GUITAR QUESTION!
Subject: Need Comment for Mesa Boogie F-50
CC: jem7vwh95@yahoo.com
From: "Kongsak Singtokaew" Add to Address Book
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 10:11:49 +0700
Hello,
I'm looking for my first tube amp now. Then I go to harmony-central for reading any experience persons review and found you there. You have the positive review about it. Therefore, I need some more suggestion after you live with it for a moment. Hopefully you can support me.
I'm not musician right now but used to...when I was in university. I love in guitar like I love my life.
My style is kinda of 80's Metal and 90's Instrumental Guitar Shred.....For example:
80's:
Van Halen,Extreme, (early) Ozzy Osbourne,White Lion,Europe,David Lee Roth,Dokken, Mr.Big, etc....(you can imagine I think)
90's:
Steve Vai,Joe Satriani,Paul Gilbert,Tony Macalpine,Neil Zaza,Steve Morse,...etc (you undertand me now I think)
Only 2 amps that suit with my budget are:
1. Carvin Legacy VL212 Combo
2. Mesa Boogie F-50 112 Combo
Please tell me again about performance of F-50 for my music taste as above.
I got soundclips of F-50 but almost it has modern sound gain. I don't know whether I can tweak it to my sound or not. Legacy is superb amp. But it is a bit expensive than Mesa F-50......and it LOUND (maybe same as F-50)
I cannot find this Mesa F-50 in my country. Then I have no chance to test it.....please understand me !!
Hopefully you can help me decide about my first tube amp.....
I will be waiting for your reply....
Thank you in advance
S.Kongsak
THAILAND
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:14:32 +0100 (CET)
From: "FŸrger—kal‡bak" To: sambonerocknroll@yahoo.com, pwilson10@hotmail.com, chrisrulesmore@hotmail.com, bob@vomhimmelhoch.com
Subject: melody maker question
hi,
i've read your melody maker reviews on harmony central and thinking about buying a melody maker guitar.
weight is very important for me.
can i ask you please to let me know how many pounds is the guitar?
thanks a lot!
bal‡zs
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:32:39 +0100 (CET)
From: "FŸrger—kal‡bak" To: "Samboneª" Subject: Re: melody maker question
hi,
thanks for the superfast reply!
i've never played a melody maker but i'm gonna try one soon.
but i think is shuld change the pu for a better.
i'm from hungary...
thanks again and best wishes,
bal‡zs
--- FŸrger—kal‡bak hi,
i've read your melody maker reviews on harmony central and thinking about buying a melody maker guitar.COOL! THANKS FOR RESPONDING!!!
weight is very important for me.
can i ask you please to let me know how many pounds is the guitar?I THINK IT'S PROBABLY 6 LBS! IT'S NOT THAT HEAVY! MUCH LIKE A LES PAUL JUNIOR!
WHERE ARE YOU REPLYING FROM?
thanks a lot!
bal‡zs
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Guitars I've owned!
My many guitars!
Lotsa guitars in my life!
My first guitar in 1987
1. 1st one was a classical guitar from my mom! It's now gone! Traded it to Rippers Music! I learned all the bass lines to the Ramones and learned guitar on this! Was cool, but I took off the classical strings and put acoustic wound strings on and went from there! I used to watch people on tv and when I went to church, I watched where they had put there fingers and then I taught myself some chords! This guitar ended up in Rippers music store! My mom had this for years until I asked for it and I had for about 5-6 years until it got traded to RIP! I had some recordings with this guitar many years ago! My mom got in the mid 80's, I got to it in 1989 and it was gone in 95-96 RIP 1987-1996 1987 1 GUITAR FOR 1987
My first electric guitar in 1990
2. 1st electric guitar was a B.C. Rich Candy apple red strat copy, neck was cracked and I got it for $200 from a friend, it's long gone! I learned all the Ramones songs on this and used to play with a crate amp and blast it to get feedback like Jimi Hendrix! This was cool, I played out with it once and that was pretty much it! I played out with this guitar with the Catholics! This guitar had some great sustain! Easy playin' guitar! Not a bad first guitar! You gotta learn with something and this is what that was. This guitar ended up in Rippers dumpster after he stripped it for parts! I got this back in 1990 halloween to be exact and I got rid of it in 1995-96. This guitar had great sustain! It was a Korean made BCRich! Very heavy guitar! For great sustain! Yer typical strat with 2 singles and a double!!! I played a show with the Catholics at the Reef, our first show and the show was videotaped and audiotaped, I just don't know where that footage is! RIP 1990-1996 C 1990
1 GUITAR FOR 1990
My next guitar in 1991
3. The next guitar was a Harmony Rocket with 2 pickups single cut from my friend, Chris' father who sold it to me for $25. It was sold to a pawnshop. Big mistake! Kinda wish I still had this guitar! I did do some recordings with this, but it didn't last, there was no sustain with this guitar! Single cutaway chuck berry lookin' thing! I think I got this in 1991 before Chris went into the coast guard. I got rid of it in 1991 and didn't get much for it! You live and learn with fawkin' pawnshops! Fuckin' Bress pawn shop motherfuckers!P 1991
1 GUITAR FOR 1991
1993
My next guitar in 1993
4. I got a Kramer white on red strat copy from Bill which I traded for a bass! I used to jam on this guitar when Bill had it and then he decided he'd give it to me later on a few years down the road! No real history with this guitar at all! This ended up at Bress pawn shop! I got this in 1993 maybe, didn't last! Uncle Bill didn't play at all and his stepdad got it for him years back! He gave this to me with a Gorilla amp as well! P 1993
