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Upgrade before we ship - Earvana Nuts.  Instantly improves the intonation of any guitar and we're getting more and more requests to install them on guitars before we ship out.  Martin is very big on these so that says a lot to me.  If you want one installed before we ship your guitar, let us know.  The part alone will run you $34.95 from Earvana but we're offering the upgrade for just $49/total, parts and labor, for most guitars.  For details, click here.  

Early 60's Gibson ES-330 Parts -  many of these were sold but some good stuff left.  These parts all came off the same guitar and are an example of Gibson not necessarily using their parts in date order.  They're all nickel-plated, not the chrome plated from later 60's.  Nickel ABR-1 without wire, making it a correct for late 50's through '62.  Four Bonnet knobs with chrome caps and deeper post hole, is correct for '62 thru ca. '67.  Dog-eared P-90 Covers are worn down to black around edges, covers stamped UC-455 and UC-450-1.  Nickel-plated trapeze tailpiece is in nice shape and lastly, the original truss rod nut.  I know a few of these are hot ticket items, like the nickel no-wire ABR-1 but hopefully I can find somebody with a good price on the lot.  

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Kustom '66 Dart - Silver Sparkle, (Blue Sparkle), (Red Sparkle), (Black Sparkle).  A lot of us older folks remember Kustom's amps from the 60's with their signature tuck&roll (padded vinyl) covering with some fondness.  Say what you will about the tonal appeal of the old solid state amps, they were definitely the coolest looking amps to come out of the golden age of rock and used by a number of groups, most notably Credence Clearwater Revival.  The '66 Dart is a repackaged black tolex Kustom Dart 10FX, with the same features but finished in the tuck&roll with the vintage style knobs.  Although small in size, these 10 watt monsters are loaded with features including a 6.5" speaker with a genuine plywood baffle, Lead and Rhythm channels, Bass-Mid-Treble EQ knobs, Effects knob with adjustable reverb or delay, external speaker jack, line out to go direct to recorder/PA, headphone jack, and CD/Tape input to practice playing to songs or lessons.  This has to be one of the coolest looking practice amp made and sounds as cool as it looks.  These have been discontinued but they carried list price of $159.  I have a few in various colors, new in the box, priced at $89 (I think I'm sold out of all colors). 

1981 Guild D212 - Cherry,  (front/back), (headstock), (case).  Museum quality - as clean as they come - but better still, and exceptional player with low action not normally found on a 12-string.  The D212 was Guild's mahogany dreadnought model, which fits into a band situation well and is especially good for solo use since it covers the whole frequency spectrum well, sort of like having a band playing along with you.  If you haven't seen this model before, it's understandable as it was only made from '81 to '86.  This is a very early, first year model.  Tom Petty uses an identical cherry D212 (picture) and it's also the 12-string of choice by the great Tom Rush and John Doe of The Knitters.  Features of the D212 include 16" lower bout, 4-1/8" to 5-1/8" body depth, cherry stained solid spruce top, cherry stain mahogany body with Guild's signature arched back, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-13/16" nut width, 25-1/2" scale, rosewood bridge, tortoise pickguard, black&white body binding, pearloid "Guild" and Chesterfield headstock inlays, and open-back chrome tuners.  This guitar has seen very little use and is in near pristine condition, easily well over a 9 grade.  While most people associate 12-strings with higher action, especially at the nut, this guitar plays exceptionally well.  First fret barre chords - all the way up the neck - it plays with ease.  If you're a Petty fan, or merely a player who knows what a great guitar the D212 is, this beauty is just $799(HOLD-Frank W 12/14).  Includes tolex hardshell case.  

Shure Beta 58A Mic.  The latest and greatest from the premier mic manufacturer in the world.  Shure has owned the performance mic market for over 35 years, primarily with the venerable SM57 and SM58 mics.  Although they still make the 57/58, for the past decade more and more users are switching to the Beta series, with their Neodymium magnets and better all around performance.  You can't watch a concert on TV without seeing most of the vocalists now using the Beta series, easily identifiable by the thin blue band around the grill.  The 58A sells new for $159 and never goes on sale.  This one is "as new" in the box with case, clip, and all paperwork, and just $115(SOLD-1/28).  

Boss BCB-6 Pedalboard - Loaded, (pedals).  One of the original road-ready pedalboards, manufactured from '84 to '89.  The idea is to eliminate the clutter of a mess of cables, eliminate the need to buy countless batteries, safe transportation, and quick set up - just remove the cover, plug in and you're jamming.  Holds and powers six pedals, plus has a slot that fits the Boss TU-series tuners, for 7 in all.   Includes a brand new Boss daisy chain.  The daisy chain powers all the pedals and is neatly run through a recessed channel with a sliding cover over the channel once everything's in place.  Also included are the AC adapter which feeds the PSM5 Power Supply/Master Switch .  The PSM-5 distributes power to the pedals and can also be used to turn off all effects simultaneously.  In addition to the PSM5, this set up includes the CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, PH-2 Phaser, BF-2 Flanger, CS-3 Compression/Sustainer, and SD-1 Super Overdrive.  Let me know what type of distortion you want and I can swap out the SD-1 for a DS-1 or other distortion/overdrive.  The pedals are a mix of Japan and Taiwan, in near mint to good condition, and all work perfectly.  If purchased new, you'll get 2 or 3 Boss pedals for $299 - or you can get this entire unit consisting of 6 pedals, daisy chain, and the BCB carrying case.  All you'll need are 5 shortie cables to connect the effects, which are available for around $10 for an 8 pack.  Note:  We can swap out some of these pedals, at no additional cost or with an upcharge, depending on the swap, but the first buyer who wants it as it sits will have first dibs.  

Washburn Idol WI66PRO, (front/back), (headstock), (heel/detail), (pickups/VCC controls), (deluxe gigbag).  What a beauty.  One of Washburn's entries into the high-end Korean import market.  There are some fine guitars coming out of Korea, many with top-shelf features and the Idol WI66PRO is easily one of the best.  It has features shared by many of these including real Duncans ('59 neck/JB bridge); beautiful cosmetic appointments such as flamed maple top, multi-ply body binding, multi-ply headstock binding, bound neck, gold hardware, pearl headstock logo and inlay, pearl wing fretboard inlays - but also a few features that set it apart such as Buzz Feiten tuning system, exclusive 18:1 ratio Grover tuners, and Washburn's VCC (Voice Contour Controls) which allows you to dial in a single coil sound from the dual humbuckers like a coil split - or anywhere in between such as 40% humbucker/60% single coil.  The VCC will give you more tones than just about any guitar made.  It's a passive system so no 9V battery is used.  Peavey did the same thing back in the 80's on some of their T-series and I always thought it was a great idea.  Note one change on this guitar - original bridge pickup was a Custom-Custom which has been replaced with a JB, which should appeal to more players.  This guitar has an excellent feel with a thin profile neck, perhaps a tad thinner than Gibson's 60's thin profile or PRS wide-thin, plus a very wide width at 1.7" on a flat, 14" fretboard radius.  The fretwork is first rate.  The set up on this guitar is spectacular and it's in extremely clean shape with no flaws to speak of.  Current list on the flame top models is $1039, street priced everywhere at $649.  This one has perfect flame with no weak spots and consistent side to side, all the way up into the upper bouts, with an in-house setup that's guaranteed to be better than factory, for just $459(HOLD-Roger 1/25).  

Dean Markley Promag Plus Soundhole Pickup, Excellent pickup for the money.  Easy to install, no modification to your guitar, protective slot prevent scratching your top.  For details, click here for Dean Markey's site.  With a list of $99, this model sells online for $49 but this used one works perfectly and is an inexpensive and easy way to turn your flattop into an acoustic/electric for just $29(HOLD-Al 12/7). 

2002 Hamer Duotone 12-String,  (front/back), (headstock), (EQ), (case).  I've had great luck finding some very rare Hamer guitars including a custom order Duotone Custom currently on my Misc. Electrics page and one of 3 green Duotones a while back.  Some of you aren't even aware that Hamer made the Duotones in a 12-string version, which is understandable since they are extremely rare.  It's the best of both worlds in a 12 with a quality sounding Piezo pickup under the saddle - plus a pair of Seymour Duncan mini-humbuckers - and you can select the acoustic output (piezo) only, magnetic output (mini-hums) only, or both, via a 3-way selector, plus a separate 3-way for the Duncan bridge-neck-both.  Additionally, the guitar offers stereo outputs to route your acoustic and electric signals to two different amps (or channels), with one of the outputs wired mono, with both signals routed to it.  Rather than complicate the control section with a bunch of extra knobs, Hamer uses recessed pots on the back cover to control the EQ for the acoustic tone with low, mid, high, and gain.  You will likely find the setting that sounds best with your amp and just leave it set that way.  The guitar features the classic combination of solid spruce top, with a chambered solid mahogany body and neck.  Like most Hamers, the body/neck joint is constructed to allow easy access all the way to the top fret with a short heel and all but one fret is clear of the body.  Like its 6-string brother, this guitar is a joy to play and the action is so low that it's almost like playing a 6; simply outstanding in that regard.  It's in pretty much immaculate condition with pick scratches, buckle scratches or other extraneous wear.  Due to its thinline design an chambered mahogany body, it is nearly impervious to feedback, which makes it a fantastic stage guitar, but it will also shine for studio work.  I have no idea how much this model would cost if ordered today.  As I've mentioned many times in the past, Hamers are among the best American guitars on the market, with quality well above the larger manufacturers.  For the Hamer collector, you know there are virtually none of these on the market or if you're just a player looking for a top notch electric 12, it doesn't get any better.  A truly great guitar for $1499(HOLD-Jason P).  Includes original Hamer case. 

Birdseye Maple Pickguard, A real beauty that would look good on your natural or mocha finished Strat.  Excellent quality and mint except for a few gouges from removing knobs that will be invisible when knobs are installed.  $25.  

Boss GT-6 Guitar Effects Processor, (detail), (box/features), (effects).  Barely used - mint in the box - top of the line all-in-one guitar effect from the king of guitar effects.  If you're from the old school and prefer turning knobs to paging through screens, this is the one or you.  The GT-6 has everything you need in an easy-to-use floor effect that includes 30 amp models, plus COSM distortion/overdrive/wah pedal modeling. Includes effects such as Uni-V and De-Fretter, plus superb 24-bit sound quality.  340 effects programs give it more versatility than any pedal in its class and a customize function allows you to create your own tonal wrinkles. 15 analog-style knobs for editing commonly used parameters and an EZ Tone feature for quickly creating custom patches based on 30 templates. Uses built-in expression and control pedals to alter effects in real time.  Click here all the info from Boss.  This unit is in superb condition in original box with manual and power supply, and with the new cost $395, this is a very good buy at $229(SOLD-Steve).  

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Line 6 Spider III 30 Combo, (panel), (back).  Great sounding practice amp and with 30 watts in a small 1X12 design, enough power to jam with other players and not get lost in the mix.  The Spider III is a 4-channel amp, with 4 amp models, easily accessible via a button for each amp or via optional footswitch.  You can overwrite all of the preset sounds with your own gain and EQ settings.  Choose from Clean with warm jazzy tones with crisp highs and a thick bottom; Crunch, which is based on a '68 Marshall Plexi; Metal, based on a Boogie Dual Rectifier; and Insane, the best for shredding, based on a Dual Rectifier "Red" channel.  This amp also carries its own effects, capable of running two at once - including phaser, Chorus/Flanger, Tremolo, Sweep Echo, Tape Echo, and Reverb.  It also features CD/MP3 jack, headphone/direct out for practice/recording, and a custom Celestion 12" speaker. See more details at Line 6 and a good little sound demo at YouTube from a regular dude from Canada.  Immaculate condition and for a 30W 1X12, it's hard to beat at $129.  

Sustainiac Stealth Pro - Complete Kit, (installation parts), (circuit board).  Brand new - never installed.  The Stealth Pro is the latest and greatest from Sustainiac.  The purpose of this system is to give your guitar infinite sustain when engaged, with or without harmonic sustain.  Some of you older guys will remember the E-Bow, which vibrated a selected string, but it was ungainly, required accuracy, and only sustained one string at a time.  The Stealth Pro is light years ahead of the Ebow and definitely opens up a completely new tone pallet for guitar players.  One of my favorite uses is using the Sustainer in conjunction with a volume control or pedal to make a guitar sound like a string quartet.  When not engaged, the pickup sounds like a standard guitar pickup.  Sustainiac makes this in a Humbucker or Strat kit - this one is the Strat pickup, click here for Sustainiac's Info on this kit.  If you're handy with a soldering iron, installation can be completed in around 90 min.  Sells for $229 everywhere but this one's brand new for $165(HOLD-Craig K AU 2/4).  

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PRS Stoptail Bridge, removed from 2007 McCarty, lightweight aluminum, compensated for excellent intonation, super clean shape, $49.  

TonePros Locking Tuneomatic Bridge AVR-II, clean shape, exact replacement for vintage Gibson ABR-1 but with many upgrades including more intonation range, and saddles that are "engineered in" solid, preventing "lift" against the retainer wire,  has extra tight construction that eliminates rattles and improves sustain.  If your ABR has that "sag" from years of use, this will not only replace it, but will sound better than a new ABR-1.  $40.  

Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah JH-1, Original Thomas Organ design.  Has a fatter sound than a standard Crybaby through a lowered frequency of the operating range.  Get that Jimi wacka-wacka for just $45.  

Electroharmonix Hum Debugger.  From Electroharonix USA.  I don't know how they do it, but this pedal takes away hum from your guitar or signal chain.  It's not a gate or noise suppressor but a totally unique design.  Especially good for vintage Strat and Tele pickups.  Don't replace your pickups before you try one of these.  $118 new but this clean used one is just $79.  Includes power supply. 

Snarling Dogs Whine-O Wah.  Excellent versatility, built for the road, true-bypass.  Has 3 distinct types of wahs and pot to control wah level, which is a simple but important feature for a wah that's not included on some of the most popular wahs.  Nice sounding pedal for $45.  

Collings I-35 Case, excellent quality case in near mint condition.  Note that this is too small for an ES-335 but may fit other thinline hollowbody guitars.  $99.  

Martin OM Case, fits standard Martin's like the OM-M, OM-21, OM-42, etc.  Top/bottom edged in aluminum, Martin logo impressed in top, green plush interior, excellent condition.  $99.

1980's Steinberger GM Gigbag, real deal for your early model Steinberger.  No issues, nice gigbag.  These 80's era are hard to find.   This one's $59. 

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Ibanez SD9 Sonic Distortion.  Early 80's Japan; preferred by many over the more poplar TS9.  It doesn't have the mid-range hump of the TS9 with more bottom and upper ends, sort of the "smile" shape on your graphic EQ which makes it an excellent choice for metal players.   Click here for a bunch of Harmony Central reviews where it scored very high; 9.2 sound quality and overall.  Bottom plate is missing label but otherwise it's all there, all original, and works perfectly.  $99. 

Ibanez EBL5 Master Series Effects Board, (with lid removed), (CP10 Compressor), (CD10 Delay Champ), (GE10 Graphic EQ), (PC10 Prime Dual Chorus), (TS10 Tubescreamer Classic).  This is a super rare find for the Ibanez Collector - first one of these pedal board I've ever seen, much less had.  The EBL5 was the companion piece during the early 80's 10-series pedals, which are quality made with metal housing, and sounds as good as the earlier 9-Series, but featured updated cosmetics.  The TS10 is a very highly regarded Tube Screamer, preferred by some player over the earlier TS9 or even the very early TS808.  The PC10 is a rare bird, and features two pedals in one with the ability to switch between them - use the "A" side for your basic chorus, while the "B" side can be set for chorus or add in some flange and delay and it's capable of many flanger tones.  The CD10 is a quality analog delay with the warm, natural sound of the AD9 and the same 300ms delay time.  All of these pedals are extremely clean, having been housed in the board since new.  The board, which supplies power to all the pedals as well as stereo outputs, isn't as clean as the pedals but nice enough shape for its age.   If you're a 10-series collector, or just a player who wants the simplicity of quality stomp boxes, this is an excellent find.  $399 takes all 5 pedals, plus the ultra-rare EBL5.  Includes connecting patch cables and daisy chain power cable - everything you need to just plug in and play. 

