Beauty and the (Gretsch)Beast

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:16 am

Gretsch Beast for my "Babes in Muffland" shrine.

avj · Post by **avj** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 3:11 am

Nice! Did you already have this when you posted a photo of one in the Marauder thread?

Also, have you played it through the Super yet? I know that's the special one in the Pro cabinet, and I am a huge fan of 15" speakers in guitar amps. My main amp is a '73 Vibrosonic, which has a 15".

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:08 am

avj wrote:Nice! Did you already have this when you posted a photo of one in the Marauder thread?

Also, have you played it through the Super yet? I know that's the special one in the Pro cabinet, and I am a huge fan of 15" speakers in guitar amps. My main amp is a '72 Vibrosonic, which has a 15".

Thanks! I bought the Beast today for $280. Sounds great though the Super.Do you have a photo of your Vibrosonic? I would love to see it.

I am a BIG fan of the Muffs and I have seen them many times in Minneapolis.

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I love the Babes too. I met Lori a couple of times because she used to work in a thrift store in Minneapolis. She had a big house in South Minneapolis and she had a stage in the basement where they used have to concerts. I met her through one of my students from Japan who worked at the Subpop record store in Seattle.

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avj · Post by **avj** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:36 am

westtexasred wrote:
avj wrote:Nice! Did you already have this when you posted a photo of one in the Marauder thread?

Also, have you played it through the Super yet? I know that's the special one in the Pro cabinet, and I am a huge fan of 15" speakers in guitar amps. My main amp is a '72 Vibrosonic, which has a 15".
Thanks! I bought the Beast today for $280. Sounds great though the Super.Do you have a photo of your Vibrosonic? I would love to see it.

Nice score! What a coincidence too; I would have had no idea what it was if I hadn't seen it in the Marauder thread.

(Vibrosonic stuff spoilered so as not to completely hijack your thread)

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westtexasred wrote:I am a BIG fan of the Muffs and I have seen them many times in Minneapolis.

I love the Babes too. I met Lori a couple of times because she used to work in a thrift store in Minneapolis. She had a big house in South Minneapolis and she had a stage in the basement where they used have to concerts. I met her through one of my students from Japan who worked at the Subpop record store in Seattle.

Man, that's awesome. I love both the Muffs and BIT, but I've never had the pleasure of seeing either of them live. Also, it looks like Kim is playing through a SF Quad Reverb (4x12) or a Super Reverb (4x10) there, but I can't really get a sense of scale and I couldn't make out the name.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:27 am

westtexasred wrote:

Here pictured as it's put in it's case for transit, to be traded for an LP.

knpknpknp · Post by **knpknpknp** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:32 am

When I combine the words Gretsch and beast, all I can think about is the TK-300.

Frig, I want one of those.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:53 am

knpknpknp wrote:When I combine the words Gretsch and beast, all I can think about is the TK-300.

Frig, I want one of those.

Cool,are those the same pickups?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:02 am

avj wrote:
westtexasred wrote:
avj wrote:Nice! Did you already have this when you posted a photo of one in the Marauder thread?

Also, have you played it through the Super yet? I know that's the special one in the Pro cabinet, and I am a huge fan of 15" speakers in guitar amps. My main amp is a '72 Vibrosonic, which has a 15".
Thanks! I bought the Beast today for $280. Sounds great though the Super.Do you have a photo of your Vibrosonic? I would love to see it.
Nice score! What a coincidence too; I would have had no idea what it was if I hadn't seen it in the Marauder thread.

(Vibrosonic stuff spoilered so as not to completely hijack your thread)

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Here it is underneath a modded Blues Junior and a Vox Pathfinder 10. It's the best photo I have at the moment.

And here's a page from the original Fender catalog.

It's an extremely heavy bastard, but the sound is unlike any amp I've heard. It has a presence that fills a room no matter which direction it's facing, and with 100W and an aftermarket JBL that dates to '75, there's no lack of clean headroom. Back in 2004, I had just purchased a brand new Deluxe Reverb Reissue from Guitar Center, but a few days later I saw the Vibrosonic at a local shop for $600 and after playing through it, I promptly returned the DRRI thinking that if I ever wanted one again I'd have no trouble finding one.

I think 15" speakers are a wonderful, wonderful thing in a guitar amp. I'm sure you'll feel the same way after having a little more snuggle time with that beautiful Super.

westtexasred wrote:I am a BIG fan of the Muffs and I have seen them many times in Minneapolis.

I love the Babes too. I met Lori a couple of times because she used to work in a thrift store in Minneapolis. She had a big house in South Minneapolis and she had a stage in the basement where they used have to concerts. I met her through one of my students from Japan who worked at the Subpop record store in Seattle.
Man, that's awesome. I love both the Muffs and BIT, but I've never had the pleasure of seeing either of them live. Also, it looks like Kim is playing through a SF Quad Reverb (4x12) or a Super Reverb (4x10) there, but I can't really get a sense of scale and I couldn't make out the name.

Beautiful amp. The transplanted tranny in my amp came from a big '65 or '75 Fender amp,I don't know which one.

knpknpknp · Post by **knpknpknp** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:06 pm

I'll avoid more picture quoting.

I would assume they use the same humbuckers, I have never gave either a spin so its hard to say!

I once almost bought a neon green TK-300 but didn't quite have the funds for it. I really wish I had one now.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:34 pm

can you take a higher res picture of the bridge? is it just a strat bridge with the bigsby behind it?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:16 pm

Mo Rawka wrote:can you take a higher res picture of the bridge? is it just a strat bridge with the bigsby behind it?

Its the original bridge.

bamonte · Post by **bamonte** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:48 pm

Damn those are some nice guitars, I wouldn't mind having that amp either.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:24 pm

Muffs in Madrid '09

Jon Foreman has a Beast also.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:09 pm

Here are some other 'beastly" videos.

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"Let him who hath understanding reckon the Number of the Beast, for it is a human number. Its number is six-hundred and sixty-six."

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