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A blonde, bad, and beautiful BEHEMOTH!

1963 blonde/wheat Fender 6G6 Bassman.

It's a NDAD (New Dream Amp Day) here at Casa DeeBeeUs™! Many thanks to @marshalllespaulfan and @tomgibson3783 for helping to make this amp of a lifetime acquisition happen!

The 1969 Tele Thinline sounds much fatter than your average Tele through this rig, lemme tell ya! 😉

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Well, it has been a while since I have had one of these in the house!

Just in time for #GibSunday, my buddy @tomgibson3783 goes and loans me his spectacular new 2014 #Gibson#LesPaul#R9. As if things couldn't get more exciting at Casa DeeBeeUs™ this weekend! 😆

This one has everything I want in a Les Paul burst reissue. It is lightweight (in the low 8 lb zone) and has a full, but not fat neck (like the fat necks on R7s, for example), and for me, the finish has the perfect blend of warm yellows, reds, and browns. The other thing I love about it is that it has grain and flame, but unlike a lot of the OTT tops these days, the flame is quite subtle. I find this one looks very "real". Oh and the action is super low and it sounds amazing too!

Great acquisition Tom! It may be from the Gibson's "pre-Agnesi" dark age era, but it's a keeper! 😉

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No one: I REALLY want to see a Gibson Nighthawk. Me: You're welcome.

The absolute pride of the current retinue here at Casa DeeBeeUs™, my 1993 Nighthawk Custom CS-2. I picked it up just over a week ago, thanks to my buddy @timallard and @gearmusicoakville, and I have never enjoyed playing any guitar as much as I enjoy this one. It's perfect for me in every way.

Also making an appearance here, for the first time in well over a month: my 1970 Marshall Model 2022 Lead 20!

If you follow my amp tech, @marshalllespaulfan, you'll have seen this amp on his feed recently, as it was with him for servicing. Well not the amp per se...the amp was fine. It was the cabinet that needed servicing. I was foolishly carrying it down the stairs with the cable plugged into the back, and it hit the wall. *SNAP*, I broke the 1/4" jack right off inside the cabinet. Note to self: unplug cables before carrying cabs through tight spaces. 😭

Anyhoo: MLPF fixed it right up and it's good as new. And let me tell you, these two make a fearsome pair! 🤘😂

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A bit premature for #TeleTuesday, but I just couldn't wait another whole day to show you guys this one. Thanks to my friend @stevemaricguitars it's my first NEW VINTAGE GUITAR DAY in about 5 years!!!

Welcome to the DeeBeeUs™ family, 1969 #Fender#Telecaster#Thinline!

I have always wanted a late 60s Thinline (I even went so far as to buy a Custom Shop Reissue back in 2020) and I even remember looking at (and photographing!) this actual guitar when it was for sale at @capsulemusic back in ~2018, just before Steve bought it, and thinking "man, it's nice...but I just can't afford it"!

Fast forward 5 years and I still never thought I'd be able to afford a real one (I mean if you have you seen the asking prices on these lately, they are roughly double what I paid for my Custom Shop Reissue...which was NOT cheap itself!), but Steve gave me one hell of a deal, and made it super easy for me to acquire, and one more dream guitar of mine has been added to the collection. Thanks again Steve!

Of course now I have to sell something from my collection to help pay for it! 😂 Hmm, maybe that Custom Shop Reissue Thinline... 🤔

Pictured here with my 1970 #Marshall#Model2022, because these two were made within a year of each other and sound so good together. 🤘🔥🎸

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"Hello, you have reached DeeBeeUs™ International Headquarters. We can't come to the phone right now because we are on the road to the @elmiravintageguitars show in Elmira Ontario, Canada, and we are SUPER EXCITED about this because its our first guitar show in FOUR YEARS! "We promise to return with a CF Express card crammed full of gear shots that will be posted in the coming days, but for now, please enjoy these photographs. We have left Douglas 🦫 in charge of headquarters, and he plans to noodle on @tomgibson3783's #Gibson #CustomShop #LesPaul #TVJunior through Deebs' 1966 #Traynor #YGA1 B. "We will be gone all day, but if you care to leave your name, number, and a brief message after the bleep, we will return your call as soon as possible. thank you and happy #GibSunday!" Bleeeeeeeeeep.