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Line 6 POD XT Live, the latest and greatest in the POD line with more innovations than any other upgrade to date.  I recommend you tour the POD XT Live page (click here) to get a full rundown on this amazing unit.  It's an uncomplicated, gig-ready tone machine that’s portable and adaptable to different real world stage and recording environments.  Can be used as the ultimate multi-effects pedal in front of any guitar amp, as a complete direct PA solution, or as the world-standard guitar recording workhorse in the studio.  Includes 80 "must have" stomp box and studio effects models, 36 amp models, 24 cabinet models, and loads more features.  For a bunch of YouTube demo's, click here.  These sell new for $399 but this one's barely used and just $229(SOLD).  Sorry, box fans but no box with this one but it includes original power supply and a copy of the manual. 

Marshall JCM900 2100 Head, (panel), (top), (back), (back panel).  AKA 100W High Gain Master Volume MK III.  100 watts of bone-crunching Marshall all-tube power.  I just installed a new matched quad of Electroharmonix EL34's so this amp needs nothing - quiet at idle and all the power you expect from a 100W Marshall.  The JCM900 series replaced the JCM800's and they were still very basic amps compared to recent TSL's, Mode 4's, etc., but when it was made in the 90s, it included a lot of features for a Marshall.  It is basically the evolution of the great JCM800 MK II Model 2203 I posted a few days ago, although the 2100 has more gain and a few more features.  Do *not* confuse it with the JCM900 Dual Reverb 4100, which are lower-gain and lame in comparison.  Features of this great amp include footswitchable boost channel (boost has independent gain/volume control), 100W/50W switchable, effects loop with level control, direct output and recording-compensated output, tube failure LED's, and fail-safe circuit which keeps you running to the end of the gig in the event of tube failure.  To give you an idea of how well-regarded the 2100 was, Slash chose this circuit for his Slash signature model which is basically the 2100 with one additional preamp tube.  It's extremely well suited for rock music, brown sound and all, and for heavier stuff it's higher gain makes it better than the JMP/JCM800 2203 MK II.  Overall its in very nice shape other than a little tape residue on the front panel and it's missing the back grill, which can be obtained through Marshall parts dealers or any metal shop.  Just a killer 100-watter for $699(HOLD-Joe T 1/12).  I think I also have the proper metal one-button footswitch in my spares but, regardless, I'll include something free of charge.  

 

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Line 6 Guitar Port, Note: Software disk not included but can be downloaded here.  One of the coolest little tools ever made for PC-based recording and practice.  Comes with some very compressive software that shows your amp or stomp box on your computer monitor (screen shot) and you use your mouse to move the dials.  Clean shape and just $25(HOLD-Tom H 11/10) or $30 with a new short USB cable.  

2002 Ovation Standard Balladeer 12-string Mod. 6751, (front/back), (headstock), (case), (preamp).  Long recognized as a great stage guitar that's nearly impervious to feedback, these higher-end Ovations have a quality acoustic tone that's frequently overlooked.  The 6751 is  meticulously crafted and features a bookmatched solid Sitka spruce soundboard mated to a mid-depth bowl with cutaway, A-bracing, attractive black&white oak leaf cluster rosette, walnut bridge, 1 7/8" nut width, 25.5" scale, and Dunlop locking strap pins.   Two pieces of mahogany set with the grain in opposing directions make the neck naturally stable. The Kaman Bar reinforcement makes the neck virtually unwarpable and provides a precise and solid joint with the body.  The rosewood fingerboard is a radiused 10" and has 20 hand-finished frets.  The OP-30 preamp has 3-band EQ with 400Hz/1kHz center frequency shift, EQ bypass, a preshape circuit that lifts the bass and treble and reduces frequencies below 40Hz, and if that's not enough, a quality chromatic tuner built in.  Click here for Ovation.  The 6751 was part of Ovation's Traditional Series and was recently discontinued in favor of the 6121 LX.  They listed for $1499 and sold online discounted to $1049 but this one is immaculate, with extremely comfortable action, and just $599(SOLD-Ed R).  Includes original case in similarly perfect condition. 

Line 6 POD XT, (pic2),  (stock pic).   The XT takes the good old POD 2.0 one step further with more amp models, speaker models, and effects, plus a backlit screen to make it more user friendly.  Many home studio users have found this unit to be a simple solution to having a huge arsenal of amps and effects, and even professional studios will, inevitably, have one of these on hand.  The XT isn't just for the studio though - one of the best live tones I've hard was in a local club where the guitarists had no backline setup, nothing but a small kidney bean shaped thing mounted on a mic stand.  I talked to him during their first break and found out their killer tones were coming from nothing more than POD's, running both through the monitors and the house system.  His tone sounded just like "the CD", with both his amp tone and effects perfectly emulating the original songs.  For full specs click here for Line 6's site and a good manufacturer's overview view at Todou.co.  This unit's in good shape and includes original box, manual, and power supply.  Even if you've got the original POD or 2.0, the XT is such a major design change that it's worth picking one up.  Or you could opt for the XT Live but it's more expensive and isn't a small desktop unit.  This is an amazing sounding little thing and priced around what you'll pay for a new digital delay at just $145(Tent Hold - Ty 10/27).  

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Amp Stand, new in the box, safely holds up to 130 lbs..  High frequencies are very directional and most of these frequency are aimed below your waist with your amp on the floor.  These stands angle your amp up toward your head so you can better hear what's actually coming out of the speaker and in a club setting, you'll hear what the audience hears.  Lists price is $75; new in the box - $25.

Amp Stand by On-Stage, (pic2), used clean shape.  Same purpose as stand above.  Features double-locking height adjustments.  Very good quality stand.  $29(HOLD-Brian C). 

1981 Fender Strat Pots.  Now that Vintage '57 and '62 Strat have soared into the ozone in prices, it's more important than ever to make your guitar "original" before you sell it, or just to know that your prized 1st year Fullerton is 100% Jake.  These are from the 32nd week of '81 and include original tan capacitor.  They are suitable for an early V57 or V62, the California Series Gold-Gold Strat and Walnut Strat, or the "Smith Strat" from '81/'82.  $150/set. 

Fender Vintage Noiseless Strat Set.  New, never installed, aged covers, with pots.  $99

Fender Deluxe Electric Gigbag, good protection for your beloved Fender and around twice the thickness of their standard gigbag.  Note:  I have both this brass badge and new gray colored logo available.  Your choice, $25. 

Fender Super Deluxe Electric Gigbag.  I don't know if "super" is the proper term, but this is thicker than their Deluxe and has three storage compartments on the bottom, two at the top, plus well padded shoulder straps and a hanging strap.  $29. 

Fender Tweed Deluxe Bass Gigbag.  Thick padding and cool tweed look for your prized bass.  $29. 

Electroharmonix USA Micro Synth.  One of the coolest funk boxes ever made to give your guitar (or bass) fat, analog synth tones.  This pedal emulates the tones of the early Moog keyboard synths with similar waveform sliders.  Has individual sliders for Trigger, Sub Octave, Guitar, Octave, Square Wave, Attack Delay, Resonance, Start Frequency, Stop Frequency, and Rate.  The layout isn't sophisticated and there's nothing digital going on here - just tweak the sliders until you get the right amount of warp, flutter, bounce, etc., and that's it.  The new ones have different cosmetics but the controls are the same as is the tone.  They also make a separate unit made specifically for bass now but this unit works very well for either instrument.  New ones are running $277 but this clean used one is just $175.  Includes power supply. 

Electroharmonix USA Q-Tron Envelop Filter, Reissue, super funky envelope filter/auto-wah that does the Mu-Tron tone plus a whole lot more.  Does the Bootsy Collins Parliament/Funkadelics thing to a tee.  Analog circuit and layout is easy to dial in loads of cool tones and works equally well on guitar, bass, or keys.  EH has a new "mod" looking model out now but this earlier reissue is just like the classic 70's model and sounds great.  Nice shape and a lot of fun for just $99.  Includes power supply.  

Ibanez DPL10 Pan Delay, (pic2), (catalog).  One of the rare ones - and in museum condition.  I've had over dozens and dozens of Ibanez 10-Series pedals but this is the first one of this model I've had.  Can be used as your basic digital delay with 800ms delay time (same as Boss DD-2/DD-3) but also doubles as a Pan delay with the delayed signal panning between the left and right outputs (400ms delay in panning mode).  Depending on how you dial it in, can be used as a panning delay, echo/reverb, slapback, or regular delay.  If you check google images, you'll see these with either blue knobs or, like this one, green knobs.  The knobs and everything else is 100% stock and in 9.9 condition with no finish chips or wear.   10-Series are very collectable since there were over 25 pedals in the series and the prices are well below the earlier 9-series.  I would guess that very few collections have this model and at $139 you're getting what may be the cleanest example of this very rare pedal.   

Prescription Electronics "Experience", (pic2).  One of the coolest Hendrix clones ever and this early model features that wonderfully trippy "lava swirl" finish.  With a coveted "must have" rating by Guitar Player Magazine, the Experience is the best octave/fuzz available and most closely recreates the classic Jimi tones.  Also features the 'Swell ' mode which simulates a backwards tape effect. This swirl finish indicates very early production and features point-to-point circuitry, top notch components, and rugged construction for decades of cool tones.  This one's in collector's condition with original box and manual for $275(HOLD-Jeff S 10/30). 

Fulltone Choralflange CF-1.  Many call this the ultimate in good old analog modulation.  Say what you want about the digital age and modelling effects, and I'm a big fan of them for all-in-one processors, but they don't sound like the real thing.  The Choralflange has a wide range of tones - everything from thick bent-pitch vibrato of an old Boss CE-1 to the transparent splits of the high-end chorus pedals, but without sounding sterile.  And it does all of this very quietly and in stereo if you need it.  There's also loads of headroom to keep it from distorting when playing aggressively or using heavy strings or bass.  You can even dial in a killer sounding Leslie simulation which sounds great into your amp but really comes alive in stereo.  This circuit allows you to use max flanging depth without the artificial metallic feedback of most flangers. You can use this pedal last in your signal chain to drive your long cables with no tone loss or change in your sound because of Fulltone's extremely high quality JFET's used in the audio path.  It is the first pedal to offer a choice between true bypass mono operation and high-quality low impedance out (stereo or mono) via a mini DIP switch accessible through the bottom hatch.  It runs on a 9V battery or power supply via wall wart or your pedalboard.  Click here for a good YouTube demo and here for Harmony-Central reviews.  These were recently discontinued but sold for $265.  This one is in beautiful shape and could be the ultimate modulation effect for your pedalboard for just $185. 

Frantone "The Sweet" Germanium Fuzz.  If you're looking for an extremely versatile germanium fuzz, and one that's actually controllable when you want it to be, The Sweet is for you.  Hand-built by Frantone in the USA with the finest components and, of course, true bypass.  Frantone describes this pedal as over the top in every way using the classic tone of germanium transistors and the longest sustaining and smoothest sounding all-transistor fuzztone you will ever own.  Frantone designed many fuzztones, including the 2000 New York City Big Muff for Electro-Harmonix, and Frantone says this is the most extreme one he's ever made.  The full bottom and crisp highs will astound you, and the endless sustain will make you cry like a baby.  Hearing is believing, so Click here for a good YouTube demo and here for Harmony-Central reviews.  Full specs are at Frantone's site here.  Sells for $345 direct from Frantone but this one's mint in the box for $239, including shipping.  I've had many germanium fuzz units, including every vintage one made.  This is by far the best of the lot.  

Ross Phaser, How many of us had one of these back in the day?  The Ross Phaser was one of the most popular of its era in the early 80's, with a sound quality on par with the various MXR units and unlike the Phase 90, this one features an intensity control rather than a preset level.  It sounds as good today as it did 25 years ago and is a good value in a vintage pedal at $85.  

Ross Phaser - Collector's Condition, (pic2), (pic3), (pic4).  Same model as above except virtually unused.  Original owner used it 3-4 times, put it in his closet, where it has sat for the past 25 years until now.  If you're looking for the cleanest example on the planet, complete with sticker, catalog, and warranty card in the box, here you go.  $150 for this museum piece.  

Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, an excellent chorus pedal and the 4th pedal in Boss Chorus Ensemble line, going back to the famed CE-2 and the original CE-1. The CE-5 added a level control and a high and low filter control and has been in production for 18 years - which is far longer than any other chorus in the CE series. Click here for a good YouTube demo.  Clean shape other than Velcro on the bottom an with new ones going for $79, a nice buy at $45(HOLD-Steve 10/6).  

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, wildly popular delay, remains in production even while Boss released the DD-5 and DD-6.  With delay times up to 800ms, it's not much of a looper but it sounds great, is easy to get around on and the "hold" feature does endless repeats.  These are my hottest selling delays by far.  New ones cost $109 but other than Velcro on the bottom this one's in nice shape for just $69 (HOLD-David G 10/6). 

Digitech Whammy 4 with Midi.  6 Whammy modes including the popular 2 Octave Up heard on numerous recordings; 10 Harmony Bend modes including 2nd Up to 3rd Up simulating pedal steel bends; Expression pedal controls dive bombs and bends; pitch detection engine designed specifically for guitar delivers fast accurate shifting; MIDI In & Out/Thru to control pitch bends.  For a good YouTube demo, click here.  One of the most fun pedals you'll ever play and at $199 new, this one's near immaculate for just $129.  

Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Pair, Includes a hot middle/neck at 10.57K - and an even hotter bridge at 16.75K.  These sell for $76/each ($152 pair) in the stores but get this clean used pair for $99. 

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Keeley Ibanez TS7 Tubescreamer, (circuit).  Robert Keeley is regarded as one of the top pedal guru's on the market.  This is obviously an early model with the only outward change being a blue LED and Robert's signature under the lid.  Inside, the circuit has had a few changed components, most notably installation of an RC4558P chip, just like the old TS808's.  There's a good discussion about this model on the Tele Discussion site (click here).  It's a great sounding pedal, much smoother than the recent Tubescreamers, and nice shape.  $99

Line 6 POD XT Live, (pic2), the latest and greatest in the POD line with more innovations than any other upgrade to date.  I recommend you tour the POD XT Live page (click here) to get a full rundown on this amazing unit.  It's an uncomplicated, gig-ready tone machine that’s portable and adaptable to different real world stage and recording environments.  Can be used as the ultimate multi-effects pedal in front of any guitar amp, as a complete direct PA solution, or as the world-standard guitar recording workhorse in the studio.  Includes 80 "must have" stomp box and studio effects models, 36 amp models, 24 cabinet models, and loads more features.  For a bunch of YouTube demo's, click here.  These sell new for $399 but this one's pretty much immaculate for just $229.  Sorry, box fans but no box with this one but it includes original power supply and manual is on the way.  

Boss DR-110 Dr. Rhythm Graphic, (case).  Time-capsule condition, appears to have seen very little use since it was new in the early 80's.  This is Boss/Roland analog drums at its best and the comparison to the TR-606 has been frequently noted as mentioned in this review at SonicState.  ...but this one's around $800+ cheaper than a clean 606.  Very simple to operate, and while it lacks the features of later units, it's all about the sound.  It also feels great - the first Roland product with rubber keys.  The DR-100 offers 16 preset patterns, and 16 memory locations for the user to program their own patterns while each pattern could be divided into 16 or 12 steps.  It also has two "song" memories, each of which allows you to chain together up to 128 bars of patterns.  Use of battery power allows this unit to retain its content when turned off (that was pretty special in 1983).  The six drum voices are Kick, snare, open hh, closed hh, hand clap, and cymbal.  For more info, check out Wikipedia here.  There are a number of web resources devoted to this cool little booger including this one, with mods and instructions on how to operate it.  This unit has sat virtually unused and is in near pristine condition - both the unit and the case.  If you want to make some cool patterns on the cheap, this one's just $139.  

Boss ME-30, (pic2), rave review in the Oct '05 Vintage Guitar magazine of all places, in the "Gigmeister" column as I recall.  Highly recommended for players who want a full selection of Boss pedals, in a handy little floorboard multi-effect.   It's very much like having a Boss pedalboard at your feet, with the added benefit of remembering your settings on each pedal for quick and easy recall.   You'll barely need it, but original manual is included.  A great selection of analog and vintage effects plus phase trainer, tuner, analog distortion and a full array of digital effects; expression pedal works wah, volume, whammy (+/- an octave); a versatile and good sounding unit that’s less than ½ of what they sold for new at $115.  The review stated that it's worth the price for the whammy effect alone!  