My first bass in 1993
5. The bass was a Hohner black bass piece of shit! Again, no history with this bass, just used for bass lines when I recorded music! I think I traded this bass or even sold it to a pawnshop! The A string was silent! I was suppose to give this hot redhead chick guitar lessons! I think I got this in 1993 P 1993
2 GUITARS FOR 1993
1995
My first epiphone and first Les Paul in 1995
6.* The next electric guitar was an Epiphone Les paul 100/black! I souped it up with Gibson chrome PAF humbuckers! It got stolen! This was a cool guitar! I loved it! I played out with this for a couple of months! I played out with this with the Catholics and Hombre Loco and 12 eyes band! I got this in 1995 in January. Not a bad guitar! My first guitar from Alpo! It got stolen in May! I have a live Catholics show at the Kings Head Inn 1995 with this guitar and also a 12 eyes band recording at my house in 1995 as well!!! This guitar sounded pretty good with the PAF's in it! STOLEN 1995
My first Gretsch in 1995
7. I ended up getting a Gretsch Committee! The worst Gretsch guitars were made in the 1970's!!! Plus, it was a solidbody Gretsch! I think the only ones that are cool are the 6120's and the astrojets and duojets and corvettes! Didn't like it and traded for the next one! This piece of shit Gretsch was a big disappointment for me, it went outta tune all the time! I played this guitar with Hombre Loco. I got this piece of shit from Alpha! I got this in may of 1995 and got rid of it a week later! ALPHA 1995
My first Gibson Les Paul in 1995
8.* Gibson Les Paul Studio white! Had to finally get the real deal! And I wasn't disappointed! The salesman tried to push a Gibson Les Paul Standard with Binding which was black and I should've went for that! This was cool! Great sustain! I had sold this in trade for the next one! It was one of the best guitars and the only reason why Gibson guitars are really the best! I got this brand new from Alpha and it ended up in a pawnshop in Newport news! That fuckhead, SteveF talked me out of a Mosrite, white on red, it was sweet!!! I got this in May of 1995 and got rid of it in 1996. I had wanted a guitar with binding and I stripped the finish of it on the edges and assimilated a binding effect! I should've stripped it all the way down! That would've looked really cool! I played out with this during the Nightcaps tours! I think I do have a recording of this guitar in action at a party we played in 1996 at my friend, Mike's house! P I should?ve kept this! 1995
My first bolt on neck in 1995
9. Gibson L6S Deluxe Natural! Got this from guitar center in Boston! They said it was the 'Mignight Special'! This was a 70's model with a bolt-on neck! My uncle helped me pay for it! He never really ever bought me anything since I've known him, but I thanked him! From here on, I knew I was a guitar slut! I love guitars, didn't even really want it! I traded this for an Electra bass at Stan's music! I got this in 1995 and got rid of it soon after. STANS 1995
My first Electra bass in 1995
10. Electra ebo copy cherry red: gone! Traded for a drum machine back in 1995! Stan?s! RIP 1995
My first Gibson Bass in 1995
11. Gibson grabber: credit! got from pawnshop then to rippers! RIP 1995
6 GUITARS FOR 1995
1996
12. Karera Beatles Violin Bass: I don?t know why I got this, but I traded it for an Epiphone Beatles bass! 1996 RIP
13. Epiphone Beatles Bass: I don?t know! RIP 1996
14. Gibson grabber: Credit got from VBVG then to Rippers! RIP 1996
15. Electra Les Paul copy black! This was a spare guitar from rippers! Never made it, the pickups screamed and it was really bad! They were dimarzio pickups that were just too hot!!! This went back to Rippers! I got this in 1996 and got rid of it soon after RIP 1996
16. Epiphone Sheraton white: this was my tribute to Chuck Berry! This sounded really good! Recorded with this and played out with it as well! This guitar went on the Nightcaps tours! Sold this to VBVG! I got this in 1996 and sold it for cash, I think I got 4 bills VBVG 1996
17. Gibson SG Special black got from a pawnshop and traded it straight for an Epiphone Les Paul special Cherry red! This was short lived! I practiced with this guitar with the Nightcaps, once! I wasn't too happy with this as all SG's! Never really been satisfied with SG's at all! Maybe that's why I don't own one to this day!?! This went to Alpha shitheads! I got this in 1996 and traded it in the summer. ALPHA 1996
18.* Epiphone Les Paul Special Cherry red! This was the next best guitar I've ever had! Sounded so good! I miss it very much! I had cracked the neck because I threw it! It became the famous "BONEPHONE"! It went thru many stages before I sold it to rippers: The mummy guitar, the tv yellow wanna be Johnny thunders, and then the BONEPHONE! Great sounding guitar that I did a straight trade with Alpha shitheads! I used this guitar during the Nightcaps tours and recordings! This ended up in Rippers! I got this during the summer of 1996 and got rid of it in 1998. RIP 1996-1998 1996
19. Hamer prototype: White dawg This guitar was just pretty much one I got because I had credit. It sounded pretty good! the pickups were a single and a double coiled together and the single sounded so twangy and cool! Got from rippers and went back! I got this guitar in 1996 played a show with it at the Phantasmagoria in Wheaton, Maryland and the show was recorded!!! You can hear how good it sounded on tape! I have a recording with this guitar at least! and got rid of it soon after. RIP 1996
