Carr Mercury - Holy Grail of Tone - $1800 (Lino Lakes)

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Yup, it's expensive. It should be. It's built by hand using the highest quality components available, Carr spared no expense in this box. It's much larger than the wattage suggests. It's about the size of a Fender Blues Deluxe...that's a 12" speaker grill you're looking at. I used to have tons of gear from cheap stuff all the way up expensive off the shelf gear from the major brands. Eventually I grew tired of sounding the same as everyone else and trading the same stuff everyone else had. I decided that I would rather have one or two very expensive, high quality pieces of gear than have an arsenal of mediocre crap. It's a lot like a vehicle. Wouldn't you rather drive a BMW, Mercedes or Tesla as opposed to what you might be driving today? Maybe it's not your thing, but it is mine. Going big was the best choice I ever made and I can hear and feel things playing through this amp that no other big name amp ever gave me. Why did I drop over 2 grand on one small amp with only 8 watts? Easy...I'm selfish. This amp was for me, it wasn't to share. It's for personal enjoyment. It's to enhance my playing by getting back from the amp what I put into it. It's like no other amp I've ever owned. I love this amp. So why sell it if it's the Holy Grail? Because there are others like it and I want to play them too. Once you go big and start playing all top of the line gear you can't go back. I'm a guitar player, my sound is constantly evolving.

Hand-wired point-to-point Boutique amp with high quality components. This amp new will cost you $2400 bucks and they don't go on sale. If you put this next to a brand new one you couldn't tell the difference...it's that mint!

For the Stage, studio recording, the bedroom player looking for desert island sound... it's all right here. This amp can be cranked up into full tube distortion without killing the neighbors. Everyone loves to cook the tubes to hear the breakup that you can only achieve with sizzling tubes. This amp takes you right there, in fact it lives there. A very loud 8 watt amp with built in attenuator goes down to 2 watts, 1/2 watt and 1/10th of a watt. Get YOUR tone at the volume you need. Cleans are like a Fender but when you crank the volume you get AC/DC type distortion all the way up to the full grind of a blown Tweed. It really reminds me a lot of a tweed Bassman when cranked. This amp is perfect for Blues or Classic Rock players. It sounds great through hollow-bodies like a ES-335. Don't let the 8 watts think you can't bring this to your blues jam. It's really loud at 8 watts and has no problem keeping up with a drummer. Try plugging this guy into a larger 2x12 cabinet and it just roars. This is the amp to bring on stage or the studio, nothing inspires tone like a cranked up amp. This amp is hand-wired, takes a variety of different output tubes and is mint. I have a 6L6, EL34 and a KT66 tube that goes with the amp. Cash is king - $1800

Trades? I'm interested in Vintage Blackface Fenders like the Deluxe Reverb, Pro Reverb, Super Reverb and Twin Reverb. I'd also consider American Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul +cash if needed to match value - must be mint condition items.

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 8 January 2017 15:06 (eight years ago)

I deserve sizzling tubes

Sufjan Grafton, Sunday, 8 January 2017 16:07 (eight years ago)

Once you go big and start playing all top of the line gear you can't go back. I'm a guitar player, my sound is constantly evolving.

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 8 January 2017 20:19 (eight years ago)

Tone chivalry

his eye is on despair-o (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 8 January 2017 20:41 (eight years ago)

Why did I drop over 2 grand on one small amp with only 8 watts? Easy...I'm selfish. This amp was for me, it wasn't to share. It's for personal enjoyment. It's to enhance my playing by getting back from the amp what I put into it.

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 8 January 2017 22:10 (eight years ago)

can i bring this to my blues jam??

global tetrahedron, Sunday, 8 January 2017 23:18 (eight years ago)

WWBD (What Would Bonnamassa Do?)

attention vampire (MatthewK), Monday, 9 January 2017 01:41 (eight years ago)

Those are supposed to be nice amps. Don't have anything you are looking to trade, but I got a ridiculous amount of gear at this point. Single dudes with tech jobs or work in tool and die always have crazy rigs. I ran into a bunch of Boogie's pretty cheap used for a few years and ended up with a handful of them. If you like Fender amps, go check out some of the old ones as they are basically hotwired Fender designs. I do have a cool Silverface Bassman head that with this Scrambler clone I got can sound like Cactus.