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1980's B.C. Rich Case, (pic2).  I forget what this went to but it fits a long body guitar (event fits many basses).  Not in great shape but the lining is in good shape, tolex is decent, hinges are good.  Worst flaws are extra latches added to center and right, left latch is intact.  To recommended for your near mint example but for a player's grade, a decent case for $65.   

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ESP Mirage Neck, (pic2).  Original 90's ESP Mirage neck.  Yes, ESP did some painted necks, although they're somewhat rare.  This one is original and definitely the real deal.  Ebony fretboard is in clean shape, frets are excellent, and the neck is overall in 8 condition.   Good choice to replace your worn ESP neck or for use with any Floyd-equipped body.  $175 (HOLD-Jeff 2/1)

ESP Neckplate, black, serialized, includes screws.  Square hole pattern fits vintage series and older models.  Hard to find part for real ESP's and you'll be waiting a long time to find another one.  $45.  

Alesis MidiVerb II, (back).  One of the classic 80's reverbs loaded with some great sounding preset patches.  Highly recommended for users who don't want to mess with menus and editing.  Just select any one of 99 presets and you're good to go.  LED display lets you know what patch you're on, which was an improvement from the rotary dial or push-button units that preceded it.  Alesis revolutionized the affordable digital reverb market with the original 1/3 rack Midiverb and improved with the full-rack II version.  Wide dynamic range, quick setup and use, and 15kHz bandwidth allows sounds from delicate to thunderous with no loss of warmth or subtle harmonics. The high impedance stereo inputs handle signals from low level electric instruments to +4 professional mixing consoles.   Also, you can assign any of the 99 programs to 32 MIDI Patch locations for integrating MidiVerb II into your awn MIDI system.  Also features stereo inputs, stereo outputs, and bypass switch input.  Manual is downloadable here.  On the club and bar circuits, I still see a lot of these in the PA rack, 20+ years after it was introduced.  A nice unit for Pro-sound or guitar rack system for just $69.  

B.C. Rich Warlock Guitar Case, top quality Canadian TKL case with plush lining, tolex covering with leather ends and white stitching.  Extremely clean shape, $79.  

Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking Active Soundhole Pickup, (close-up), (stock pic).  The ultimate in ease of installation, just slide the pickup into the soundhole and screw down on each side.  Cork shims keep it firmly in place without damaging your top.  Miniature batteries mount to the bottom of the pickup (battery life 300 hours).  Included cable can be run to the endpin jack (included), or simply hang out of the sound hole for temporary installation.  No modification to your guitar is required.  New these are $139 but this nice one's just $95 in the box.  

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Gibson Deluxe Vintage Tuners with Kidney Bean or Gibson Deluxe Vintage Tuners with Keystones.  Nickel cased - hand-relic'd by a friend who doesn't like any shiny hardware but they've seen little to no use and work perfectly.   If you're looking for a set or a well-used guitar, you need  these - not a shiny new set.  Pre-aged for just $49 per set.  Take your pick.  

Furman Sound PL-Tuner, (back).  Rackmount Tuner and high quality Power Conditioner with telescoping lights to light up your rack PLUS an excellent quality chromatic tuner with two brightness displays.  See all the specs here.  Provide safe power for your expensive rack gear, see what you're doing, and tune your axe quickly and accurately.   Sold new for $199 but this one's in clean shape and just $99. 

Amp Stand, new in the box, safely holds up to 130 lbs..  (I thought I was sold out but one buyer failed to send payment).  High frequencies are very directional and most of these frequency are aimed below your waist with your amp on the floor.  These stands angle your amp up toward your head so you can better hear what's actually coming out of the speaker and in a club setting, you'll hear what the audience hears.  Lists price is $75; new in the box - $25.  I think I have one remaining.  

Maxon Roto 1 Phase (click to enlarge).  Very early Maxon/Ibanez phase shifter, Model 863 from ca. '76, and an excellent sounding Phaser.  As far as controls, it can't get any simpler - step on the switch to turn it on and then rotate knob until desired sweep rate is achieved.   Competition from this era was the MXR Phase 90 (Script logo), with similar looks and controls, but the Roto 1 is much more rare and sounds at least as good, if not better.  Has internal pots you can adjust to change the tone.  This is a very rare effect, so you Maxon/Ibanez collectors might want to add it to your vintage collection.  Nice deal on a very rare and excellent sounding phaser at $165.

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, one of the best an most natural-sounding digital reverbs ever on any of three built-in algorithms.  Perfect emulation of classic spring reverb so natural that even Surf God Dick Dale couldn't tell the difference.  Hall reverb is so lush and spacious that you'll feel like you're playing in the Fillmore.  Flerb adds a flanger (to the reverb tone only) and it can add new a totally new dimension and change your playing style.  Lots of cool tones in a small pedal and even if your amp has reverb, you'll probably never use it again.  Hearing is believing - click here for a good YouTube demo.  Sold new for $115; this one's perfect and just $75.  Sorry, no manual but with one switch and one knob, you don't need one.  

Digitech Whammy.  6 Whammy modes including the popular 2 Octave Up heard on numerous recordings; 10 Harmony Bend modes including 2nd Up to 3rd Up simulating pedal steel bends; Expression pedal controls dive bombs and bends; pitch detection engine designed specifically for guitar delivers fast accurate shifting; MIDI In & Out/Thru to control pitch bends.  For a good YouTube demo, click here.  One of the most fun pedals you'll ever play and a nice price, mint in the box, for $139.  

Peavey HP Signature Blues EX, (front/back), (headstock), (bridge/tail/pickup), (case). A chambered body keeps it feather weight, but the tone is anything but lightweight. This came in as a mediocre player, but a stunning looking guitar. With a bit of tweaking, it emerged with an incredibly nice setup that rivals USA models at 3X the price. It's an absolute joy to play. The first thing I noticed about this guitar was the pickups. Not the standard PAF style you see on 95% of the set neck guitars on the market. These look similar to Rick "Toaster" pickups and are in fact humbuckers, with a tone that's a bit brighter than a PAF, but not at all harsh. The closest comparison I can think of is that the sound similar to Gibson mini-hum's. Features include chambered mahogany body, maple top with binding, rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays, vintage style tuners with Keystone buttons, dual truss rod, 24 3/4 inch scale, 24 frets, Tune-o-matic bridge with Dual Compression tailpiece with string-thru tubes, dual mini bucking pickups, master tone and two master volume controls with 3-way toggle switch, Chrome hardware.  With a list of $599, this guitar sells new for $479.  This one's dead mint and set up perfectly, for just $299(HOLD-Don, Ted, in order).  Add this super quality Levy's EM7S (pic here), a $99 list, $25 if desired.    

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Lectrosonics Maxi Mouse SMT Battery Amp, (back), (panel).  This is an "as is" sale.  We haven't tried to fix it but these amps are noted for their reliability, other than batteries going dead.  In fact, it might just need a proper wall wart and it may charge just fine - or it may be seriously blown - I don't have a clue either way.  The Original "Mouse" was introduced in 1979 and soon became the #1 choice of street musicians world-wide.  In 1984, the Maxi Mouse came out, with more power, more features, and longer battery life.  Finally, in 1994, this model, the Maxi Mouse SMT came out, with surface mount technology for more reliability and longer life.  Lectrosonics is still in business (link) and, yes, they still  install new rechargeable batteries (reference).  The bottom line is you will need a proper wall wart to see if it will take a charge and, if not, will likely need a new rechargeable battery.  In working order these are great little amps with a very full sound and 9 watts of clean output, plenty for your average street or campground gig.  It is capable of handing two instruments, such as a guitar and vocal mic, guitar and harp, two mic's, etc.  Each channel has it's own volume and tone, with an EQ switch for voice or instrument, with a master volume control and external speaker which doubles as a line out for running into a separate amp.  You can download or view the original manual here.  If you're a DIY guy you might want to give it a shot yourself or simply call Lectrosonics at 800-821-1121 or an R.A. and they'll install a new battery for you.  $25(HOLD-Gary 11/30) plus shipping for this possible gem of an amp.  Again, this amp does not work and is an "as is" sale, with no returns. 

Mako Traditionals TT-2 Tele Copy, (front/back), (headstock).  Nice playing Tele style made in 80's by the Japanese Matsumoku factories, and I'm reading had the powerhouse Kramer company as its US distributor.  Body dimensions are correct, rather than the thinner bodies of some Tele imports.  Set up is very comfortable and the tone is surprisingly good.  I don't know what kind of pickups are in here but there not the usual thin wire type, but are a shielded thick gray cable.  Cosmetically, it's in pretty nice shape for a used guitar with normal wear but no cracks or major issues.  Rather unique look with black body with matching headstock, black hardware, and black neck pickup.  This was obviously not a budget model, with Grover tuners and good quality pickups and with a very nice setup it's a good quality import for $229(HOLD-Robert N 9/2).  

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Fulltone Full-Drive 2, one of the best overdrives ever made in my opinion.  This is the earlier non-Mosfet version from 2004 and in perfect condition in original box.  $129(HOLD-Laurel MD 7/15). 

SKB PS-25 Powered Pedalboard and Case, (pedalboard), (close-up).  Uses a fully integrated 9-volt DC power source for up to six pedals.  With simple Velcro attachment, you can use virtually any size pedal - in any layout you prefer.  The design allows you to power up most every pedal in existence with just a standard 9V power adapter. Set up is simple and fast - less than a minute.  Simply remove the pedalboard with pedals already attached, plug your guitar into the top mounted patch bay (with two signal loops) and run direct into your amp.  Padded case has both briefcase type handles or back strap. In good used condition and offered as a bargain special without power supply or cables for $69 - or I probably have a power supply and cable kit with standard Boss type connectors for $99.

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Seymour Duncan Warren DiMartini (click to enlarge).  One of the few guitar heroes from the 80's, Warren has always had a signature sound and this Custom Shop pickup, personally signed by Warren and Mr. Duncan, delivers that tone.  Used briefly but still in mint condition, this is a very hot Alnico II at 17.8K.  Zebra coils and cut to fit bridge position, this pickup sold (not listed) for $198.  If you're a Ratt fan or just somebody who wants a truly unique pickup in your guitar, try it out for $139(HOLD-Craig C 6/11). 

Seymour Duncan Phat Cat PH90-1N, Originally designed for Hamer guitars and now available as a replacement pickup to the public.  Cool thing about these is that it's actually a P90 that drops right in to your humbucker route.  P90's are fat like humbuckers, but being single coils they have the expressiveness and articulation of a single coil.  The Phat Cat uses two Alnico 2 magnets for more sustain and softer attack, while the metal covers provides more shielding and noise reduction than standard soapbar covers. This gold one has never been installed and new in the box.  Store priced at $99, available here for $69.  

Seymour Duncan Tele Little '59.  The Little '59 was designed for the Tele player who wants a harder rock tone.  The Little 59 has a warm, smooth tone, reminiscent of an old '59 Gibson PAF, although with a tinge of beefed up twang.  You might think this is just a pickup for rockers but it's actually great for country, jazz, blues, and funk as well.  Immaculate.  $55(HOLD-Marc P 6/16). 

Seymour Duncan Duckbucker Strat Bridge, Vintage output single-coil-sized humbucker. Excellent for country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, ska and classic rock.  Based on the Vintage Rails, the Duckbucker uses six fully adjustable pole pieces together with a unique, split blade design.  $49.

Seymour Duncan Twang Banger, True single-coil pickup that makes a Strat sound like a Tele. Recommended for country, pop, rockabilly, blues, jam, classic rock and heavy rock.  Get the twangy, muscular punch of a gutsy Tele in your Strat with the secret ingredients being the copper-coated steel bottom plate with aggressive coil windings, Alnico 2 magnets wrapped in plain enamel wire for a high-output Tele tone.  $49. 

Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails Strat, Vintage output single-coil-sized "rails" humbucker with the sound of a vintage Strat®. Perfect for country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, ska and classic rock.  Uses a unique split rail, twin coil design and special (parallel) wiring to achieve true, vintage, single-coil tone without hum. Clean, clear and bright, with all of the "quack" you love in the notch positions. Tonally similar to Duckbuckers, the rails design eliminates any potential dropout in string bending. $49. 

Seymour Duncan Dimebucker, The Dimebucker uses a powerful ceramic magnet coupled with stainless steel blades. It's secret to the hard-hitting crunch is the small amount of metal mass in the core of the pickup which allows the SH-13 to have both high DC resistance and a high resonant peak, resulting in a high-output, aggressive humbucker with lots of treble bite and clarity, as well as punchy bass response and exceptional dynamics. The Dimebucker is perfect for heavy rock and metal; and it rocks equally hard with tube and solid-state amps.  Used but very clean, and the perfect bridge humbucker for many of you - for just $65.  

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B.C. Rich Warlock Guitar Case.  Gray tolex with black leather ends, plush black fur interior.  Excellent quality, TKL Canadian, much better protection than the Chinese models on the market today.  Excellent shape and includes key.  $85.  

Zoom G2.1u Multi-effect with expression pedal (click to enlarge), the new generation of Zoom, after their wildly successful 9000-series and later their 500-series.  The G2.1u is 100X more powerful, with better tones than ever thanks to 24-bit 96 kHz sampling, and meets the needs of digital recording with a USB interface.  There are way too many features to go into here, but click here for Zoom's page and full description.  The things that impressed me the most was ease of editing, the Sitar effect, a killer acoustic guitar, and the expression pedal which can be used for anything from rotary speed (like a real Leslie slowing down), to chorus speed, to the amount of gain you want on an overdrive setting.  Runs 7.5 hours on 4 AA batteries on power supply (included).  The only down side I can think of is the 2-digit alpha numeric display, but I quickly remembered that 29, 88, and C4 were my favorites and what they did - or you can also set up your patches in order of your set list.  Our guitarists used to write down the number next to the song on his old Roland GP-8.   There's a cool site with patches for many multi-effects, and around 500 for this unit alone.  Want a classic ZZ Top, a sitar, Hysteria or other songs - click here for haax.se.  Includes original manual and original power supply.  That's a small gripe for a killer sounding multi-effect that sells for the price of many single pedals.  With a $279 list price, this is a smoking deal on a killer little multi-effect, jut $99(HOLD-Matt Local). 

1980's Fender Squier 15 - This amp came in as a total beater with the cabinet painted with silver graffiti, replaced grill cloth and no logo as shown in this ("before" pic) but it's received a total "face lift" and we switched all the components over to a very clean Frontman 15 cabinet.  We sold a ton of these at Hotlicks back in the 80's and at $79 in 1986 money they weren't cheap, but they were a great little practice amp.  With 3 gain stages and 3-band EQ, these are capable of loads of gain or it actually has a lot of headroom for a nice glistening Fender clean tone if desired.  Features headphone out for private practice.  I only paid $30 for the original beater amp but with another $35 for a non-working Frontman, and over an hour of bench time, I'm into it for almost $100 but at least it looks great now and I feel better selling it.  Nice sounding little Fender and  definitely a superior amp to the later model Frontman.  Priced at $65.  If you want the original amp from the Frontman, I'll throw them in for $10 and it might make a nice project.  

Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, an excellent chorus pedal and the 4th pedal in Boss Chorus Ensemble line, going back to the famed CE-2 and the original CE-1. The CE-5 added a level control and a high and low filter control and has been in production for 18 years - which is far longer than any other chorus in the CE series. Click here for a good YouTube demo.  Super clean condition; great chorus pedal for $49.  

Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss's longest running distortion pedal, in production since 1978 and still a huge sellers 31 years later.  It's noted for a distortion sound with a hard edge and a much lower noise level compared to other distortion pedals.  Immaculate condition and just $32.  

 

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1989 Fender HM Strat Neck, (pic2).  This is an excellent neck - clean shape and it set up perfectly when installed on its original body.  Frets are in great shape, with just light wear primarily on 2nd/3rd frets, 2nd/3rd strings as shown here.  All of these said "Made in USA" on the neck plate but from the majority of web sources, the E9 serials without "Made in Japan" above the serial indicates that it's a USA model.  It's sort of a moot point since nobody seems to know the real story and all HM's are great guitars of equal quality.  We buffed out the headstock to a high gloss, no wear to the back of the neck.  A perfect choice for restoring your HM or creating your own 25" scale Super Strat.  Great neck for $275.  

