Picked up playing several months ago after a few decades hiatus and am thrilled to find affordable vintage gear all over the place. A Kustom bass rig that with a bit of cleaning looks and sounds like it did in 72', and still loud enough to stun a badger at 20 yards! (Tuck and Roll, Baby!)
A chromium Morley tank of a pedal, and an incredibly cheap Leslie 18 that needed a bit of TLC to restore it to swirly glory. Found enough motors and rotors online to begin building a custom Leslie cab for bass.
Found great sources for vintage parts too, Mouser Electronics in Texas.
As much as I dislike Guitar Center stores, their used gear department links all their stores online making for a very wide array of affordable gear from every state. Great for feeding my pedal madness.
Topped it off with a new Fender Jazz Aerodyne, possibly the best and most beautiful PJ bass they've ever produced. Picked that up on Ebay for about half the retail price.
Found a cool place for speaker refurbs out of Ohio. Hempopotamus Loudspeakers. Very reasonable recones made from hemp! You can find them on Reverb as well.
New golden age indeed!
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