Monahan
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10 years ago our band had a shake up, and needed a bass player. I stepped into the role and enjoyed it so much, I sold all my guitar gear so I could focus on bass.
About 3 months ago while cleaning out the the music room/attic, I picked up my wife's Telecaster and began noodling. The Tele ended up on a stand in the corner of our music room where I would find myself noodling on it more and more often.
Before long I decided to buy myself a good guitar & amp purely for my own enjoyment-- nothing to do with the band. However, being now retired we don't have disposable income for music gear. Already wanting to streamline my collection to just one or two essentials, I sold the remaining bass gear to fund a new guitar rig. First a guitar.
Wanting to have just one guitar, I reverted to my traditional inclinations and ordered a S2 594. After a few days I decided it wasn't for me; having large, aging hands, the short scale 594 wasn't a good fit. Besides, I always wanted a Custom 24, so the CE fits that bill nicely. Torn between the Amber (above) and Eriza Verde finishes, again my traditional side won. The top on this one reminded me of all the old Les Pauls I loved as a kid (imperfect flame, washed out burst, etc.).
Another couple weeks of researching amps-- and boy have amp choices changed in 10-years! Still on a budget, yet needing something flexible, that sounds good and something I would enjoy playing though, I narrowed it down to three amps: Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb, Boss Katana, Boss Nextone. Fender was out of my budget, Katana seemed the best bang-for-buck, but in the end our local shop had a floor model Nextone Artist priced to move. That was a fortunate discovery!
Being a fan of tube amps, the Nextone sounded fantastic! Other advantages include light weight and very little maintenance requirements. Also really enjoy the aesthetics; reminds me of an old Marshall Blues Breaker. As much as I would have loved to buy a Mesa Boogie, the Nextone sounds great on its own, and again-- this is for my own enjoyment. I've had the amp for a few days now, and haven't felt the need to use the foot switch, or connect to the computer! It's a plug-and-play amp that doesn't need much else, though it's nice to have the capability. Once Amazon delivers the USB cable I'll connect to the computer and see what fun can be had there
All told, this perfectly qualifies as my "just enough rig"
AND, there's something extra special arriving in the very near future...!
About 3 months ago while cleaning out the the music room/attic, I picked up my wife's Telecaster and began noodling. The Tele ended up on a stand in the corner of our music room where I would find myself noodling on it more and more often.
Before long I decided to buy myself a good guitar & amp purely for my own enjoyment-- nothing to do with the band. However, being now retired we don't have disposable income for music gear. Already wanting to streamline my collection to just one or two essentials, I sold the remaining bass gear to fund a new guitar rig. First a guitar.
Wanting to have just one guitar, I reverted to my traditional inclinations and ordered a S2 594. After a few days I decided it wasn't for me; having large, aging hands, the short scale 594 wasn't a good fit. Besides, I always wanted a Custom 24, so the CE fits that bill nicely. Torn between the Amber (above) and Eriza Verde finishes, again my traditional side won. The top on this one reminded me of all the old Les Pauls I loved as a kid (imperfect flame, washed out burst, etc.).
Another couple weeks of researching amps-- and boy have amp choices changed in 10-years! Still on a budget, yet needing something flexible, that sounds good and something I would enjoy playing though, I narrowed it down to three amps: Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb, Boss Katana, Boss Nextone. Fender was out of my budget, Katana seemed the best bang-for-buck, but in the end our local shop had a floor model Nextone Artist priced to move. That was a fortunate discovery!
Being a fan of tube amps, the Nextone sounded fantastic! Other advantages include light weight and very little maintenance requirements. Also really enjoy the aesthetics; reminds me of an old Marshall Blues Breaker. As much as I would have loved to buy a Mesa Boogie, the Nextone sounds great on its own, and again-- this is for my own enjoyment. I've had the amp for a few days now, and haven't felt the need to use the foot switch, or connect to the computer! It's a plug-and-play amp that doesn't need much else, though it's nice to have the capability. Once Amazon delivers the USB cable I'll connect to the computer and see what fun can be had there
All told, this perfectly qualifies as my "just enough rig"
AND, there's something extra special arriving in the very near future...!
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