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There's something new in the #NoodleNook™ here at Casa #DeeBeeUs™, and it's not a guitar or amp. IT'S PEDALS!

Check it out...I am actually using TWO pedals! Today's rig is my 1957 #Fender#DuoSonic through my #EHX#HolyGrail Nano (for reverb) and my #Boss#FBM1 (for overdrive) into my 1965 #Traynor#BassMate.

So what gives?!? I never use pedals! Well, to put it simply: I got bored and wanted some raunch. 😂

PS: that FBM1 sounds fantastic. So fat and full. I think I bought it new about 13 years ago for around $100 CAD. Remember the days when pedals cost $100 CAD (~70 USD)? They are starting to fade from my memory...but I am still holding on! 😆

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I haven't even heard it yet but it's already my favourite amplifier! 🥰

1966 @traynor_amps#YGA1 A Signature amp. I bought it* because it's a cool old script logo #Traynor, and although I had never seen one before, I didn't realize just how rare this model is until I posted it in the Traynor Facebook group. The word "unicorn" is not bandied about lightly by those Traynor nerds, lemme tell you!** 😉

I just know it is going to be a beast. It's basically a guitar version of the more famous YBA1 bass amp, so it packs 45 watts into a single 15" speaker. It's filthy because it has been in storage since 1971, but all original right down to the two pronger. I dare not flip that power switch on because all sorts of bad things can happen when an amplifier has been sitting for years and you run full wall voltage into it all at once. My amp tech @marshalllespaulfan will be doing a complete checkup before bringing it up slowly on a VARIAC (a device that allows you to gradually increase the voltage from 0 to the full 120 volts of North American AC, rather than just hitting the amp with the full wall current straight away). I am guessing he also has some kind of light-bulb contraption that acts as a current limiter (if there is a short circuit anywhere in the amp, the bulb takes the full brunt of the uncontrolled current flow instead of the amp components being damaged). He is also going to test the original tubes to see if they are still within spec.

Can't wait until it's up and running again (and CLEAN)! 😂

*OK, technically my buddy @tomgibson3783 bought it for me, but I digress... 🤣 ** If you are interested in Traynors, and still have a Facebook account (lol) check it out "The TAO of Tone" group. Tell Nick, the admin, that your pal DeeBeeUs™ sent you. It won't get you anything special but please do it anyway! PS: TAO stands for "Traynor Amp Owners" making this the most cleverly named group on social media full stop.😂

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All of us here at #DeeBeeus™ International LLC wish you a very Merry Christmas and peaceful Holiday Season.

Best wishes from your pals,

DeeBs: Junior Vice-President 🤡, Ric: Senior Managing Turtle🐢, Douglas: Chief Executive Beaver🦫, and Chris(mas) Bear: Seasonal Consultant, Beverages & Merrymaking 🐻‍❄️.