The Mark IIB on the left is probably my nicest amp. The 4x12 Marshall bottom is mine too, it's an old one from the early 80s. The Mark IIB is probably from '83.

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In GAS recovery, I did finally flip a few of my old analog synths and made off quite well getting rid of my TR-909 that I got way back in 99'.

earlnash, Monday, 9 January 2017 04:38 (eight years ago)

Cash is king - $1800

how's life, Monday, 9 January 2017 13:44 (eight years ago)

can i bring this to my blues jam??

― global tetrahedron, Sunday, January 8, 2017 5:18 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

got good news for you, brother:

Don't let the 8 watts think you can't bring this to your blues jam. It's really loud at 8 watts and has no problem keeping up with a drummer. Try plugging this guy into a larger 2x12 cabinet and it just roars.

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 January 2017 17:06 (eight years ago)

btw everyone i encourage this to be an omnibus thread for posting ridiculous shit from craiglist gear ads in which the author waxes poetic about the provenance of the precious, rare gear they are selling, see it all the time

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 January 2017 17:07 (eight years ago)

I've recently been looking to upgrade my tone for my weekly blues sit-in with some other attorneys in the North Loop (I'd specifically like to upstage this patent lawyer from Caplan tho acts like his modeling amp is god's gift to the blues), but I'm afraid Lino Lakes is a bit of hike for me can we possibly meet in Fridley?

chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:12 (eight years ago)

He acts like he's so fancy with authentically relic'd Strat, but I'm really hoping that 8 watts of extremely buttery blues would take him down a peg

chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:15 (eight years ago)

When Bonamassa played the State last spring he sprung for the VIP package and got to hang backstage and claims that the Big B gave him crucial pointers on finger placement and always prefaces his extremely bland (imho) solos with "I learned this from the master" and affects an extremely annoying pained facial expression. Also, when it's his turn to bring beer he always brings Bud Light which he claims is the "true blues" beer because of Clapton, even though everyone in our group overwhelming prefers local craft brews and I think the reason is he's essentially a cheapskate but claims that too much hops interferes with his blues playing.

chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:22 (eight years ago)

lol

sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Monday, 9 January 2017 17:31 (eight years ago)

I've heard the Carr amps are actually pretty damn good, but I can't get over their naming scheme: Skylark, Mercury, Impala, Rambler. Like, if you're going to take it that far, you might as well put some headlights on it or something. Then pick up one of these babies to go with it.

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But just one, since real guitarists don't use effects or whatever.

how's life, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:33 (eight years ago)

He went to this Chicago Blues Fantasy camp thing two summers ago that Kenny Wayne Shepard made an appearance at and he is constantly referring to KWS as "Ken" like they hang out all the time. I was talking with a friend about this very rare Warren Haynes dvd I had acquired and he butted in even though I was specifically not talking to him stating that "Ken respects Warren but doesn't think he has a true blues sound and I have to agree" and I was basically forced to back-pedal and defend Warren Haynes, who I think is a very smooth and interesting blues player, in front several other attorneys who have very impressive gear and tones and I basically hate this person with every fiber of my being, you know what? fuck it, I will drive out Lino Lakes.

chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 January 2017 19:15 (eight years ago)

lmbo

jason waterfalls (gbx), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:19 (eight years ago)

Thread of the year

Tom Violence, Monday, 9 January 2017 19:32 (eight years ago)

As a Minnesotan trust me that Lino Lakes being the location of the Holy Grail makes this thread at least 8 watts funnier

blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:43 (eight years ago)

Lino Lakes is a tone home, but all real deep blues players come from Cambridge

chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 January 2017 19:45 (eight years ago)

If you aren't from the Rum River valley you do not know blues.

chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 January 2017 19:48 (eight years ago)

I only know one guy who brings his own amp to a blues jam, and he's kind of a tool. Oh-- oh I see.

THAC0 Pastorius (Tom Violence), Monday, 9 January 2017 23:00 (eight years ago)

nine months pass...

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/warrior-signature-anointed/6362293280.html

Warrior Signature -Anointed Oil PRICE DROP

If you are a collector of high end or rare guitars then you know this is a hand made custom order guitar from one of the best boutique custom shops in the USA. All Warrior guitars and basses are hand made one at a time. This fine instrument is a piece of art! Note the natural body binding, the tight and deep 3D flame top, the fluid lines... Amazing! This build features Warrior's anointed oil finish so surface you come in contact feels exquisite. Quality is second to none right down to the most minute detail. Note the inlay work, both pearl and abalone are used -Awesome. The top and back is hand sculpted/carved so they feel incredible to play. The set neck feels sublime!!! Imagine yourself playing up high, there is no heel to slow you down! -great guitars become great in the details! This guitar is like an extension of your body, it is organic and effortless to play! The Seymour Duncan pickups sound great in this guitar and the solid mahogany construction with neck-thru string-thru combo means you get tone and sustain that is peerless in any PRS or Gibson. The medium C profile neck is pure vintage bliss and fits like your favorite jeans! The original Warrior hard case and pwrk comes with! The body and frets are near flawless and the humbuckers scream and purrr... This is a great guitar for blues, classic rock and metal.

I am not really interested in trades unless you have a PRS artist (no Single cuts)
Price is $1900

This guitar is $3900 new spec'd to order

Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:03 (seven years ago)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/kiesel-super-strat/6362646007.html

Kiesel Super Strat

If you don't know Kiesel then you should just skip this whole ad

This ST300 was built to order in California and is loaded with custom order goodies!

Mahogany Body
Mahogany Neck -Thin Profile
SS jumbo frets
Streaked Ebony Board
Direct Mount Passive Lithium Humbuckers
Ivory Graph Tech Tusq Nut
Graph Tech string saver saddles
Tung Oil Finish
Also has: 5-way, Master Volume, Master Tone, Locking 19:1 Kiesel Tuners, Pearl dot inlays, Luminlay Side dots, 2-way adjustable truss rod and dual carbon-fiber rods & Premium GG Hard Case

PLUS Pure kick ass tone included for free!

For sale only so no trades
$975.00 Firm -Lowest price on any Kiesel you will ever see!

Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:05 (seven years ago)

This guitar is like an extension of your body, it is organic and effortless to play!

Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:05 (seven years ago)

Imagine yourself playing up high, there is no heel to slow you down!

Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:06 (seven years ago)

christ h3lg you had me worried about u for a second haha

imago, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:12 (seven years ago)

i must admit that i winced at first, in my imagination, because the heel had slowed me down

you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:15 (seven years ago)

Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the guitar and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its tone; and it shall be holy.

Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 23:41 (seven years ago)

Sufjan the heel will never slow down your tone dreams

Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 9 November 2017 14:33 (seven years ago)

one year passes...

Knaggs SG sell/trade (Eden prairie)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/eden-prairie-knaggs-sg-sell-trade/6791764413.html

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Knaggs is well known for amazing build quality and attention to detail and this Honga model is no exception! What is it? Well... think of it as the PERFECT Bespoke SG! Total neck fret access, superior neck stability, light weight, super low action free of any buzz, amazing tuning stability, awesome tones and a fit and finish second to none! And these tuners may be the smoothest you'll ever feel! Check the spec sheet for all the particulars! This guitar is like new with no issues whatsoever! Includes the original super high quality deluxe hard shell case and case candy.

Joe Knaggs was Paul Reed Smith's lead masterbuilder and head of PRS' Private Stock line -Custom builds. Now he builds guitars with his own name on the headstock.

$2500 Cash
I am open to high end guitars in trade, please let me know what you have and we can go from there.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!

bespoke SG gets me for some reason

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 10 January 2019 21:44 (six years ago)

Fender USA STRATOCASTER "Art Guitars" Kevin Bacon/Shari Belafonte - $4500 (Minneapolis)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-fender-usa-stratocaster-art/6780570994.html

Investment grade Fender USA STRATOCASTER's "Art Guitars"
Shari Belafonte / Kevin Bacon

Presented here is an original Fender USA Stratocaster guitar hand painted by actress Shari Belafonte. She did the abstract painting on this guitar for a HeartStrings Charity event back in 2000. Belafonte is best known for as being the daughter of Harry Belafonte, her role as "Julie Giletta" on the 80's television series "Hotel", various modeling projects , and several appearances in Playboy magazine.

HeartStrings is a charity dedicated to assisting children in overcoming adversities by expression through music and the Arts. This HeartStrings benefit was for the Kids Rock Free campaign. The opening bid on this at the auction in 2000 was $5000.00.

A total of 30 Corona USA made Stratocasters were donated by Fender and then presented by HeartStrings to various celebrities to paint and return. The custom 1-of-1 Fender Stratocasters, all hand painted by the celebrities were then auctioned at the Hollywood and Beverly Hills Hard Rock Cafe's to benefit HeartStrings; where many sold for over 10k !
The tremolo cover attached to the back of the guitar commemorates the event and this as a 1/1 guitar. Ms Belafonte signed the front portion with the date 2000.

This is a great sounding and playing professional grade instrument, and also very collectible "Art" with huge investment potential !

Fender USA Stratocaster "Art" Guitar by Kevin Bacon

Presented here is an original hand painted Fender USA Stratocaster by Footloose, Tremors, Apollo 13, Hollow Man, etc.,etc. Hollywood movie Icon Kevin Bacon. He painted this guitar depicting a Garden of Eden / NYC theme on this guitar for a HeartStrings Charity event back in 2000. Kevin Bacon is not only an iconic Hollywood actor having starred in over 80 films, but also an accomplished musician.
HeartStrings is a charity dedicated to assisting children in overcoming adversities by expression through music and the arts. This HeartStrings benefit was for the Kids Rock Free campaign. The opening bid on this at the auction in 2000 was $5000.00.
A total of 30 Corona USA made Stratocasters were donated by Fender and then presented by HeartStrings to various celebrities to paint and return.
The custom 1-of-1 Fender Stratocasters, all hand painted by the celebrities were then auctioned at the Hollywood and Beverly Hills Hard Rock Cafe's; to benefit HeartStrings where many sold for over 10k !
The tremolo cover attached to the back of the guitar commemorates the event and this as a 1/1 guitar. Bacon signed the front portion with the date 2000 and added a pickguard inscription in black permanent pen, "Rock the Garden. Bite the Apple. Waddaya Got to loose".
This is a great sounding and playing professional grade instrument, and also very collectible "Art" with huge investment potential !
Certificate of Authenticity documentation included.

$4500 each / CASH IN PERSON

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 10 January 2019 21:45 (six years ago)

two observations:

- look no offence to shari belafonte but it seems a little off that her guitar is being sold for the same price as kevin bacon’s
- why would you paint the fretboard ffs

more ham for me myself and i (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 10 January 2019 22:09 (six years ago)

two months pass...

for the love of god buy this Cottage Grove man's King Crimson painted strat, he's literally been trying to unload this for like 5 years I swear

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/msg/d/cottage-grove-glow-in-the-dark-king/6841054398.html

Glow in the Dark King S-Type King Crimson Electric Guitar , a brand new kit Guitar Painted with 21st Century Schizoid Man Theme. (As seen on Youtube _search for Glow in the Dark King Crimson Guitar)

WARNING - This guitar GLOWS like Crazy ALL night when you go to bed..... (I had to put it in the basement, its Glows so brightly, keeps you awake : )

This has been hand painted taking over a week with many many coats of Glow in the Dark Paint..... Guitar is pink but GLOWS GREEN, eyes are white with EXTRA Glow in the Dark paint!

Ideal for Stage or Videos, fully Playing Electric Guitar

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 14:34 (six years ago)

Poor guy. Back in 2016 actually he drove downtown and handed that King Crimson guitar to the first passerby with $20 and burned rubber back home. He sleeps with a pillow over his face. But he still sees the green glow every night.

mick signals, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 15:07 (six years ago)

Lol, monkey’s paw of guitars.

Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:35 (six years ago)

I like Jordan Peele & all but there is no way there is anything as scary and out there in the new Twilight Zone series as the guitar describe above

chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 19:20 (six years ago)

Also I probably should have walked off into the sunset after my Blues Lawyer posts up thread

chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 19:21 (six years ago)

Also also: how is the Kevin Bacon inscription above "Rock the Garden. Bite the Apple. Waddaya Got to Loose" not the title of some record in the "Horrible 70s album titles" thread?

chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 19:24 (six years ago)

comin' in hot!!!!

Studio Rack Case (Formerly Owned by Green Day) - $750 (NE Minneapolis)

Hello, I am selling my empty studio rack that was owned by BillieJoe Armstrong of Green Day. I have a certificate of authenticity as seen in the pictures. This is a huge rack, I honestly am not sure how many units it is, but its perfect for any commercial or home studio who uses analogue gear. The rack case also has 4 fans on the top, one of them rattles so I have it unplugged currently, but its a very simple replacement if you wish to fix this. It does not affect the actual unit itself. The unit has 2 sides that open that are locked, I do not have the key for these two. However, the lock on the glass door also has a different lock on it that I DO have the key for. This is a great deal on a very cool unit with a whole ton of rock n roll history behind it.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-studio-rack-case-formerly/6842491606.html

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 20:19 (six years ago)

finally, my chance to splurge on billie joe armstrong’s huge rack

a photographer, satanist and ukip voter (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 20:51 (six years ago)

one year passes...

