NPD: vintage ibanez

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NPD: vintage ibanez

Post by FightingPlankton » Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:18 pm

My dad went to a yard sale this morning, I told him if he ever finds any guitar gear to grab it. So, he picked me up a ue-300. I asked how much he paid... He told me $10.
I was ecstatic! I paid $150 for my last one and sold it for $250.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Re: NPD: vintage ibanez

Post by preservation » Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:42 am

SCORE

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Re: NPD: vintage ibanez

Post by StevenO » Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:34 am

Awesome score.

I've always kind of wanted one, for no real reason, but they're getting up there in price. I'm not sure I love any of the three effects enough to have them permanently linked, but I like the idea of it! Maybe there are some clips on youtube to GAS over... :shifty:

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Post by cestlamort » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:17 am

Awesome. I love the old UE stuff.

The UE300 supposedly has a real-deal TS9 circuit in there, which made them a bit collectible. Simple and the effects all sound great.

I had a UE305 and really liked it. The delay did sound different than the UE405 racks.

I think the floor units are all 9-series while the racks can be either 9 or x0x series (or maybe only x0x).

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Re: NPD: vintage ibanez

Post by FightingPlankton » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:59 am

cestlamort wrote:
The UE300 supposedly has a real-deal TS9 circuit in there, which made them a bit collectible. Simple and the effects all sound great.
Its closet to the 808 than ts9 and uses original chip.
I had a UE305 and really liked it. The delay did sound different than the UE405 racks.
I've always wished they had put the TS and delay on the same unit, but alas...they did not.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Post by cestlamort » Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:36 am

whoops. Right. It's the 808 circuit. Run the chorus in stereo if you haven't yet. Worth the extra hassle (if you like chorus).
(I stopped tubescreamer spotting after flipping a ts808 for $450 back in the '00s sometime, back when that was enough to cover rent).

I also wanted a rack one with delay and overdrive but have since come to love the phaser on there, too. My main effects rig is UE400/UE405. With maybe a pedal here or there, but it covers a lot of ground (if with some stuff I rarely use: EQ, second compressor, etc) And those old ibanez effects all sound really great.

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Re: NPD: vintage ibanez

Post by FightingPlankton » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:13 am

So my dad's killing it at yard sales. He just grabbed me a boss rc-20xl for $70 and 2 Ernie ball stereo vol/pan pedals for $10 each.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Post by OffYourFace » Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:03 pm

FightingPlankton wrote:So my dad's killing it at yard sales. He just grabbed me a boss rc-20xl for $70 and 2 Ernie ball stereo vol/pan pedals for $10 each.
damn. where do you guys live??

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Re: NPD: vintage ibanez

Post by FightingPlankton » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:01 pm

OffYourFace wrote:
damn. where do you guys live??
Central Washington
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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