Hello from New Zealand

kiwi99 · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject: Hello from New Zealand

Hello people.

Just joined here... looks like a friendly place. Member also of the LTG forum; likely I guess, that other LTG members are active here.

I'm a "senior" person, 58, who's only in the last five years taken up guitar. Consequent to that, I've acquired a taste for inexpensive, and oddball amps. and guitars. Haven't acquired many amps
yet, and given that N.Z. is a long way from the American market, and the attendant problems that that brings, I probably wont either !
However, I do enjoy "window shopping" immensely.

I have a (modded) Silvertone 1482; a Guild Thunder RVT 1; and a THD Univalve and homemade cabinet with Celestion Greenback. And I seem to be acquiring guitars at an alarming rate !

Gary, AKA Kiwi99

tw001_tw · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:33 am Post subject:

Welcome kiwi99!

kiwi99 · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

Thanks for the welcome TW.

Unfortunately, I cannot post pictures until I've made 10 posts..... I've just tried.

I will post a picture as soon as I am able.

In the meantime, I've bought another 1482 overnight for this project.......

Well, here I placed a reference to my post in DIY...... another temporary no-no !

So; if you head to "Amp Kits and DIY" you'll see what I'm up to.

Gary.

SAguitar · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:21 am Post subject:

Welcome to the Forum, Gary!

Shucks, if you've got a THD Univalve, you've got lots of room to improvise!

Stay tuned,
Stan
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kiwi99 · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the welcome Steve.

Pretty steep learning-curve with the Univalve....... not really an amp. for somebody (like me), with extremely limited ability. A fun experience though !

Then there's the valves ( okay, okay...tubes) that I've managed to collect, and the valve tester I "had to" acquire !!

Until recently, there were bargains to be had on NOS valves on our Ebay equivalent. Unfortunately, a lot of people have become hip to this, with the consequence that there (largely) ain't any more bargains to be had.

And all I ever really wanted to do was get an acoustic, learn guitar, set up a guitar to play the country blues and slide that my heroes did, and relax on the verandah (porch) with a few Heinekens !!

Well, with a lot of Heinekens, actually !!

tw001_tw · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:38 am Post subject:

SAguitar · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:19 am Post subject:

Yah mon, I'll second that one! Very Happy

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kiwi99 · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject:

Well yes....... except that along the way, I got waylaid !!

Or was it laid-on-the-way....... it's all a Heineken blur !!

Anyway; 3 acoustics and a reso, and 7 electrics and 4 amps. later, I'm not much better at plunking on the porch than when I started !!

SAguitar · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject:

Oh well, acquisition can be good for the soul. Unless of course, it's gets just a bit excessive like our good friend AjayTele, may his hallowed name ring through the halls. Cool

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firedude · Ferret Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 100 Location: texas

Hello Kiwi, welcome....

Oh yeah, Stan mentioned Ajay, his collection is legendery.

..and I'd listen to Stan, he's pre-law,...or pre-med, or something. I don't know.

SAguitar · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

Well, I think I've made it up to Sub-dude now. Wink

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kiwi99 · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

kiwi99 · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject:

Well; I'm "made", so here goes...........

My homemade cabinet. Marine ply, Purple Elephant tolex, Marshall grillecloth and Celestion Greenback.

Recovered Guild Thunder 1RVT

This is how it looked when it arrived in NZ.

And my Silvertone 1482. Overhauled, decent baffle, Fender grillecloth and Celestion Blue. I have the original knobs.

SAguitar · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

Kiwi, you do some great work! All three of those are beautiful!

Man, those were some serious injuries that you had to repair. Rolling Eyes

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kiwi99 · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: