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     Chris Dunlap (chris_d) Username: chris_d Registered: 05-2006 |
I wasn't sure where to post this, since it's a purely cosmetic detail (still neat as hell thow). I was looking around in my HD130 debating on weather to change out speakers, but just didn't have the heart. While I was in there I noticed that someone had initialed the cabinet "LF"...Call me niave, but I didn't give it a second thought untill I was killing time reading amp reviews at Harmony-Central.com. Someone on there mentioned that Leo Fender initialed some of the amps the early Music Man amps he built. Anyway can someone varify if this is true? Also I was planning on using this amp live sometime, should I just forget about it now? I mean if this thing is some kind of rare gem, I don't want to risk scuffing it up etc. I might just pretend like I never saw it and treat it like the all purpose work horse amp it was designed to be...I don't know, I'm having a tough time deciding. I always hate the idea of collectors buying awesome vintage gear just to let it sit and rot in a corner. | ||
| Chris Dunlap (chris_d) Username: chris_d Registered: 05-2006 |
It would make more sense to me that he'd initial the electronics rather than the cabinet. I'm sure there's probbably no way to authenticate it anyway. Does anyone else have stuff written in thier amp? | ||
| Chris Dunlap (chris_d) Username: chris_d Registered: 05-2006 |
I pulled out the chasis to put it in a different Music Man cabinet I got...and the circuite board is intialed with an L and F in cursive...the L is very distinctive, but you'd have to know it's an F to recognize it. I guess I shouldn't have taken the speakers out and switched cabinets...but I don't care if it's collectable. I want something that's easy to haul around. My attitude is that you can't take it with you. Recently I lucked into a Guild Thunderbird prototype that had been modified with original PAF's. It was cheap because people thought the body had been carved into and the pickups, pickguard and bridge weren't original. Turns out that it had been owned by a guy who worked for Guild and then Fender, or visa versa. I could try to sell it, but it's my favorite guitar cuz it's got so much character and sound. Worrying about how collectable something might be realy kills it for me. I'll ware it out, and then salvage what I can. If you got an early Music Man you might want to look in at the circuit board...that guy on harmony-central wasn't lying when he said that Leo signed them...he also signed alot of the G&L guitars, and various pickups and stuff. If someone was interested in this HD130, I'd probbably trade for an original Fender Broadcaster, or an old Black Face bassman or something like that. I'll keep dreaming. | ||
| Jay Hammond (jead) Username: jead Registered: 01-2011 |
My 212-65 has the LF initials too. |