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Unless you have actually played one of these, I understand. These Grover Jackson era US Customs are so rare, most don't know they exist, much less understand how good they are. Head to head that old Washburn is the equal to my custom build 2023 Kiesel Delos with similar specks and in some ways I...

Duncan also had a line of normal tube amps that were not bad, as well as bass amps. The more conventional guitar amps had a hybrid preamp running one 12AX7. We had them also. https://bluebookofguitarvalues.com/guitar-amplifiers/manufacturers/seymour-duncan

Yes her did and the shop I worked in back in the late 80's had several, plus we had a bunch of the modules. I played with them a lot and they were pretty cool. Haven't seen one of those amps in years, though. Here ya go

The guy I bought it from was close with Grover and was endorsed by Washburn. After I passed on that 6 guitar lot, he bought them directly from Grover. This was not a production guitar, but one of the guitars Grover Jackson had built for himself while he was running that Custom Shop in Chicago...

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In 2006 Grover Jackson contacted me about buying several of his Personal one off MG series Chicago Custom guitars from while he was running the Washburn Custom Shop. I wanted 2, but he had a set of 6 and would not sell just the 2. and I just could not afford all 6 so had to pass. They then were...

Agree on these. There is one Tung Sol that is very close to these, though. I would look for the 6BQ5 variant of the EL 84 to run in these amps, as they are much more robust than a normal EL 84. The bottle is slightly larger and won't fit some amps, but is no problem in these amps. These guys...

There are more than one version of the JJ EL 84's and some will fail in a Mesa. You are dead on that the low output version is one to be avoided. The larger bottle EL 84's like the old TAD and in particular one version of the Tung Sol EL 84 have been the most reliable for me in these amps. These...

You mean like modern WORSHIP players?

The Mesa EL 84 amps run hot and are very hard on power tubes. Make sure what ever you buy can handle the heat. An example is my Jet City JCA 22H really like the reissue Mullards tone wise, and they will live there. However, a Mesa like my F 30 will smoke them pretty quickly. Have owned several...

I am still running them. Had 2 sets, stupidly sold one set in a guitar as both my sets had trembucker bridges. Am about to pull the set I have as I will sell the guitar but will keep these. Very versatile pickups that have a unique feel and response. Hang together surprisingly well at high gain...

These found a home in my music room for a reason. Replaced a pair of JBL P 40's I bought new back in the late 1980's. These really do sound nice. They are what you hear playing the backing track on this clip recorded with my Zoom Q 3 HD. I'm running a nice older 150watt Harman Kardon receiver to...

I had a late 1960's Guild F 30 folk body size guitar for a while that was simply amazing!! That's one I should have kept! Sunburst, one of these.

Spent time with one of these as well as a full size version in a local shop last week. These things are just AMAZING guitars! Played both the full size and the parlor, both were killers and very surprising guitars. Pricey but unique instruments. I would have taken the full size for the longer...

This is the real herd. Been a HUGE fan of these Grover Jackson era Chicago Custom USA Washburns since I bought my first MG 122 in 96.