Cool amp story, bro

[misterwhizzy]

My daughter's orthodontist's office is basically a rock studio with dental chairs in it, and he loves talking gear, so when I went in there to take her to her appointment yesterday, he mentioned that he had crackling and a bit of a volume swell when he engaged the effects loop of one of his 5150's. This immediately tells me Deoxit and work the plugs, right? So when I went to pick her up, I brought my can of Deoxit with me to just knock it out for him. What I didn't realize is that the previous owner's initials are on the front of the amp. This one is serial number 27.

 

[jeremy]

oh nice! did that fix the issue

 

[ehdwuld]

Whose initial?

Jeremy missed the twist

 

[misterwhizzy]

I won’t know the results until her next appointment, but I’ll update then.

 

[Masta' C]

That's a very low serial number... I'm guessing the initials start with an "E" and end in "VH"?

 

[misterwhizzy]

That's a very low serial number... I'm guessing the initials start with an "E" and end in "VH"?

I thought I was being obvious about that. It’s the only cool part of the story. Yeah, this was one of Eddie’s amps.

 

[jeremy]

i picked up on that, which is why i didnt ask

 

[Securb]

Did you play it?

 

[misterwhizzy]

Did not play it, probably never will. The only reason I have to go there is for my kids’ orthodontistry, and that won’t be outside of business hours.

 

[Masta' C]

I thought I was being obvious about that. It’s the only cool part of the story. Yeah, this was one of Eddie’s amps.

It was a rhetorical question, lol!

 

[80's_Metal]

Now you can add "Eddie Van Halen" to the list of people that you have worked as an amp tech for. Woot woot!

 

[ehdwuld]

i picked up on that, which is why i didnt ask

I am all bit clueless sometimes

 

[soulforger]

Any dentist that rockin a 5150 is ok with me!