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1977 Electroharmonix Little Big Muff Pi EH-1009, One of the most excellent sounding fuzz boxes from the 70's.  There's nothing "little" about the sound, it's just that it's housed in the smaller Small Stone sized box.  During this era many of these actually had the regular Big Muff circuit board but instead of the two extra pots, they simply preset the tone and sustain controls.  These smaller EH boxes are better suited for pedalboards, where real estate is at a premium, plus it also includes a standard 1/8" input to get power directly from your power supply.  One of the cleanest Little Muffs I've seen - obviously has seen very little use.  For a classic vintage fuzz tone, here's a nice one for $135.  

Boss GE-7 Guitar EQ, most popular EQ ever, with 7 frequencies designed to optimize guitar tone.  Lots of uses including "always on", to compensate for different guitars or pickups, or as a lead boost.  Nice shape.  $59.  

Boss GE-7 Guitar EQ, (pic2).  As above but mint in box.  Most popular EQ ever, with 7 frequencies designed to optimize guitar tone.  Lots of uses including "always on", to compensate for different guitars or pickups, or as a lead boost.  $75(SOLD-Mark).

Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, (detail).  Excellent sounding delay unit and well-built for the road with a metal housing, and pop-up knobs that recess into the body to prevent damage during use on dark stages.  With delay time up to 2600ms, it's over 3 times the delay time of the Boss DD-3 and sounds as good to me.  Has mode switch to select "echo" or "delay" and stereo outputs (dry and effected).  Perfect shape in the box and a nice unit for $59.  

DOD "Milkbox" Compressor FX84, One of the better pedals made by DOD and, remarkably, still made in the USA.  Can be used to even out your leads, making the player sound smoother than they really are, or to add apparent sustain to notes.  No pedal board is complete without a compressor and this is among the best in this price range.  Clean shape in box for $49.  

Alesis MEQ230 Dual 1/3-octave precision equalizer, (pic2). One of the most popular EQ's ever made, especially for home studios and club bands. More bang for the buck than any other graphic EQ ever made with two 30-band 1/3 octave EQ's in a single rack space, yet costs less than many single-channel units. This precise EQ is engineered with proprietary Alesis technology that gives you more features and better audio performance than anything close to the price range.  Features both RCA and 1/4" in/outputs, signal and peak indicator as well as "in" and "power" LED's for both channels, channel in/out buttons, and center-detented sliders at +/- 12dB.  Manual available here for download.  These cost a couple hundred back in the 90's and are the best bargain today for a quality, good quality EQ.  This one's in beautiful shape with original power supply - for just $69.  

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Seymour Duncan Dimebucker, The Dimebucker uses a powerful ceramic magnet coupled with stainless steel blades. It's secret to the hard-hitting crunch is the small amount of metal mass in the core of the pickup which allows the SH-13 to have both high DC resistance and a high resonant peak, resulting in a high-output, aggressive humbucker with lots of treble bite and clarity, as well as punchy bass response and exceptional dynamics. The Dimebucker is perfect for heavy rock and metal; and it rocks equally hard with tube and solid-state amps.  Used but very clean, and the perfect bridge humbucker for many of you - for just $65.  

Dean Thinline Gigbag, top quality bag, from the same makers as Taylor.  Fits a thinline archtop, or a solid body electric if you don't mind it being slightly oversized.  It does fit an ES-335/Dot style, but the length is tight and it works best to insert the headstock first and then slide the body in.  Very thick, around 40mm, with handle straps, backpack straps, and velcro latch storage compartment.  $35. 

Moen Shaky Jimi, Bang for the buck winner in a chorus-vibrato pedal with the signature liquid sounding tones of Jimi, built like a tank with steel housing and metal stomp switch, and true bypass design.  With a little tweaking you can get some pseudo rotary speaker tones and with the analog circuit, it has that vintage tone, although much more quiet than most vintage models I've used.  With a quality built pedal like this Moen could have sold this pedal considerably higher, but with a street price well under $100, they're probably going to make it up in volume sales.  Pretty cool pedal that should last for many years - for $49. 

Digitech CF-7 Chorus Factory, Features 7 famed chorus models including the Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus/Flanger, Fulltone Choralflange, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, EH® Small Clone, DigiTech Multi Chorus, and Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble. Hmm, no CE-2? Why didn't they make it the CF-8 and include my favorite? Seriously, there's enough here to chose from and you're bound to find the chorus that nails your tone. Like all of the X-Series, the CF-7 offers more features than comparable models. It features the standard Speed, Depth, and Level knobs but each of these are stacked pots which gives the CF-7 three extra controls for each chorus effect. Dual outputs for mono or stereo operation. Lastly, the CF-7 also features Digitech's "Flexible Output Mode" which allows you to plug it directly into amplifiers or into a mixer utilizing built in cabinet modeling.  For a quick audio demo, click here for flash demo, then click any of the 7 play buttons on the right side of the pedal.  Mint in the box with everything.  $69.  

Marshall JH-1 Jackhammer Distortion, (pic2).  Great choice for the player who wants a Marshall tone out of any amp.  First knob is Crunch/Lead mode, followed by volume/gain stacked pot, then bass/treb stacked pot and finally Frequency which is a semi-parametric to allow you to dial in the mid frequency and the amount of boost or cut for that frequency - great for the scooped mids tone plus you can select the frequency you want to scoop.  Solid metal housing - built like a tank.  Click here for a pretty good YouTube demo.   Perfect shape in the box with manual.  $59.  

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor and Loop, very useful for getting rid of noise in your chain PLUS has a built in effects loop, $159 list on new, this one's player's grade but works perfectly for just $45.

Vintage Wiring Harness, includes three 500K pots, Sprague Orange Drop .047 cap, Switchcraft jack.  I don't remember what this came out of but I seem to remember a vintage USA semi-hollow like an Airline or Silvertone.  I don't have any info on the maker of the pots, "Dralowid" or the code 54Z-1.  They're open back (no metal casing) which makes lubrication a breeze.  They work fine.  If you know what these go to, it's probably a hard to find set or if you just want old parts, here you go.  $39 takes it all.  

1977 Electroharmonix Memory Man Echo/Analog Delay, a classic from EH and one of the cooler analog delays of its time.  In addition to the echo/delay, this model also features a switchable boost circuit to add some umph to your signal.  It's a pseudo stereo unit with one output being direct (no effect), with the other output being the delayed signal.  With the "Blend" control the effect output goes from a 50/50 (clean/effect) mix to 100% effect, and wasn't designed to put out a clean signal with the effect engaged.  Very nice shape for its age other than the white power cord, which I suspect is a replacement.   Just gone over by my tech and 100% functional.  Compare to an AD9, DM2, or DM3, and this is a bargain analog at $199.   

Xotic RC Booster, from Xotic Effects USA, one of the best boosters on the market, touted for its having NO character at all.  Their ads in Vintage Guitar magazine has quotes from some of the foremost players who use this unit including Brad Paisley, Scott Henderson, Johnny A, and Greg Howe, with many of these guys leaving video comments (click here) for the RC Booster.  Its bass and treble controls make it more versatile than most boosters but it's claim to fame is a lot fatter tone without getting gained out.  Sorry box fans, no box, but otherwise mint condition.   

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Tokai TCH-1 Analog Chorus, Excellent sounding analog - very close to the Boss CE-2 but a little more versatile.  Has stereo outputs with the "sub" out on top of the unit providing a direct signal in the "Sep" mode, or an effected signal in the "Rev" mode.  Please don't ask what Sep/Rev stand for.  All I can say is that Rev is a normal sounding chorus, while the Sep is a has more pitch change and is more of a Vibrato effect than chorus.  Overall, very lush sounding and very little noise.  These are rare effects, made by Tokai Gakki in Japan, and I would guess manufactured in the 80's.  This one's in pretty nice shape, other than some corroded paint on the right and front of the unit.  $99.  

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Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive.  "From Clean to Overdrive".  One of those legendary stompboxes among boutique gearheads, probably as much from the wait time to get a new one as the quality of the pedal itself.  Not to detract from the Zendrive, it's a fantastic pedal, but when you see them selling at auction for more than a new one there's obviously something going on.   Click here for Hermedia's site info, as well as a bunch of sound clips.  Best stated in one of the reviews from The Gear Page, this pedal does it all - from Steely Dan to Jeff Beck to Brad Paisley.  Although the patient customer can wait to have one built for $199, I've seen these on Ebay for $250-$300.  This one's mint and $175(Tent Hold - Joseph S 1/20). 

Ibanez CP-830 Compressors (click to enlarge).   From the first series of Ibanez pedals, "small box" with Script style Ibanez logo, preceding the CP835/TS808 era by a few years.   These are great sounding old compressors from Maxon/Ibanez (Maxon name was used for the Japan market), produced from ca. '74 to ca. '77 and like the Boss CS-2, features just a level knob and sustain knob.  The one on the left is slightly cleaner and features original knobs; the one on the right features very similar, but knobs are slightly different.  Good value in a good sounding vintage compressors at $129 (pictured on left) or $99 (pictured on right). (SOLD-Both - Doug D 2/24)

DOD Performer 555-A Distortion, Early 80's and USA made.  Easily modded as the IC's are set into sockets so change out with the chip of your choice.  There are a number of DOD and/or Performer series collectors out there but this is also recommended for anyone looking for a good utility 80's style OD.  Runs on two 9V batteries or 18V 1/4" tip adapter.  Beautiful shape and even has the elusive battery cover that only fits the 100's series.  $55

Visual Sound Double Trouble V2DT, Combines the overdrive channel in Visual Sound’s two top OD's: The Jekyll & Hyde and Route 66 pedals. Over the years, Visual Sound has had many requests to put two of these overdrives into one pedal, allowing for two different settings and the ability to use them together.  Can be used as a simple clean boost, bass boost, or even both channels running together at full distortion.  You get the great sound and all the advantages of V2 Series construction, plus the addition of an innovative noise reduction system.  For sound clips, click here for Visual's site or a pretty good YouTube demo here.   Straight "10's" on 3 reviews at Harmony-Central.  Built like a tank with very heavy housing and heavy duty switches.  Sells new for $169.  This one's immaculate with box, CD, manual, etc. for $50 less, just $119.  

Morley Classic Wah, new; factory sealed.  Classic Morley wah tone in a rugged, electro-optical effect pedal with roadworthy metal housing. Features LED indicator, easy-access battery compartment and perhaps best of all, Electro-optical control so no pot to get scratchy or wear out.  Lists for $139 but this one's just $55. 

Pearl FG-01 Flanger, Pearl DS-06 Distortion, Pearl OD-05 Over Drive.    The Pearl Flanger is a good sounding flanger but with some tweaking of the knobs, also does a very good chorus and even some slapback echo/delay sounds.  The Pearl DS-06 (shown here) isn't your average distortion pedal.  Using just the Level and Distortion knobs, this pedal acts pretty much like your average DS-1 distortion but there's a lot more to this baby.  By adding in the "Spectrum" controls, a 6-mode spectrum selector and spectrum level control, you can add in a little - or a lot - of notch filter overdrive, similar to a wah in a fixed position.  The tone isn't totally unlike the old Boas SP-1 Spectrum in it's tone.  The Pearl OD-05 offers the same sort of "wah" effect as the DS-06, except offers the user the ability to select the frequency and the option to boost OR cut the frequency rather than a rotary with fixed presets.  The OD-05 uses a pair of JRC 4558DD chips (double-shielded 4558D), just like the famed TS808 Tubescreamer and the tone is very much like an overdriven tube amp.  Maybe it's my ears, but to me this pedal retains much of the guitar's clean signal mixed in rather than giving you all distortion.  I like the pedal but it's probably not for everybody.  Please note that I only have one original battery cover for these pedals.  They're just slabs of metal with a screw so they're easy to make but tape also works fine.  I've seen both the DS-06 and OD-05 going for over $150 at times but here's the pair of them - plus a nice sounding Pearl Flanger - all for $200.  

Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer, more versatile than a TS9.  Besides the original TS9 tone, the TS9DX offers 3 unique new settings, +, Hot, and Turbo, all of which are used for adding low-end crunch.  Perfect shape and just $69. 

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Zoom 505 II, all in one guitar processor, good for headphone practice or for stage use, 33 guitar effects with up to 9 at once, easy to store patches (36 patch locations), surprisingly good sounding unit with impressive pitch-shifting for 12-string type tones, excellent acoustic simulator, and even some good synth-type pads.  Worth the price for a single effect such as the acoustic simulator.  This unit is easy to get around on - I've never needed to refer to the manual, and is a lot of bang for the buck at just $45. 

Fender Noiseless Jazz Set, that vintage Jazz tone without the hum.  Some of the best pickups made for producing that distinctive J-bass tone without the 60-cycle noise of vintage style Jazz.  New cost is $149 ($189 list) but this very clean pair is just $99.  

Leo Quan Badass Bass II - Gold, owner slotted so little or no modification required.  New cost is $118, this one's in nice shape and just $65. 

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BOSS PEDAL BONANZA!!!

Boss CE-2 Chorus, early version Taiwan, green bottom, I can't really tell the difference between this and a black label MIJ and it's much cheaper at $69(Hold - Brian B).  

Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss’ longest-running distortion, black label Japan model, $75

Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal, Boss’ first and most popular Metal dist of all time, turn up “L” up and the “H” down and you have one of the best scouped-mid tones ever.  A cheap way to add metal to your pedal board, MIJ, $39(Tent. Hold - Grant R CA)

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor and Loop, very useful for getting rid of noise in your chain PLUS has a built in effects loop, $159 list on new, this one's just $59.

Boss OD-1 Overdrive, the famed original Boss Overdrive, and the very first of Boss' "compact" effects series.  The OD-1 made its debut in 1977 and is highly regarded for its warmth and tube-like overdrive.  These are usually beat to heck but this one’s pretty nice as they go, $125.

Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, smooth, fat, round distortion, much like an overdriven tube amp.  Beautiful shape with box and paperwork, $39.  

Boss XT-2 Xtortion, perhaps the best pedal ever for grunge tones—plus doubles well for metal, Punch control for mid-range is pretty dramatic, discontinued in ’98 after a 2-year run.  Like a lot of Boss, became quite popular after they quit making it.  This one's in beautiful shape with box and manual.  $75. 

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Complete Dano Pedalboard with 5 Effects.  What guitarist doesn't like some new tones to play with!  Here's five very cool effects, complete with power supply and case, so you'll never have to mess with hooking them up every time you want to jam.  These Dano mini effects are excellent sounding units and provide more bang for the buck than any other brand.   Description:  Travel Case/Pedalboard loaded with FIVE Dano effects, new in the box and includes hard case, power supply, daisy chain to power pedals, connecting cords and 5 effects: Slap Echo (BLT), Tremolo (Tuna Melt), Chorus (Milkshake), Overdrive (Pastrami), and Chromatic Tuner.  Any of you last minute Santa's looking for a cool gift - you can even individually wrap the pedals for stocking stuffers!  List price was $254 but save on the package deal - just $139.99 for the complete package - and free shipping within 48 states.  With the case/power supply, this works out to just $23.33 per piece.  Now that's a deal.  

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Digitech Double-Play PDS2700.  "As is".  Beat shape, missing battery cover (tape works fine), Delay side isn't working so chorus only.  $29.  

Warwick 4-Guitar (Acoustic) RockStand.  Note: The 6-guitar stands are sold but the 4-Guitar Acoustic Stand is off-hold.  Looks identical to the 6-guitars but has more spacing between the supports to accommodate acoustic guitar depth.  Used only once at a guitar show.  Sells for around $65 but this one's just $35.  Note:  Due to size, will probably ship at around $25. 

K&M Shortie Boom Stand (pic shows extended height), quality German made stand and boom.  Perfect for mic'ing guitar cabs or kick drums.  $25.  

Hercules Hanging Auto Locking Deluxe Guitar Stand, with moving cams. Automatically opens up when you lift your guitar - closes up when you place your guitar back in.  One of the best made stands I've seen and barely used.  $25(HOLD-Brett 10/30). 