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/msg/d/saint-paul-rist-tele-les-paul-hybrid/7105863833.html

Rist Tele - Les Paul Hybrid Workhorse Showhorse - $1400 (Woodbury)

Roman Rist Showhorse Workhorse Max Gibson - Fender hybrid Guitar

Handmade Telecaster - Les Paul hybrid by legendary luthier Roman Rist. Roman Rist was a student of Gil Yaron and a famous LA guitar maker on the 80s and 90s.

Guitar is Tele shaped, but the old-growth mahogany body is radiused and contoured like a Strat body, not slab-style like a Tele- this makes it very comfortable to play.

The chunky maple neck with highly-figured rosewood fretboard is finished in true oil and feels like bare wood sanded perfectly smooth. Features the Rist logo on the front and Roman Rist signature and 2009 date and serial number on the back of the headstock. Gibson 24.75” scale with 12” radius. Has new, Gotoh top-of-the-line SDS510 locking tuning pegs. Pickups are Lollar J-Street Tele bridge and Lollar Mini Humbucker neck. Callaham Tele bridge with lower lip cutout and compensated vintage-style brass saddles.

The guitar is a rock machine and very fun to play with lots of character. It’s professionally set up and plays great. Includes a hardshell case and matching black/burgundy Itallia leather strap with Schaller straplocks.

Please note the guitar has its share of nicks, bumps, swirls, checking, bruises etc… so look over pics carefully for your assessment of its condition. I’ve tried to capture all aspects of the guitar in the pics, but if there are additional pics you’d like to see, or questions you’d like to ask, please do so.

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 10 April 2020 13:48 (five years ago)

sweet rock machine bro

force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 10 April 2020 13:53 (five years ago)

i imagine a gibson-scale telecaster would take a bit of getting used to

force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 10 April 2020 13:54 (five years ago)

you understand, the man was a student of GIL YARON

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 10 April 2020 13:55 (five years ago)

comes complete with roman rist signature

force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 10 April 2020 14:00 (five years ago)

two months pass...

This copy is incrediblE given the dude is supposedly trying to sell this $5K axe

2020 Knaggs Kenai - $5000 (Como Park)

2020 Kenai. I’ve had it a few weeks and it hasn’t yet spoken to me. They’re supposed to be leagues beyond PRS, but in my experience, that is not the case. There’s some “orange peel” texture in parts of the heel finish that I don’t care for; it came from the factory that way (I don’t believe PRS would’ve let a guitar out the door that way). It’s got Seymour Duncan “Candy” pups in it (Eric Steckel’s answer to the 1960 PAF. He told me it was a reverse engineer-based wind and build). I’ve got maybe 90 minutes play time here, probably less. Open to trades, but it’s less than likely. Happy to provide additional pics or videos. If I don’t sell it, I’ll likely ask the builder to amend the finish on it and hold onto it for awhile; maybe I’ll fall in love someday. In the interim, it’ll be posted to CL plus marketplace. If I do sell it, it’ll go to another high end PRS.

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 13 June 2020 19:58 (four years ago)

omg

budo jeru, Saturday, 13 June 2020 20:22 (four years ago)

does every major metropolis have these people ?

budo jeru, Saturday, 13 June 2020 20:22 (four years ago)

I sent that to my friend who owns a studio and he sent me back pictures of 75 year old compressors that have basically no damage or scratches

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:40 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i know, this is the thing! at least reliced guitars have some sort of basis in reality but all the pro audio stuff goes and lives in a smokefree climate controlled environment for decades

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:46 (two years ago)

Dumping a bunch of cigarette and joint ash in the faders of my new mixer to give it that worn-in feel

papal hotwife (milo z), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:53 (two years ago)

Where do you think “grit” and “vibe” come from? Not some fancy circuit, bucko.

assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 04:17 (two years ago)

Where do you think “grit” and “vibe” come from? Not some fancy circuit, bucko.

assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 04:46 (two years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtKCWzRXolk

Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:53 (two years ago)

D-Rock is a little creepy...

