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How about this 5-string (no affiliation)? https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Brawley/Used-Brawley-Artemis-2-Tone-Sunburst-Electric-Bass-Guitar-122681271.gc?algoliaQueryID=2ad817982f6313966467599e5212ffc0&algoliaIndexName=guitarcenter I have a Brawley 4-string, and I like it a lot. Supposedly...

Seems like I remember that somebody here on the HFC had posted about having one of these, although I haven't been able to find the HFC post: https://chasingguitars.com/gretsch-americana-way-out-west/ I managed to get one recently, online it's been mentioned that these are pretty much the same...

I haven't purchased factory-new gear in years. When I do get something, I tend to look for stuff that is well regarded, useful, and has a following (and a resale market), but that doesn't necessarily mean rare or collectible. I just go for stuff I like and can use and live with.

Glad to hear that he's doing better than Mike Love: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/music/beach-boys-cancel-final-2026-show-after-sad-health-update/ar-AA2haQpU?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDGEDB&cvid=6af4cef12a5f4a9d8052bf473e12e029&ei=39 The way things are going these days, we'll end up having...

IIRC, I think it was $895.

Looks like it's gone now.

No affiliation: https://www.davesguitar.com/collections/all-products-latest/products/eclipse-97

IIRC, Hamer did some electric guitar production for Ovation in the last 25 years or so...this might be one of those, it's been sitting at DGS for a few months (no affiliation): https://www.davesguitar.com/collections/misc-electrics/products/vxt-hybrid-7

I get the feeling that's another one of the reasons why business in general is going to AI...not only does it give businesses 'plausible deniability', it also kills off any level of responsibility or culpability.   <_<

Are the speakers wired in series, or in parallel?  That will affect output too.  You might want to read this: Koch Blog - Koch Amps

Sorry, but I ain't getting rid of my ash partscasters fer nobody.  <_<

VHT (no relation to the old VHT/Fryette company) has made their D-50 and D-20 model amps for several years now, which are supposedly their take on the Dumble 'recipe': D-Fifty - D SERIES - vhtamp D-Twenty - D SERIES - vhtamp  Note that the D-20 gets confused more than once in the VHT amp...

I've heard of the guy before but never dealt with him, he is/was one of the few people I know of who makes/used to make a repro of the Gibson P-13 single coil 'speed bump' pickup, which were found on lots of vintage Harmony/Silvertone-branded lap steels and some vintage Harmony archtops and...

Since it's October, we might as well throw in some Baseball-related phrases from my favorite Yogi: TOP 25 QUOTES BY YOGI BERRA (of 207) | A-Z Quotes

One of the few songs with a Disco beat that I can tolerate, along with Kiss' 'I Was Made For Lovin' You'.  I really dig that hard, dry, no echo/reverb room sound, too.