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Zoom Driver 5000, (pic2).  Arguably the most highly regarded pedal, ever, from Zoom.  Excellent distortion pedal with 6 modes which, with the EQ knobs and gain, let you dial in almost any tone you can imagine.  Click here for a comparison with the more recent Zoom Tri-Metal (the 5000 wins).  Lots of great reviews here on Harmony-Central, where it scored an incredible 9.5 overall with 49 separate reviews, which is truly remarkable.  Collector's grade = extremely clean, and one of the best OD's ever made for $139.  

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Rapco AB100 A/B Box, with more players using multiple amps such as a clean and dirty, these are becoming very popular and this is a good unit for the price.  Features paralleled 1/4" input/output jack for auxiliary use (tuner output), LED indicators for each output, Heavy-duty foot switches, Single input can be sent to A, B, or A+B outputs.  Nice unit in perfect condition for $35.  

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay #1, $75(HOLD-Ken 10/22).

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay #2, $75.

Boss DD20 Gigadelay, (pic2), (stock pic).  Up to 23 seconds of delay with 11 delay modes including classic tape delay and sound-on-sound recording, smooth and Twist modes for subtle or radical delay effects, Memory function for changing delay modes seamlessly, push-button knob for setting delay time in fine or coarse adjustments. Sells for $219 new - this clean used one is just $159(HOLD-Ken L 10/28). 

Boss DS-1 Distortion, $39. 

Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz, includes copy of manual, $65(HOLD-Creston L, others in order).

ART X-15 Ultrafoot Controller, controls midi functions of your rackmount effects.  Designed for ART units but midi allows compatibility with any other midi device.  Nice shape and includes power supply and quick start laminated manual.  $79.

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Yamaha SPX-90, (display).   In 1985 the SPX-90 revolutionized studio recording in the 80's.  Never before had there been so much power in a single rack unit and it was no less impressive for the backlit LCD screen, with previous high-end effect having strictly an LED numerical display.  I remember going into a pro studio in '84 and being blown away by this unit.  The engineer said, "let's try a bigger room" and I thought we'd have to lug all our gear next door, but was pleasantly surprised when he just punched some numbers into the SPX90 and we went from a 15'X20' "room" to a 20'X30' room.  It was an extremely powerful unit for the day with 30 Presets (ROM) numbered  1 ~ 30 and 60 programs for User Memory (RAM) numbered 31 ~ 90 with all parameters except Input Level memorized.   The SPX90 features all the effects needed to give your recordings a realistic live sound, including reverbs, early reflections, delay, modulation, auto pan, vibrato, echo, reverb & gate, pitch change, freeze, compressor, noise gate, parametric EQ - plus input level control and LED meter, parametric key, memory number LED, LCD program and parametric indicator, remote control connector, Midi In & Thru, recall key, bypass key, and more. Typical of the day, the band width is only 20 Hz to 12K, with a sampling frequency of 31.25K Hz and 16 bit, which was state of the art in its day.  Full specs and downloadable manual are available here or here, from Yamaha.  Although somewhat of a dinosaur, this unit is iconic in the history of studio recording and still sounds great by today's standards, although better in a live performance or in studio situations where the objective isn't a high tech sound.  This unit was insanely expensive when it was new and is a real bargain for a quality processor today - just $139(SOLD-Dave S 6/5).  Note:  If you want a nice companion piece, I have the D1500 Digital Delay (ca 1984), (pic) also available at $139.  

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Furman PL Plus Power Conditioner/Light Module, Safe power for your delicate rackmount digital gear.  Some areas receive as much as 100 electrical spikes per day.  The PL Plus can save you a lot of money if it prevents just one spike from killing your $2K rackmount synth module.   The PL-8 Power Conditioner and Light Module is the perfect accessory to any equipment rack, providing the basic power protection essential to every audio or video system. Install a PL-8 in the top slot of your rack, and the eight switched AC outlets on the rear panel will power up all your equipment while its two slide-out light fixtures provide discreet illumination of their controls on stages, in studios, or in any dark place. A dimmer control lets you adjust the lamp brightness to just the right level. It protects your delicate electronic equipment by combining a high voltage surge and transient suppressor with an RFI/EMI interference filter, responding in nanoseconds, clamping spikes and surges to safe levels.  The new Series II sells for $199 and it looks pretty much the same except for one front-panel output.  This one's in super clean shape and just $79(HOLD-Scott, local). 

Alesis Microverb III, full rack version of Alesis's Microverb with a whole lot more effects for your money.  Where the 1/3 rack Microverb had only 16 presets of hall reverbs and reverses, the III has 16 presets in each of 16 banks of effects - 256 total patches, and many, many reverbs including room, hall, reverse, chamber, plate, gate, regen long or short delays, multi-taps, delays, special effects, etc.  Manual is downloadable online but really there's nothing to this unit.  Just dial in the effect or combination that you want, set the mix and levels, and you're good to go.  This one's in clean shape and a good sounding unit for live sound - a little grungy for the studio unless that's the sound you're going for.  This unit is in very clean shape and appears to have never seen a rack.  Cool piece for $75.   Includes original power supply.  

Alesis Microverb III, as above except "used" condition.  one of the rack ears has a piece missing but plenty to hold a screw = no problem.  $50.  Includes original power supply.  

MBT PC-800 Rackmount Power Center.  Perfect for lighting controller or just as a rack power supply with easy access to turn on/off different effects.  The PC-800 is an 8-Channel, 19" rack mountable power center with 15A circuit breaker, lighted rocker on/off switches for each channel, 6' power cord, and eight 3-prong inputs in rear.  Clean shape, $25(HOLD-Rich F).  

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Digitech XP-200 Modulator, Highly regarded Digitech XP-series of modeling units with expression pedal.  The XP-200 is the Modulator model which features chorus, flange, phase, vibrato, tremolo, auto-pan, pan, and rotary speaker.  The settings on the effects can be changed in real time via the pedal  Imagine your rotary speaker changing from slow to fast, just like a Leslie - or panning from one amp to another via the "pan" setting.  The sounds are very good, it's easy to get around on, and with 61 factory presets and 6 user memory locations, favorite patches can be recalled quickly and easily, without turning a knob.   This unit is in flawless cosmetic condition and works perfectly.  For all the quality tones it has, plus real time expression, a lot of pedal for $129.  Includes AC adaptor and manual downloadable here.  

Akai Vari-Wah W-1.  Akai always comes out with some cool features on their effects and the Vari-Wah is a good example - offering realtime control via the rocker pedal, something you don't usually find on other wah/swell.  The Variwah combines a traditional wah, touch wah and swell wah in one unit.  Touch wah settings control the automatic wah each time a chord or note exceeds the touch sensitivity threshold.  Simply by hitting a chord or note, the Swell wah allows users to activate an oscillator, continuing the wah effect until the strings are muted.  Variwah features a foot switch and assignable foot pedal which controls a number of user defined settings.  Regardless of wah mode, the foot pedal can be used to change wah speed or depth and can also be specifically assigned to change swell wah depth, swell wah speed, wah filter movement and touch sensitivity.  This may sound complicated but the pedal is very easy to get around on (no manual needed) and sounds excellent.  List on new was $199 but this one's barely used and just $65. 

Korg PME40X - #2.  Korg PME40X - #3.  Korg PME40X #4.   The PME40X (Professional Modular Effects) was a cool idea from Korg which ran from '84 to '85, serving as a pedalboard with power supply, on/off switches for each effect, and master bypass - with choice of mono or stereo outputs to accommodate those effects which are stereo.  It can be loaded with any of  and allowed the user to load the central unit with any 4 effects and put them in the order that sounds best to you.  They lock in place but each can also be secured with a single screw in the bottom of the unit for semi-permanent installation.  I have multiples of some of these effects but the rare ones, such as the Octave V and Distortion Wah, only one of each.  These are tailor made for collectors.  Korg made a total of 14 effects, 12 of which I have in stock and multiples of most.  Buy any 4 effects and get the PME40X base unit for free.  Here's a great link for the PME manual.    Models currently in stock include: KGE-201 Graphic EQ $69; KAD-301 Stereo Analog Delay $119; KCO-101 Compressor $49; KDW-301 Distortion Wah (very rare effect) $149;   KOT-401 Octave V close-up (rare effect) with built-in distortion, noise gate, and octaver (1, 1.5, or 2 Octaves down) $149 and another KOT-401 Octave V $149; KDI-101 Distortion $49; KFL-401 Stereo Flanger $69; KPH-401 Phaser $69.  I have multiples of most of these including, among others,  KCH-301 Analog Chorus $79;  KDC-601 Digital Chorus $65; KGE-201 Graphic EQ $59; KOD-101 Overdrive $49; KES-101 Ext Selector $65.  I also have a plastic case that fits the board plus 2 additional effects.  I don't know if it was a stock item but it fits perfectly.  One busted latch, $15.  

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Boss DS-1 with Keeley Seeing Eye Mod, (pic2).  Used by pro players such as Steve Vai and Joe Satriani - how's that for a heavy hitters club.  Boss's original stomp box distortion is obviously a good pedal but the Keeley mod overcame some of its shortcomings.  "Ice Pick" type distortion, with piercing highs is one of the main ailments, mainly noticeable at stage levels and may sound fine to bedroom users.  The Seeing Eye mod not only increases the amount of gain available, but also makes it a smoother gain by properly tuning of the tone control circuit.  In doing this, many of the original parts were replaced with premium components such as tantalum capacitors.  To increase initial gain, Keeley uses a unique diode in the circuit, which doubles as the “Seeing Eye” you'll see as the "O" in the "Tone" control.  As signals pass into the pedal, the LED flashes and pulses with equivalent intensity as your guitar signal.  It's noteworthy to mention that this type of clipping is used to help add gain to Marshall’s Jubilee series amps and various other reissues.  This is an older mod.  I think all the recent ones had a mini-toggle switch added as well.  Not especially clean condition but works perfectly and sounds great.  Very nice sounding OD for $85.  

Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss' original compact distortion pedal.  Stock, recent DS-1. Mint in box with manual.  $35. 

Audio Technica Pro 4L, excellent vocal mic and I used these for a few years back in the 80's in fact, this might be my old one.  I've had it for a long time but never took time to shoot a pic.  Low impedance with on/off switch.  $39 or $49 with new 20' cable.  (Tent. Hold - Rick S 9/30)

Brass acoustic bridge pins, probably from the 80s when "mass equals tone" prevailed.  $20/set.  

Digitech IPS33 Intelligent Pitch Shifter.  The first "intelligent" pitch shifter, i.e. can play in a certain key rather than earlier models which were fixed harmonies.  The IPS33 will play in the key and harmonic scale that you select, whereas older designs were capable of only producing notes that paralleled the root note.  The effect is dramatic, especially on songs like Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody or rock/metal dual/triple leads like the break-down in "The Boys are Back In Town."  The IPS33 plays 3-part harmony (original plus 2 harmonics).  The unit has 59 different preset scales, 4 detune modes, and 16 user presets which can cover virtually any harmonic style needed.  99 patches in all.  This is a good sounding unit and a must for any rock/metal lead player, especially in a one-guitar band.  I don't have original manual but it's downloadable and/or I can email the file to the buyer.  You'll have some serious fun and some great tones with this unit.  $125. 

Genuine Gibson Parts - Black Pearloid - includes two kits:  (1) Pickguard-switch washer-output jack, and (2) Backplates.  Cool way to dress up your Paul.  You'll pay around $22 for a genuine pickguard alone but here's all 5 pieces, including screws, for just $35.  

 

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Electroharmonix Slap Back Echo, 1978, Beautiful analog slap back tone - will fatten up and add dimension to any tone and especially nice for non-reverb amps that sound too dry and sterile.  Nice vintage condition, around a "7" vintage scale, works great, $135(HOLD-Rob 12/24). 

Zoom A2.1u Acoustic Effects Pedal, (pic2), (pic3).  Current model from Zoom and mint in the box.  Quality Zoom effects for your acoustic guitar and much more.  The A2.1u has seven effects modules with 45 effects types, an ultra-wide frequency response of 20Hz-40kHz (20kHz wider than many pro-quality studio preamps), built-in drum machine with 40 rhythm patterns and an integrated chromatic tuner. Along with all of this, the A2.1U adds an expression pedal to get the most out of your Zoom-tones, and when you're ready to record, the Zoom A2.1U incorporates a USB interface.  You can record to DAW with zero latency.  Acoustic models include Martin D-28 - 000-18, Dobro Model 27, Nylon guitar, Gibson SJ-200, Ovation Adams, Selmer Maccaferri, National Style O, and more.  Features include: 47 Effect Types, 8 Effect Modules, 8 Simultaneous Effects, 40 User patches, 40 preset patches, Sampling Frequency of96kHz, 24-bit A/D Conversion with 64 times over-sampling, 24-bit D/A Conversion with 128 times over-sampling, 1/4" phone jack input, 1/4" stereo Output jack (Line/headphones combined), Balanced Output jack with XLR jack, Expression Pedal, 16-bit USB interface, 2-digit 7 segment LED display, Parameter LED, Pedal assign LED, runs on four AA batteries or AC adaptor (included).  Manual download here.  This unit sells new for $189 but this one is immaculate in original box and an excellent sounding acoustic all-in-one for $129(SOLD-Mark S).  

Zoom PS-04 Palmtop Studio, (pic2), (pic3).  Compact yet powerful practice tool and more.  The PS-04 is a fully-functional 4-track recorder, mixer, multi-effect device, and drum & bass machine.  A good choice for a fast and easy think pad; get an idea in your head and lay down the basic tracks right away with nothing to hook up and no chance of losing your inspiration.  With the PS-04 you can record 2 tracks simultaneously, and using the virtual tracks you can record up to 40 tracks - and then choose your best 4 takes for mixing.  Recording time with the supplied 32 MB SmartMedia card is 32 minutes. But you can use a 128MB card for up to 134 minutes in the "Long mode".   Plug in guitars, mics, virtually any other mic'd instruments and for fast and easy, just use the built-in condenser mic to record your tracks.   It also features 87 quality Zoom effects plus 20 types of amp modeling.  170 effect patches are categorized by input types into guitar/bass, mic and line. The Dual effect patch with fully separate channels is ideal for recording guitar and vocals at the same time, because you can use the mic preamp in one channel and a compressor in the other. For rhythm tracks, it features the same high-quality PCM drum sounds used on Zoom's RhythmTrak drum machines series.  Seven drum kits and five bass sounds are built-in.   For more info click here for Zoom's site.  This is a very versatile unit and worth the money just as a practice tool with the bass and drum accompaniment - or for a quick and easy digital 4-track.  Offered in perfect condition at $99(SOLD-Dave S local) and includes box, manual, and paperwork.   

Cable Lot - Mic - 3 pieces.  Includes a pair of 3 ft. cables by Whirlwind and Horizon, plus a good quality generic 20 ft..  $20 for the three - or add more 20 ft. at $9/each.  

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Stratocaster Vintage '57/'62 Loaded Pickguard, (pic2).  Quick and easy upgrade to any Strat.  Includes Warmoth 3-ply white guard with aged pickup covers, knobs, and tip.  Pickups are Fender USA Vintage 57/62 with cloth wires, Alnico V beveled magnets.  USA CTS Pots, switch, and Sprague capacitor.  Note in pics that wires are full length but we will cut and resolder to exact length at no cost.  Sells for $129 for the pickups alone but this guard is clean, and drop in ready for just $150(HOLD-Kevin R).  Note:  Take your choice of gold screws pictured - or we can substitute chrome at no charge.  

