one of the original models. It’s a lot of fun when you’re in a hotel room you put on headphones that you can get all these cool guitar sounds that come from the Katana amplifier itself.
Do Fender Tonemaster amps fall into the category? I know you were impressed. Mine (Deluxe) continues to wow me. I recently downloaded the latest Firmware update to it (2025) which apparently removed the “virtual bright cap” from channel 2 among other things like adding more IR’s.
I have the same amp, a 2006 reissue, cover and all. Yes it’s heavy. I also have a Super reissue and a Deluxe reissue, as well as a Supersonic 60. I must be nuts!!!
A 6 hour drive with no guarantees you will be able to speak with Ren or even less likely, Jim. Might be easier to get in touch with Ren by email or phone. Those are basically the last of the original clan that you could potentially speak to. Notice I said “potentially”.