[plawren53202]

This is an update to a previous thread:

'65-ish Gibson Skylark I was test-driving from a friend, and had some current leakage issues at the guitar bridge and cable at input jack.

I took it to the shop, and as suggested on here, it was indeed the old two-prong power cord. Shop replaced the two-prong cord with a three-prong grounded cord, cleaned out all of the pots, replaced filter caps and biased the tubes. I had also put in a new set of tubes (Groove Tube EL84s and NOS tubes for the tremolo and rectifier).

Got it back this weekend and finally got to play it...it sings! Pure classic, old-school tone. With the volume low, it is a very spanky, bright clean, almost like a Fender. With the volume cranked, the distorted tone ranges from 60s-rock crunch to, surprisingly, an AC-30 type chimey tone. I was surprised at how much the tone controls could alter the distortion tone--using the tone controls, I found many more tone possibilities than in my Crate Palomino, which basically does one distortion. Where it really shines is a blues-type solo; the tone is pure old-school blues.

Only problem: for an 8-watt amp, this thing is LOUD! And to get that sweet tube breakup, I have to turn it almost all the way up. I've already been banished to the basement long ago; my wife and kids are going to eventually make me build a soundproof room down there before it's over.

[RipVanWinkle]

Sweet...

A assume you are now going to buy it from him?