Fender London Reverb - How Did This Happen?

Where to begin? The ribbon connector repaired with Cat5 cable? The solder pads that burn off with the slightest heat? Maybe the switches inside pots. Or the pots inside switches. The pot/switches that flip chips and relays three boards away. The two mid knobs on the second channel? An entire separate circuit just for the LEDs?! The cable that seems to only connect chassis ground to chassis ground?? What does this amp want from me?!?! Oh man, why don't you just stop it? This is too big for you, you know that? Who did this, who did that! It's a mystery! It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma! Fender don't even know, man! Don't you get it? You want the truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!

The 1980s were a weird time that made people do weird things. The Fender London Reverb is one of those weird things. I'm just glad I made it to the other side of this one. Was it worth it? Only me and the voice inside my coffee maker know for sure.

Crate GFX50 - Finishing up where Crate left off.

The mighty Crate GFX50 Student Model!! Twin inputs! Twin headphone jacks! Stereo CD input that plays in mono through its one 12 inch speaker?! Or at least it would have if Crate had finished soldering the pins on the power amp transistor. Depending on which way you shake the amp you get either stunning silence or a jet engine roar. You can't teach your students the solo from "Crazy Train" note for note if your amp was left halfway built at the factory.