Thanks to a tip from one of my Facebook friends, Brad Thornhill, I bought this amplifier. It is a perfect fit for my office studio. It operates at a switchable 3 or 5 watts. I can turn it all the way up and get a warm, Texas bluesy tube overdrive. It has speaker outputs for 4, 8 and 16 ohms. Controls include bass, midrange and treble tone controls and a volume knob.
There's also an optional 1X12 matching speaker cabinet available. I'm running it through a vintage Fender 2X12 speaker cabinet loaded with 50 watt Celestions wired for 16 ohms.
After a long hiatus caused by the remodeling of my office, I've finally got my recording equipment operational again. While I still have some installations to finish, I'm pleased with the new layout. I need to wall mount my near field monitors and find a more convenient way to access my rack mount processors but at least I'm recording again.
I was out of the country the last couple of weeks on a scuba diving trip. I took along my Lil' Martin. I've become very fond of this small travel guitar, a gift from my buddy, Chris Greenley. It has a big sound and is very easy to play. I serenaded my wife and all the pets at the house we stayed in a couple of times a week. It was nice not to have to give up my music while away from home.
I've been playing a lot of slide and acoustic lately. Years ago during the "easy listening" years, I rarely played electric guitar at all. Back then I was working solo gigs at restaurants primarily using a classical guitar. Finally acquiring a Martin acoustic (HD-28) after all these years has contributed immensely in my return to acoustic blues and folk. I was in a large national chain music store (you know the one) to pick up some things for my consulting business. I decided to see what Martin was making these days and how much they cost. The sales guy showed me two HD-28 models. One was brand new and the other was a 2005 trade-in. Condition-wise the used guitar looked like it had never been played. At over $1000 less than the new one, I decided to bite the bullet. It is the best sounding acoustic I have ever owned and extremely easy to play.
The amplifier section is up! Click on the Amps tab at the top to see them. My next site objective is to get out the camera and shoot new pictures of my guitars. I've added a few and have made some cosmetic changes to others, like new pickguards and such. I plan on adding a new chapter to my story soon. Greetings to all new visitors and welcome back to those who have visited before.
Hasta, amigos!