20. Epiphone Sorrento orange: This was a cool hollowbody! Recorded with this guitar in the studio and it's on the Nightcaps' album, 'You've got yer head on backwards' song! Sold it to Mark Death from the Halfways. Mark has long told me that he smashed it! Bastard, it was Gretsch orange! Got this from rippers and sold it! I got this in 1996 and sold it in 1997. SOLD 1996
21. Supro: This was an impulse buy in richmond. I got it for $100. Waste of money! Somebody stripped the finished and routed a f-hole which wasn't even really a f-hole! I don't know why I bought it! I did record with it though! This went to rippers! I think I got this in the summer of 1996. RIP 1996
22. Epiphone Les Paul black: I had a p-90 put in it! This was cool, I didn't like p-90's at first, but they are my favorite pickups! I don't really like humbuckers anymore! Went back to rippers! I got this probably in 1996. RIP 1996
23. Univox Strat copy: Traded for an Epiphone strat! Rippers! I got this in the summer of 1996 traded in the store!!! RIP 1996
24. Epiphone strat copy: I actually played out with this guitar in Pittsburgh! and I believe Ohio at Bernie's! Traded for jap strat! RIPPERS I got this in the summer of 1996 RIP 1996
25. Fender strat japanese two tone buddy holly finish: Was cool! Very easy and nice to play! RIPPERS I got this in the summer of 1996 RIP 1996
26. Epiphone Les paul II red: Extension of credit! Went to rippers! Got from Stans' music! got this in 1996 RIP 1996
27. Epiphone Les Paul 100 Honey burst: In pawnshop and cheap! Went to rippers! got this in 1996 RIP
28. Univox mosrite copy bass white: gone RIP 1996
29. Fender squire bass: from Chris! I used this for recordings for many years! RIP 1996
30. Squire bullet: From Brian! RIP 1996
19 GUITARS FOR 1996
1997
31. Epiphone Les Paul with F-holes: This was pretty cool. Too bad I didn't keep it! I should've though! This was really nice! Black with f-holes! Too sweet! This went to rippers and from what I saw, his wall of guitars came crashing down to the floor and when I saw the guitar, the neck had snapped! I got this in 1997 and it went back soon after. RIP 1997
32. Gibson All American I black: This was pretty cool! The neck was very round like a baseball bat and it was hard to play. the one humbucker pickup was really cool though! This went back to rippers! I did play one show with this guitar at RT44. I got this in 1997 and it went back soon after. RIP 1997
33. Epiphone coronet blue: this was an ode to Deniz Tek even though he played a crestwood! I used this one in Pittsburgh! Very old guitar! Got from Bailey's guitars in Chesapeake, went to rippers! Got this in 1997 missing tremelo arm. RIP 1997
34. Epiphone Les Paul Special TV: This was cool! The sister to the BONEPHONE! Went to rippers! got this in 1997. I did play out with this at RT 44! RIP 1997
35. Harmony strat: Got cheap with bass and stand for $30! Sold to this guy Josh! who ended up playin' bass for me in 4 years! got this in 1997 SOLD 1997
36. Epiphone Genesis DC black: this was in a pawnshop also! Got this in Newport News! Went to rippers! got this in 1997 RIP 1997
37. Guyatone Mosrite copy: Just too cool! Rippers! got this in 97 as well Got this from Bailey's guitars in Chesamopeake! NO tremolo arm! RIP 1997
38. Cort Jazz two tone: this was cool! I did some solo shows with this! Rippers! Got this in 1997. RIP
39. Silvertone amp in case with guitar! COOL, Sears guitar! Rippers! got this in 1997 sold to rippers! RIP 1997
40. Epiphone Les Paul Jr sunburst sc: This was cool, but I really didn't like it that much. Cool credit extension. Sold to Rippers! I got this from Alpo in 1997 I think RIP 1997
41. Epiphone Les Paul TV/DC: This was cool as shit, Johnny thunders! My ode to Johnny Thunders! This was cool to have a copy of the Gibson and affordable poorman's EPIPHONE! Epiphones RULE! Sold to rippers! Found out that Cub Koda had one of these! I got this in 1997 RIP 1997
42. Epiphone SG TV: This was my ode to Angus Young as well as J.J. Rassler from DMZ! The tv yellow just ruled! Traded to rippers! I got this in 1997 RIP 1997
12 GUITARS FOR 1997
1998
43. Gibson Les Paul Special Red: I got this when I traded a piano! Somebody fucked up the finish! didn't really want this at all! I just didn't want the piano, but I did end up getting the piano and then I took back the piano! Rippers! I got this in 1998 and it went back soon after. RIP 1998
44. Epiphone Lucille Limited edition: traded for mosrite! this was cool and I should've kept it because it was a limited edition! This went to Alpha music! I got this in 1998 ALPHA 1998
45. Sebring Jazz guitar red: Don't know! RIPPERS I got this in 1998 RIP 1998
46. Gretsch Country Gentleman: This was cool, sold to Chris! There was a short in the toggle switch and I didn't know what the fuck the switches fuckin' did! And there was another knob added to the guitar which made this fuckin' guitar worthless! I got $900 for it from Chris! Got from Rippers! got in 1998, sold to chris in 1998. SOLD 1998
47. Ovation acoustic: Recorded stuff in 98! RIP 1998
5 GUITARS FOR 1998
1999
48. Mosrite Mark V: Always wanted a mosrite and finally got one! Sold to Chris for $750! My ode to Johnny Ramone and the VENTURES! Got from Alpha! got this in 1999. tremolo arm was fucked!!! SOLD now my ex-friend has 2 of my vintage guitars that are worthless!!! 1999
49. Ampeg Dan Armstrong: Cool ass guitar! Now this is a rock guitar! Fuckin' cool! I didn't think I'd ever get one! Got off the internet! Probably one of the first guitars I got off of eBay! Got this in 1999 Has a CB pickup which stands for Country Bass. Wasn't stock! The pickguard wasn?t even the original pickguard! I did record with this, some solo material! RIP 1999
