Weekend Rundown: Super Diamond Metal Edition

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but the coolest thing I've seen recently is a pedal display shelf on Instagram.  I liked it so much that I sent it to my wife.  Maybe she'll learn carpentry and make it for me?

Point is, I think there's a big part of pedal acquisition that is about the aesthetic quality of pedals.  Basically, I want them to look cool so I can decorate with them. 

Doesn't matter how they sound?



1982 Greco Super Real ec500 - $800

I've never had much luck with Les Pauls, but maybe I'm just looking for the wrong kind of Les Paul. This Greco apparently has a long neck tenon, which is a more difficult set-neck construction method apparently.  I say apparently because Gibson charges more when this is the case, so...

At any rate, while this is Les Paul Studio money, don't be surprised if Greco and Burny Les Pauls (which were Made in Japan) start gaining popularity as reasonably priced quality vintage instruments. Although the Fender Amp knobs ruin the look of this one, the rest of it hits all the right Les Paul Custom notes, and knobs can be replaced.


The only thing that might give me pause (other than playability) would be the resale.  If this were $500, I'd jump on it as a pseudo-investment piece that would test my claim of increasing collectability.  $800 is too much to that end right now though.


Now, if it were a white Burny...

Schecter S-1 Diamond Series - $250

How about the vibe of a Collings for the price of a Wampler Pedal?

No, it won't play as well as the Collings, and those uncovered humbuckers are giving off a pretty clear budget-guitar signal, but I feel like a few changes could make this guitar a pretty cool addition to someone's collection.

Les Paul Junior meets SG meets PRS Santana?

Something about the block inlays doesn't sit right; the inlays say upscale but the body shape says "slab-body-classic". Doesn't matter though - this is a great price for a guitar that would be a great candidate for some discount pickup upgrades (read:GFS).





Ibanez MS-10 Metal Charger - $45

Fuck you John Mayer. 

Just kidding. I love John Mayer. So talented. 

Seriously though, hard not to think John is to blame for the appearance of so many 10 series pedals, or at least me noticing them.

It's probably that second thing.

Forty-five bucks is a pretty great price for this, regardless of what it sounds like.  We're talking vintage Ibanez people, and having a cool looking pedal board is all that counts, right?

Right?



Ibanez CP-10 Compressor - $80

Hey look - Another 10 series pedal.  

Not much money required either...

Moving along...

DOD Hard Rock Distortion - $35

Man, the price is right on this one, isn't it?

My first ever pedal was a DOD Supra Distortion, and if this were that, I'd be all over it for nostalgia's sake.

And while this isn't that, $35 bucks for a pedal that was Made in the USA, and comes with the original box and manual is pretty frickin' cool.

Probably sounds terrible, but that isn't the point, is it?

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