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Wizard of Ozz
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Most of it...
KSR Gemini
Diezel Herbert
Wizard MC2 & MTL
Mesa JP2C & Mesa Triple Recto MW
Mesa MKIII++ DRG Blue, MKIII++ DRG Green
2 Mesa MKIII DRG Greens
Mesa MKIVB
Not shown... my 1967 Marshall SLP and matching 1967 Marshall 4X12 and 1984 Mesa MKIIC+ DRG... kept offsite in a non-disclosed secure location.
KSR Gemini
Diezel Herbert
Wizard MC2 & MTL
Mesa JP2C & Mesa Triple Recto MW
Mesa MKIII++ DRG Blue, MKIII++ DRG Green
2 Mesa MKIII DRG Greens
Mesa MKIVB
Not shown... my 1967 Marshall SLP and matching 1967 Marshall 4X12 and 1984 Mesa MKIIC+ DRG... kept offsite in a non-disclosed secure location.
MetalHeadMike
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Wizard of Ozz":1zxfcgw9 said:Most of it...
KSR Gemini
Diezel Herbert
Wizard MC2 & MTL
Mesa JP2C & Mesa Triple Recto MW
Mesa MKIII++ DRG Blue, MKIII++ DRG Green
2 Mesa MKIII DRG Greens
Mesa MKIVB
Not shown... my 1967 Marshall SLP and matching 1967 Marshall 4X12 and 1984 Mesa MKIIC+ DRG... kept offsite in a non-disclosed secure location.
JTyson
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DAMWizard of Ozz":23uhljsj said:Most of it...
KSR Gemini
Diezel Herbert
Wizard MC2 & MTL
Mesa JP2C & Mesa Triple Recto MW
Mesa MKIII++ DRG Blue, MKIII++ DRG Green
2 Mesa MKIII DRG Greens
Mesa MKIVB
Not shown... my 1967 Marshall SLP and matching 1967 Marshall 4X12 and 1984 Mesa MKIIC+ DRG... kept offsite in a non-disclosed secure location.
Thats a killer collection
Metlupass2
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Wizard of Ozz":2m6xltlz said:Most of it...
KSR Gemini
Diezel Herbert
Wizard MC2 & MTL
Mesa JP2C & Mesa Triple Recto MW
Mesa MKIII++ DRG Blue, MKIII++ DRG Green
2 Mesa MKIII DRG Greens
Mesa MKIVB
Not shown... my 1967 Marshall SLP and matching 1967 Marshall 4X12 and 1984 Mesa MKIIC+ DRG... kept offsite in a non-disclosed secure location.
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JTyson
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I'm in..glpg80":1we9d8k3 said:JTyson":1we9d8k3 said:The Wilkinson has had my interest for years, I just never pulled the trigger on one, is it much better than stock?glpg80":1we9d8k3 said:That strat is my number 1
I sanded the finish off of the neck, so it's a natural birdseye maple neck now. I also put a brass nut on it, and it's loaded with artist SRV scatter-wound pickups in the center and neck. Also put the noiseless springs on it, and I put a Wilkinson trem on it as well. I run the stock bridge pickup because it's super hot and sounds great. That guitar is the reason I sold my ESP MII custom special - it tonally does everything the ESP did but does it better. The alder body/maple top is a killer combination that I've found is damn hard to beat
Way better than stock. It's not even a contest. It was the first thing I did to the guitar, so I cannot make an honest comparison anymore. Highly highly recommended. It's stood up for over 6 years so far and not a single problem
I'm doing physical therapy to my shoulder so Im off for a few months, Ive been dragging out guitars and making them battle ready, I guess the strat will be 3rd in line. Im working on an old charvel model 4 neck-thru that I'm totally redoing all the electronics in and getting rid of all that on board crap and fitting for a Floyd. its gonna be killer.
Ill get a Wilkinson coming this way. Who do you think would have a decent price on one??
