Hey Surf!
Thanks for the heads-up on the converter option. That makes this buy even sweeter and good to know!

Hey Torshalla; you are welcome! And I agree; hopefully its not too late for some Astoria fans.

Hey... I just saw a new Astoria 3 head at Thomanns UK, as seen below, for $1870+$31.82 shipping to the US and probably the added cost of buying and installing a new 120 volt transformer for US power, as Thomann told me the amps on their site are wired for 240 volt/50Hz. I know some of the older Mar...

Oh boy...

Soaring, mournful, powerful, beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Al.

Hi Dana,s Blues,

Thank you for these suggestions, Dana,s.
I hear you on the finished neck, and I will try the process you have outlined soon.

Hi Dana's Blues, I too, have found Mesa tubes to be overall, more reliable and consistent than any other tubes I have purchased. Mesa seems to do a good job weeding out inconsistent tubes. I haven't tried 6L6's in my VM, and due to how much I like the fullness and ringing tones I get with the GT KT6...

Hi Dana's Blues! Thank you for the excellent information. I will try these methods soon. I hear what you suggest for cleaning prior to treatment as "(A) couple of drops of Dove dish washing detergent in a mixture of half-and-half vinegar and water applied to the neck/ fingerboard with a soft cotton ...

Hi Torshalla,

Congratulations!

If you have time, it would be great to hear your review of this amp. I have been interested in this amp, as well.

Congratulations! Did you find one at a discount?

and pictures, please...Especially of the tubes and wiring!

Hi Makatech and welcome to the forum. I too, am a new member here, but have been playing a number of years. The thing I learned from swapping out speakers is what you are finding; each speaker seems to have its own sound, and in sometimes subtle ways and sometimes in not so subtle ways, a speaker "...

Thanks, Surf!
Glad to be here.

Hey Surf! I had the same experience and satisfaction as you, except mine was from a 2015 LPM I purchased. I haven't owned a Gibson for a long time, but after I played the LPM for just a few minutes, I bought it. The Gforce tuning is excellent and the adjustable titanium nut is so simple, but so effe...

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