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I don't think I am going to be buying any new guitars

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Man, that took some digging. It's 500 watt peak and only 75 watt RMS. (But still a lot of bang for the buck.)

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Probably loud as fuck

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I don't think I've seen an amp with such a discrepancy between peak and RMS. but 70 watts is still pretty loud and a good bargain for the money (assuming it's acceptable quality).

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Also, my memory is usually pretty shitty.

But, not for guitar stuff and not for Gibson stuff!

See:

https://guitarquarter.com/guitar/gibson-les-paul-best-years-best-and-worst-times/

So, yeah... There are some years, even a decade, where you want to avoid Gibson products - unless you know what you're doing, know what you're getting, and can live with the end result long-term.

The good news is that they're usually pretty inexpensive for those outlying years.

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LoL

Im jamming with Chris and Verle and Bob!

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I wonder if this is really 500 watts:

https://www.amazon.com/EMB-Electric-Amplifier-Portable-Powerful/dp/B09D8XBXLG/

Pushing that much through a 10" speaker means it's going to suck - or be a surprisingly good speaker at that price range. I'm tempted to order one just to see if it's a true 500 watt RMS. Maybe it's peak wattage, but that's still insane at this price point.

if it's a solid amp, you should buy one - if you're going to perform.

My Marshall (down here) has a few wrinkles in the tolex. I don't mind. The store gave me a discount on it. But, I wonder if it speaks to their QC?

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No, probably not... There are some great import guitars at not a lot of money. The under $300 market is pretty strong.