RobB

Yep. Some lucky shopper is gonna get a smokin’ deal.

*Ahhhhnnn…urrrrrrrrgh…oh, no…the FEELING! Ahhhhhhgnnnnnn…*pant-pant*

That is slick as snot! Same color, too. What is the brand?

No. That would be, "who's yer little buddy", when you decide to move the Plex, guvnor. Little Buddy = RobB!

Who's yer little buddy??

Good to hear. I was all set to buy one of those expensive, 2-in-1 Italian Univibe clones. For $125, the LP was a shoo-in.

Tanx! It's got the tone. I have a Piranha White in currently. It has that almost Stratty "spank" on VH1, not a high-gain pickup at all. I'm gonna install a zebra, "Black", soon. It's supposed to drive the front end a little harder.

Sunday afternoon rockin’. This LP really showcases what a killer guitarist Andy Scott is. A very solid ensemble player but can rip when needed.

Thanks, Jason! Got one in the breech. Now the waiting begins.

That's interesting. There were plenty of MV amps out at that time (JMPs, Boogie, et al). I imagine Edward probably played through many JMPs. I can only speculate that stock MVs didn't float his boat. Easy enough to install a PPIMV in a plexi. Maybe it didn't have the sound he liked? The above video link is very educational. Dave, when asked about the EVH sound said, "pretty much a stock plexi." I don't think there's any magic in the circuit.

Has anybody used a Vibronaut? I’m looking for a trippy, OD sound ala Earthless/Trower.

I don’t know if Arredondo was interested in becoming an amp manufacturer. Once the word got out about his amp/pedal mods for EVH, his business grew to where he was turning away customers. He did just fine from his association with Edward.

Dang. Dang. Dang. If I didn’t have something Jackson-y on the way… Dang!

They are mirror image arrays. Left: Right: As far as the year, I didn’t ask the guy. I’m thinking 80’s, due to the relatively primitive, push-button speaker terminals. I listened to about 10 lps/cds yesterday. Everything from Miles to Entombed. The mid/treble knobs work as they should, woofer surrounds are tight and right. They took some getting used to, as the bass response has a different curve than the Cerwin 217r pair. The Vegas are HUGE, with 15” woofers and big, deep cabinets. Alas, time has taken its toll, as the L-pads are shot. I was going to Craigslist them, but I can’t even get local repair techs to take them for spare parts. Off to Goodwill for a $300 donation tax deduction. They make great speaker stands for the JBLs, though. ETA: I met the Craigslist seller in a Starbucks parking lot in Livermore. He pulls up in an older Toyota minivan. Inside, he has a power strip, hooked up to a 12 V system. Plugged in were a Carver power amp, Neumark cd player and the speakers! I isolated each speaker and checked the crossovers. Cranked it up loud to listen to the woofers. It all checked out! Best eight bills I’ve spent in a long time.

Got these today off Craigslist. These are the same as L100s, but with different grilles and crossover controls mounted on the front baffles. They are in great shape and sound great. Now I have to schlep my 80lb Cerwins to Goodwill. And what else does an erstwhile soundman use to ring out a system? Yep, you guessed it:

Vai is the deal-breaker for this one. Pass. ETA: Kenny Aranoff/Marco Mendoza are a thunderous rhythm section. Hmmmm…I may have to reconsider.

Seems pretty cool. I’m good with my two higainers. What like about my Splawn is the ability to select between gain stages, era and solo boost. Nice that Dave is helping out the Arredondos, though.

You need to hit the front end with a tube screamer.

Not to worry. I would never compare a band I fukking hate with a group of relative merit, like The Band. And don’t ever use, “Hey now”, again. Iko-Iko don’t like it!

I’m working dozens of conventions in SF this year. Why in the hell would I ever go to one in my free time?

What sane person would buy that mangled POS? Even Jim Irsay passed on it, and that speaks volumes.

“I don’t need whiskey to enjoy this music, just enhance it!”

That’s right. The X-100 was a very important to me in my formative practice years. I’d use the headphone out of my stereo into the Rockman to mix the music/guitar and hit the front with an original TS9. It was a great way to transcribe songs. It seems so primitive now but it worked well.

Sounds like an X-100. A safe and generic ZZTop tone. Makes you wonder why they didn’t include the echo/reverb.