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Amazing! I've never played a Reissue before. Great family photo. What's next on your wish list? Do they make 'R' series other than those three?
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These three all have different voices. The R9 is the most aggressive and in-your-face. It is also the heaviest and has the beefiest neck. The R0 is a Wildwood Guitars Spec guitar, with special wind pickups and long studs, which make it sound (to me) more articulate and open. That particular guitar is actually pictured on Wildwood's Gibson guitar page. The R8 has all of the fundamentals down well, which is why it is the one I would keep if I could only keep one. Plus I am a sucker for a Les Paul in tobacco sunburst. I wouldn't mind trying an R7 but they frequently have even larger necks and are often heavier than those I have already, and I have about reached my limits in both categories. My bank account has also reached its limits.
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I've owned the Mercury for about 4 maybe 5 years. It is am amazing amp. I've had conversations with Steve Carr about that particular amp, and I must say he did a fantastic job with it. Some have criticized the cost of the amp. I can honestly say that with any Carr Amp you will truly "get what you pay for" with it. The quality is first rate. There are now quite a few amps that have the ability to alter the output wattage -- the Mercury was ahead of its' time in that respect. But not all of them handle attenuation in the same manner. On the Mercury, you really can use the 1/10 Watt setting and still get some really good "tube tone" from it. Obviously, when you crank the Wattage and use the "boost" settings in can really get punchy. With my Strat it does some wonderful hot single coil tones... with a humbucker guitar you can get nice "crunchy" tones. And pretty much anything else in between. Regardless of the Wattage settings, however, it likes to be pushed hard. I own an old Gibson solid state -- which is way cool -- but like an old VW Beetle compared to the Carr. My other "good electric" amp is a handwired Vox AC15 Heritage... a wonderful amp, but of course a whole different world tone wise from the Carr. An English classic, for sure. As such, I think the Mercury is very likely best described as an true "American" Amp. The Speaker is a 12" Eminence "Red, White, and Blue Patriot" Model. A really good speaker that has broken in very nicely. The tunes are all "Grove Tube's". One EL-34, and three - 12AX7's. There is some option for some flexibility. The quality of the amp is just totally first rate. I expect it to last a very long time. Anyway, so, thanks for asking and I hope this is helpful to you! Best' Will ~
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Thank you... It's quite a wonderful guitar.
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My amps & two favorite guitars
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My ES-335 and Vibrolux-Reverb. I play through my Princeton Reverb more often though.
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my customed out Epiphone Les Paul custom (my pride and joy)
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http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/elect..._55_series.htm Musician's Friend sells them as well; I haven't looked around but I am sure they are generally available. I wasn't aware of the R6, but it doesn't surprise me!
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Thanks, your rig looks pretty good too, but I think your mustache has mine beat!
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I am obsessed with my ES 335 right now. (Pardon my living room mess)
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There are really some sweet electrics showing up on this thread!-- Darwin
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Usually see them on 345 and 355 guitars. How'd you end up with one on a 335? Thanks!
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