Guitar Search Saturdays - Episode #3 Cash Converters!

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Welcome to Guitar Search Saturdays with Shane. This is episode 3 where we head back to a Cash Converters store to see what guitar gear we can find. This store always has an assortment of guitars, amplifiers, bass guitars, and pedals.
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[@jeff7807]

Thanks Shane, I really like this type of video. FUN !!!

[@MiguelGarcia-xz8sg]

Shane, the problem with the Peavey Rage on the video might be quite easy to fix. The missing handle is attached by two screws that also help secure in place the amp's head. Therefore, if you install a handle, you also help fasten the head properly. Obviously, you would like to make sure the controls haven't suffered any damage from being loose for a while. Peavey Rage amps are great bedroom amps. Bandit's little brother

[@franciscusrico6112]

Had a good laugh thanks to this! You've made my day. Keep it up Shane!

[@TheMichaelseymour]

diggin the new musical direction at the start...guitars are out - xylophones are in.

[@Mathiasbendiksen]

Never heard Park amplifiers ?? What? Crazy good stuff!!!!!

[@stirlingarcher2141]

After getting a Peavey Red Stripe Bandit and being very impressed with it, I later picked up a Peavey Rage amp in mint condition from a Cash Converter's for $99, its a great little amp for around the house. My wife however now gets very annoyed with me as I've started venturing out of my music room & proceeded to turn every room around the house that takes my fancy into a mobile guitar retreat. As the Rage is so portable I can plop it next to a lounge chair and plink away happily even when watching TV. Maybe you should do a vid on frustrated partners of home based guitar playing wannabees, I reckon some of the stories would be hilarious entertainment.

[@daleweber2579]

Park was owned by Marshall back in the 1980s, there is 100 watt tube head by Park but those are very very rare & expensive

[@deanlaster1724]

Thanks Shane I've got a AV6 LP type guitars very happy with it. Love the Guitar Searches. Keep Rockin.

[@S0V23]

best series on your whole channel. which says a lot because your other material is very awesome! keep doing these!

[@SalmonFume]

Hey Shane, I'm really liking this series. Very relaxing. You have some great pawn shops there in Australia!

[@mikeb7083]

In the states we just call them "pawn shops". Love this series.

[@Eywadude]

Park amps are made by Marshall. The first ones were made in 1965 and were essentially the same Marshall models with very minor internal and external changes. The Park name was essentially created because of the distribution contract Marshall had with Rose--Morris at the time that prevented them from selling their amps through other distributors, so they created the "Park" name (as well as NARB, Kitchen/Marshall, Big M, and CMI) to skirt the contract rules so they could sell more even amps to more distributors. For the most part, they were basically the same plexi and metal panel Marshalls, but with a Park logo on them. However, they are said to sound a bit "hotter", which is seen by some as more desirable, and since they are generally fairly rare they usually command a higher price than its Marshall counterpart of the same era. The Park name lasted on and off until about 1982, a little while after the Rose-Morris distribution contract ended (in 1981). Then in the late 80's and 90's the Park name was revived again as an entry level brand of solid state guitar amps. The amp you saw in the shop is one of these. They only lasted for a little while, but some of them can sound cool when overdriven. I hope this helps. Cheers. :)

[@JamesJohnson-hb1me]

Wait, what! Peavey Bandit! Thank you very much, I had fun!

[@chrissilverhand1]

Park amplifiers were originally launched by Marshall in the UK in the 60's. That association ended some time ago, but you do occasionally come across an original Park valve amp on eBay. They are rare and command a premium price.

[@DMSProduktions]

Yes, Park = Marshall. Made in same factory. NOT owned by Marshall any more, you are correct.

[@michaelreis8266]

chrissilverhand1 There are some YT clips by Lance Keltner in the USA of some more recent Handwired Marshall Licensed remakes that sounded great ie Park 45 and Park 75. Check em out..

[@shaunw9270]

Chris silver hands You are right ,In the late 60's there was a music store who Jim Marshall did a deal with to supply amps without the Marshall branding. They were exactly the same internally as the equivalent Marshall & I believe Park was the maiden name of someone's wife .. The amp in the shop was made in the far east & distributed in the UK by Marshall . The mid -90's ad campaign called it "Son of Marshall"

[@hutchfromba]

Our big box music shops like Guitar Center, or online MusiciansFriend sell both new and used. Mostly new though.

[@EdDanaGuitar]

I have that little Behringer Bass amp... my wife's first bass amp. I still use it for recording because it has a stereo out! I love this series Shane... and I dig the background Jazz... lol Cheers!

[@amitsapir2]

I really like this Serious!