'89 Squier II Pearly-White Korean Case Queen - $300 (Plymouth, MN)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-89-squier-ii-pearly-white/7603452824.html

Hold your breath, here she is. 1989 Squier II Made in Korea stratocaster. This beauty has slept her entire life in the peaceful confines of a velvety pitch black hard case.

There is no wear on this thing, my friend: no fret wear, no neck pocket finish cracks, no blemish anywhere. She is complete, and original.

After that slumber, however, she deserved some attention. I took this one apart, cleaned up the fret end sprout and polished the frets, F-One oiled the board, flushed out the electronic components, straightened out the neck (just a very small touch of forward bow - 4mm truss rod wrench, turns freely) restrung with D'Addario 9-42 gauge strings, and lovingly finished with a spray and wipe of Meguiar's auto detailer. Then plugged in and played Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You and cried a little in joy.

The pickups all read 8.5 KOhms resistance, which is a touch hotter than most strat single coils, which is nice. The action is set to a straight 2.0mm across the board, with plenty of adjustment at both the bridge and the truss rod to tweak to your taste.

Includes hard case in Excellent condition and with keys, whammy bar, and a tuner.

Cash only (Straight cash, Homie!)
No trades
No shipping
Want more pics? More info? Wanna haggle? Chat me up.

Peace:
- D Rock

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 26 March 2023 15:57 (two years ago)

that’s a fair amount of effort to move a $300 squier ii

call all destroyer, Sunday, 26 March 2023 16:21 (two years ago)

haha i know

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 26 March 2023 17:17 (two years ago)

comes with 2 hard cases

Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 26 March 2023 17:33 (two years ago)

I went to a music instrument swap in the conference room of a vaguely seedy hotel today and saw so many grey ponytails and bowling shirts that it made me think of this thread.

joygoat, Sunday, 26 March 2023 19:25 (two years ago)

d-rock is definitely hanging out at swaps like that

call all destroyer, Sunday, 26 March 2023 20:08 (two years ago)

guy didn't even get a passing grade in Rock

Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 26 March 2023 20:20 (two years ago)

one month passes...

2006 PRS Private Stock Custom 24 10th Anniversary Tiger Eye Burst Brazilian Rosewood - $16,000

PRICE REDUCED from $18,000

RARE PRS COLLECTIBLE

This PRS Private Stock Custom 24 is a superbly special model, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Private Stock program. It's one of the most rare and luxurious PRS guitars ever made! Finished in Amber Tiger Eye, this Custom 24 boasts a super high grade South American mahogany back and a quilted maple top with some serious inlay - crafted from materials such as black and brown lip mother of pearl, white and gold mother of pearl, paua, abalone, green snail, orange Madre per Lato, red coral, koa, and even 14k gold! The body, fingerboard, and headstock are also bound with green snail and black/white ivoroid. Pickups are the PRS 9 humbuckers, and the fingerboard and headstock veneer are made from Brazilian rosewood. The curly maple neck is also jaw dropping as well. Top it off with an anodized gold stoptail, gold locking tuners with rosewood buttons, and Brazilian rosewood pickup rings, and you have the ultimate PRS! This guitar is in excellent condition and includes the original hardshell case.

Includes: Hardshell Case and Paperwork

LOCAL SALE ONLY in VA/MD/DC area - NO SHIPPING

https://i.imgur.com/d5pJBSk.jpg

assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 19 May 2023 06:17 (two years ago)

green snail??

the thing being absolutely hideous is the predictable punchline

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 19 May 2023 11:31 (two years ago)

Yeah, green snail is a new one for me too. Apparently refers to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_marmoratus

Basically just another type of mother-of-pearl.

And insofar as its hideousness, I will have you know, sir, that my long-dead grandmother would have loved this thing.

peace, man, Friday, 19 May 2023 11:43 (two years ago)

haha mine probably would have too tbh

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 19 May 2023 12:49 (two years ago)

two months pass...

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/hopkins-nordstrand-nj4-string-vintage/7648491224.html

NORDSTRAND NJ4 4 STRING VINTAGE JAZZ BASS PICKUPS - $80 (Minnetonka)

These were previously installed but weren’t to my taste.
$180 retail, yours for $80 cash.

