Does anyone remember smoke soaked gear?

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glpg80 said:
I’ve played one but didn’t realize channel 1 on these is the gain channel. Channel 2 is cleans. I couldn’t get channel 2 to sound gained up at all then found this out before it sold to give it a try.
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DanTravis62 said:
Rivera's always have great sounding cleans, the real question is what kind of gain channel they have going on



Yeah I've messed around with a fandango and a knucklehead a handful of times - they are pretty underrated amps honestly
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Way back in the real late 80's or mid 90's, I walked into a club and a friends band was playing or it might have been a jam session I don't remember. What I do remember is that they wanted me to get up a play and I did. They handed me a guitar and we kicked off whatever tune it was and I had some of the best feeling and sounding tone I've ever experienced. I had no idea what I was playing though and turned out to be some little Rivera 1x12 combo. Still don't remember the model but..I remember the tone..it was glorious!! :)
 
kurtsstuff2003 said:
Way back in the real late 80's or mid 90's, I walked into a club and a friends band was playing or it might have been a jam session I don't remember. What I do remember is that they wanted me to get up a play and I did. They handed me a guitar and we kicked off whatever tune it was and I had some of the best feeling and sounding tone I've ever experienced. I had no idea what I was playing though and turned out to be some little Rivera 1x12 combo. Still don't remember the model but..I remember the tone..it was glorious!! :)
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The blue haze attenuated the highs nicely in those clubs. After they started making no smoking bars the volume complaints increased because of it.
 
DanTravis62 said:
I've been watching the m100 on reverb for a G for a while now - how does the gain channel sound? I've played the knucklehead and a couple of others, but never an m100
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I’m currently running my m100 into x2 KSR 2x12(oversized), for my Ibanez 7-string. I’m not dialing it in to be super-tight/modern, but it’s ferocious sounding. I use either a Friedman Buxom boost, a Revv Tilt boost, or a Precision drive to tighten it up a little.(this is on Ch.1)
The clean channel is sooooooooo good.(ch.2)
 
VonBonfire said:
I should just start messaging overpriced craigslist ads "was this kept in a smoke free home" Answer "Absolutely" . Me: "Aw shucks. Ok thanks for the reply, not interested." :LOL:
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"Does it come pre-loaded with spare drugs in the cabinet?"
"No"
"kthxbye"
 
Despite many happy memories of smoke-filled venues, I don't like the smell of smoke on equipment.
Some of my older gear is darkened; the inlays on my main gigging Les Paul are literally yellowed after thousands of sets.


I sweat a lot when I play - especially onstage - and wet leather straps will make your cases pretty funky in the long run.
For decades I've been leaving a few sticks of myrrh incense in each case to keep them and the guitars smelling sweet.
I swap the sticks out once or twice a year. Still do it nowadays even though I'm not playing hundreds of shows a year anymore.
I keep a box of Nag Champa in the map pocket of my car, too, another longtime habit.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
Despite many happy memories of smoke-filled venues, I don't like the smell of smoke on equipment.
Some of my older gear is darkened; the inlays on my main gigging Les Paul are literally yellowed after thousands of sets.


I sweat a lot when I play - especially onstage - and wet leather straps will make your cases pretty funky in the long run.
For decades I've been leaving a few sticks of myrrh incense in each case to keep them and the guitars smelling sweet.
I swap the sticks out once or twice a year. Still do it nowadays even though I'm not playing hundreds of shows a year anymore.
I keep a box of Nag Champa in the map pocket of my car, too, another longtime habit.
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That is gorgeous
 
I've never smoked, but my folks chain smoked in the house, car and when we when out to eat. I went thru all of school reeking of cigarettes apparently. To this day if I smell cigarette smoke it makes me want to puke and gives me migraines. I've rejected gear that smelt like smoke. It's gross.
 
VonBonfire said:
I miss it.

You could sniff through the used amps and immediately tell which ones were contenders for a possible purchase. Plus a reminder of a gig the night before when in your house. When amp not loud, smells loud. I think it was as good a tone secret as spring water treated speakers. I hope this thread filled with my most dear reminiscing of the past finds the you, the reader, well this sunday morning. Blessings.
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Hell, had a few amps I purchased come soaked in the smell of memories from the past. Glad I quit smoking ages ago.
 
glpg80 said:
My mark III++ Coli came to me smelling like smoke. Brought back a lot of memories of band practice spaces mid winter with a space heater going and hanging out with friends. Back then I used to smoke cigarettes and have since quit but it’s a time period long gone.
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Really? That amp was owned by Sam and I for years without being exposed to cigarette smoke.
My wife’s got the nose of a bloodhound and a hypersensitivity to that horrible smell and NEVER noticed even the slightest hint of it.
 
Beyond Black said:
Really? That amp was owned by Sam and I for years without being exposed to cigarette smoke.
My wife’s got the nose of a bloodhound and a hypersensitivity to that horrible smell and NEVER noticed even the slightest hint of it.
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Oh yeah dude it wreaked. I thought you were an avid smoker 😂

Because I used to smoke I didn’t mention it nor do I care.
 
glpg80 said:
Oh yeah dude it wreaked. I thought you were an avid smoker 😂

Because I used to smoke I didn’t mention it nor do I care.
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Man that shit must linger forever. Lol
I quit around 15 years ago.
 
Beyond Black said:
Really? That amp was owned by Sam and I for years without being exposed to cigarette smoke.
My wife’s got the nose of a bloodhound and a hypersensitivity to that horrible smell and NEVER noticed even the slightest hint of it.
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Clearly the smoky tone was built in to the amp. This thread is pretty much about amps and other gear with the cigs built into the system.
 
My Mark 3 Coli smelled really bad when I got it. The cooling fan made it worse was when I turned it on. I would put the headshell outside all day in the sun to air it out. It took a couple of years but it barely smells now. Back in the 80's and early 90's I had to leave my clothes outside after a gig because of the smell. I can't believe people used to smoke on airplanes!
 
c+addict said:
My Mark 3 Coli smelled really bad when I got it. The cooling fan made it worse was when I turned it on. I would put the headshell outside all day in the sun to air it out. It took a couple of years but it barely smells now. Back in the 80's and early 90's I had to leave my clothes outside after a gig because of the smell. I can't believe people used to smoke on airplanes!
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People used to smoke in hospitals. Doctors even.

I can’t believe so many people whine about it.
 
I once bought a DR RevG. Very good sounding example of an RevG in nearly mint condition apart from smelling like an old ashtray. But the whole house of the dude I got the amp from smelled like that.
I didn’t care too much as I do smoke as well, but I had to give the HS some cleaning and put the cover outside for like two weeks.
 
JohnnyGtar said:
A old black Les Paul Custom with nicotine stain. Oh, yeah.
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I had an ‘83 that was just like that. The binding was yellow and the finish was “weathered”. When I first pulled it out of the case, it was quite something. I have never smoked. But have spent many years in bars and gigs full of smoke and my mom was a heavy smoker. Really dug that guitar though, all the same.
 
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