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Post subject: Latest Purchase...Long drive!
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:43 pm
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Saw a Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb RI on Craigslist for a great price! Been looking awhile & texted the guy & decided to go for it! Problem was, it was in another state. Not too bad - 3 hour drive. Got the "Mrs" & the dog & off we go. Travelling from North Carolina to Tennessee on I-40: straight shot, until we got close to the French Broad river. Traffic came to a complete stop! Sat there for over an hour looking at the scenery...weeds. Finally started moving, slowly & saw cars as far as I could see ahead of me in the same dilemma. After what seemed like an eternity, we got to the bridge where it was closed down to one lane. Then, full speed ahead....until - Came up behind a truck with all kinds of junk in the bed. I was wondering how well all the stuff was packed down when all of a sudden a bucket with some paper with red "stuff" on it flew out of the truck bouncing all over the road! I did happen to avert riding over the bucket, swerving almost off the road in the process. Little did I realize the red "stuff" went all over the front of the car in tiny little spots! It didn't appear like it was coming out of the bucket...but it sure did!
Anyway, a 6 hour trip ended up being an 8 hour trip + the time & elbow grease of washing & scrubbing the red "stuff" off the car, but I sure got a deal!

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Also had the original speaker plus a speaker upgrade: Eminence Patriot Cannabis Rex.

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The adventure turned out to be a bit of a struggle but it was still worth the mess!

I think the amp sounds amazing! From my research, it is a 2004 model in great condition.
Any opinions on the speaker upgrade? (He gave me the original Jensen as well.) ...Thanks

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Post subject: Re: Latest Purchase...Long drive!
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:13 pm
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Nice score!

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So what was the "red stuff" anyway?

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Post subject: Re: Latest Purchase...Long drive!
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:33 pm
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Not sure what the red stuff was. Wife wondered if it was blood... :shock:

Must have been some type of strange paint - was chalky but really stuck to the car.

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Post subject: Re: Latest Purchase...Long drive!
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:41 pm
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Glad it all came off.

I use Meguier's Detailer for those types of chores -- works quickly and well.

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:50 pm
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Great score!

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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:27 am
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Nice looking amp. Worth the trip on the ever unpredictable I-40 in the mountains.

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Post subject: Re: Latest Purchase...Long drive!
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:05 pm
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Nice amp. Glad to hear you weren't pulling your hair out during the endeavor. Could be a new band name, "Dodging Red Stuff".


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