HellraiserJohnny
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glpg80
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JTyson":3rpabblf said:I'm in..glpg80":3rpabblf said:JTyson":3rpabblf said:The Wilkinson has had my interest for years, I just never pulled the trigger on one, is it much better than stock?glpg80":3rpabblf said:That strat is my number 1
I sanded the finish off of the neck, so it's a natural birdseye maple neck now. I also put a brass nut on it, and it's loaded with artist SRV scatter-wound pickups in the center and neck. Also put the noiseless springs on it, and I put a Wilkinson trem on it as well. I run the stock bridge pickup because it's super hot and sounds great. That guitar is the reason I sold my ESP MII custom special - it tonally does everything the ESP did but does it better. The alder body/maple top is a killer combination that I've found is damn hard to beat
Way better than stock. It's not even a contest. It was the first thing I did to the guitar, so I cannot make an honest comparison anymore. Highly highly recommended. It's stood up for over 6 years so far and not a single problem
I'm doing physical therapy to my shoulder so Im off for a few months, Ive been dragging out guitars and making them battle ready, I guess the strat will be 3rd in line. Im working on an old charvel model 4 neck-thru that I'm totally redoing all the electronics in and getting rid of all that on board crap and fitting for a Floyd. its gonna be killer.
Ill get a Wilkinson coming this way. Who do you think would have a decent price on one??
GL on the physical therapy - hope all of it turns out well
You know, I have no idea what a price for one would be today. I did mine over 6 years ago, and honestly I don't even remember where I ordered it from to be honest. Been too many years. I do know one thing though, I've held onto that strat this long for a reason. It's a killer playing guitar that also sounds great.
Zachman
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ChurchHill
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Exactly! You only live once, and if you can make your dream rig a reality, DO IT!!Zachman":3kw5ipfq said:You shouldn't. You only live onceglpg80":3kw5ipfq said:I've deduced that after looking over this thread, I don't feel so bad anymore about wanting to build my dream stereo W/D rig anymore
I'm still working on mine, but it's pretty much been complete for a few years now. It has been entirely worth it!!
Zachman
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ChurchHill":1ijxb9uk said:Exactly! You only live once, and if you can make your dream rig a reality, DO IT!!Zachman":1ijxb9uk said:You shouldn't. You only live onceglpg80":1ijxb9uk said:I've deduced that after looking over this thread, I don't feel so bad anymore about wanting to build my dream stereo W/D rig anymore
Hindsight being 20/20, the discoveries made along the way, were/are SO valuable and another cool facet of the fun to be had-- on the ride.
ChurchHill
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Actually, I was wondering that, too... what Rivera is that??
ChurchHill
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Cool! I've got an old Rivera Knucklehead 55. It doesn't see a lot of use lately, but I do like it. And yeah, the clean channel is really good. Always wanted one of the old Knucklehead 100s with 3 channels, or the rack version. Not sure how yours stacks up against mine (pretty sure they redesigned the preamp several times since mine was made), but I know what you mean. Not the easiest to dial in. Kinda picky about guitars and cabs, too. But when it's happy, it sounds pretty damn nice.
errrrrl
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Pretty much what you said. The thing about the preamp is just by itself it doesn't sound all that great for what I like to play. But it sounds really good with most boost/od pedals. For the life of me though, I have a hard time capturing a good tone when used direct with my suhr reactive load + IRs + daw. Also it sounds its best when cranked up for sure. Not the best amp for an apartment lol.
Dave L
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ChurchHill":3vqucl23 said:
The original two-channel Knucklehead basically is a clean channel and a JCM800 channel, the (short-lived) Knucklehead II had a hotter lead channel, and the Knucklehead Reverb went to three channels with a more modern lead and the return of the original JCM800 channel. The K-Tre is an even heavier version of the Reverb and doesn´t have that middle crunch channel. Essentially every version has had a lead channel that was more modern and aggressive than the one before.
The rack-mounted TBR amps are quite different. There are three different versions with different lead channels; the Standard basically is a bassman/plexi, the M is a sort of cascaded Fender sound (like a ODS or Boogie Mark or the modded Fenders that Rivera made for the session guys earlier) and the SL is a screaming 80s-style hot rod Marshall that is way hotter than the K55 middle channel but voiced a lot more old school than the Knucklehead II, Reverb or Tre.