50. Epiphone coronet two tone: This was cool because it was a 1972. Got off the internet, went to rippers! got this in 1999. Got this off ebay as well! Discover card! Missing tremolo arm, but it was a cool burst! I think I recorded with this guitar as well on some solo material. RIP 1999
51. Supro White dual tone! Link WRAY! This was cool, but it was missing the important SUPRO metal plate! Rippers! Needed the money! got this in 1999 off of eBay! I did record with this! RIP 1999
52. Univox Dan Armstrong copy: was cool! Univox made cool copies! Rippers! got this in 1999 off of eBay! The frets were worn out! RIP 1999
53. Washburn a/e: recorded stuff in 1999, my country/rockabilly years! I really don't like Washburn! Rippers! RIP 1999
54. Epiphone Acoustic: Bought from chop for $75! Went to rippers! got this in 1999 RIP 1999
55. Epiphone ES-295: Too cool! My ode to the man, Scotty Moore! He played a Gibson copy! I got this guitar in 1999 RIP 1999
56. Memphis blue bass: gone RIP 1999
9 GUITARS FOR 1999
2000
57. Texarcana a/e: recorded with this! I paid 40 bucks for this piece of shit! RIP got this 2000 and it went back Traded for a Goya martin RIP 2000
58. Alvarez a/e: traded in store! RIP traded for the GOYA RIP 2000
59. Goya Martin acoustic (Siobhan): The name! It's cool because it sez Martin on it! Got from rippers! I currently record with this guitar! 2000. Still have this guitar! Plays great! 2000
60. Galveston a/e bass: got it from Rippers! Currently record with this guitar! Sold to Alex for $125. 2000
61. Washburn J15: Got this guitar this year, first brand new guitar for the year! Basically a real nice Japanese made guitar! It looks like a Gibson L-5 copy with just the toggle switch in the wrong place! Very nice! Natural finish with 2 humbuckers! I like it alot! I traded my worthless Dan Armstrong guitar and my epi ES 295! I really wish I didn't do that, but I was never gonna play the gold top! RIP 2000
62. Just picked up a Synchromatic Gretsch Bo Diddley guitar! It's a red rectangle guitar! Pretty cool! I paid about $459 with a gig bag! I can dig it! Don't know why!!! Impulse buy! RIP 2000
63. Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Wine red/brown: I traded the Bo Diddley and Washburn J15, 38 cd's and $850! It has a tremolo and it's very nice and the first ALL AMERICAN GUITAR in years! So in total, it was about $3900 which retails at $4756! Traded it for a bass! SOLD 2000
64. Epiphone Flamekat: Pretty cool git! I paid about $730 for it with no case, but I got a case at rippers for 20 bucks! I tried to get this guitar last year, but a catalog advertised it and they didn't even have it. So I finally got it and I think it's pretty cool. It's the guitar I play instead of the Chet Atkins! I don't even wanna play that! with the additions of every guitar I have gotten and spent money on it came out to $4508 which the guitar is worth $4756 and I spent $850 which in turn made my guitars worth $3658. The washburn was $1800 and the gretsch was $470 Currently record with this guitar! RIP 2000
65. Rickenbacker 610 jetglo 1992 feb: #342 I got this for $650 + gig bag! 2 single coil pu sounds pretty good! My first ric! My ode to the Beatles!!! I recorded with this guitar! This had a set neck! RIP 2000
66. Silvertone acoustic f-holes: piece of shit, warped LAMF! paid 75 bucks in a thrift store! ripper trade indeed! I wish Steve would've stopped me from buying this! fixed the neck and traded it for next guitar.RIP RIP 2000
67. Univox White on Black Hi flyer Mosrite copy: this was cool, but not that cool! I wanted this with fawkin' single coil pickups! Got the tele instead! RIP Never made it outta the store! RIP 2000
68. Squier Affinity telecaster red: got this when I traded my silvertone and $150. Pretty cool, my first telecaster! Great sounding Twangy guitar! My ode to Paul Burlison!!! I put the red dice knobs on this and it looked cool as shit! Sounds just as good as a fender telecaster, I was amazed!!! I did record with this guitar! RIP 2000
69. Epiphone Les Paul Jr. Single Cut Black: Cool, $125! This was twangy as hell as well! Not as twangy as a telecaster, but sounded cool! RIP 2000
70. Fender Telecaster Thinline 1969 reissue natural finish: $625 with gig bag from Mars! My ode to Paul Burlison! Sounds great! I'm probably gonna trade my Squire Tele and Epi Les Paul Jr for that Ric copy at Rippers! RETURN 2000
71. Ric 330 copy fireglo: This is pretty cool, I think it has humbuckers! Rip sez it has Dearmonds in it! I played it with my amp and it sounds sweet! The neck pickup sounds like a single coil! This is pretty cool for $300! I traded the squire telecaster and the epiphone les paul jr. RIP 2000
72. Fender telesonic: upgraded from the Fender Thinline + $300! Pretty cool! Has the Dearmond Pickups! These pickups aren't really that loud! RETURN 2000
73. Applause 12 string: I traded the ric copy for it! it's cool, i got a case with it and it sounds great. The ric copy was cool, but I would like to have a real ric 12 string someday! RIP 2000
74. Gibson Les Paul Special dc cherry: Traded the Fender telesonic at Mars! This tele's pickups weren't hot enough. the les paul special has hotter pu's and i think they are P-90's because they are hotter than the ric's pu's and they are single coil! Haven't had a gibson in awhile and it's $500. Pretty damn good price! RETURN 2000
75. Gibson Les Paul Special TV yellow: Traded the epiphone flamekat and ric for it! I think this was a good trade! I didn't really play the flamekat at all and the pickups pretty much sucked! The ric was just not a comfortable guitar to play, but it sounded good! This comes with P-100s which aren't really loud, but cool! RIP 2000
