NAD: The $245 Rig

Iron1 said:
@Headache got me GASing for one of these Joyo ZoMBie amps a few weeks ago, then @LiveeviL2000 made it worse with his videos of the Joyo amps he got last week. So, I went hunting. In a strange turn of events, during my hunt, I came across 3 deals that cost me a grand total of $245 and produced a great little traveller rig.

First off, I landed a deal on a Joyo ZoMBie that came with an Orange 108 cab, loaded with a Celestion Eight 15. After a little haggling, I got the pair for the same price as a brand new ZoMBie all by itself.

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(Don't mind the scooped EQ on the DSL1, I was messing around with different sounds on Sunday trying to approximate where my JCM900 used to sit and didn't dial it back to where I normally keep it)
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(Got this little Ibanez bass amp in a flip deal with a bass a few weeks ago - sold the bass the next day for more than I paid for both and kept the amp, though I've only used it long enough to verify it works...)

When I knew I had the ZoMBie and cab coming, I figured I needed another OD and EQ to go with 'em. While hunting for another MXR M108, my go-to EQ pedal, I came across this Donner EQ Seeker. It was $45 brand new on Amazon and I figured since I could return it if it sucked, what was there to lose?

Then, two days later a local cat posted this Ibanez Mini Tube Screamer and we settled on $50 for it, so I went and grabbed it.

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The amp & cab weren't scheduled to show up until this coming Thursday, so after work yesterday, I spent some time plunking on my new Alvarez, then went upstairs to grab a drink and saw the amp & cab sitting on the front porch.

Brought em in from the cold, let them warm up for a bit (it was 20* outside) and then plugged it all up. I had no intentions of keeping the Orange cab, as I'd tried a stock one a few years back and it was just plain awful. But, the Celestion made a big difference. While it certainly doesn't hold a candle to my Mesa or Marshall cabs, it was surprisingly better than I expected. Would probably be great as a cab to pair with the Alvarez. But, I still intend on selling it.

I then hooked the ZoMBie into my Mesa Lonestar and BOOM can this little amp get after it. Haven't been able to turn it up past about 4 yet, but it really ripped at that volume.

https://soundcloud.com/id%3Diron1%252Fjoyo-zombie_volume-2_1-0-0%3Btrack_id%3D1207619812

Now, I have a JCA50 for the Soldano flavor, a 6505mh for that 5150 feel, a DSL1 for the JCM vibe and this ZoMBie for Mesa goodness.

Time to get busy songwriting.
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Congrats, Iron! :kewl:

You got some amazing deals! I can't believe the prices on those little Joyo amps and the sounds they produce.

Hey you mentioned that you have the MXR M108 pedal. Have you ever compared that to a Boss GE-7? If so, what did you think?

Thanks!
 
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