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LOWEST PRICE:  Charvel/Fender EVH Frankenstein, (Front), (back), (neck), (case), (box).  Many of these went quickly at $25K, some were discounted to $20K, lowest price I've ever seen one sell for was $17,500.  This is the deal of the year on a guitar, 10 years from now, will be THE definitive EVH model.  You know the guitar, at least if you're a collector and/or EVH fan.  Fender Masterbuilt model with production limited to 300 world wide.  This guitar is here at the shop, ready to ship.  Unplayed, except for a brief demo by yours truly and for what it's worth, it's one of the best playing FMIC guitars I've had, with a remarkable acoustic tone, especially for a Floyd Rose model electric.  Although I've never seen the original Frankenstrat, the aging process is very realistic and I can imagine that it's a very authentic reproduction.  Ed supposedly had a hard time distinguishing his original from one of these.  For more details check out evhgear - or the 18 min. video from Fender and Ed at YouTube - or Ed's demo at the '07 NAMM show here.  NAMM show press release here.  Ships in original factory box and includes EVH Anvil flight case and factory-sealed accessory kit.  I'm not going to open it but I know it has a hand-signed certificate, letter from Ed, DVD, glossy photo, EVH picks, and perhaps some other stuff.  This models sold everywhere at $25K and most dealers have sold the one they got and the major chain stores are out.  Good things come to those who wait.  This one is brand new and the exact same guitar your buddy paid $25K for - but it's just $15K, plus shipping/insurance.  Will include bill of sale made out to you from the authorized dealer.   Will also include GW mag and DVD that details the history of this model.  As always, trades considered.  

SansAmp Tri-AC.  Great sounding distortion in the SansAmp tradition, with analog circuitry that emulates the rich natural harmonics and sweet overdrive characteristics found in tube amps. Perhaps the coolest aspect is it's actually programmable with 3 memory locations - just set the knobs and store; those same settings will be recalled when you go back to that channel, regardless of where the knobs are pointed.  Also features built-in speaker emulation encompasses all aspects of multi-miked tube amp rigs.  As with the classic Sans', choose from Tweed (Fender-style), British (Marshall-style), or Calif (Mesa/Boogie-style), with each amp type with its own tonality and its own input sensitivity and each interacts differently to the dynamics of your playing style. Sells for $189 new but this one's as good as new in the box for just $139.  

Miniature Fenders by DarkHorse/SD.  Only the black Strats remain - sold out of white Precision Bass and Blonde Tele.  Produced by SD Toys with exclusive U.S. distribution by Dark Horse Comics, these highly detailed Fender are a must have collectible!  Each 1/6 scale, hardened plastic model is 7.5" tall and includes all the features found on the real guitar.  Just check out the detail (shown here) - the crispness on the logo on the headstock, picks, and strap.  The strings even tune via access on the back.  Includes stand, strap, pics, strap, and wireless transmitter, and would looks great on a work desk, mantle, etc. Click here for pic of guitar on stand.  I have limited quantities of each style.  Priced at $25, which includes Priority Mail shipping with tracking.  

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Hughes&Kettner Red Box MKIII Cabinetuator, the best guitar direct box (DI) for the money and better tone and less headaches than mic'ing your cabinet.  The Red Box MKIII converts your amp's line out or speaker out signal into a balanced, frequency-compensated signal that you can feed directly into a mixer.  An upgrade over the MK II, the III features a switch to emulate either a 4x12-cabinet or combo.  Works equally great live or studio, and runs on just about any power supply unit (9-15V AC or 9-24V DC), Phantom power, or 9V battery.  Just as good as the reissued "Red Box Classic" but $50 cheaper at $69.  If you don't need the 4X12/Combo switch, I have the MKII available for $59. 

Boss GT-8 Guitar Effects Processor, (close-up - click to enlarge).  The latest and greatest from the #1 producer of guitar effects.  Just when you think Boss has produced the best multi-effect possible, they come out with a new one, better than the last.  There are too many features to list here (click here for Boss) but as a brief description:  The GT-8 features a revolutionary dynamic sensitivity switching mode that switches between two effects. You can play in one amp model/effects patch when picking lightly and automatically switch into another configuration when you pick hard. Dual modeling engines let you layer and pan different amp models together. Seamless program change lets delays and 'verbs decay naturally when you switch channels.  Features 46 amp models each have a solo mode for instant access to an optimized hi-gain soloing sound, 200 preset patches and 140 user patches with an intuitive layout to make it easy to get around on, 44 effects types include compressors, reverbs, choruses, EQs, wah models, noise gates, synth waves, sitar, acoustic models, and much, much more.  Fully programmable routing lets you connect all 13 simultaneous effects in any order you wish.  Also features in incredible THIRTY Overdrive/Distortion models and expansive I/O options include an external effects loop that enables you to add in your effect that you can't quite nail on the GT-8.  This unit is flawless condition and comes in original inner/outer boxes with manual and power supply.  With new ones going for $449, get this "as new" one for just $339(HOLD-Jim 3/28).  It's an exceptional sounding unit and probably the last multi-effect you'll ever need.

Ibanez JS-100 Pickups, Model AH-1 and AH-2 from an Ibanez Joe Satriani JS-100.  Clean shape, designed for split coil option.  These are very good sounding pickups, close to DiMarzio quality, for 1/2 the cost.  $49/pair.  

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Radial Tonebone Classic, One of the best sounding tube overdrives on the market, and as is typical with Radial, has plenty of knobs and switches to tailor it to YOUR guitar and amp.  This isn't to say it's complicated.  Once you set it - you can forget it - and perhaps just tweak the "Drive" from one song to the next.  Level control provides overall output level control to your amp.  High and low EQ knobs let you fine tune the tonal character, while the filter knob provides a gentle roll-off for extra-bright amps. The drive knob adjusts the input level for optimum distortion.  For switches, the Top End offers Bright, Flat, and Dark settings to shape the feel and overall tone. Mid Boost is designed with classic amp sounds in mind, and gives you a 7dB or 12dB boost for solos.  Drive Gain sets the distortion range to low, medium, or high.   It's a very heavy duty pedal and the circuit is true-bypass.  Lists at $275 and I sell these new for $189 but this clean used one works perfectly and is $50 cheaper at $139.  Includes power supply.  

Radial BigShot ABY Passive Switcher, From the makers of Tonebone, the Bigshot ABY allows you to toggle between 2 guitar amps or play them both at the same time. Features a guitar input, a thru-put, and 2 outputs. Output B is equipped with a ground-lift and 180° polarity reverse for amps wired out of phase from each other.  For active buffered circuits, an isolation transformer on output-B eliminates ground loops.  Built for the road with 14-gauge steel construction.  Clean shape in the box for $55.  

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Boss BE-5 Guitar Multiple Effects (click to enlarge), Five great Boss pedals built into an easy-to-use floorboard format.  Includes Chorus, Noise Suppressor, Digital Delay, Overdrive/Distortion, and Compressor.  If you run stereo, the chorus features an impressive stereo dimensional effect while "Color" control selects Overdrive or Distortion - or any mix in-between.  Send/return jacks allow system expansion using an external effect unit or volume pedal.  Also features tuner out and headphone jack for silent monitoring.  If you already know how to use a stomp box, you know how to use this unit...wonderful simplicity.  $99(HOLD-Greg S)  includes power supply.  

Boss DD-6 Digital Delay.  Not just another update in the DD-series, the DD-6 is the first BOSS delay pedal to offer true stereo delay and panning effects. Features include built-in tap tempo capability and a delay/hold time of over 5 seconds (5,200ms).  A new Reverse mode makes it easy to get trippy ‘60s and ‘70s-style effects, while a newly designed Warp mode creates radical delay effects on the fly.  Sold new for $159 but this one is "as new" and just $109(HOLD-Robert M 6/15).  Sorry box fans but no box with this one.  Description and manual download here.  

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 ADA MP-1 and MC-1 Controller (click to enlarge), ADA MP's are definitely back.  In guitar, just like fashion, auto's, or anything else styles are cyclical and after falling out of fashion for almost a decade, folks are once again scurrying to buy up the ADA products.  The MP-1 was sold but the MC-1, which sold for $250 back in the day, is available for just $99.  Iincludes long connecting cable.  

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Trilogy Bridge TMB3 by Hipshot.  I have a used one of these on my parts page - this one is identical but is brand new and never installed.  If you're into trying alternate tunings, there is nothing better.  You can add a few detuners such as an original Hipshot and Hipshot tuner and use drop tunings on two strings, which is pretty cool.  The Trilogy, however, allows you to detune any and ALL strings.  It is a direct retrofit for USA Fenders, no modification is required, so your Strat can be returned to stock if desired.  In all, the Trilogy offers an amazing 723 possible tunings, all at the flick of the thumb, and includes sample tuning chart.   Each string has 3 positions with a straight tuning and 2 detune stops.  For more info checkout Hipshot here.  This unit installs very easily and is the most versatile alternate tuning system ever devised.  The last time I checked these were on back order and none were available but this one's here, brand new, and only $199.  Ships in original box with manual.  

Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, emulates the sound of an overdriven tube amp, warm and thick sounding, or turn the tone and get warmth with crispness.  $39

Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz, Very cool and versatile fuzz.  Features true bypass and Tweak control engages 1 of 6 pre-set EQ resonances that give an overall 'flavor' to the Tweak Fuzz, rolling off the bottom end and interacting with Gain control.  Mint in box for $75(SOLD-Vince M 11/14). 

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Dunlop Crybaby 535 Wah/Boost, 3X more versatile than you normal Crybaby with a wah selector range plus doubles as a boost pedal.  Separate LED's tell you if either the way or boost mode - or both - are engaged.  Not mint but other than the bottom plate it's pretty clean overall.  $75.  

Dunlop Rotovibe, rotating speaker emulator - Vibrato plus Chorus.  Good for some of your Hendrix tones.  Separate LED's tell you if either the way or boost mode - or both - are engaged.  LED's modulate in time with the swells making it easy to synch with the beat.  Change modulation speeds on the fly by changing the pedal position.  Excellent condition - $125.   

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Cort Strat Style Project, (pic2), (pic3).  Includes body and neck, with tuners, neckplate, and string tree.  This is a good neck and worth it for the price of the neck alone.  $49.  

Silver King Clarinet, (pic2) I understand that these can be made into cool lamps.  I paid $300 for a pair of them around 10 years ago.  I don't know why.  All I know about it is that it's old and very "relic" looking.  $75/ea or $125/(SOLD-Leanne 10/16).  The other one has a cool old original case and is made by H. Bettoney of Boston MA, Columbia model.  (pics will be added).  

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60's Silvertone 2-button Footswitch, for your Tremolo and Reverb equipped early 60's Silvertone.  All original including cable and plug.  Ebay price on one with a replacement plug is $125 (link), which would make this all-original one very fairly priced at $85.    

George Dennis GD-30 Wah, based on Hendrix's wah tone and an excellent sounding unit.  Uses optics so no pots to wear out.  Excellent condition with original box and paperwork.  Missing battery cover but a piece of velcro holds the battery in place quite nicely.  Sells online for $139 ($194 list) but this one works perfectly and is 1/2 the price of new at just $69.  

Snarling Dogs Wonder Wah, with mechanical hard bypass switch, full specs here.  Nice sounding wah and perfect shape in box, $49(SOLD-Dave S 6/5).  

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DOD FX65 Stereo Chorus and FX20B Stereo Phaser, very good quality effects and built to last a long time.  Made in USA and perhaps the best value on the stomp box market.  Grab the PAIR of these for just $69(Tent. HOLD-Chris H 5/8).  Both in nice shape with elusive battery covers.  

Schaller Mini Locking Tuners, 6 in line, new & never installed, excellent upgrade for your Strat or project guitar.  $47 Paypal includes Priority Mail shipping w/tracking.  

 

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Electroharmonix Doctor Q Envelope Follower, reissue of another EH classic, made in NYC USA. As far as filters go, it can't get simpler, but what you get out of one knob and switch can add just the right amount of funk to your tone.   Like the originals, built to last a lifetime with quality components, especially pot and switches.  Works perfectly and a cool pedal for $35(SOLD- 1/28).  

Electroharmonix Small Stone, Russian version of the super popular phase shifter that came to fame in the 70's.  Excellent tone and does everything you need a Phaser to do and while there aren't a load of bells and whistles, it sounds "right" however you set it.  Nice shape, works great, and just $49(SOLD 1/28).  

Guyatone Wah Rocker WR2 and Micro Chorus MC3, Don't let size fool you.  These diminutive Guyatone pedals are less than 1/2 the size of a Boss but they contain as much cool tone as any stomp box around.  The WR2 is an excellent sounding envelope filter with more quack per square inch than anything ever made.  Velocity sensitive/pick activated to keep the vowel sounds in sync with your playing.  The MC3 is an analog chorus and designed such that the effect isn't more present in the mix than your guitar's original sound. It fades just like your analog guitar tone.  Meticulously engineered, this is not the kind of chorus that produces detuned wobbles or annoying harmonic overtones, it simply adds a very musical texture that thickens your tone with a very natural tone. Best price I found on the web was $75 and $90 for the WR2 and MC3, respectively.  Both of these are in beautiful shape and just $45 for the WR2 (sold) - MC3 available at $60.  

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Vox V847 Wah Reissue, exact specification of the original pedal used by the most influential guitarists of the late 60's and 70's.  Features the same chrome top and familiar growl that you love.  Nice shape and just $65.  

Marshall 2-button footswitch, metal case = built for heavy use and, ostensibly, heavy music.  $29.  

Pearl FG-01 Flanger, missing battery cover but it's a killer sounding Flanger, and, hey, it's a Pearl.  $65.  

Rapco DB-100 Passive Direct Box, your basic DI, with ground lift, original box and perfect shape, $18.

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1976 Electroharmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter, (inside).  Amazingly clean - collector approved - works perfectly.  Perfect for the collector but not that much more than a reissue at $150.  

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Guitar Standard - Suspension Style, from Ultimate Support.  Excellent quality tripod stand - study enough that I would trust a $25K vintage guitar.  Perfect choice for Flying V's, Explorers, Rhoads, etc., that don't fit well in a conventional stand.  Breaks down small enough that it'll fit in most guitar cases.  Perfect condition and a quality stand for just $24.  

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Fishman TSV Power Bridge for Strat, (pic2).  Never installed and mint.  Turn your Strat into an acoustic/electric with this high-quality acoustic bridge.  Finished in bright chrome, ultrasensitive built-in saddle transducers sense the natural acoustic vibrations of a solidbody guitar, giving an authentic acoustic sound to the instrument.  A supplied stereo output jack allows independent use of the saddle pickups or a blending with the guitar's regular pickups. All installation materials and instructions are included. Lists for $319 and sells at discount for $249.  This one's perfect and just $175.  

 

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Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah, "Original Thomas Design" and follows the famed 60's model but uses modified circuitry to provide a more open (fatter) sound by lowering the frequency of the operating range.  Very clean shape, perfect pot, and a good choice for that vintage Jimi tone.  Lists at $175 but this nice one is just $75.  

Yamaha D1500 Rackmount Delay (pic2) (click lower right to expand both pics).   The rack is back and you need a good digital delay to go in there.  Years ago, these Yamaha D1500's were one of the best.  Features 1024ms of delay, 8 user-defined presets, 5-position low pass filter, CV input for modulation, MIDI program change, XLR and 1/4" input/output with +4db and -20db output.  Back in the day this unit, along with Yamaha's SPX-90, defined the studio and stage sound of countless artists, and the D1500 actually had better specs than the SPX.  Expensive back in the day but in 2006, this clean one's just $139.  

1980 Electroharmonix Bassballs, (inside pic), so clean you'll think it's a reissue but this one's actually 26 years old.  Advertised as the first and only envelope follower of its kind. The vocal sound of its two sweeping filters gives bass a strong presence under leads, or a commanding quality when out front. The resonant frequencies are engineered solidly into the full range of the bass guitar’s strongest harmonics. Bassballs will respond to every bass note. The sweep is widely variable, and harmonic enrichment is available with the Fuzz engaged.  Sounds equally at home on guitar or bass and this one, in collector's condition, is just $175.  
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Gibson 496R/500T Humbuckers, from a Les Paul Premium Plus, removed within a few months so clean shape.  A new pair is $160 but they don't work any better than these for $119/pair.  

Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1N, zebra coils, mint in the box, for neck position, $59.

Seymour Duncan Trembucker, perfect shape, with ring, springs, screws, $59. 

DiMarzio DLX-1 "Vintage" Soapbar, original 1980's model in beautiful shape including original info sheet.  These were direct replacement for Gibson LP Deluxe mini-hums or P90 Soapbars.  Includes both wood screws and machine screws in original box.  $75.  I might have a pair available if needed.  

Barcus-Berry Contact Pickup, many of you old timers will remember these.  Designed to attach to the top of your acoustic, with a standard cable and output jack.  Pickups have come a long way since then but it's still a pretty cool idea.  $35.  


