Look what came my way...

[SOLO GUITAR STEWIE]

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wow, really nice score. as was said before I like the finger joints and the quilt maple with trans red paint job. I have never played a heartbreaker..what mesa does it sound like?

Chris

[trevorus]

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Beautiful amp... I love vintage designs, but that thing just is in a class of it's own!

[Gearjoneser]

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That's the Mesa to have....a work of art. Cool that it has a roadcase too, since it's too pretty to bash up, but too sweet sounding to NOT take out.

[ratherdashing]

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Aw nice, I love the Heartbreaker and that is a stunning example! I want to plug into it and play Limo Wreck or My Way at high volume.

[d1dsj]

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WOW.... now that's the dogs danglies... great craftsmanship! Nice one.

[cream123]

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dude....NICE! i love the look of that thing and i've played one on numerous ocassions and was gonna buy one but alas, it was gone. anyways....its a great amp. maybe you don't get jealous....but i do.

[sosomething]

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Aw nice, I love the Heartbreaker and that is a stunning example! I want to plug into it and play Limo Wreck or My Way at high volume.

Is that what Kim Thayil used to record Superunknown?

If so - wow. I need one of those.

[JeffB]

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Wow..Howy Cwap. Gorgeous.

Now ya need a quilt/flamey red Les Paul to make a matched set


Never played (or seen) a Heartbreaker, what it's tonal "niche"?

[ratherdashing]

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Is that what Kim Thayil used to record Superunknown?

If so - wow. I need one of those.

Yeah, Kim and Chris. Pretty much every guitar track is either a Heartbreaker or a 2-channel Dual Recto.

[sosomething]

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Yeah, Kim and Chris. Pretty much every guitar track is either a Heartbreaker or a 2-channel Dual Recto.

Surprising! I've never thought "Mesa" when I listened to that record.

Actually, I never thought of any amp in particular when I listened to it.

Interesting to know what it was, after all this time...

[JOLLY]

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Surprising! I've never thought "Mesa" when I listened to that record.

Actually, I never thought of any amp in particular when I listened to it.

Interesting to know what it was, after all this time...

Same here. On all accounts.

[_Guitarzan_]

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Never played (or seen) a Heartbreaker, what it's tonal "niche"?

Channel 1 is the cleanest most refined Fender you have ever heard. It's more clear than crystal, it's just a beautiful clean. Channel 2 gets naughty and rival most Santana solos. Carlos had two of these and a Mk I out on his Supernatural tour. It's can accept 6L6's EL-34's and 6V6's. It has 7 preamp tubes. V1 and 2 are for Ch 1 V3 and 4 are for Ch2. Phase Inverter, Reverb and tube buffered effects loop. The reverb is independant for each channel. It's a way cool amp!

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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Surprising! I've never thought "Mesa" when I listened to that record.

Actually, I never thought of any amp in particular when I listened to it.

Interesting to know what it was, after all this time...

I didn't realize that either. All those guitars have nutso tunings, too!

Anyway, that Heartbreaker you got looks too beautiful for words, Guitarzan.

- Keith

[ratherdashing]

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Surprising! I've never thought "Mesa" when I listened to that record.

Actually, I never thought of any amp in particular when I listened to it.

Interesting to know what it was, after all this time...

That's interesting, because the big low end and tight gain on those tracks screams Mesa to me. That said, the tone is very much secondary to the songwriting and arrangements, IMO, which are superb.

I got this info from an interview I read back in the day btw.

[_Guitarzan_]

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Just for grins, any fans of Prince will be happy to know he exclusively uses Heartbreaker's in his live rig and while recording to this day!