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Re: Gear talk: TALK ME OUT OF IT

411 by W.L.Weller
GuyLaCroix wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:23 am There is a 2*12 Jessup cab at the local music Go Round for about 300$, I don't think they know what they have. I don't know if I know what they have.

Should I get it?

Do you want/need a 2x12? If it's got decent speakers, you're getting the cabinet for less than the cost of materials. If the speakers are missing/blown, it's a bit further from "screaming deal" territory.

Attempts to talk you out of it:
- if you don't need a 2x12, it's not a great use of $300, because:
- cabinets are much tougher to sell than guitars, amps and pedals in the same price range (part of why this is there for ~30% of what it sold for new)
- if the amp(s) you want to use with it need an 8Ω speaker load, you're limited to 16Ω speakers (or 4Ω I guess, but there are even fewer of those afaik)
- if the amp(s) you want to use with it are "full width" you're forced to choose between the dreaded T configuration, blasting your calves with the cabinet horizontal or having the amp somewhere other than on top of the cabinet

Re: Gear talk: TALK ME OUT OF IT

413 by biscuitdough
W.L.Weller wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:49 pm
GuyLaCroix wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:23 am There is a 2*12 Jessup cab at the local music Go Round for about 300$, I don't think they know what they have. I don't know if I know what they have.

Should I get it?

Do you want/need a 2x12? If it's got decent speakers, you're getting the cabinet for less than the cost of materials. If the speakers are missing/blown, it's a bit further from "screaming deal" territory.

Attempts to talk you out of it:
- if you don't need a 2x12, it's not a great use of $300, because:
- cabinets are much tougher to sell than guitars, amps and pedals in the same price range (part of why this is there for ~30% of what it sold for new)
- if the amp(s) you want to use with it need an 8Ω speaker load, you're limited to 16Ω speakers (or 4Ω I guess, but there are even fewer of those afaik)
- if the amp(s) you want to use with it are "full width" you're forced to choose between the dreaded T configuration, blasting your calves with the cabinet horizontal or having the amp somewhere other than on top of the cabinet
This. Cabs depreciate like diamonds and cars. Moreso, maybe. Unless it says Marshall on it, you can count on having trouble selling it for what you paid for it, if you need to. At that price. That's why it's that price.

Re: Gear talk: TALK ME OUT OF IT

417 by Maurice
Bubber wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:00 pm
Maurice wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:13 pm
Maurice wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:36 am On the verge of buying a neck fretted in just intonation, 24 frets to the 2/1. Maybe don't talk me out of it, though.
Officially ordered. Now I can play more than twice as many wrong notes.
Good god. Hadn't logged in here in a while. How's it going with this thing??!
The neck's still being made, though I'd expect an update in the next week. I have everything else:
  • a-bit-banged-up 2010 loaded Squier Tele Deluxe body. Had to WD-40 the rusty bridge screws and really beast them to get the bridge pieces off
  • Fender Vintera wide-range humbuckers
  • Couple different bridge piece options; currently I have metric Strat/Tele-compatible pieces with rollers as the contact point
  • Bigsby B5 (not put on yet)
  • Replacement pick guard
  • vintage-style tuners with conversion bushings
With luck, I'll have the body ready to go by the end of the weekend.
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Re: Gear talk: TALK ME OUT OF IT

419 by Bubber
ErikG wrote: Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:07 am Talk me out of either or both:

[ . . . ]Honda Fit.
I was very glad to sell my Fit within a few months of buying it, about a decade ago. It's sort of supposed to do two things but does neither well: you can't actually fit very much in it, and it's not that great of a city car bc the mpg is mediocre. Catalytic converter thefts notwithstanding, been much happier with an old Prius which can still hold about as much as a Fit, and an old Sienna minivan for when what I need is a minivan.

Re: Gear talk: TALK ME OUT OF IT

420 by biscuitdough
Bubber wrote: Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:15 am
ErikG wrote: Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:07 am Talk me out of either or both:

[ . . . ]Honda Fit.
I was very glad to sell my Fit within a few months of buying it, about a decade ago. It's sort of supposed to do two things but does neither well: you can't actually fit very much in it, and it's not that great of a city car bc the mpg is mediocre. Catalytic converter thefts notwithstanding, been much happier with an old Prius which can still hold about as much as a Fit, and an old Sienna minivan for when what I need is a minivan.
Subarus are sturdy, but when they do have problems, they're expensive to fix and often depend on backordered parts. They all have four wheel drive, and if you don't need it, that's just added weight and complexity.

The Mrs. has a Prius C, but we don't park it in the city due to the easily stealable catalytic converter that's already been mentioned. On a similar note, apparently every Hyundia product is very easy to steal.

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