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Wilkinson/Gotoh VSVG Tremolo, vintage style for Strat with locking saddles, nickel.  These are high quality trems used on many higher end guitars and a good choice for an upgrade or project Strat.  Sells for over $100 at Stew-Mac but this one's perfect and only $SOLD.  

Akai Vari-Wah W-1.  Akai always comes out with some cool features on their effects and the Vari-Wah is a good example - offering realtime control via the rocker pedal, something you don't usually find on other wah/swell.  The Variwah combines a traditional wah, touch wah and swell wah in one unit.  Touch wah settings control the automatic wah each time a chord or note exceeds the touch sensitivity threshold.  Simply by hitting a chord or note, the Swell wah allows users to activate an oscillator, continuing the wah effect until the strings are muted.  Variwah features a foot switch and assignable foot pedal which controls a number of user defined settings.  Regardless of wah mode, the foot pedal can be used to change wah speed or depth and can also be specifically assigned to change swell wah depth, swell wah speed, wah filter movement and touch sensitivity.  This may sound complicated but the pedal is very easy to get around on (no manual needed) and sounds excellent.  List on new was $199 but this one's barely used and just $65.  

Digitech Screamin' Blues OD/Distortion, These new X-series effects all have some cool features, such as the cabinet simulator output on this one.  Maintly though, this pedal is an especially good choice for Blues guitarist or players looking for a pedal that responds well to playing dynamics (without spending $175 for a boutique effect).   Playing lightly gives you a mild overdrive, but dialing up the gain and digging in hard willd deliver rich harmonics and sustain.  Just use the Gain control to set the maximum distortion amount when playing your hardest.   Also features dual outputs, with the Amp output for connecting directly to a guitar amplifier while the Mixer output features Cabinet Emulation circuitry for connecting directly to a mixing board or recording device.  Good choice for home studio players.  Digitech/DOD are defintely a good value on the used market and this is a quality pedal for just $45.  

Danelectro Pastrami Overdrive, one of the mini-effects by Dano.  Sounds good but you don't want to use this as part of you live setup.  Step on it the wrong way and you have a pile of plastic instead of a guitar effect.  With gentile use, it will probably last for many months and, hey, it's just $15!  

Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, the one the pro's use.  Built for years of road use, crystal clear, even taper - great for humbuckers or single coil.  Nice shape and around 1/2 of new cost at $SOLD.  

 

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Zoom TM-01 Tri-Metal, one of the best metal distortions ever made - beats the Boss MT-2 in my opinion - and like most effects, became highly desirable after it was discontinued.  The key to great tone is superb engineering with the most effective tone controls I've seen yet, including bass - treb - and sweepable mid - plus a triple-gain circuit.   The best pedal for 7-string or lower tunings but sounds superb with standard tuning.  Great reviews (9.2 on sound) at Harmony-Central.  Like a lot of pedals, these pedals have become very popular after they were discontinued (due to non-popularity) and used examples are selling as high as the blowout price on the last batch of new ones.  This one's near perfect cosmetically and a killer metal pedal for $85(HOLD-Jon P 7/7).  

 

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Grover 3+3 Tuners, Nickel, for Les Paul etc.  New in the pack.  $39(HOLD-Mark 5/20)

Tech 21 Comptortion, features both Distortion and Compression to achieve excellent guitar tones.  The two effects are musically voiced to complement each other - and are independently adjustable so you can control the ratio for your personal taste. Characteristic of all Tech 21 products, the CompTortion is multifunctional, exceptionally versatile, and will induce lameness into your guitar tone. You can use either the compression or distortion separately or mix the two together.  It can also be used for just a clean boost.   This pedal isn't widely known but it's a great sounding pedal worth the money for the clean boost alone but you'll probably love the comptortion effect as well.  Perfect shape with box and manual, $59.  

  

Line 6 Bass POD Pro, (close-up), (back), delivers the most sought-after bass amp tones, including the Ampeg SVT and B-15, the Marshall Major and Plexi Super Bass, SWR ,Versatone and the Vox AC 100 - plus a large array of cabinet models and digital effects.  In all, it features 16 Bass Amp Models,15 Bass Cabinet Models,and A.I.R., which is Line 6's proprietary technique for simulating the complex interaction of microphones and speaker cabinets.  Sixteen digital effect combinations, specifically designed for bass, include Distortions, Phasers, Flanger, Envelope Follower and Octave Divider.  The amp/cab combinations can be used as is, or mixed and matched to create custom sounds.  36 programmable channels are provided for storage of custom amp/cabs/effects.  I've heard bassists that have used this amp straight into the board at clubs and it sounds spectacular and it's very well known for being a world-class studio preamp.  With this unit in the studio, you'll have the capability to nail any bass tone ever recorded or add a power amp and nail it live.  These sold in stores for $599 ($800 list) before they came out with the XT a few years ago and it's an exceptional unit--in mint condition--for less than 1/2 the new cost at $239(HOLD-Joe B 6/15).  

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Piezo Tuneomatic Bridge, with large diameter posts that fits most Epi's and others.  Add acoustic tones to your Les Paul or other tuneomatic bridge axe for just $55(HOLD-Robert N 4/28).  

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1978 Gibson Grover Tuners, from a '78 LP, slight gold wear but extremely clean for this age, $99.  

Gibson '57 Classic Nickel, features Gibson's special Alnico II magnet; vintage enamel-coated wire; nickel-plated pole pieces; nickel slugs; maple spacers; and vintage-style, 2-conductor, braided wiring.  List at $152 but I have a few of these brand new in the box for $85/each. 

DiMarzio Tele Set with Chopper and Fast Track, mint condition and a nice upgrade to your Tele for just $79/pair

Shure PG58 Vocal Mic, good sounding alternative to an SM58 at less than 1/2 the price.  Includes case and cable, $45.

Fender "Relic" Tremolo, from a USA Vintage Series and hand-relic'd, over the course of a few months, by yours truly.  Looks pretty darned real.  $75.  

1972 Fender Neckplate, the real deal, $139.  

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Boss OC-2 Octave, plays one and/or two octaves below the root note.  Great for guitar or bass, nice shape, $49.  

Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, classic Boss chorus with added benefit of tone pot.  Rare pink label (at least first one I've seen) and original box, $49.

Boss BF-2 Flanger, nice shape in the box with manual.  First one I've had with this yellow label.  $49.  

Boss HF-2 High Band Flanger, green bottom Japan model and pretty rare and discontinued 10 years ago.  The HF-2 is famous for a brighter tone than the other Boss models and sounds great on guitars or string patches on keyboards.  Exceptionally clean condition - definitely worthy of the collection, $99.  

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Rola Celestion G12-80, a true classic and I think these are 70's - email me if you know.  Sound great and perfect to restore your JMP Marshall combo.  $139/each or $239/pair (Tent. Hold - Jay 4/10).  

Pearl Double Bass Pedal, my drummer buddy said that this is a GOOD one.  Works perfectly.  $150.  

Joe Barden Strat Pickup, I only have one of these, proper mellow reading of 4.62K.  I've seen these go for crazy money and they've become legend since Joe stopped building them a few years ago.  This one's $225.  

Kaces tolex case, new and perfect, $65.  

Warwick Rockcase Snakeskin Case, (pic2), for electric, mint cond, $65.

DeArmond Hollowbody Case, made for bass but also fits most guitars - 47" interior length with 17" interior at the lower bout, ex cond, $65(HOLD-Paul C 3/26).

Musicman Gigbag, for guitar, $35.

Excel Gigbag, one of the heaviest I've had, has lockdown for neck, extremely well padded, very heavy protection, $59.  

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Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator #1, perfect shape in box with all paperwork, new list is $172, this one's just $65(Tent Hold - Dave 1/25).  

Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, near mint in box, don't pay $90 online - this one's just $59.

Boss TR-2 Tremolo, I don't get many of these in, excellent sounding trem, $55(HOLD-Ben H 1/25).

Boss CE-2 Chorus, desirable Japan green bottom, best analog chorus made according to me, nice shape, $129(HOLD-1/23)

Dunlop Original Crybaby GCB-95, mint condition, plastic still on the bottom with box and manual, $55.

Dunlop ZW-45 Zakk Wylde Signature Wah, heavy duty raw metal housing, built to Zakk's specs including Fasel inductor, new everywhere for $129 but this one is "as new" with box, manual, sticker, catalog, for just $99(HOLD-Steve K 1/24).  

Electroharmonix Russian Small Stone Phaser, good sounding and built like a Russian tank, rate control and depth switch, $45

Electroharmonix "Analogman" USA Small Stone Phaser, "as new" in the box with everything.  See Analogman's Site for details.  $85.

Sovtek Big Muff Pi, (pic2), an early version green, with the faded black print and first version knobs, these pedals have been going up but they're still a good value for a good sounding Muff, $85(HOLD-Nicholas 8/24).  

Ernie Ball Stereo Volume/Pan, very well made passive volume pedal.  Runs in mono or stereo, foot Sideswitch to put you in either Pan or Volume mode anywhere in the pedal's travel, minimum volume preset pot on side, does equal or unequal panning.  Great for doing steel guitar licks or any other volume swells - or more versatility in any stereo setup.  The current version is $149 in the stores but this earlier model works perfectly and is just $79(HOLD-Don C 8/30). 

Ibanez BC9 Bi-Mode Chorus, 1984, very cool and pretty rare among the original 9-series - this is perhaps the 4th one I've ever had.  Separate controls for two chorus' which you can switch between or run simultaneously.  Capable of doing some really wacky stuff as shown by Munky of Korn who uses this pedal.  Not at all mint but works perfectly, $110(SOLD 3/20).  

Ibanez BC-10 Graphic Bass EQ, for you 10-series collectors, here's another one that doesn't come along often.  Like most pedals, much more rare than the guitar version.  Very clean shape and works perfectly, $65.  

Ibanez PH7 Phaser, I like these 7-series Tone Lok series.  For the money they give you good durability, good tone, and with a mode switch - more options than any other moderately priced pedal.  Knobs "pop out" for adjustment and then pop in to keep them out of the way.  $35.  

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1984 Electroharmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter, model EH4800, simple to operate, with just a rate knob and color switch, but an excellent sounding Phaser despite it's limitations.  Collector approved in near mint shape - looks clean enough to be a barely used reissue - and includes original box and manual.  A USA reissue Small Stone is going to run you $84 but get one that will go UP in value, $119.  

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Sovtek Big Muff Pi, $44

Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator, velcro on bottom, $SOLD 9/3

Boss EH-2 Enhancer, perfect, $39(HOLD-Marco 1/24)

Tube Driver, Tube Works by B.K. Butler, one of the most highly regarded 12AX7 pedals, clean shape, with power supply, $79(HOLD-Adam 2/21)

Thomas Organ Crybaby, 1970's, nice shape as these go and works perfectly, $139

Thomas Organ Crybaby, 1970's, nice shape as these go and works perfectly, $139

Danelectro French Toast Octave Distortion, good clone of the famed Foxx tone Machine.  For the money this is the best "octave up" effect around.  Has EQ, Level & Distortion controls with an Octave switch.  Mint, $35.

Digitech Digidelay, X-series are fantastic and this delay is one of the most versatile around.  4 seconds of delay time plus many other features.  Clean shape.  $69(HOLD-Andy 6/18/8).  

DOD 280 Compressor, these are excellent comp's built for a lifetime.  Nice.  $55 (SOLD 2/19)

DOD FX-50B Overdrive Plus, mint in box, $39

Dunlop JH-1 Hendrix Wah, same taper and response as Jimi’s pedal had. An original 60's design with modified circuitry to provide for a more open (or fatter) sound by lowering the frequency of the operating range.  Mint condition, $69.

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RackKrate 6-space Rack, good economical rack but solidly built.  $39(SOLD-Michael C)

Cradle Guitar Stands, very compact - folds down to 15"X2.5"X2.5".  For you guys who do guitar shows, this equates to being able to transport 25 stands in a box that's just around one cubic foot.  I think I have around 40 of these available, new in the box, priced at $15/each or quantity discounts to $6/each for 25 or more.  

Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, one of the best an most natural-sounding digital reverbs ever on any of three built-in algorithms.  Perfect emulation of classic spring reverb so natural that even Surf God Dick Dale couldn't tell the difference.  Hall reverb is so lush and spacious that you'll feel like you're playing in the Fillmore.  Flerb is just totally unique and it can add new a totally new dimension and change your playing style.  Lots of cool tones in a small pedal and even if your amp has reverb, you'll probably never use it again.  Brand new condition - not a scratch - and includes manual and paperwork in the box, $85(HOLD-Ron L 1/31).

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Line 6 ToneCore Space Chorus, NOT just a Chorus - much, much more.  Part of the new ToneCore line of pedals, Space Chorus features three killer models all based on analog effects: Chorus, Tri, and Vibrato.  Tweak your sound with adjustable speed, shape, and depth while controlling the rate with Tap Tempo so you can sync your rate to the rhythm of the song.  Also features stereo ins and outs so you can run stereo for the lushest sound imaginable.  Sells everywhere for $119 but this one's in perfect condition for just $75.  Includes original manual.  

Seymour Duncan Designed Pair, includes 103N and 103B, removed from a new Jackson so both are in perfect condition.  A lot of people swear by these pickups and I think they're a definite upgrade to Epi's and many other mid-line guitars.  $49 takes the pair.  

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Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator, perhaps the best acoustic pedal ever made.  Much more versatile than a Fishman bridge - and cheaper too.  Very clean shape, $55(HOLD-Steve 11/6).

Boss GE-7 Equalizer, for the player on a budget.  Japan quality but missing bottom label and plastic tips on sliders.  Level slider broken but moves easily.  Rough looking but sounds as good as any and priced 1/2 of what clean Japan ones go for at $35.  

Jim Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby, perfect shape - perfect pot, $49.

Jim Dunlop 535Q Crybaby, most versatile crybaby ever.  Allows the player to customize and shape the sound - By a simple turn of the "Q" dial, you can shape your wah from a narrow, sharp wah to a broad, subtle wah. The Crybaby 535Q also offers 6 new guitar wah ranges, a variable boost from 0 to +26 dB, and a hard wire on/off switch. Its new custom circuitry consumes less power and eliminates unwanted distortion.  Has seen only a few hours of use and still has the plastic on the bottom plate - but top was paint splattered with white paint.  Good deal for the player for $75.

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Ibanez TS10 Tubescreamer Classic, quality 10-series and like the 9 series, excellent construction, quality tone.  This is a good sounding Tubescreamer and although almost as old as an original TS9, almost 1/2 the price at $79(SOLD-Dayna V 1/18).  

Morley Bad Horsie Wah, designed for Steve Vai and voiced for his playing.  Like many Morley's, spring loaded so it says in the "up" position when not used - makes it easy to rock and is more precise than a Crybaby.  Strictly players grade but works great.  $49.

Jim Dunlop Rotovibe JH-4S, features vibrato and chorus modes, each controllable via rocker pedal, electronic rotating speaker simulator, which recreates the background sounds popularized by many artists, including Jimi Hendrix.  Enhancements include a redesigned quiet switching system that utilizes highly reliable hardware for extended life.  Lists for $229 but this one's in perfect shape for $99

Sans Amp GT-2, one of the best, most versatile pedals ever.  Can be used as a distortion pedal into your amp - or skip your amp and run directly into the recording deck or PA mixer.  For more details check out Tech 21's Site.  Nice shape and a great pedal for $99(HOLD-Phil T 2/16).  

Sovtek Big Muff, these have gone way up recently.  Why?  Because they sound great, better than the old EH models, and are built to take on a bomb attack.  This one is freshly painted Army Green and missing the bottom cover.  Player's value at $79.  

Barber Direct Drive, excellent quality boutique effect from Barber, built in Baltimore Md.  The Direct Drive brings new clarity to the Barber Line while delivering startlingly accurate tube style overdrive, bass notes have separation like never before, chords ring with clarity, and sweet vintage voices sing from your guitar.  True bypass, the best components, signed and dated inside by Dave.  Mint in the box for $89(HOLD-Keith L 11/23).  

