Bob,
Thank you for the compliments. I LOVE my Turser 335 -- it is my favorite guitar of any I've ever played. It actually felt and played pretty nice right out of the box, and it had a really nice resonant tone when not plugged in, but I've done some work on it to take it all the way to 'perfect' for me.
The first thing I did was swap in the WCR (www.crcoils.com) Crossroads pickups in place of the stock pickups. The stock ones were OK, but the Crossroads gave this axe tone to be reckoned with. It was kind of funny because the guitar only cost me $299 on eBay and the pickups were almost as much at $260, but well worth every penny.
I could have stopped there and had a guitar that I was almost completely satisfied with, but I decided to go all the way and install a bone nut, and tonepros bridge and saddle set.
The one downside with this guitar is that the f-holes are a little smaller than on the usual 335, and because of that, I wasn't able to fit full size CTS pots through the f-holes, so I had to stick with the Alpha mini pots... not a huge deal as (suprisingly) the ones that came with the axe measured almost exactly to spec, and that doesn't even happen on Gibby's and Epi's!
Finally, as I do with any guitar, I took the time to do a complete setup to get it exactly where I want it, experimented to find optimum pickup height (including some minor polepiece heigth tweeks), and at this point I'd honestly take it over any of the Gibby and Epi 335's I've ever played, especially if money is a factor. These Tursers feel and sound great, and have some of the nicest necks I've ever played -- it's true to the characteristically slim neck profile of a classic 335, which I really dig for my small hands.
Long story short, if you can find a deal on one on eBay and you don't have a 335-style guitar, these are well worth it if you're willing to make a few tweaks.
As for the EarCandy Buzzbomb, I had sort of a like/dislike relationship with it in the beginning, but now I'm in love with it... The problem early on was that I had to find the right speakers for how I wanted the cab to sound and behave. The issue I was having is that the cab tended to sound a bit stiff and scooped in the midrange, where I like a little more full and fluid singing midrange... The whole way through, the highs were about perfect, and the lows were tight and balanced with the Ghia's single tone control, so given that the highs and lows are often very much a function of cab design, and that the speaker often has the biggest impact over midrange voicing, I figured the cab would do exactly what I wanted it to do if I just found the right speakers... So skipping the story as to how many different speakers and combinations I tried to get where I am today, my experimentation paid off and I ended up with a Scumback SA-12-75 (H30) and a Scumback SA-12-M75 (M25 'greenback'), and I am absolutely finished with my search.
That said, I've also got a Z-Best with the stock H30/V30 speakers that really sounds great with my Ghia as well, and it's really a toss up as to which I prefer... They're actually pretty similar sounding, and my preference really varies from day to day, and I think I could be equally happy with either... I've been trying to make a decision to just keep one as I don't really need two closed-back, front-ported cabs, but it's really tough to decide between the two!
All that said, my absolute favorite cab of the three 2x12's that I have is the Earcandy 'Boa', which is an open back 2x12 with a birch shell, mahogany slanted baffle, and mahogany 2/3 back pieces. It has sounded fantastic with any speakers I've put in it, and right now I've settled on a Blue and a Scumback SA-12-55 (55hz cone H30).
The Boa sounds fantastic with my Ghia, my Lightning, and my Lovepedal 1/2 watt Vintage amp, and it's relatively compact and lightweight (28"w x 18"h x 12"d and only 20 lbs. unloaded) compared to the Z-Best and Buzzbomb, which is a plus. It doesn't have the thump or punch of the Z-Best or Buzzbomb, but it makes up for it in with an airy, open, room-filling ambience that the closed-back cabs just don't have.
One of the coolest parts about this cab is that slanted baffle is jointed/braced all the way, rather than just shimming the baffle to angle it... That really connects the baffle to the rest of the cab to make the whole thing really resonant.
The design also has a removable grillcloth insert, so it's easy to experiment with front-loading or rear-loading your speakers to see which you prefer.
I'm trying to get some pics up of the cabs in my photobucket account, so when I get them loaded up I'll post a link here.
Hope my rambling is informative and not just babble!