| The Ones that got away . . . . [message #9195] |
Sat, 02 February 2008 17:12  |
RoyC
Messages: 97
Registered: April 2000
Location: East Central Illinois
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I was just killing some time before band practice tonight, and was reading some posts on this site ( still looking for new power switch for K250 ) and I noticed C4ster mentioned a K100 cascade that was his 1st amp.
So, I got to thinking about the amp that got away.
My first 'good' amp was a slightly used K100 stack that I picked up in 1970. I paid $300 for it at Paige's Music, in Terre Haute, Ind.
It was cascade, and immaculate, w/covers, manual, and footswitch.
I played that amp in my 1st band back in '72. (we were terrible)
Band had 2 guitar players, and the other dude had a new K150 stack, so we were able to put a Kustom on each side of the stage.
While in the Navy in '73, hard times forced me to sell it.
'Wished I still had it, but it's long gone.
I'm sure I'm not the only one . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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| Re: The Ones that got away . . . . [message #14747 is a reply to message #14746] |
Sun, 28 November 2010 10:46  |
zedsalt
Messages: 65
Registered: March 2008
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Hmm. I wonder if the Paige's Music in Terre Haute is any relation to the Paige's Music in Indianapolis.
I almost got a GREAT deal when the Indy Paige's shut down, but what I learned later made me kind of glad I didn't.
It turns out that the reason they were closing was that some cocaine dealer had done business with an undercover cop out of the public restrooms at a Burger King, a Firestone tire shop, and Paige's. In the newspaper, a police spokesperson detailed the process of figuring out which one of those businesses to ruin with forfeiture. He made it sound like making the absolute most money possible off of one of these business owners...none of whom had any idea their facilities were being used for illegal activity...was the police's responsibility, part of their duty to the public. He took on an apologetic tone when he explained how the Burger King "owner" didn't actually own much in the way of forfeitable goods; all of the Firestone inventory belonged to the chain, aside from the used tires, and that Paige's was a pretty small fish, but their forfeitable property represented the biggest opportunity for the police to profit.
So that dust-covered Leslie unit that I almost got for $15? I hope either the owners sold it for a bundle and got to keep the money, or the unit went for chump change at the sheriff's auction.
My first amp got stolen, but it was a Crate CR112, so someone probably did me a favor.
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| Re: The Ones that got away . . . . [message #14807 is a reply to message #14795] |
Thu, 02 December 2010 13:05 |
zedsalt
Messages: 65
Registered: March 2008
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Please pardon me if I'm being a bit dim (in the words of Homer Simpson, "I have a history of missing the point"), but are you saying that the Paige's in Terre Haute in the '70s was run by the same folks who ran Paige's in Indy in the '80s?
I'm just glad I didn't successfully, unwittingly take advantage of a bad situation before I had learned why the store was closing. That would've eaten at me a little every time I used that Leslie.
Right now, I'm keeping my eye out for a sweet deal on a Reverend Goblin...no sheriff's auctions, please and thank you.
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