Nady Compression Sustainer PS-010, call me crazy but this might be the best sounding compressor I have in stock.  It sounds very retro and many of the settings aren't very subtle, but if you want your compressor to sound like an effect, this one does it.  Back off the dials and you have a more normal sounding comp.  These haven't been made for a long time, 80's perhaps, but this one has remained in beautiful condition.  I know there are a few Nady or oddball Japan pedals out there and this will fit in beautifully in any collection - or for the player I think it's better than Boss at just a little more cash.  $85(SOLD-Les 2/21).  

Rolls RFX Twin-Spin, A twin pedals that lets you switch between 2 modulation speeds, simulating a rotating speaker effect. Depth and Rate controls let you further hone the chorus.  It does a pretty incredible dual-speed leslie type effect.  Nice shape, cool tone, $65.  

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Digitech RP200A, Modeling Guitar Processor with Artist Presets, as new in the box, all the usual stuff plus built in drum machine, chromatic tuner, amp modeling, a great sounding acoustic guitar simulator, up to 11 effects at once.  Excellent practice tool or stage/studio effect.  For full specs and samples check Digitech's Site.  A lot of power and mint in the box with everything for just $125.  

Dunlop Hendrix Wah, clean shape with plastic still on the bottom plate.  Get Jimi's signature wah tones for just $59.  

SKB Les Paul Case, SKB-56, full length rigid neck support channel makes this case a wise upgrade from the factory original.  Looks new but instead of $99, it's just $69.  

SKB Les Paul Case,  full length rigid neck support channel makes this case a wise upgrade from the factory original.  SKB's finest case and with a list price of $189, sells at the major online stores for $114 - but this new one's just $89.  

Levy's CM7 Gigbag, identical to the Gibson Deluxe bag, very well padded, new cost $59, this one's perfect and just $39

Levy's CM18 Gigbag, a full 1" foam padding, plush lining, internal bracing, some of the best protection in a gigbag, new cost is $89, this one's perfect and just $49

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Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, another great 9-series analogs, and perfect companion to the AD9 above.  Warm and lush, and these 9's are built like a tank.  Very clean shape, around an 8.5.  $95. 

Ibanez SF10 Swell Flanger, (pic2), one of the best flangers of all time and certainly my favorite of all Ibanez/Boss products - and on par with the old ADA.  10-series are as good, or better, than 9-series, are also built for a lifetime of use, and are a better bargain.  Read reviews here.  One of the knobs is from another 10-seres but overall this thing's in really nice shape.  $65.

Tom Scholz Power Soak, lets you run your 50-100 watt amp full blast and attenuate the volume down to room level.  The Power Soak was one of the first and is still a good unit - for a lot less than a Marshall Power Break or boutique brand.  Operating instructions on back panel.  $99(sold-Mike 8/6).

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Yamaha Tolex Bass Case, ca. late 70's/early 80's, excellent quality, plush lined, maroon tolex with black ends.  Made for Yamaha BB1100 /BB1200 and fits your standard Precision/Jazz, $69(HOLD-William Y 11/21)

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S.I.T. String Bundles, brand new and factory bundled in 11, 12, or 13 ga. packs.  You get 12 strings in a bundle, i.e. a dozen 11's, for just $6.

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Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, one of the best an most natural-sounding digital reverbs ever on any of three built-in algorithms.  Perfect emulation of classic spring reverb so natural that even Surf God Dick Dale couldn't tell the difference.  Hall reverb is so lush and spacious that you'll feel like you're playing in the Fillmore.  Flerb is just totally unique and it can add new a totally new dimension and change your playing style.  Lots of cool tones in a small pedal and even if your amp has reverb, you'll probably never use it again.  Player's grade but works perfectly, $60(HOLD-Brian D 8/26). 

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Zoom GFX-707, excellent practice tool - studio processor - or stage effect.  An all-in-one guitar preamp with built-in drum machine (46 PCM rhythm patterns), expression pedal controls volume, wah, sampler and other effects, internal sampler lets you sample riffs or phrases from your guitar or external sources, analog edit knobs for easy real-time adjustment, large LED is great on dark stages, simple up/down footswitch easily accesses patches and sampling functions, 48 Zoom reverb, distortion and modulation effects with up to 95 variations and up to 9 simultaneous effects, amp tone simulation, 30 user and 30 preset storage, this is a great practice tool or live rig.  Listed when new at $249 this one’s a nice deal at $79(HOLD-Sean O 12/13).

Arion Analog Delay SAD-3, stereo, I got these as an alternative to the $150-$200 vintage Boss/Ibanez units.  They have all the advantages of analog (warm and natural) without the disadvantages (price).  Seriously, a lot of players couldn't tell the difference between these and a vintage model.  New in the box for around 1/4 the price of a vintage model at $45.  

 

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Sabine AX2000W Tuner, quality chromatic tuner that mounts directly to your acoustic instrument, easy to read 3-color LED, $84.95 list for this Teak Wood model but this one's perfect for just $39.  

Fender Strat Mirror Pickguard, by WD, includes matching backplate, nice shape except some flaking on top edge, $25 takes both pieces

Fender Jazz Bass Pickguard, blue pearl, perfect shape, $SOLD

Grover Imperial Tuners, nickel, vintage, for older higher-end archtops and acoustics, $75

Gretsch Knobs, Vintage, $25-$50/ea

Sure-Lock Strap, perfect shape, locks onto any standard strap pin without modification, $10 including first class postage or add $3 for Pri Mail w/tracking.  

Kluson Single Line Tuners, with clear buttons, from an old lap steel, $65(HOLD-MGR 8/24)

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Ibanez CP9 Compressor/Limiter, collector's condition, you'll swear it's a reissue but it's just a very well preserved 1982 model.  Like all 9-series, these are excellent sounding units and built for a lifetime of use.  $99 (HOLD - Glen M 8/2)

Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, original ca. '81 model pretty nice shape for these.  Only the Boss CE-2 equal these in terms of tone and these are engineered for a lifetime of use.  $99

Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, one of the newer Tone Lok series with pop-up knobs that can be recessed after their tuned in.  Nice sounding pedal, well built, and excellent versatility.  Up to 2500ms delay time.  Nice shape.  $55(HOLD-Todd I 11/1)

Ibanez DMD2000 Digital Delay, rackmountable, old-school 80's model that was one of the first with stored patch, switch to any of four user/presets at the touch of a button.  Good sounding unit that's great for live sound on vocals.  $99

Guyatone WR2 Wah Rocker, great envelope filter with more quack per square inch than anything ever made.  Velocity sensitive/pick activated to keep the vowel sounds in sync with your playing.  Pretty much mint in box for $55.  

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Seymour Duncan Dimebag SH13 Dimebucker, excellent quality humbucker made to Dimebag's (RIP) specs.  Very clean.  $65

Seymour Duncan Little '59 Bridge PU207, great upgrade for your Tele bridge pickup, clean in original box, $49(HOLD-Glen M 7/25)

Seymour Duncan JB PU217, most popular of all Duncan bridge humbuckers and for good reason, $49

Seymour Duncan Tele w/Fender bridge, includes Vintage Tele bridge pickup, American Standard Tele bridge, graphite saddles, for around the price of a single pickup you can get the whole deal, $79.

Fender DH-1 Humubucker PU215, as found on the USA Floyd Rose Classic and American Deluxe, for bridge, $35.

DiMarzio Double Cream PU212, old-school DiMarzio, probably a Super Distortion, bracket repaired but works fine, $35

Diana Guitar/Bass Tuners, built-in mic for acoustics, or plug in electrics, includes batteries.  Excellent choice for beginner or backup at $9.99.  

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*Note:  We just got in what is possibly the last 3 Zakk Wylde's at the Price of $629 - cosmetic 2nd's but I can't find a flaw.  We can install an EMG 81/85 set and with the old pickups paying for labor, you can have a Zaak with the same setup as the $3000 Gibson model for just $799.  I only have two of the EMG 81/85 sets at this price so...act now!

Single String Special - We have a LOT of extra 1st and 2nd strings in 9, 10, 11, and 13 ga., the strings most players break.  Most are S.I.T.  Order some extras, priced at 10 strings for $5 with free shipping via first class mail or $9 for Priority Mail w/tracking.    

1972 Vintage Musicmaster/Bronco Case, also fits Mustang.  I got this from a local Mom&Pop store that's been in business for 40 years and it was in their basement since the '70's.  With this Fender logo, it's proper for a '72 through mid-70's, when the "tail" was added to the logo.  It's actually "new, old stock" and still has the factory tag on the handle.  Very near mint, 9.5 condition, and priced less than a new Fender tolex case at $100.

Boss PS-5 Super Shifter, very clean, top of the Boss line, does pitch shifting (basic or intelligent), harmonies, de-tuning, and a variety of whammy-type tremolo arm effects. Simple knob-based controls. Can be used with an optional expression pedal to shift pitch in real time.  Sells new for $169 so these go pretty fast at $99(HOLD-Tod W 10/9).  

Boss GE-7 Guitar EQ, nice shape, $59

Boss NF-1 Noise Gate, get rid of the signal noise in your chain, Japan, missing label, $39(Tim 10/3)

Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus, nice shape, $45(HOLD-Robert M 7/5)

Digitech Bass Synth Wah, one of the superb X-series pedals and one of the best envelope filter stomp boxes I've heard.  7 Different bass wah filters, also sounds great with guitar.  Perfect shape in the box for $65.

Danelectro Psycho Flange, described as the "thickest flange ever" and it really is a unique sounding pedal with very fat tone, new list is $149 but this one's mint with box and manual for $65

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1966 Fender Neckplate, for Strat, Tele, Jazz, Precision, etc.  Good choice for an honest relic with rust and wear, $150.  

Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, another 9 series with lush analog chorus, compares to Boss CE-2 but favored by many over the Boss.  Typical player's wear but about average as these go and, most importantly, works perfectly.  $95

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Gibson 498T Gold, very clean, no gold wear, "increased midrange with extra high-end crunch along with vintage warmth and sustain - can deliver a solo that will cut through the mix without sacrificing any fullness.  Note:  Factory installed 498T's, like this one, are 2-conductor shielded - not 4-conductor.  New gold ones sell online for $91 but this clean one's just $65(HOLD-MGR 10/18).  

Ibanez Trio, includes V8 - S1 - V7, removed from brand new Ibanez RG1570 so perfect condition.  $75 takes 'em all!  

Seymour Duncan Cool Rails, for Strat mid/neck, 4-conductor for humbucker/single coil, $78 new but used is the way to go, just $39.

Boss SD-1 w/"Brown" Mod, called the "SD-808", it changes the somewhat harsh SD-1 to a more vintage sound, basically a TS-808 clone.  Schematic of the mod can be viewed here.  It's a simple mod to do if you're handy with a soldering iron but this one's already professionally done and this killer "SD-808" is mint in the box for just $75.  

Boss SYB-3 Bass Synth, also great for guitar, one of the most wacky, funked out effects ever.  These are $159 to $179 everywhere but get flawless with original box for just $99.  

Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive, includes a wide variation of sharply contoured sounds ranging from a mild overdrive to a hard distortion covering the entire spectrum, including five-string basses, so there's no muddiness, even on the lowest notes.  Can also be used as a two-band EQ.  If you can live without a box, this one's in perfect shape and $30 less than one in the box, $59.  

Boss GE-7 Equalizer, best guitar EQ stomp box made.  Nice shape, nice price, $65.  These go quick.  

Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, Boss' best metal pedal ever - and the most versatile distortion with 3-band EQ with stacked pots for high/low shelving.  $99 new but this one's clean and just $55...

Ibanez PT909 Phaser, vintage model and companion to the famed TS808 Overdrive.  Warm and lush, and built for a lifetime of use. Definitely a cut above player's grade and an excellent example of this model.  $SOLD.  Interested in some earlier Ibanez Phasers?  All of these are in stock.   

Zoom 506 II Bass, the new II line with sleeker looks and space-aged plastic that's built to last.  New bass distortion effects including Rich, Tube, Band Pass Enhancer and High Pass Enhancer, New bass modulation effects including Cry, Step, Defret, Pitch and Echo and a range of bass amp modeling effects, Includes a total of 33 bass effects in seven modules, Up to nine effects can be used at the same time, Sounds can be easily stored in up to 36 patch locations, noise reduction, 28 hours of continuous operation with four size AA alkaline batteries along with AC operation, and expression pedal input.  PLUS - built-in chromatic tuner - worth the price for the tuner alone!  An excellent way to experiment with effects for your bass, without spending a fortune. With box and manual, in perfect condition, for just $39(HOLD-Stephane 12/15).  

Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator, one of the most natural acoustic simulators around to turn your electric signal into an acoustic tone, has Level, Body, Top, and switch for Standard, Jumbo, Enhance, Piezo settings for "size", and type simulations, super clean, $59(HOLD-Phil 6/5).

Boss LM-2 Limiter, Desirable black-label Made in Japan model, super clean except for a few small chips on one side, lots of control including Release and Threshold, as well as Tone, $55

Boss EH-2 Enhancer, very near mint collector's condition, $55

Boss BF-2 Flanger, highly desirable Japan model, player's grade but works perfectly and sounds fantastic, $65

Ibanez GE9 Graphic EQ, original 80's model, not mint but extremely clean as these go, $89

Ibanez SC10 Super Stereo Chorus, (pic2), 1980's vintage, replacement for the CS9 and same quality with metal casing for years of use, more affordable than the 9-series but nicer priced, very near mint with original box and manual, $75

Tech 21 Comptortion, combines two guitar effects (Distortion and Compression) into one pedal.  Best of all, it has noise reduction that's far superior to most noise-adding compressors.  Nice sounding unit in mint condition with manual, $65. 

Ibanez HSH Pickups, removed from brand new guitar so zero hours, IBZ V7 - S1 - V8 pickups from RG570EX.  These are excellent pickups and many of you will consider this an upgrade over Gibsons, etc.  $65 for the set of 3.  

AKG D8000S Vocal Mic, new in the box.  Ruggedly designed, feedback-fighting dynamic hypercardioid pattern that excels on vocals and a good choice for some  instruments. Smooth, uniform response with an internal pop filter that, smartly enough, is  removable for cleaning. Very low handling noise plus a recessed, noise-free on/off switch. Stand adapter included.  Like all quality AKG products, Made in Austria.  These list for $199 and as the quality is on par with Shure SM58 and EV N/Dym 257, that's a fair list price - but I have small lot of them nicely priced at $45/each (HOLD Last 3 for Harry H 9/6).  

Boss ME-30, rave review in the Oct '05 Vintage Guitar magazine and highly recommended for players who want a full selection of Boss pedals, in a handy little floorboard multi-effect.  A great selection of analog and vintage effects plus phase trainer, tuner, analog distortion and a full array of digital effects; expression pedal works wah, volume, whammy (+/- an octave); a versatile and good sounding unit that’s less than ½ of what they sold for new at $115.  The review stated that it's worth the price for the whammy effect alone!  

Boss OC-2 Octave, original Made in Japan model, nice shape, $75

Boss PSM-5 Power Supply, powers 5 Boss pedals and acts as master switch to engage/disengage the pedals, nice shape, $45 or add Boss power adapter for $59 total.  

Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby, the classic Crybaby, mint with manual, $59. 

Amp Jewel Lights, jazz up your Fender with a cool new light.  $4.95/ea or set of 5 for $19.99.   

Floyd Rose - Gold, BC Rich Model SFT-70A licensed by Floyd Rose, "good" kind with saddle blocks (you cut of the ball ends). perfect shape, $75.  

Floyd Rose Nut - Gold, includes nut, blocks, allen screws, $22

Fender "Big Apple" Strat Pickguard, MOP, came from a Big Apple so it WILL fit your USA Strat, clean shape, $19

Vintage Les Paul Pickup Rings, from the pair of '70 humbuckers above, clean shape, $35/pair

1973 Fender Jazz Control Plate - complete with plate, pots, capacitor, knobs and output jack, all pots dated 10th week of '73, one pot has some play but still works fine. $175.  

1975 Fender Neckplate, for your Tele, Precision, or other 4-bolt Fenders, 635,000 series, $100

1966 Fender Neckplate, for Strat, Tele, etc., 178,000 series.  If you're restoring a ca. '66 that's a real player's grade, THIS is the type of plate you want.  $150.

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Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay, original early 80's and along with the Boss DM-2, the most soft after stomp bog analog.  Nice shape as these go and works perfectly.  $199(HOLD-Dave E 3/25)