[HAM] Musician Humor

[David Damroze]

On May 12, 2007, at 11:31 AM, mtcasino wrote:

> Dear Very Concerned,
>
> The all-valve JCM800 2203 is one of the most highly respected 100W 
> Marshall
> heads in the company's long history. Evolving from the legendary Plexi 
> head,
> it was one of the first Marshall amps to feature a master volume 
> control.
> The essence of simplicity, the JCM800 is a one-channel, all-valve amp 
> with
> no reverb or effects. Its easy control panel, distinctive roar, and
> larger-than-life edge immediately set the standard by which all other 
> rock
> amps were judged and it remained the industry benchmark throughout the
> entire 16 years of its production life. Now it's back by popular 
> demand and
> just like the 1959SLP and 1987X it has a Series Effects Loop with true
> bypass that takes the loop completely out of the circuit ensuring the
> original tone isn't compromised in any shape or form. 30"W x 9"H x 
> 12"D. 41
> lbs. What do you think!
>
>
> ABBY
  Not of this answers the question of how to fix the thing .

  ( we were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze ,
  with her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees )

  signed ,
  Just Married
>
> <snip>
>
>
> Dear Abby,
>
> I think my wife is cheating on me. I am a working musician and, as you
> would expect, travel a lot. I have been noticing strange things 
> happening
> when I get home. Her mobile phone rings and she steps outside to 
> answer it
> or she says, "I'll call you back later". When I ask her who called she 
> gets
> evasive. Sometimes she goes out with friends but comes home late, 
> getting
> dropped off around the corner and walking the rest of the way. I once
> picked up the extension while she was on the phone and she got very 
> angry.
> A buddy of mine plays guitar in a band. He told me that my wife and 
> some
> guy have been to his gigs. He wanted to borrow my guitar amp. That's 
> when I
> got the idea to find out for myself what was really happening. I said
> "sure, you can use my amp but I want to hide behind it at the gig and 
> see
> if she comes into the venue and who she comes in with". He ag reed.
> Saturday night came and I slipped behind my Marshall JCM800 half stack 
> to
> get a good view. I could feel the heat coming off the back of the amp. 
> It
> was at that moment, crouching down behind the amp, that I noticed that 
> one
> of the tubes was not glowing as bright as the other 3. Is this 
> something I
> can fix myself or do need to take it to a technician?
>
> Thanks,
> Very Concerned
>
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