Those were long gone years and years ago. For a while it was Collings. He was also into one of the British boutique builders. Last I saw, he didn't have any Bakers in his stable.
Last text chain I was on with him a month back, he’s down to two guitars and a Porsche.
Electric Porsche I assume.
Acoustic.
How did that happen?
I like Friedman stuff. I have the BE-100 and had the Steve Stevens and Cantrell models and sold them. I am pondering the new Steve Stevens Version. Nice Amp!
Some of us Chicago guys got together at Pete’s in February, right before everything shut down, for a 594 shootout. He was heavy into rolling though 594s and Pelxis at that time. Then he went on a Collings tear. That was maybe April/May of 2020.
Which 594 won? I thought the Rumbleseat Proto from The first 594 shootout was head and shoulders above the rest.
I don’t know. I had to leave early after the Mrs called with old dog issues. The Rumbleseat was the 2nd Proto, right?
I think so? Maybe? I dunno… lol, dude went through so many. It had the non-standard inlays that were kinda like Celtic knots but not.
That’s the truth!
Was that the yellow colored one? That was a beauty and I remember him saying it sounded awesome.
Being the uh... "accumulator" that you are (we aren't supposed to say "collector" here) I can't believe you haven't ventured into the Louis Electric line. Sounds like every amp he makes is GREAT.
Yeah, it was a yellow-ish light burst. I wasn’t that enamored with the look but… It was the best sounding SC I’ve ever played.
Do it! Man, if I were still a full time hessian I’d snatch one.
I lean to the heavier tones side of the spectrum. If an amp company doesn't offer something that can bring the brutal heavies I typically don't pay a lot of attention to that company initially. I like all kinds of tones however, but the huge majority of my playing time is on the heavy side. A Dumble type amp isn't going to deliver what I am looking for in that regard. I have other amps that I can get nice cleans out of and great rock type tones as well. I am open though. I notice myself even looking into that Mesa California Tweed amp a bit and that is very different for me. Change is good, and I will look further into them. Which Louis Electric Amp do you suggest?
If it was he guitar that had the unique for its time pickups in it or some of the first ones (I forget what type they were) and that yellow fish color and the celtic knots...I loved the look of that guitar. I would have bought it if I knew it was for sale a the time. I wasn't always on here much back then and I think I missed it (and several others) he had. We talked some about Baker's back and forth for a short season via PM. He always had some nice pieces.
The Cobra is the rock star, but is a Dumble style amp. He doesn't make any heavy.
The Splawn I had was when they first became a thing. It was VERY stiff and lifeless sounding to me. It had an odd thing about it and the feel of it was terrible to me. I have heard the newer revisions of them and like them better. I have considered being another one with all the options ut haven't. I will get the new Uberschall Ultra when it hits. The Uberschall is probably my favorite amp of all time. The clean channel is great but the complaints on the volume drop is what people tend to focus on with that amp. I prefer the older models to the newer ones aside from this new model coming. It and the Ecstasy revision are both outstanding from what I have heard. I will get both of those amps for sure when they are available.