This is a vintage style single coil pickup made with 60s era correct Heavy Formvar wire, alnico V magnets, and wound with a programmable CNC winder that simulates a vintage hand wound pattern. The combination of the HF wire in correspondence with the simulated hand wind produces the pickup's lowered resonant peak, which is the source of the hypnotizing ambrosia that is the NJ4's divine high end. Between its high and low end frequencies, this pickup produces a full-bodied sound that replicates the drive synonymous with 60s vintage tone.

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 19:39 (one year ago)

Simulated hand wind, is that like a VR handjob?

papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 19:43 (one year ago)

haha i have no idea other than the happy ending is a hypnotizing ambrosia

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 19:49 (one year ago)

someday science will know how to perfectly wrap a metal wire around a small cylindrical magnet. Until then, we'll have all this hypnotizing ambrosia.

New No-No Bettencourt (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 19:55 (one year ago)

Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that "hypnotizing ambrosia" equals "farty thuds"?

chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 20:21 (one year ago)

that should be immediate 75% discount

earosmith (Neanderthal), Friday, 11 August 2023 20:44 (one year ago)

Does that say "Jerry Pate, like his chest"? What does that mean?

JRN, Saturday, 12 August 2023 00:25 (one year ago)

haha yeah that's weird no idea what it means

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 12 August 2023 00:30 (one year ago)

i have never not wanted anything more:

"An opportunity to get both of the rare, now unavailable, Steel Panther Pedals in one auction"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364382178764?hash=item54d6decdcc:g:DQwAAOSwLmNksncC

NickB, Sunday, 13 August 2023 13:14 (one year ago)

"What's wrong with being sexy?"

Vast Halo, Sunday, 13 August 2023 13:43 (one year ago)

nine months pass...

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/msg/d/savage-1983-ibanez-artist-mij-guitar/7740832176.html

actually a cool guitar but this open to trades sentence is awesome:

1983 Ibanez Artist MIJ $1650 nice shape. P 90s are in it now, I also have the original puck ups. Beautiful guitar. I will consider trades for vehicles that need work or a working pinball machine. Cash is king

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 16 May 2024 20:23 (one year ago)

why not both

https://live.staticflickr.com/3668/32732185120_e045f637a3_b.jpg

katy perry (prison service) (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 16 May 2024 20:56 (one year ago)

that's rock n' roll baby

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 20 May 2024 19:07 (one year ago)

four weeks pass...

Driving from MSP to Duluth so my wife can run a marathon, we pass a sign on the highway for Lino Lakes, which caused me to remember this thread and start laughing, so I had to try to explain my laughter to my wife without using the term “blues lawyer” which I couldn’t remember.

il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Wednesday, 19 June 2024 21:37 (eleven months ago)

Did you snag the Carr Mercury?

assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 19 June 2024 22:57 (eleven months ago)

https://coastsonic.com/cdn/shop/products/carolineblues.jpg?v=1623790610&width=5000

I like to imagine that this pedal was inspired by this thread

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 19 June 2024 23:48 (eleven months ago)

https://coastsonic.com/cdn/shop/products/carolineblues.jpg?v=1623790610&width=5000

I like to imagine that this pedal was inspired by this thread

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 19 June 2024 23:48 (eleven months ago)

man I'll tell you what I've had about enough of is dudes on reverb reversing the sale because they got better money on ebay for the item they ~~~already sold to me~~~

J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 19 June 2024 23:55 (eleven months ago)

doesn’t ebay take a much bigger cut on sales? are they able to mark stuff up enough to compensate?

call all destroyer, Thursday, 20 June 2024 00:28 (eleven months ago)

Did you snag the Carr Mercury?

Maybe it's not your thing, but it is mine.

il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Thursday, 20 June 2024 02:17 (eleven months ago)

go big king

assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 20 June 2024 03:50 (eleven months ago)

man I'll tell you what I've had about enough of is dudes on reverb reversing the sale because they got better money on ebay for the item they ~~~already sold to me~~~

― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, June 19, 2024 7:55 PM bookmarkflaglink

oh that is straight up BULLSHIT on their part, omg

Iacocca Cola (Neanderthal), Thursday, 20 June 2024 16:02 (eleven months ago)

had that happen to me on this sweet Tele Cabronita w a Bigsby dude did not apologize at all either

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 20 June 2024 16:20 (eleven months ago)

four weeks pass...

