Re: NDG Pawn Shop MARTIN
I walked into a pawn shop in Montreal years ago and saw a Hiwatt 50 watt bulldog for $395. I instantly asked them what they wanted for a deposit, since payday was two days away - so I left the deposit and walked away chuckling to myself. The very next day the new issue of Guitar Player came out with an article about a 50 watt combo 'shoot-out'. One of the amps they reviewed was a Hiwatt bulldog re-issue, retailing at almost $3000. I got a phone call from the pawn shop that afternoon, telling me I had until the end of the day to cough up the rest of the money (I didn't have to ask why since I'd already seen the magazine). Luckily a friend was nice enough to loan me the balance, so I walked in there not even half an hour later and told the boys to "wrap it up".
The amp turned out to be from 1980, which was the last year they were manufactured by Hylight electronics, and still had the original white Fane speaker. It sounds AWESOME, and I've tried to keep an emergency fund ready ever since in case another deal like that crosses my path ...