76. Knilling 3/4 upright bass: finally! Traded the Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman for it! Mars gave me $1500 for it and I paid the difference of $379 for the bass. Got it home and jammed with my mom on piano. SOLD 2000
77. Gretsch Double anniversary 1966: traded the Gibson Les paul special tv for it! Put in some P-94's in it! Sounds great! Traded it for the Epi Dot natural finish. RIP 2000
78. Fender American Standard Telecaster Natural finish: $600 twang baby, twang! Got my credit back so that I don't have to pay much for bills! RETURN 2000
79. Fender American Standard Stratocaster Natural finish: $850 clean baby! Took this back and got my money back! RETURN 2000
80. Epiphone Dot natural finish: Pretty cool! It was selling for $375 and I traded the Gretsch! He came out the better man! But I also got a dunlop wah pedal and a mic with stand! So that came out to about 375 + 100 + 60, almost 500-600 bucks! RIP 2000
81 & 82 Squire Strat and tele red: Traded the Epi Dot for these! I've come to realize that I love cheap guitars! The strat sounds just as good as a real strat! The tele I've had the exact same color and brand name, sounds great! RIP 2000
83. Martin Backpacker: $150, sold back to Mars! RETURN 2000
84. Epiphone Les Paul Special Plus: $200 cool sound! Split coil humbuckers! Cool, but needed the money, returned for my money! RETURN 2000
85. Epiphone Les Paul Jr TV DC: $225. RIP 2000
86. Epiphone SG junior limited edition White: traded 77 and 78 for it + $20! RIP 2000
30 GUITARS FOR 2000
2001
87.* Epiphone Firebird: Nice git! Traded wah and $240. $395 jammed with Steve and captured it on video! RIP 2001
88. Gibson Les Paul Studio wine red: $999 with case traded 81, 82, and 83 + wedding band and engagement ring + 30 cd's + $100. Pretty much equalled the retail cost of $1700. RIP 2001
89*. Gibson Les Paul Jr. TV reissue: 1990, got off ebay for $820. pretty cool! currently record with this guitar! Recorded in the studio with this, Horehounds album! Played Horehounds' first show at Cogans! RIP 2001
90. Gibson SG-X: chocolate finish, got for $575 talked them down from $599 to $550 + gig bag and with tax= $575 and it was originally at $699 and they wrote the wrong price on it! Cool, thanx AL&M!!! It didn?t cost and Arm and LEG! It's got the one pickup which has a coil tap from humbucker to single coil! Awesome! It was alright! Didn?t know why I did it!RIP 2001
91. Epiphone Les Paul Standard Transparent Amber burst Limited Edition: Traded 84 and gig bag and got the guitar + alligator case + $150. So it if I was tryin' to sell my Studio for $850 and I got a $475 guitar + a case for $75 and $150, I was out about $150. I just couldn't see myself playing a Gibson les paul Studio! It was cool, but I didn't like the finish! This finish is a lot cooler! and plus it's a standard! Binding! Spare guitar, limited edition! I went ahead and traded this to Bress Pawn Shop for a Marshall Super Lead + $150. PAWN 2001
92. Epiphone Les Paul Standard Cherry Sunburst (Japan): Traded SGX + $500! My first cherry sunburst! Pretty cool! it is a Japanese Epiphone which was made in Japan and for sale only in Japan! Got it from Rippers! Headstock is shaped just like a Gibson! I should?ve kept this guitar! I know who has this guitar and too bad I don?t! RIP 2001
93. Galveston Stars and Stripes: traded #88 and got a case with it + $275 cash, 4 sets of strings, ear plugs, rc adaptor, string cleaner, guitar cleaner, red, white and blue strap, Epiphone 10 watt amp, tremolo springs probably = $130-150, so in total 150+275+475 = 900, I'm out about $200, not bad, I guess! RIP I practiced with this guitar and was a spare for the First Horehounds show at Cogans! RIP 2001
94. Squier Red Telecaster: Traded 90 for it because the neck was cracked! Traded for Ampeg bass amp combo + $300. RIP 2001
95*. Ventura Dan Armstrong copy: Bought off Ebay for $404.99! traded for Les Paul studio! I played this guitar at the Underground and at the Tokyo Rose! Guitar sounded really good! Recorded the Horehounds album with this guitar, did leads with it!! RIP 2001
9 GUITARS FOR 2001
2002
96.* Mosrite Johnny Ramone: Bought off Ebay for $886 traded for Les paul studio RIP This guitar saw action at Chicho?s! 2002
97. Squire p-bass: $75 from Steve. Sold it to rippers! RIP 2002
98. Hondo 80?s lookin? guitar H-2: Traded #86 + $100 and got this guitar + orange sparkle drum kit and Epiphone Les Paul special 5 string bass! Traded for Epiphone batwing strat. I pretty much just practiced once with this thing! Sucked! RIP 2002
99. Gibson 2001 Les Paul Studio bk: Brand new, traded #92 & #93. Cool, but not that cool! Just plain black! SOLD was a trade when I got it! Epiphone Batwing Strat: Brand new, traded #94. SPARE, sold to rippers! Don?t really need a spare right now! RIP 2002
100. Epiphone Les Paul 5 string bass: tobacco burst! Don?t know why!!!RIP 2002
101.*Gibson 2001 Les Paul Studio Pewter: Traded 95 to mars + $800 Total glam! Pretty cool guitar! Customized it to my likings! Switched out the tuning pegs from the plastic to the Grover chrome tuners, took off pickguard, custom truss rod cover! This one?s probably a keeper! This guitar saw alotta action in the Horehounds shows! RIP 2002
102.*Epiphone Ace Frehley Les Paul: $400; $375 and $25 for case! This guitar saw alotta action In the Horehounds live acts! Loud ass DiMarzios! Great guitar!!! RIP 2002