two postings, same seller....someone's wife is a real BATTLE AXE who's making him thin the herd

FS: Squire (Fender) Classic Vibe Guitar almost NOS - Burgundy Mist - $550 (Minneapolis)

For sale is a near NOS 1960’s Squire Classic Vibe in Burgundy Mist that I bought in 2014. I have been a strat collector for close to 20 years and I bought this Classic Vibe after hearing the endless talk about how unbeatable they are for the money, and that is absolutely the case. Do your diligence here – you can’t beat this if you want a strat for anywhere even close to this price. Also, the new Classic Vibes come with cheap Laurel wood fingerboards and not rosewood. This gorgeous color wasn’t made long and looks incredible.

Being generous, I played this guitar around 15-20 times and it never left my smoke-free, pet-free, mess-free humidified home - it always stayed in the case. I’m selling it because my wife wants less “stuff” in our house, and it’s hard to keep this when I have other strats that are in the $2-3000 range. If you are a beginner or serious guitarist, you will not be disappointed with this guitar. It comes with all standard accessories that you would expect with a new classic vibe, a matching purple strap, and an upgraded tail piece. It also comes with a deluxe solid hardshell case.

As I am not a guitar store, I would like to sell this to someone who knows the guitar and simply wants to buy it. If you want to try a Classic Vibe with a rosewood neck, please check with local stores and see if they have a used one to try.

My price is $550 and it is absolutely firm. Buyer must be willing to meet in SW Minneapolis near the Walker Art Center. Cash only. No PayPal, Venmo, shipping or other scams. No trades please as I need fewer guitars – not more.

FS: NOS 2014 Fender American Standard Telecaster Guitar - $1,600 (Minneapolis)

For sale is a NOS (minus trying 3 times) 2014 Fender American Standard Stratocaster in 3 tone burst. I bought this at Guitar Center in 2014, played it 3 times, and it has been in the case in my smoke-free, mess-free humidified home ever since. At the time when I bought this, I was a guitar collector and a friend managed Guitar Center. He offered to get in 6 of these and to let me pick the best one, which I did. This was my second American Standard Tele, and this one just never ended up getting played. Since the discontinuation of the American Standard series, Fender has tried to wow people with things like ugly push pots that stick out an inch from the guitar, but it seems to be pretty well accepted that the current models are not as good as the American Standard. I recently played the American Professional II and the Ultra and to me there the American Standard has a much more quintessential Tele warm twang. It’s a superb Tele, but my wife is insisting that I thin the herd, and having two of the same model is, in fact, a bit of lunacy. This guitar has never left my home and has almost never left the case.

As I am not a guitar store, I would like to sell this to someone who knows the guitar and simply wants to buy it. If you want to try an American Standard, please check with local stores and try one there.

My price is $1,600 and it is absolutely firm. Buyer must be willing to meet in SW Minneapolis near the Walker Art Center. Cash only. No PayPal, Venmo, shipping or other scams. No trades please as I need fewer guitars – not more.

Thanks for looking!

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 19 July 2024 18:58 (ten months ago)

Mai wiiiiiiife

papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 19 July 2024 19:17 (ten months ago)

Amazing.

il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 20 July 2024 02:27 (ten months ago)

lol great find

call all destroyer, Saturday, 20 July 2024 02:46 (ten months ago)

wow, so many questions. What is a Strat tailpiece anyway?

Explicitly reluctant to let a buyer try the guitar, what a winner.

encino morricone (majorairbro), Saturday, 20 July 2024 04:28 (ten months ago)

I wonder how many guitars that guy owns...

m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Saturday, 20 July 2024 04:57 (ten months ago)

two months pass...

https://i.postimg.cc/NFn7YhsW/Screen-Shot-2024-10-08-at-2-55-31-PM.png

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 October 2024 19:56 (seven months ago)

really sad that his ELO tribute band didn't work out

budo jeru, Tuesday, 8 October 2024 19:57 (seven months ago)

If he had given the bass a girl's name he'd probably be famous

chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 8 October 2024 20:26 (seven months ago)

three weeks pass...

https://i.imgur.com/yFjle6k.png

i actually think this looks kind of cool, but it also looks like the creation of AI trained on the Incredibly shit drawings of guitars thread

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-silvertone-electric-guitar/7796636705.html

budo jeru, Tuesday, 29 October 2024 00:15 (seven months ago)


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