elisha wiesner wrote: It's not terrible but it's certainly not great. It can be a big hit to take if you buy something expensive and don't like it. Plus, boutique gear is much tougher to re-sell then common used stuff. Believe me. A blackface Bassman head sells for between $700-900ish on ebay. I'm ...

elisha wiesner wrote:No one takes into account that they got to play the thing for 4 years. Try renting a guitar for 4 years. I've lost a few bucks on plenty of gear but $100 here or there for something that I spent years using and enjoying is well worth it in my book.Absolutely. From an economics ...

motorbike guy wrote:you-tubing my way around, I really like the Verellen Loucks. Sounds kinda like a Hiwatt, but with that extra gain stage. Cool amp. The Coop looks cool too. It seems way more useful than a bassman, what with the MV and all. $2k seems about the going rate for a hand built american ...

Nate Dort wrote:How to these compare to the C. Everett Koop?They write fewer letters advocating sex education and condom use, in light of the AIDS crisis. They are staunchly pro-choice, though.

In light of recent events, the Office of Weights and Measures can no longer recommend the use of Danzigs in measurements. At last check, it was approximately 2.0 X 10^-9 Fonzies = 1 Danzig, making Danzigs nigh worthless. Geezers are really more of an English measure (Imperial System).

The nano Danzig, which had been the reigning Danzig unit, is now only used in historical context. If you see it in a text book, just remember that there was a time before Glenn Anzalone complained about the arctic chill of sixty degree weather and demanded sacrifices of chicken soup. So, in context ...

Big John wrote:If he is using new components in the amps...... well since nothing in music ever is improved upon from its first incarnation. Than the componets themselves are not as good as the ones made before the present day in the 50's & 60's. A old resistor or capasitor is capable of conducting ...

Verellen CoopI ask as more of a curiousity, as it is a bit pricey. The Coop is Verellen's "American Style" amp (i.e. Fender). Over the years my style has mutated from super high gain amps (had a Recto, wanted an Orange Rockerverb, etc), to "pushed" Fender tones. I'm definitely going to do something ...