103. Gibson RD Artist 1978 Natural wood finish: traded 101 and 102! Was sellin? for $900! Got from Rippers! Made it to the studio, but never recorded with it! It was altered and pretty much worthless! Sold to Wintersound! 2002
104. Gibson Explorer 1992 '76 reissue: traded 101 $700. Pretty cool deal! Natural burst with original case! Got from Wintersound! Made it to the studio, but never recorded with it! Just never got into that guitar!!! Oh well!RIP 2002
9 GUITARS FOR 2002
2003
105. Gibson Les Paul Classic 2002: traded 102 + Vox ac 30! Ripper talked me into it! But Freddy Lynxx talked me into it as well! He told me that I should trade 104 for it and it would be a great deal! He said that I wouldn?t really need an explorer unless I was playin? in POISON! This is all brand new! Brand new guitar, brand new case! Born in flames recorded with it, Freddy Lynxx recorded with it, Steve Baise recorded with it! Born in flames played on stage with it, I played on stage with it! Not bad! This guitar is now customized to my likings! 2003
106. Gibson Les Paul Special DC Faded TV yellow 2003: Got this at Alfa for $625 with gig bag! Traded my gig bag and leather jacket to Johnny Sonic for his SKB case! Don?t know why I got this! I got this outta boredom and depression! 2003
107. Gibson Melody Maker ebony 2003: Got this at Guitar Center?s Memorial day sale! $349 with gig bag! Not a bad deal! One p-90 single cutaway! Cool deal! This was cool, but in tv yellow, it would?ve been cooler! Oh well! 2003 RIP
108. Gibson Les Paul Junior TV yellow 1990 Hall of fame reissue (Lizette): Got this in trade with Johnny Runaround! Traded the Gibson Les Paul Classic! I don?t really like Les Paul Standards! They?re cool, don?t get me wrong, but I couldn?t really see myself with this guitar forever! Not I, said me! Traded to Rippers for the Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty! Played some shows with this! 2003
109. Epiphone Les Paul Standard: Got this along with Les Paul Jr. from Johnny Runaround! Traded it for Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow hunbucker! Took it straight to Rippers! RIP 2003
110. Gibson Les Paul Special Humbucker faded yellow 2002: Traded 107 and 109 for this! Why not? Now I have all 3 Gibson Les Pauls in Yellow, all with cases and I didn?t really want to keep the Epiphone LP Standard! Fawk that! Oh well! RIP 2003
111. Gibson ES-333 natural finish 2002: Traded 106 and 110 for this! This was an impulse trade! I really wanted the Epiphone Zephyr Blues deluxe, but I switched to the Gibson Gold ES-135 and saw a finish crack which didn?t look too good and decided on the cherry 333 and it didn?t look that good either, so I got the natural finish! TRADED TO GC FOR TELE 2003
112. Fender Telecaster ?52 reissue butterscotch blonde: Traded 111 and $680. Nice guitar! Recorded a Horehounds song with this, 'Get enough'! RIP 2003
113. Gibson Les Paul Special DC Faded TV yellow 2003: got this back from ripper's when I traded 112. I also got a Fender Twin Reverb amp as well! Not bad! Sold to Steveland for 10 hours of studio time! It's on the 2nd Horehounds' album! 2003
114. Gibson ES-135 Tobacco Sunburst 2002: $1250 Traded up the Marshall Bluesbreaker 2/12 1962 reissue amp with roadcase! Sold to Rippers for $550! Needed the money! RIP 2003
115. 1990 Gibson Les Paul Jr. TV yellow double cutaway reissue Hall of fame (Sophie): $725 with gig bag! p-100 Traded to Stevie for his Flying V. 2003
11 GUITARS FOR 2003
2004
116. Austin Acoustic guitar: I got this and a TSOL cd and a record and a tuner and an instructional book for $30 + I traded a gibson guitar case. It's not for me, but the purchase was mine and it'll be a gift for someone who wants to learn! 2004
117. Gibson Flying V Faded Cherry 2002: worth about $725. Traded Sophie (115#) for it. Steve Baise owns it. Sold to Rippers for $470. RIP 2004
118. Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty 1954 reissue: Has P-90 in bridge and alnico in neck! Traded Les Paul Junior and Mesa Boogie amp, turntable, 4track, Tuner pedal, Tubescreamer pedal, WCW belt, and some cash! It's kinda worth it! 20 were made! He was tryin' to sell it for $2600. 2004
-Gibson Les Paul TV yellow double cutaway 1990 Hall of fame guitar $800
-Mesa Boogie F-50 1/12 combo $1000
-Road case for Mesa boogie $100
-Fender Ampcover $20
-Sony Turntable $150
-WCW world heavyweight championship belt $150
-Boss Chromatic Tuner pedal $100
-Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer pedal$125
just added:
-Marantz 4track recorder$1200
Total amount: $3645 /2 1822.5
-----Original Message-----
From: Bradley Cecil [mailto:Bradley.Cecil@gibson.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:19 PM
To: Lopez, Samuel V.
Subject: RE: serial number identification
Hello,
The individual digits themselves do not indicate any specific information about the guitar, as the serial number does not follow the serial number configuration adopted by the Custom Shop shortly after the beginning of the Historic Collection. Thanks again!!
Regards,
Bradley Cecil
Gibson Customer Support
1-800-4GIBSON
119. 1976 Rickenbacker 481SF Walnut Excellent + Slant Fret Humbuckers Original Case $995.00 Item #76481SFWAL. Old guitar with worn frets! The frets aren't that bad! Seems to be all original as far as I know! Has 2 humbuckers and a phase reversal switch for active and passive pickups! Traded for my Mesa Boogie Combo!
120. Gibson Les Paul Classic Heritage Cherry Sunburst: Ripper says it's a 2002 and I'm waitin' to hear back from Gibson! I traded my Black Beauty for it along with the same trade of my 4track for his 4track, Marantz! Had to do it! The Beauty was rewired and I really couldn't stand it! Oh fuckin' well!
