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Post by loucardguitar (Johnathan) on Jun 20, 2020 19:38:56 GMT -7
Just an FYI for anyone looking for one. I just saw a Blonde Delta 88 available for sale on Reverb for $1300 and Free Shipping. Listed 11 days ago.
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Jun 20, 2020 20:10:18 GMT -7
This particular 88 has been up for sale/sold a number of times. Looks to be in good shape though.
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Post by slaminsam on Sept 5, 2020 7:35:21 GMT -7
Hello everyone I am new hear. This Delta 88 is coming my way. From what I am told it's number 33. I have sen it around in pictures and postings and it seems to have moved around a little. Hopefully I will like it. I have had a Komet with KT88's and have missed it every since I sold it. Then I found Michael Burks and heard he used a Delta 88, so true to his song "Take a Chance" I did. This is the second Z I have owned. The first was a 100 watt 1x12 Jazz amp that had 4 7581's. That was a beast. Any way I am a big fan of Buddy Whittington as well.
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Post by pcns on Sept 5, 2020 7:51:32 GMT -7
the Delta 88 is a great sounding amp
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Sept 5, 2020 10:39:27 GMT -7
Welcome to the Forum - a lot of good information and great people here! Congrats on a great amp! I have two Delta 88s - great amps and sound wonderful with good OD pedal in front of it. Here's a pic of my two 88s - the bottom one is a Michael Burks Signature 88. Here's a pic of Michael in Doc's shop with one of his rigs.
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Post by slaminsam on Sept 5, 2020 11:46:00 GMT -7
Thanks and I look forward to having this one a while. The one thought that keeps going through my mind is my favorite tones lately are Michael Burks and Buddy Whittington and both are Dr Z.
Hopefully my ODs will work wonderfully with this amp, 4- Mythical ODs Revival Drive Compact Many others from Venuram, Caroline, Buffalo FX. NOC3, Echopark and others.
Several cabinets to try it with. So that will be an experiment, ASW 1x12 with a Sholz Sugar Cone 2 - Top Hat 2x12 with TH Vintage 30's THD 2x12 with ASW kts-60's 2x12 with ASW kts-70's
Thoughts on what would sound the best would be appreciated.
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Post by "Z" Steve on Sept 5, 2020 13:10:58 GMT -7
Michael sitting on that rig suits his title "Iron Man"!
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on Sept 6, 2020 7:20:16 GMT -7
Jaguarguy (Mike), I believe in your bottom photo the two amp heads' faceplates say "KT-45" but those were really the first Delta 88's that Doc had built. Do you know if that's correct? (And how cool would that be if Doc could put a KT-45 faceplate on your Michael Burks 88???)
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Post by slaminsam on Sept 8, 2020 17:54:28 GMT -7
Well #33 arrived today Have not spent a lot of time with it, but it is a fantastic amp. Pure Michael Burks tone in here. With a strat I could here a little Mark Knopfler. The PRS DGT into a Bonamassa Fuzz Face into a RimRock Mythical OD is just one of the finest tones I have ever heard out of me:) So far I am glad I pulled the trigger and hope this one has found its home. FYI I am currently playing it through a PRS 4x10 with Celestions. Its going to take a while but there is so much more to play it through. I am excited about this amp.
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