u/belvedereW

I’ve been wanting a 50s for a while and was having miserable luck finding the one locally and so I expanded my search radius. I was road tripping and knew I’d be passing through Pittsburgh and that Empire Music had this one that weighed in at 8lbs 11oz and had a top that was exactly what I was looking for. I dropped in on my way to DC and it was love at first D chord. Can’t say enough great things about the team at Empire, I’d definitely consider them a destination store from now on. I had a plan to harvest the Custombuckers from a used IBGC Epi 59 and put them into this, the Burstbuckers from this into an old Les Paul Studio Deluxe, and the Burstbucker Pro and 490R from the Studio Deluxe into the IBGC Epi 59 but I’m really digging the Burstbucker 1/2 combo so far so who knows.

ETA: Tobacco Burst not Sunburst dammit.

Does anyone else’s dog react to their Katana with fear? Any time I turn on my Katana with the exception of while wearing headphones my dog gets terrified and pees herself on the spot. This same dog has never had any similar reactions to any of other amps (a Mesa 5:50 & Fender Rumble 100). It does not matter what tone is dialed into the Katana or the volume. I’ve tried it at barely loud enough to hear, clean tone, zero effects enabled with the treble all the way down in case it was a response to some sort of perceived shrill tone she had. She’s been completely fine being in the room with my other amps, even when they’re being pushed pretty hard. Does anyone have any clue why my Katana and furry tyrant don’t get along? Photo added to post for dog tax.