[@ArtDonna84]

I had begun to drink my protein shake after a hard workout and relax to watch this video when at 0:15 seconds I about blew out my swallow having to laugh so hard at your comment. After regrouping myself, I then get rocked into laughter at 1:25 into the video with the "acoustic binding" comment! I decided so as not to slop all over myself trying to enjoy the shake to put it down until I finished the video (glad I did). Shane did/does the shop owner know you are video taping and posting this? This is a classic, and I hope you continue sharing these great videos and information with us, Cheers mate!

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

the cool thing about BOSS pedals - that tank-like build quality, making buying used a perfectly viable option.

[@Da_Porkchop_Xpress]

awesome episode

[@gregdoerr1028]

Actually, here in the US, the SX guitars we can get from Rondo Music, are fantastic!! I have three of them, and they are all among my favorite playing guitars. Those seen in the video I admit, did look extremely entry level, though... Thanks for your wonderful videos, Shane.... Keep on Rockin'

[@hohlamazoo]

I'm from the US and support your take on the SX line. They're certainly no masterpiece, but nothing in that price range is close in quality. My SX tele weighs as much as my USA Strat. I'm old school, so when I pick up any Squier it feels cheap regardless of the price tag. They're too light weight. Just my two cents. Thanks.

[@gregdoerr1028]

Thanks hohlamazoo, I actually had to go through a couple of different SX models before I found a real good one (one of the pitfalls of ordering online). But I really love their necks and they do feel solid. I also Love their P-90 equipped guitars... Thanks!

[@hohlamazoo]

I haven't tried the p90 range, but heard good things. I have a collection of guitars ranging from gretsch to Gibson to epiphone and the hanging SX is right in there. If nothing else you can buy them for a modding platform. It's a lot cheaper than buying a body an neck elsewhere. And they're already finished! Thanks.

[@gregdoerr1028]

Yeah, I can't really think of a better modding platform than the SX's, and maybe some of the Squier's...that's the thing, that you can tweak these fine guitars down to exactly (or near exactly) what you want... It's just amazing to me how cheap some of these guitars are, when I started playing in the mid 90's, the cheap guitars were actually cheap, as in pretty horrible, but today, with worldwide competition and with higher standards of quality control (for the most part) "the guitar world is our oyster" Thanks! Take care!

[@dalepal]

I’m enjoying this series. Based on my experience I haven’t had much luck shopping at pawn shops but I would need to keep checking just to see if some good deals show up.

[@Obigrobi666]

Guitar search saturdays is a great idea! I'd love to see more videos like that!

[@intheblues]

Hey thanks mate, they are coming up each and every week for 10 weeks. :-)

[@LordFuzzman]

Loads of those Gorilla and Park amps in the 2nd hand market in the UK. Usually go for £10-£40

[@peterpenklis]

enjoying the vids - thanx Shane- bring on the Tokais, Orvilles

[@StaffyLeeMusic]

That red wah actually looks remarkably like George Dennis wah volume.

[@good_king_guitarman1334]

The Cashies at the top of the CBD on Elizabeth St is much the same, mostly stocked with junk instruments. I question where it all comes from, who buys this stuff brand new? Clearly no one is buying it second hand!! Great concept Shane, it's very entertaining.

[@masonheath5338]

the head in the peavey was loose because it was missing the handle. the screws in the handle hold the head in. quick fix

[@guitarkis4969]

There are so many pawn shops here in the US that overprice gear also....it's crazy! I've given up going to them after seeing too many Squier Bullets priced at $175 and up.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

my first amp was a Gorilla back in 1987 - it was SHIT in a box! Run away!!!!

[@cruzthree8883]

another great edition. man, i keep waiting for you to find that diamond. i like to check gumtree for gear. occasionally some gems pop up but the bargains sell very quickly.

[@leightnite3056]

Love your videos, playing, and your nice guyness, as well as your giddy love for Peavey Bandits! I have that same bandit model (on wheels!) Fantastic clean channel! My main git' fiddle is a 1981 Peavey T-60,(which F'n Rocks) Go Peavey. Also, do you ever kick yourself for learning lefty? I'm a lefty who learned righty!

[@gerryloughran1676]

These video are great real enjoy the range of gear ...and your knowledge is invaluable ...on this side of the pond Danelectro pedals start at £9 so with shipping to Aus you could get 10 ? for the price of that one !...keep up the good work-

[@HamidShibataBennett]

I saw a Peavey Bandit the other day at a local shop. I'll pay more attention to them next time I stumble upon one. Nifty to see an old Gorilla amp. I'm curious if you ever seen amps by Quantum on your excursions.

[@landonbailey]

haha. it's a beautiful shit hole. great vid again. looking forward to each of these. Minidisc lol. I still have my Sony Minidisc Deck.

