8 Likes
Mother Mary 'n Joseph!
Merlin (aka Moozle) on an amp. Interestingly that Fender amp was a cheapie one that came with a guitar package I bought for one of my sons. But some time later I found it had gained a following with harmonica players as one of those that, accidently, gave a good tone. Merlin seemed to know this, choosing only to sit on important things.
5 Likes
LOL - did you know for a long time there has been an Instagram âcats on ampsâ? https://www.instagram.com/catsonamps
Also, what is that amp? It looks like some sort of update on a blackface deluxe?
1 Like
No I didnât know that ha ha. Iâm going there immediately 
I think itâs called a Backstage 15 - Iâll have to remind myself. Yes itâs got the look of one of their valve amps, but itâs transistors. No modelling circuity though, before those days.
ah. when I used to play a lot I favored very loud, very distorted amps played through 4X12 cabs. Now I lust after a deluxe, but I donât play nearly often enough to justify the purchase 
1 Like
Keys or repulsive electric twanger?
Beware, youâll summon almostEric to make derogatory comments about LPs.
No need to summon Eric. I am here already. But squinky said something nice about my tele, so I wonât say something about that thing there. (Okay, one thing: âUghhh - gold hardwareâ) 
oh, thatâs ok. I got a Fender somewhere, but itâs not in good playing shape. 1965 Jaguar. This guitar works ok. Luckily I got it before Guns and Roses, when no one wanted anything but a strat. cost me $450 I think. Anyway, meets my needs just fine. As much as it would be fun to have a Tele alsoâŚ
I will say there is something slightly off about this bridge I put in. If you string it âduanneâ style like in the picture there isnât enough down force to keep the bridge from rattling. So I string it normal way IRL.
1 Like
Yeah, I think the gold must have been from the previous owner. Who clearly smoked a lot and left a cigarette in the headstock and burnt a hole in it. So everything is gold or gold-ish. Why fight it - I replaced the broken gold bridge with a working one. The guitar was once broken in half and repaired imperfectly, rendering it pretty much worthless. In âgoodâ shape last I looked it would have been worth 2k. probably more now. I took it to a shop once and the guy said: âLook, I donât know how you feel about this guitar. Just in term of dollars and cents it would be cheaper to buy a new one than to fix this one. I can fix it, but it would cost a lot of moneyâ. I decided it could play it just fine as is.
Who clearly smoked a lot and left a cigarette in the headstock and burnt a hole in it.
You can do that only if your first name is Frank and your last name begins with a Z. And in that case the guitar would be an SG.
I have to say this is getting seriously off topic. Where are the moderators? Meanwhile here we are enjoying the @catsonamps instagram account.
1 Like
looks like a complete bastard, I am right??
yup, heâs the worst I ever had . 
1 Like
works for me!