Subject: RE: Customer Request:re: what year is my guitar?
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:50:01 -0500
From: "Customer Service"
To: "Sam Lopez"
The serial number is consistent with models made in 1992 and can also be from 2002. The first zero is representative of the year 1960. The serial number was not located in our data base so I am unable to determine the exact year.
Regards,
Gibson Customer Service
121. DanElectro 6/12 doubleneck: White! $250 got it on Friday, August 27, 2004 and sold Saturday, August 28, 2004. Didn't really want it! Fuck it!
122. Gibson Melody Maker faded black 2003: I owned this before! I pretty much traded my Gibson Les Paul Classic and got this guitar plus $500! I'm using this money for #123!!!
123. Minarik Inferno Studio: Nice fuckin' guitar! Not bad at all! I got this off the internet from Cowtown Guitars outta Vegas! Flame guitar, cherry sunburst! Seymour Duncan Pearly gates humbuckers! I changed the volume knob to the Spinal Tap knob that goes to 11. I put straplocks on the guitar as well! It came with a case which looks like that of a keyboard! Not a bad price! $750! THIS IS A NEW IN THE BOX MINARIK GUITAR - IT IS THE FLAME BODY INFERNO STUDIO X-TREME SERIES - LOADED WITH FULL CHAMBERED MAHOGANY BODY - NECK THRU MAHOGANY - MAPLE TOP - 24 -3/4 SCALE 22 FRET - FLAME SUNBURST - FULLY BOUND NECK-HEADSTOCK AND BODY WITH THICK ABALONE - KILLER SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICK UPS - "DUNCAN DISTORTION IN BRIDGE - NECK HAS A MODEL SH2 DUNCAN - FULL TONE PROS BRIDGE AND TAILPIECE - CUSTOM CHAMBERED BODY - EVERLY STRING - BUILT TO ROCK - PLAYED BY GREAT PLAYERS LIKE GENE SIMMONS - DICK DALE - DAVE NAVARRO - THE ICE MAN -THE BEST PLAYERS PLAY THE BEST GUITARS - AND MANY MORE - THIS GUITAR WILL BE SHIPPED IN THE USA ONLY FOR A FIXED RATE OF $38.00 FULLY INSURED WITH U.P.S - IT HAS A FULL MINARIK WARRANTY - DEAD MINT NEVER PLAYED - THIS IS A TRUE COLLECTORS GUITAR - AND MAKES A STATEMENT ON STAGE. - THIS GUITAR HAS A MINARIK CUSTOM HARDCASE " NOT THE CHEEPER SOFT SIDE CASE" THIS IS A $200.00 UP CHARGE FROM THEM.
8 GUITARS FOR 2004
124. Squier Strat aztec gold finish: $149 + $10 gig bag! Great fuckin' deal!!!! STEAL!!!!
125. Epiphone G-210 Batwing Strat Tobacco Sunburst: $150 for the guitar, 10 watt amp, tuner, strap, dvd, cable, not bad!! This was an impulse buy! Well, because I've always wanted a Crestwood and I played a Wilshire last year and was blown away! I can't afford either one, so at that time, I wanted to build a coronet with the bat wing! All I needed to do is buy a coronet. Oh well!
126. Gibson Les Paul Special Humbucker Faded black: $699. I traded the Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker faded black which I paid $350 from GC and I traded #125! I paid $50 for a Gibson case and $15 bucks from straplocks! Not bad! It sounds really great to play humbuckers again! I just couldn't play that melody maker after playing the strat for some time! The neck was modeled after a '59 Les Paul and those necks are like baseball bats! Fuck that!
127. 1998 Epiphone Coronet w/Bigsby, 1998, extremely cool looks - good tone - good playability, excellent quality OBL pickups (same as found on many USA models back in the day), 3-way selector plus push/pull volume pot for coil split, vintage look with the classic gull wing 6/side headstock, bound rosewood neck with pearl block inlays, nicely rounded body edges are super comfortable, neck is slightly chunky - not huge but bigger and rounder than your average Gibson. Extremely clean condition, metallic red finish shines like new. This "Coronet with Vibrotone" model listed at $599 back in '98 and is a very cool import for just $275
4 GUITARS FOR 2005
GUITARS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS:
1 GUITAR FOR 1987
1 GUITAR FOR 1990
2 GUITARS FOR 1993
6 GUITARS FOR 1995
19 GUITARS FOR 1996
12 GUITARS FOR 1997
5 GUITARS FOR 1998
9 GUITARS FOR 1999
30 GUITARS FOR 2000
9 GUITARS FOR 2001
9 GUITARS FOR 2002
11 GUITARS FOR 2003
5 GUITARS FOR 2004
4 GUITAR FOR 2005
GUITARS THAT ENDED UP AT RIPPERS: 84
26 guitars with the Nightcaps
30 guitars with the Horehounds
5 guitars with JRSS
32 Epiphones
31 Gibsons
34 Les Pauls
6 Telecasters
57 guitars from Rippers
13 from alfa $4480
VARIOUS TYPES OF GUITARS OWNED:
GIBSON, EPIPHONE, FENDER, SQUIER, MOSRITE, AMPEG, MINARIK, GRETSCH, SUPRO, KARERA, GALVESTON, AUSTIN, BCRICH, HONDO, ELECTRA, UNIVOX, IBANEZ, WASHBURN, MEMPHIS, HARMONY, KRAMER, HOHNER, HAMER, CORT, GUYATONE, GOYA, SEBRING, OVATION, DANELECTRO, SILVERTONE, APPLAUSE, KNILLING, MARTIN, ALVAREZ, TEXARCANA, SYNCHROMATIC, RICKENBACKER, VENTURA
Favorite Items
Gibson Les Paul Studio white: this was a cool guitar! Great sustain! Gibsons rule!
