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Lockdownx99
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So the story goes, I was in the market for a live-in amp head case w/8-10 space shock mounted rack. After a few weeks of searching I came across an Ebay sale for a Road case fitting the bill, and then some. Its a little bigger than I needed but it fits my head (Triple Rec) and its got a cool back story.
The owner listed it as a "World Tour used and Artist Owned" flight case owned by Nine Inch Nails. He was looking for about $1300 for it. He said he purchased it along with a ton of other stuff in a lot sale after a tour a few years back. He also has a few other things of the bands for sale but I wasn't interested. Anyways, Its not that I don't believe at one point in time it might have been used by them, but with the markings, obscure signature (or scribble) and other tell tale signs I thought maybe I could get a little opinion from somebody a little more in the know about the rig and what/who it might have been used for!
So the exterior dimensions are 49 1/2" tall x 31" wide x 28" deep and weighs 165lbs. The bottom head space is fitted for a Mesa Boogie Rectifier series head. There is a carpeted side pocket for storage and the Rack is a 14 space, front AND rear shock mounted rack. It was Built by A&S cases in Hollywood. I thought about calling and asking but I'm not really that worried about it. I mainly just posted because I'm stoked to have a nice case, and maybe have a little bar room chat about its prominence over a beer or 2 lol! Cheers guys!
The sides have "SR" and "GR3" stenciled on each side and top of the case. I thought GR3 might have stood for Guitar Rig 3. A friend and myself have settled on the idea that SR might stand for Stage Right. There is a sticker on the inside that has the letter "A" on the door to the storage compartment. My buddy said that might mean its Rig A, but then that would contradict my GR3 theory. There is also some sort of signature or scribble with a silver paint pen on the underside of the rack. I only noticed it after trying to get dust and junk out of the bottom with the vacuum and remove/reroute some of the secured wiring.
The seller said he thinks it was shared between Trent and Robin Finck, or Justin Meldal-Johnson. I assume he didn't get a ton of information with the sale, but he did say he had stuff (COA maybe) to prove it was used by the band. Not sure if he had proof that it was necessarily those members. After talking him down from the heavens of an asking price he was seeking, I didn't push the issue of seeing any authenticity. My entire argument for "fair price" was due to not caring about the intrinsic value and only being interested in getting a case for my rig so I felt it best not add insult to injury. Now that its all over and I own it, it is slightly intriguing to ponder, right?
There is a bit of wiring inside too. There is a light wired just over the head compartment, as well as a Mesa power cord secured nicely to the wall of the pocket. Score, Me! now I don't have to carry a loose power supply for my head. There is also a few handmade, hand twisted speaker cables and connections with "in" and "out" labels on them. One or 2 have "Palmer in", "Palmer channel 1 thru", "hot plate in", and "Mesa 4ohm cab in". I figure with this much info on specific gear evidence etc, someone might have a little more knowledge than I. Sorry for the long first post and thanks for the help/conversation!
The owner listed it as a "World Tour used and Artist Owned" flight case owned by Nine Inch Nails. He was looking for about $1300 for it. He said he purchased it along with a ton of other stuff in a lot sale after a tour a few years back. He also has a few other things of the bands for sale but I wasn't interested. Anyways, Its not that I don't believe at one point in time it might have been used by them, but with the markings, obscure signature (or scribble) and other tell tale signs I thought maybe I could get a little opinion from somebody a little more in the know about the rig and what/who it might have been used for!
So the exterior dimensions are 49 1/2" tall x 31" wide x 28" deep and weighs 165lbs. The bottom head space is fitted for a Mesa Boogie Rectifier series head. There is a carpeted side pocket for storage and the Rack is a 14 space, front AND rear shock mounted rack. It was Built by A&S cases in Hollywood. I thought about calling and asking but I'm not really that worried about it. I mainly just posted because I'm stoked to have a nice case, and maybe have a little bar room chat about its prominence over a beer or 2 lol! Cheers guys!
The sides have "SR" and "GR3" stenciled on each side and top of the case. I thought GR3 might have stood for Guitar Rig 3. A friend and myself have settled on the idea that SR might stand for Stage Right. There is a sticker on the inside that has the letter "A" on the door to the storage compartment. My buddy said that might mean its Rig A, but then that would contradict my GR3 theory. There is also some sort of signature or scribble with a silver paint pen on the underside of the rack. I only noticed it after trying to get dust and junk out of the bottom with the vacuum and remove/reroute some of the secured wiring.
The seller said he thinks it was shared between Trent and Robin Finck, or Justin Meldal-Johnson. I assume he didn't get a ton of information with the sale, but he did say he had stuff (COA maybe) to prove it was used by the band. Not sure if he had proof that it was necessarily those members. After talking him down from the heavens of an asking price he was seeking, I didn't push the issue of seeing any authenticity. My entire argument for "fair price" was due to not caring about the intrinsic value and only being interested in getting a case for my rig so I felt it best not add insult to injury. Now that its all over and I own it, it is slightly intriguing to ponder, right?
There is a bit of wiring inside too. There is a light wired just over the head compartment, as well as a Mesa power cord secured nicely to the wall of the pocket. Score, Me! now I don't have to carry a loose power supply for my head. There is also a few handmade, hand twisted speaker cables and connections with "in" and "out" labels on them. One or 2 have "Palmer in", "Palmer channel 1 thru", "hot plate in", and "Mesa 4ohm cab in". I figure with this much info on specific gear evidence etc, someone might have a little more knowledge than I. Sorry for the long first post and thanks for the help/conversation!
