brentrocks
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I was on my home from taking the dog to the groomer this morning, 2 blocks from home and i see a GARAGE SALE sign at this place. I caught a glimpse of some stereo equipment so i decided to stop. I look around for a bit see nothing worth buying, and i proceed to ask the question i ask at every garage sale i stop at..."do you have any guitars?"
The lady says, my husband does, but i dont know if they are for sale...let me go get him, he is shaving :icon_biggrin:
He comes out to the garage asks me if i'm the one who asked about guitars? Yes sir i am.... He says, well i dont have any guitars to sell, but i have a couple amplifiers, want to come down in the basement and look? SURE!!!!
We get downstairs and i see an old Gibson combo amp. He goes on to explain that its a 1963? Gibson Saturn 2x10 50W tube amp that he has has for many years. I asked if i could try it, he said sure, but you will have to go get a guitar and a cable....NO PROBLEM!!!!
I was a stone throw from home, grab a H 150 and a cable...get back, plug the guitar in, turn on the power......BLOW A FUSE!!!! Took out the fuses, it was a 2A and a 3A, old style glass fuses.......SO......he didnt have any, nor did i, so i went to the auto parts store and bought a box of 3A and a box of 2A fuses.
Get back to his house, put in the new fuses, fires up no problem! We let the tubes warm up for a bit.....then i give it the juice!!!
It sounded really good, i tried all the knobs, switches, jacks, footswitch buttons, etc. All seemed to be good. So i ask, how much do you want for it? He says, well, i know these are goin for $600-$700 on ebay, but you're here, and i know you will enjoy it....how about $100? I couldnt get my wallet out fast enough.
So i get it home....OMG!!! DIRTY!...DIRTY!!! Decades of dirt!!! So i bust out some rags and cleaner, take off all the knobs, clean and clean and clean and clean....i got it looking tons better! Plugged it in and recorded this clip with the H 530...
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_8790716
The lady says, my husband does, but i dont know if they are for sale...let me go get him, he is shaving :icon_biggrin:
He comes out to the garage asks me if i'm the one who asked about guitars? Yes sir i am.... He says, well i dont have any guitars to sell, but i have a couple amplifiers, want to come down in the basement and look? SURE!!!!
We get downstairs and i see an old Gibson combo amp. He goes on to explain that its a 1963? Gibson Saturn 2x10 50W tube amp that he has has for many years. I asked if i could try it, he said sure, but you will have to go get a guitar and a cable....NO PROBLEM!!!!
I was a stone throw from home, grab a H 150 and a cable...get back, plug the guitar in, turn on the power......BLOW A FUSE!!!! Took out the fuses, it was a 2A and a 3A, old style glass fuses.......SO......he didnt have any, nor did i, so i went to the auto parts store and bought a box of 3A and a box of 2A fuses.
Get back to his house, put in the new fuses, fires up no problem! We let the tubes warm up for a bit.....then i give it the juice!!!
It sounded really good, i tried all the knobs, switches, jacks, footswitch buttons, etc. All seemed to be good. So i ask, how much do you want for it? He says, well, i know these are goin for $600-$700 on ebay, but you're here, and i know you will enjoy it....how about $100? I couldnt get my wallet out fast enough.
So i get it home....OMG!!! DIRTY!...DIRTY!!! Decades of dirt!!! So i bust out some rags and cleaner, take off all the knobs, clean and clean and clean and clean....i got it looking tons better! Plugged it in and recorded this clip with the H 530...
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_8790716