Epiphone Les Paul Special cherry red: Cool sounding guitar! Too bad I threw it at a wall! Cracked the neck! Probably the best Epiphone I?ve ever played! Hot pickups!
Ampeg Dan armstrong: Very cool! This sounded cool, but it would've been cooler with all the pickups! Too bad, somebody rerouted the wires! That somebody fucked it all up!
Epiphone ES-295: Very cool!
Mesa boogie cream combo: great little amp! Too bad I didn?t know how to set up the knobs!
Fender super reverb 4/10: This was cool as shit! Never got to play out with it, but it ruled!
Marshall Super lead with 1960 412 cabinet: Loud and proud!!!
there are like 5 I wish I still had!
-The white gibson Les Paul studio!
-The epiphone Gibson Les paul standard cherry sunburst (japan)
-Gibson Les Paul Junior TV reissue
-Gretsch Chet atkins Country Gentleman
-Gibson Chet atkins Country gentleman
-the Harmony Rocket I got for $25
-the Epiphone Les paul LP 100 which got stolen from me
-black epiphone les paul with P-90
-epiphone firebird
-epiphone bonephone
-epiphone black les paul es
In Search Of
guitars with pickups besides humbuckers! Gibson Les Paul TV jr. one p-90! too expensive!!! Epiphone makes a copy and I've had one, but I'm not sure if I wanna git another one! Maybe one day though!
The new Gretschs are made in Japan! Gretsch Chet Atkins (orange) 6121 Eddie Cochran model is cool!
Epiphone zephyr blues deluxe 3 p-90's this is more realistic, but they cost about a grand!
Epiphones are great, but the wood is so cheap! ES-5 switchmaster GIBSON would be cool!
a gold fender strat or clear would be cool
I would like to have a Les Paul Jr. probably black or TV yellow preferably GIBSON!!!
or even a Les paul gold top with p-90's!
I would like a strat only if it is GOLD!
No LES PAULS, simply because I've had 25 Les Pauls, we're talkin' epiphone, gibson, and other copies from studio, tv, special, jrs, sunburst, honeyburst, f-hole, p-90, p-100, paf, 25!!!
NO STRATS, I don't like the way they look, but they are really good playing guitars and I always hit the volume knob!!!
Gibsons are cool, but they don't make any cool ones anymore! WHOO! Ones with single coil pickups! P90'S RULE!!!
I'm gonna stick with the american made guitars, GIBSON ALL THE WAY!!! GIBSON LES PAUL JUNIOR DC TV YELLOW 1 P90!
I love to get the guitars of my guitar heroes! Most of my guitar heroes have played Gibsons such as the ones denoted by *.
*Such as the Les Paul, my ode to Les Paul himself, Jeff Fieldhouse from the Humpers, Mick Ronson, Ace Frehley.
*Gretsch and Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman models for Chet Atkins himself and Eddie Cochran and who could forget George Harrison and Brian Setzer. I would however
love to get an Orange 6120 someday in my life!!!
*Epiphone Sheraton for Chuck Berry, the reason I wanted to learn leads! these were ES-335 copies!
*Gibson Les Paul TV for the late great Johnny Thunders the reason why I do leads and Keith Richards!
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Clear Lucite 1969 for Keith Richards and Johnny Thunders and they are just cool as hell!
Rickenbacker 610 and 330 for the Beatles, John Lennon and George Harrison!
*Epiphone Lucille for BB King!
Synchromatic Bo Diddley model!
*Epiphone ES-295 for Scotty Moore! Would love to get a L5-cesn!
*Epiphone Coronet for Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman, even though he played a Crestwood Custom Deluxe! Those things are really expensive!!!
*Gibson SG's for Angus Young of AC/DC!!!
Fender and Squire Stratocasters for Dick Dale, Buddy Holly, *Jimi Hendrix!
Supro Dual Tone white for Link Wray!
Mosrite for Johnny Ramone, the reason why I play guitar in the first place! The ventures and Joe Maphis!
Fender and Squire Telecasters for Paul Burlison of Johnny Burnette and the Rocknroll Trio!
What I have now!
Minarik Inferno Studio: $820
1998 Epiphone Coronet CAR w/bigsby: $275
2002 Gibson Les Paul Special Humbucker faded black: $700
Squier Affinity Strat Aztec Gold: $150
Martin Goya Acoustic $100 + pu $40
1 stand
1 tamborine
all the keys harmonicas
All my amps!
Crate 1/12 practice amp
Sunn 1/12 piece of shit from Moe's!
Randall Head from this cover band loser!!
Carvin Halfstack: This was fuckin' loud! I should've kept this!
Fender Bassman 50: used with Nightcaps along with Marshall 4/10 cabinet!
Mesa Boogie Mark IV combo: this fuckin' ruled! I wish I still had this!!!
Mesa Boogie Mark IV halfstack: Black head and cream cabinet! Used for Nightcaps shows!
Mesa Boogie Mark IV combo: This was cool! with 1/12 extension cab!
Fender Pro Reverb: 2/12 used in Nightcaps!
Fender Deluxe?!? 1/15!
Fender 1/12 combo:?!?
Fender 4/10 Super reverb: never played out with this!
Roland J 2/12: never used this amp! Got it because Scotty Moore used them!
Marshall JCM 800 50watt head: used with The Horehounds!
Marshall JCM 900 4/12 cabinet: used with 50 watt head!
Marshall Super lead 100 watt head: Used with Horehounds!
Vox AC-30 2/12 combo: used with Horehounds!
Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962 reissue: Used on Horehounds recordings and other band tour!
Mesa Boogie F-50 1/12 combo: used with other band tour!