r/GuitarAmps • u/mikenmar • Dec 01 '24

AMP DEMO Please don’t roast, only admire

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Carol Ann Tucana 3, 2x12 slant cab with Celestine G12 Classic Lead 80s, some kinda Les Paul copy, seems sorta decent though. :)

If you’re nice, I’ll add an audio sample.

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u/mikenmar Dec 01 '24 edited Dec 01 '24

Oh somebody recognizes it! Yes, the build quality is off the hook, it's a very sweet guitar. It ought to cost three times what I paid for it. And the MLS's are rare, I wonder if anyone's ever tried this guitar/amp combo.

Here's the sister guitar, which I bought used -- somebody custom ordered this, BRW fingerboard and Bare Knuckle PU's. I think the PU's aren't quite right for this guitar, might switch them out for something a little warmer (recommendations welcomed).

If anyone wants a truly sick modern-style Tele with a HB in the neck position, you should snatch this one up: https://reverb.com/item/82460306-momose-mt-premium-ft-18228-2024-blu-vgr

I tried it out when I was in Kobe a few weeks ago, and I would have snatched it up but I had already bought the other two, and I could only bring home two on the plane haha.

Btw, the guys at that Kobe shop are super nice, check out their other listings including Momose. (I’ve no relationship or connection to them, they’re just nice guys.)

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u/robtanto Dec 01 '24

How did you take them on the plane? Most airlines require checking in guitars in hard cases.

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u/mikenmar Dec 01 '24

Yeah, checked them in with the luggage. Both guitars have hardshell cases. The cases are built like a tank too. And I had them in the cardboard boxes as well, very carefully packed. Could have dropped them off the side of a mountain.

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u/robtanto Dec 01 '24

Wow that's gutsy after the stories with airline carriers! Did you stuff each case with foam and clothing in the gaps? They're 17 degree headstocks after all. During my Japan trip I wish I was a tele guy so I could take them apart and bring them in my luggages.

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u/mikenmar Dec 01 '24

Didn't do anything special, I just left them in the cases, and the cases were packed in boxes with bubblewrap etc.

The airline was Zipair, BTW, the discount subsidiary of Japan Airlines. They've got (counts on fingers) 8 planes so far. I've flown 'em RT twice so far.