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Why would Cameron even have an amp? Until all this Covid stuff, I use to see Howard 4-5 times a year. We have a geeky guitar club that includes Howard & Bonamassa among other folks.. I'll ask him the nexty time I see him..

It's actually an old Rola(alnico) from the `50's. Looks alot like T-652. It says: "Rola G12".

Those EC Amps that Fender makes now for him all have Mercury Magnetics transformers. They are clones of the original 50's transformers.

I've known Paul at least 30 years.Great guy and a genius amp guy!

Midnight Blues; Love that amp! I did the same thing to my 1974x. But I went a little further and replaced all the signal path/coupling caps with the old Mustard caps and installed an RS Mains tranny & a RS Clone output tranny and an Alnico Celestion G12. The tone is just sick!!!

Is there any difference in the makeup of the wire as in Now vs. `50's? I've heard the the copper wire from the `50's> 70's was different as in the makeup of the wire and impurities in the wire. Thanks!

Here's a Style #1 I built in 2006

The Kluson ABR-1 is exactly the same as the Gibson one and made in the same facility. It just doesn't say Gibson on the bottom. Same mix of metals: 70% Zinc/30% Aluminium. The Pigtail is the most accurate to the originals. I wonder if they're tried using a mix of Brass and aluminium?

If I was the powers that Be @ Gibson, I would Hire Back my friend Ren Ferguson. Ren esentially got the whole Montana Factory up and running 30 years ago, but he's told me that HJ basically tied his hands from going full steam on acoustic's with Hide Glue, etc. I went up there to visit him (my...

Mat; I played one in Canada about 10 years ago. All original, impressed s/n# but with a #1 xxxx. It was a a black 2-pickup Custom. It was loaned to me by the producer of a festival we played in Belleville, Ont. He and I have been good friends for 20 years. But I've been around vintage Les Paul's...

I have a 2003 Firebird VII! Really a great guitar and I have mostly Vintage parts on it. I can see where the neck through would be a real pain to build cause about 2 years after I got mine they were discontinued. Mine's in a "Copper Mist" finish with an Ebony fingerboard! I replaced the "way out...

Nope, not this one.. All the parts were shiny, new looking parts. Like I said, the guitar looked like and old guitar with Brand New parts. The only patina was on the finish, no patina on the metal parts!. I've been working on and playing guitars for nearly 50 years. I know what's been aged and...

Matt; Hi! My Murphy Lab R-9, Light Aged I've had about a month. According to the CoA it was made or Q.C'd June 29th. I thought that the guitar itself was well done and plays and sounds amazing, However.. All of the metal parts were shiny new looking. Kind of a disappointment for a guitar that's...

I'm wondering who makes the most accurate ABR-1 with the right metal make-up? I see Faber offers one that's 70% Zinc and 30% Aluminium. I don't know what the composition of the new Historic ABR-1's are, but it would be nice to know. Anyway, I've been looking for a real `50's/early Sixties one...

My friend Paul Smith (Mr. PRS) told me about 30 years ago that the great Les Pauls' were that way on Day One! They came from the Kalamazoo factory as a great guitar.