Hey all,
Of those of you who know these beasts, I am looking for your advice. An acquaintance of mine has a real (NOT reissue) Mark I combo in blonde, with th orig Altec 12", has the GEQ, and I think reverb, too. It's in great shape, had it "gone over" by a notable tech in LA maybe 5 years ago, rarely played it since, and he's selling it with an anvil case. Now given I have loved Boogies in the past, but eventually sold them to settle into my present use-all DC5 and Express, I do not need another amp, especially since I prefer/need channel switching most of the time (and we all know the Mk I is are not).
So here I am, faced with a Boogie dilemma: is this a "cool" enough Boogie to own and love knowing that I will likely not gig with it (likely not, but who knows, eh?). I dig the "history" and "cool factor" of it, but how hate to think I'm buying a boat anchor to look at. Those of you who've played/owned em ...gimme your thoughts about tone.
And of course, what would you pay for this amp in good shape with GEQ, reverb, and Anvil? I want to be fair to him, but frankly this is a bad time to be spending this kind of money on a superflous piece of gear (yes, nice gear, to be sure), when I already have amps that "do it" for me. But part of me says amps like this don't come up often, let alone locally. Help me make a decision, gents!
Edward
Of those of you who know these beasts, I am looking for your advice. An acquaintance of mine has a real (NOT reissue) Mark I combo in blonde, with th orig Altec 12", has the GEQ, and I think reverb, too. It's in great shape, had it "gone over" by a notable tech in LA maybe 5 years ago, rarely played it since, and he's selling it with an anvil case. Now given I have loved Boogies in the past, but eventually sold them to settle into my present use-all DC5 and Express, I do not need another amp, especially since I prefer/need channel switching most of the time (and we all know the Mk I is are not).
So here I am, faced with a Boogie dilemma: is this a "cool" enough Boogie to own and love knowing that I will likely not gig with it (likely not, but who knows, eh?). I dig the "history" and "cool factor" of it, but how hate to think I'm buying a boat anchor to look at. Those of you who've played/owned em ...gimme your thoughts about tone.
And of course, what would you pay for this amp in good shape with GEQ, reverb, and Anvil? I want to be fair to him, but frankly this is a bad time to be spending this kind of money on a superflous piece of gear (yes, nice gear, to be sure), when I already have amps that "do it" for me. But part of me says amps like this don't come up often, let alone locally. Help me make a decision, gents!
Edward
