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My Jo Choui amp arrived , I believe the form was inspired by the Demeter Minnie. This should become my gigging rig for the time being.

I honestly think I can do the year without buying anything. And will probably sell several amps and maybe some basses. However I do have a sock with some cash in it in case some musical emergency pops up … but I really don’t need anything more. I’m still watching kijiji and have been known to alert friends when something interesting pops up. Yesterday an Epiphone Zenith appeared with a good price. Very short run and a very interesting bass. Immediately alerted two friends. Had it been a short scale I might have been tempted.

Amp I ordered in December arrived today. Also had strings on order. I think I’m good though …

Nice to see a RB400 still pumping things out. I used one for years and it was bulletproof. Easy to dial in , serious thump. Always sounded great. Probably one of the most reliable amps I had.

A reunion gig with what we call the old Sunday band , one that hosted a jam for about eleven years , and one that is generally ready to try most anything. In the spirit of things we did some requests we’d never done (later period Elvis tunes) , and everything worked out fine. Great Remington Ride , an instrumental take on Goldfinger , some surf , some Dick Dale and a nice mix of blues grooves. We’re in the dead of winter but the weather was mild. Unfortunately a lacrosse game was happening around the corner , parking was a misery. Big appreciative crowd , great night. Big orange Gretsch with Monique , the Forte and Berg cab. Back to the old dive ( well , really the new dive) for the jam tonight. I’ve got a new power amp in the mail that should arrive this week , might be the last run with the Forte for a while. It was an absolute joy hearing the guys play last night.

I ordered an amp to be built in December , should arrive Tuesday. It’s on the way.

that is utter madness

Ouch.

Someday I would love to have one of these fall into my hands.

A friend here has a Jupiter , I was quite surprised when it surfaced.

I made arrangements last year to have an amp built , could be delivered next week. But I plan to thin things this year , and don’t really need anything else. I’m in.

Finding a qualified repairman for Class D amps isn’t always easy. They certainly can be fixed.

ouch

big orange Gretsch , Dano Longhorn , Monique , Forte for power , Berg112 , big fat and warm. edit … tried to add photos , but the file size was too large and the direct links didn’t work

The little GK MB200 has been around for ages , great little amp. It has a fan but it’s nowhere near as loud as the Elf. Two others I’ve also run in that range , Aguilar TH 350 , or Darkglass m200. Both nice little heads that can get surprisingly loud for their size.