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You know you're doing OK when you are using a 1968 #Fender #ProReverb as an ampstand for your 1963 #FenderPrinceton! 🤣 . (The personalized #DeeBeeUs™ coffee cup is just the icing on the cake of my life!) . #nocomplaints #imlucky #gratitude #Gibson #LesPaul #lespaulspecial #tvyellow #fenderamp #vintageamp #vintagefender #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #gibsoncustom #customshop #reissue #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CapzxcuJVpy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Well I'm gobsmacked: he has settled into the easy chair, picked out Goldie, my sparkle #Strat, to play quietly in honour of #Straturday, and is calmly watching TV with my mom and making polite conversation! 😳 . I must say, he has been REALLY well-behaved this season! For the first time ever in the 10 or so years he has been paying us his annual seasonal visits, he is only mildly inebriated, he's not constantly trying to pick fights with Douglas 🦫 and Ric 🐢, and he's being nice to my mom! Usually from the minute he arrives until the minute he goes to bed for his hibernation, it's basically a non-stop orgy of food, amplified music, profanity, and booze! 🐻‍❄ . We may actually have a Merry Christmas at Casa #DeeBeeUs™ after all! 🎄🙏🎅🤶 . #fender #stratocaster #polarbear #fenderstratocaster #guitar #guitars #fendercustomshop #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXoK7VILbUT/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I *wish* I could tell you this was a photo of #GibSunday at Casa #DeeBeeUs™...but I can't. 🤣 . This is how GibSunday goes down at Casa @chriswstringer8. With a 1964 #Gibson #SGStandard and 1957 #FenderPrinceton. 😍 . . #Gibsonsg #Fender #amp #guitar #vintageamp #vintagefender #vintageguitar #vintagegibson #gibsonguitar #guitarphotography (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbJpfgr6SM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Good news: it's *ONLY* -9⁰ C (16⁰ F) today! Much better than the -32⁰ we had a couple of days ago... 😳 I'm also happy to report that the mighty Champ/Bassman mashup rig is still pumping single-ended 6V6-heated air here at Casa #DeeBeeUs™, keeping the basement guitar room at a more than comfortable temperature despite the chilly outdoor conditions. 😂 . 2005 #Fender #CustomShop Ltd Ed '66 #Stratocaster 1964 #FenderChamp 1964 #Bassman 2 x 12 cabinet . Straps by @tomsvintagestraps Pedalboard by @atlasstands . . #vintageamp #fenderamp #vintagefender #amp #strat #straturday #fenderstratocaster #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #fenderguitars #fendercustomshop #reissue #relic #closetclassic #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZCpv4YrBrc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hmm. Look who showed up yesterday, just before sundown. It must be THAT time of year again... . As he does every year, he went straight to my fridge and made himself a sandwich (and even had the cheek to complain that I didn't have any fresh seal meat in the house for him!). Then he hit my guitar rack, picked out his favourite #guitar (2009 #Gibson Custom #LesPaul Special TV), and before installing himself in the easy chair, paid a visit to my liquor cabinet where he found and cracked open a virgin 40 oz bottle of Absolut and proceeded to guzzle! . It's going to be another interesting Christmas at Casa #DeeBeeUs™. 🤨 . #polarbear #gibsoncustom #gibsonlespaul #lespaulspecial #tvyellow #guitars #gibsonguitars #guitarphotography . PS: For those of you just tuning in, this guy turns up at my house literally ever year just before Xmas, and then settles down for his winter hibernation. But not before eating all my food, messing up all my guitars with his sticky paws, and, of course, draining every last drop of booze in the house, before passing out on my floor until Spring. He has never even told me his name! Maybe I need to give him a name... (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXbKegKrGNX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A steaming cup of WednESday morning coffee in my fave #DeeBeeUs™-branded mug on top of my own little Tower of Power: . 1968 #Gibson #ES335 1963 #FenderPrinceton 1968 #Fender #ProReverb . I've had a whirlwind couple of days in Toronto shooting some exciting and world class #guitar collections, culminating last night in a super fun session with @terry_foster and @colinjcripps supplying the rare instruments, and @michaelsegui supplying photography assistance and general witty banter. 😀 . Ric 🐢 is happy I am home, though! Pics of my recent adventures to follow... 😉 . . #fenderamp #fenderamps #vintageamps #vintagefender #gibsones335 #gibsonguitars #vintagegibsons #vintageguitars #vintagegibson (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CViJ2JqrRSV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It's a super joyous #DuoSonicStaurday here at Casa DeeBeeUs™ because I just got my 1957 #Fender #DuoSonic back from my luthier @alastair_miller.

I took the plunge and finally got it refretted…and for the first time since I bought it, it can actually be played! I can finally understand why @tomojustfunky loves his '50s DuoSonics so much! 🙂

This guitar always sounded great, but it was almost unplayable thanks to 65 year old frets that may as well have been painted on they were so worn out and low! Alastair refretted with vintage spec fret wire, and leveled the fret tops rather than risking any of the lovely fretboard wear by leveling the fretboard. He also repaired the worn nut slots, so I was able to keep the original nut, and he set up this guitar with .012s, which just feel right to me on a 3/4 scale length.

The result is a guitar that is (finally!) a blast to play…and only 7 years after I bought it!

Thanks again @alastair_miller!

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It is going to be one hell of a #GibSunday at Casa DeeBeeUs™.

I am still pinching myself to see if I am dreaming...my buddy loaned me his 1964 #SG Standard! 😍

There is a rumour in guitar circles that the SGs #Gibson produced in 1964 are amongst the finest ever. Several guitar players and collectors I know swear by their '64s.

I plan to spend the entire day noodling on this near mint beauty to find out for myself what all the hype is about!

Strap by @tomsvintagestraps