Close to Nirvana

[tsp17]

Had a 30 minutes to spend at a local guitar shop today. Sometimes they have some cool vintage stuff, but mostly it is the usual merchandise. I recently bought my PRRI there. Very good guys many of whom have worked there for years.

 

I was mostly looking at acoustics today, but nothing really was happening there, so i wandered over to the amp section.

 

there was a 1964 Deluxe Reverb that had been cosmetically altered in a terrible way (black spray paint, gold trim knobs and a gold Fender badge), but otherwise seemed to be pretty much in original condition (save for a new speaker cable).

 

I grabbed a decent archtop, asked if i could fire it up and ...all i can say is ...

 

 

.....insert emoticon for SPEECHLESS here....

[schundog]

Isn't it nice to be pleasantly surprised?! I'm glad you got to enjoy that.

[bolero]

great story

 

 

...did you buy it?

[tsp17]

great story

 

 

...did you buy it?

No, thought about it, but it was out of my price range and it was hideous to look at. Spray painted black all over, aging gold misplaced metallics, looked like a bad 1978 cosmetic idea poorly executed. But man did it sound good. Very warm, sweet and delicious.

 

Brings that old saying to mind: you can't judge and amp by the botched and aging facelift someone tried to give it in the 70s.

[koula901]

No, thought about it, but it was out of my price range and it was hideous to look at. Spray painted black all over, aging gold misplaced metallics, looked like a bad 1978 cosmetic idea poorly executed. But man did it sound good. Very warm, sweet and delicious.

 

Brings that old saying to mind: you can't judge and amp by the botched and aging facelift someone tried to give it in the 70s.

 

and they sound grrrreat when you crank it up to 5 or 6

[tsp17]

and they sound grrrreat when you crank it up to 5 or 6

Yep- It was a wonderful sound. One that I have never produced before.