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[Trending Gear This Week - Orange Vintage Series Distortion Pedal]( Sweetwater · Sep 28, 2022 at 12:00 AM · Replies 50 on the exceptionally rare Orange stompbox from the '70s, the Orange Vintage Series Distortion pedal delivers the tone of the past with the technology of the future! This chunky orange-colored dirtbox is a straight-up visual recreation of the original Distortion pedal, sporting simple stenciled text and logo, an intuitive 2-knob design, and an old-school metal shell. However, on the inside, it’s a whole new beast: the back-to-back diode design has been updated with a more modern amp circuit with its own tone stack, producing a tone that authentically captures the original with an extra helping of tonal flexibility... Forum [Trending Gear]( [Read more](
[Jeff Beck's Pedalboard]( teledude55 · Sep 24, 2022 at 3:06 PM · Replies 90 Uncle Larry is playing with Ann Wilson and opening for Jeff Beck. He was showing the stage setup and happened to check out Beck's Pedalboard. I grabbed a pic for any interested. Looks like probably an Archer, and Echoplex under the cable... Forum [Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things]( [Read more](
[Bog Street Picks]( OotMagroot · Sep 27, 2022 at 9:15 AM · Replies 5 I just got some Bog Street multi-sided picks. 'Got the medium reds and some of the Ultex mediums. If you're unfamiliar, these are multi-sided picks that are thin one edge and thicker on the other. For example, I got some that have a .60 point and two 2.0 points... Forum [Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things]( [Read more](
[The Official Fender Mustang GTX Amp Thread (2020)]( JCW308 · Jan 15, 2020 at 1:47 PM · Replies 8K The Official Fender Mustang GTX Amp Thread (2020). Not sure if this should be in the amp area or modeling area at this point but I wanted to at least get something started... Forum [Digital & Modeling Gear]( [Read more](
[Favorite synth sound in a song?]( phillybri · Sep 27, 2022 at 11:44 AM · Replies 92 I absolutely love the big, wobbly sound at the end of the verses and choruses of "True" by Spandau Ballet. Just gorgeous... Forum [The Sound Hound Lounge]( [Read more](
[Trogly and his business model]( Hammers and chords · Feb 19, 2020 at 3:43 PM · Replies 630 I don't know if I like or dislike the business model, and I like the guy and his videos (somewhat). For those who don't know, Trogly has a YouTube channel where he "reviews" guitars that he had purchased. Usually the guitars are purchased at a... Forum [Guitars in General]( [Read more](
[Best "Strat" in the market]( Melange · Sep 27, 2022 at 7:42 PM · Replies 53 I'm planning to buy a Strat to keep in the long run and pass it to my son or grandsons once I get older. A poll to find out what TGP members think about the best strat in the market nowadays to help me with my decision. I'm including the most common brands/top of their regular line --IMO-- I... Forum [Guitars in General]( [Read more](
[Chase Tone Purple Stardust reissue run 2 is Alive and Shipping]( brain21 · Sep 27, 2022 at 7:38 PM · Replies 5 If you missed the last Purple Stardust re-issue run (Dec 2021 I think?) like I did, you had 2 choices - find one used or get on the waitlist and keep your fingers crossed that they would ever do another run. I got on the waitlist as the used ones were $350+. Then I finally found a pretty good... Forum [Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things]( [Read more](
[I cannot believe how cheap Marshalls are in Europe]( Rick Lee · Jul 23, 2022 at 9:53 PM · Replies 30 Just got back from a vacation in Europe, went to The Music Store in Cologne and Session in Frankfurt. Both had the Marshall 2555x NIB for €1199. With the Euro and USD being one to one, that's just a smoking deal. Mind you, that includes Germany's 19% VAT. At that price, it's probably worth... Forum [Amps and Cabs]( [Read more](
[Break-in doesn't change the sound - what you're hearing is manufacturing inconsistency]( Radar · Sep 24, 2022 at 11:36 PM · Replies 129 Update: I just want to iterate at the top of this thread that dismissing speaker break-in is not the point of this topic. However pertinent it may be, I'm simply suggesting that other factors are of significantly more importance and are commonly overlooked. Please read the... Forum [Amps and Cabs]( [Read more](
[Yay Reverb!]( mystixboi · Sep 27, 2022 at 11:09 AM · Replies 140 We’re writing to let you know that on October 27, our payment processing fee will increase to 3.19% of the transaction + $0.49 per transaction. Why is this happening? Credit card companies have increased the fees they charge Reverb. While we’ve kept our payment... Forum [Guitars in General]( [Read more](
[Strat ground wire question]( GAT · Sep 24, 2022 at 11:37 AM · Replies 6 I have a strat that I put in a prewired Fralin pickguard in. When I unsoldered the old pickguard assembly, the black ground wire from the trem claw was wired to the output jack ground lug instead of the back of the volume pot. I know in the early days they used to do this. My question is, is... Forum [Luthier's Guitar & Bass Technical Discussion]( [Read more]( [Visit The Gear Page]( [Unsubscribe](