Re: 6505 20W Mini Heads...
and what have we learned.? dont let friends/family borrow ****,BECAUSE no one takes care of your gear better than you..
being serious.. if someone wants to borrow anything from me..pffft. never going to happen... and ill need collateral if i do consider it
yep got burned a few times
Oh, he wouldn't burn me??? We've been friends a very long time, since grade school I think? Not only is he the godfather of my son and one of my closest friends, I'm the godfather of his daughter and I was the best man at his wedding! I'd give him a kidney if he needed one....
Honestly if he called & asked to borrow another amp or guitar tomorrow I wouldn't hesitate to give it to him, I know if anything were to happen he would do everything he could to fix or replace it as soon as he possible. When he first told me about the accident he offered to go pawn a bunch of his other gear that day just to get the money to buy a replacement. I told him that was stupid because he would be lucky to get a 1/4 of the actual value of those items & it's not like it was my only amp, so I could wait for a bit. I actually hadn't touched the NT50 in months when he took it so I've hardly missed it?
The damage to the head was a accident plain and simple, it sucks but we can't turn back the clock & I'm not going to let a stupid piece of equipment ruin a 25 year friendship? Plus, he's let me borrow some pretty great stuff over the years too, having that kind of back & forth relationship has been quite beneficial for us both over the years I'd imagine? Between him & I we have a massive amount of gear to work with so sharing isn't just beneficial, it just makes sense!!!
Actually, I used his P.A. (something I need periodically but not enough to actually buy one) the last time I played out & I've got his P-90 loaded L.P. sitting in my bedroom right now. He's also got a pretty nice little studio in his basement hat I can record in whenever I want, & for free!!! Since playing out has become much harder for me in the past few years being able to go over there and use whatever I want whenever I want is absolutely great!!!
Lol, as to the comment about nobody taking better care of your gear than you, this man is the exception to the rule! He's probably the most patient, careful person I know! Literally to the point where it's irritating sometimes!!! I mean $#it happens, I'll give the 6505 a shot & if I don't think its something I'm going to like then we'll return it & find something else? I'm just trying to avoid making him pay the return shipping and restock fees? He said that he doesn't mind but all totaled its probably about $100 or more down the hole for no reason....
