So I’ll be seventy years old in March

HamishR said:
I wonder which will give out first? Your ears or your back?
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Well I already have tinnitus but that's from the fans in the computer room I worked in. I'm lucky in the back/strength area. I can still easily pickup 100lb sack of cement. I did a LOT of brickwork when I was going through my growth spurt in my teens and, well, kinda resemble a shorter version of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Doc says I have the heart of a 40 year old!!!!

I already have several cabs in 4x12, 4x10, 2x12..... but I saw THIS today.... Whacha think? Might as well make it $5600ish huh? Just so they match? lol...

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anevilspar7an said:
Hell yeah man, the Mesa Mark series are my favorite amps overall. Has this been something you were thinking about for a while?
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Just the impressive list of people that use the Mark II, but the price has always been so high.

But with the stock market taking off like a rocket, and watching how fast my savings are growing I decided now was the time to bite the bullet and buy one!

I've always been a penny pincher but it's finally time to use that money I've saved. A bunch of my friends, including my wife, are in heaven now. I have a new girl and she just sold her house last year and moved in with me. So she's got a bunch of $$$ as well and and and, well, it just made sense to get the stuff I've always wanted!

Like the 37 quart air fryer I bought last night, lmao....

So I usually take my vintage 68 SFDR to my buddies house when we get together to jam. They're gonna freak when they see my new rig, lol
 
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Can I ask who your major Influences are? As with many people mine comes around to James Hetfield's use on MoP and the Black Album.
 
anevilspar7an said:
Can I ask who your major Influences are? As with many people mine comes around to James Hetfield's use on MoP and the Black Album.
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All my influences started playing in the 60's!!! I started playing Keyboards in 1964 and guitar in 1967 :cool:

Keith Richards and Carlos Santana are two of the players using this amp that I think I like the most.

I've built many amps, including my own Hiwatt DR504. But this time I wanted one made for me, lol.

This is actually the first new amp I've ever purchased in my entire life..... Another thing I really like is the super wide array of sounds you can dial in right on the amp. Everything from muted tone jazz to heavy metal.
 
Ah, a couple of my favorite non metal players, excellent taste. I didn't know that about Carlos Santana using a Mark IIC+, I know he had a modified Peavey Triple XXX as a signature model. How does the Hiwatt clone sound? Pretty flexible options wise?
 
anevilspar7an said:
Ah, a couple of my favorite non metal players, excellent taste. I didn't know that about Carlos Santana using a Mark IIC+, I know he had a modified Peavey Triple XXX as a signature model. How does the Hiwatt clone sound? Pretty flexible options wise?
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The DR504 is a totally clean machine. Even at max volume the only breakup comes from the speakers. David Gilmore uses three.

Some where in my pictures folder I have a picture of all three after their routine servicing!

It has incredible tone. Zero hum or buzz.
 
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