Larrystick
7 posts
May 25, 2013
6:26 AM
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I've officially become an Amp Tramp.
I picked up this Masco MA-17 on eBay last week. It's already packed up and on it's way to Skip Simmons in California.
The box isn't the nastiest-looking amp I've seen around, only road-worn and dirty from 65 years of hanging around. But check out that lovely Masco Badge on the front! Just enough crud to give it character.
The seller bought it from a music store that was going out of business. I'm sure they only paid $20 or so for it. I took the bait and got it for $175 without even knowing if it would turn on. Kind of funny, because the seller was only 15 miles from me in Massachusetts. I got to drive over and pick it up.
It's smaller than I expected, and just the right width for sitting on top of a standard speaker cab. I can't wait to play it, and I'm gonna be on pins and needles until I get it back in Boston.
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Larrystick, aka Stickman from walkthatwalk.org
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Greg Heumann
2155 posts
May 25, 2013
7:36 AM
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Hi - your post is trying to load images from a server named "jwd24.com" - this is not a publicly accessible URL.
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Libertad
239 posts
May 25, 2013
7:52 AM
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Fine here, I think the images are hosted there Greg.
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Larrystick
8 posts
May 25, 2013
9:29 AM
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Yup, that's where I host the images.
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Larrystick, aka Stickman from walkthatwalk.org
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Rick Davis
1852 posts
May 25, 2013
10:36 AM
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Pix are okay here.
Congrats on the cool Masco, my man....
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-Rick Davis
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Thievin' Heathen
204 posts
May 25, 2013
12:35 PM
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Did it turn on?? Have you tried it out?
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Larrystick
9 posts
May 27, 2013
4:56 AM
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The power cord was so cracked pieces were falling off. When it comes back from Skip I'll post a vid.
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Larrystick, aka Stickman from walkthatwalk.org
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6SN7
317 posts
May 27, 2013
6:27 AM
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That's a cosmetically great Masco, with some very cool tubes, I really like the glass, hopefully it will be used in the final amp.
The fact is, Skip is going to build an new amp out of what you send him. An all original Masco would not be as effective an amp as a Skip masco. Have fun.
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