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Happy 64th, Tom !

WOW !!! Great Pic's and a great thread !!!!

Update. I got the leaky power caps replaced, death cap removed and installed a grounded cord.

Next I am saving up for all NOS tubes. But right now this thing ROCKS.

Think ZZ Top first three albums or Mountain/Leslie West.

I'm havin' a lot of fun!!!

Yes the Bigsby is factory, Evan.
Many people confuse the 6118-T with the 6118-LTV.

The 6118-T is the standard model with the optional Bigsby. It has chrome hardware, polli finish, standard pickups, no tressel bracing. I believe it is still in production. Made in Korea. Much more common.
Still a ...

RIP Ed. Cancer sucks.

No, I don't limit myself to Valco. Gotta spread the love....
The tubes are not original. The speaker is an old Utah, not original. At the moment, I don't have a gut shot, but it is un-tampered with. It has all good yellow tone caps. It does need the large power caps replaced and the 'death cap ...

Here is a 1960 Fender Tweed Deluxe that I recently purchased from my best guitar buddy. He wanted to sell to get a new Telecaster. I couldn't let him trade it in to the music store !
It was autographed by Merle Haggard and his band at a gig in 2010. That is a plus or minus, depending who you ask. I ...

P1010132.JPG I haven't posted here in a while so I thought I would just jump in with both feet !
This model, the LTV, is actually quite rare. Laq. finish, nickle plated metal parts, the TV Jones pu's, Smoke Green To-tone.
It can twang like a Tele or roar like a Dot Neck 335. The fit and finish is ...

Difficult to describe tone in words but I know you fellow Ric freaks can do it.
I'm thinking of replacing my 360/12 mapleglow [2001 with highgains] with a 660/12 [toasters of course].
I haven't ever played a 660 but like the look and find the wider nut interesting.
Nothing wrong with a 360 for sure ...

Moped10 wrote:nice pants...

They go with the mulet.

Just a quick update, the Tube Reverb is a very cool unit. Very 'old school' but that's part of the appeal. I'm rockin' the oldies. Later, Kats.

Good 'eye' kirk. Probably one of the players from the very good stage orchestra. I read they are all Pittsburg area musicians.

No affilliation with Dave's Guitars in Lacrosse Wis. I just was cruising the web site and spotted 14 used Gretsches at Dave's. Wow !
They include a 12 string and 3 B. Setzer's. A couple of Ric's too including a 370-6 JG

Luv my Tele and my Esquire. Maximun chicken scratch-Make it in to an Esquire. One '51 Nocaster bridge or one S.Duncan Antiquity bridge around $85 and a $20 pickguard. There is just somethig about an Esquire.

Boy the Gretsch line up is hard to figure out from top to bottom, isn't it ? Two things, wow that County Club is sweet, and did our original poster wanted a tone knob insted of a switch ?