[@CJ-rf9jm]

The Gorilla amps were fairly common in north america. My family ran a music store for a while. I still have n use the smaller brother of that amp in your videos though mines the TC35. There are are some who hate on those amps though very unfairly. They were around through the 80's but not sure how far into the 90's they were available.

[@Jubular]

Park amps were originally simply rebadged Marshall amps dating back to the 60s and 70s. Jim Marshall couldn't sell his Marshall brand to his friends shop due to a distribution deal. He created Park so his friend could sell them. the old ones are all Marshall inside like the super lead etc. Aome are very valuable and very rare.

[@Restringlo]

This is great!:)

[@TheDoobiesnatcher]

I bought an unbranded telecaster from Cash converters for £49 I've had it for years and it's great I remember is being next to a pink Barbie guitar for £100! makes no sense they don't know what they are on about most of the time. Also my first amp was a Park it's was OK not the worst.

[@DiMo28]

LOL, Guitar Search Saturday and I'm still sitting here at work on Friday afternoon!

[@DiMo28]

First episode that I'm watching.... a cash converter shop is the same as our (U.S.) pawn shop? I enjoyed the commentary! I'll have to catch up on the first 2 episodes.

[@imBartSimpson]

Does that mean you can see into the future?????

[@intheblues]

Yep it's a pawn shop 😊👍

[@triplesevensix291]

Park amps were like the Marshall version of Squire.

[@nimrod1975bce]

Enjoying Your mirth and mischiefness... :D

[@southamptonguitaracademy7470]

Great Video Shane. It is possible to get ripped off really badly by these sort of shops, so this video gets a thumbs up from me! My local Cash Convertors in UK is very similar mixed bag of tricks. Most of the music gear is complete rubish, but there are a few great bargins IF (and only if) you know what to look for. For this reason I advise my beginner students to avoid these places like the plague (and buy from a good music store instead) until they are more educated in guitar/music gear. By the way, Park amps were actually a budget range of unbranded Marshall practice amps in the early/mid 1990's. I almost bought one when I was as a beginner, but ended up saving up for a valvestate instead. Aparently Jim Marshall also used the "Park" brand for experiments he built in the 1960's and 1970's (proper tube amps) that are quite rare and worth some money now.

[@Chudhole]

The sx les Paul's are pretty cool

[@johnroberts838]

Great video, Have you ever thought about doing Stand up Comedy, I haven't laughed so much during a video, thank you. I do love Guitar search Saturday's, you have found some gems, and then theres Cash Converters you just don't know what you will find , they can be so expensive, thanks again.

[@ginoames]

I feel inclined to say maybe just because you haven't heard of it you shouldn't snub it. Park amps have a history and were originally made side by side at Marshall to sell to other dealers. That one appears to be one of the early 90's ones when Marshall wanted solid state with out the name Marshall on it.

[@koldpants]

I have one of those guitars with mother of toilet seat binding! The top has bellied over the years and the action is fubared.

[@hutchfromba]

Shane, are these stores primarily used music shop ? We have pawn shops in the states but they have very little musicians gear. Mostly jewelry and silverware, usually.

[@imBartSimpson]

These shops are primarily a junk shop. When they first came about they had some good audio and a few good finds of instruments and gear. Nowdays they seem to be the place of choice for meth heads needing to get a few dollars quickly. They specialise in short term payday to payday loans with high interest rates. In saying that, you do still come across the odd diamand at a reasonable price.

[@intheblues]

HUTCHfromBA it's mostly jewelry here too mate but the shops are huge and stock lots of stuff. 😊👍

[@jeremybaker195]

I've all but stopped going to pawn shops. Maybe back in the day you could find a deal but now all they have in is junk. People sale higher end stuff on e bay or Reverb and the stuff the pawn shops end up with is top dollar. They want new prices on used stuff. Not to say a guy might need to pay his rent and have to pawn something nice (which I've had to do.) but it doesn't last long and again top dollar. like 2/3 to 3/4 what they payed for it. I've come to hate pawn shops. All in all I like this new series.

[@zbillster]

Dude, you need to come to Texas. I think they issue a Peavey amp to every newborn male at the hospital. They're ubiquitous.

[@stevehogan8829]

Park I believe was produced mid 60's to 80. something to do with Marshall or a import brand of/by Marshall. Supposed to be good amps. Not many were made?

[@chriswatts9227]

no mention of the Schecter at 5:56?

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

he doesn't like perceived 'metal' brands... he's more int the classic stuff. Schecters are amazing bang for the buck guitars, very capable. I'd have no problem at all owning a Schecter.

[@lukeannetts8641]

I have one of those park amps its pretty good

[@epsilonvonvehron5820]

To be fair to the little amp of the day, ..the labels says 1/2, that might mean one of two amps,?

[@paulkelcher824]

No amplifiers were harmed in the making of this video ;)

[@shaunm1983]

My mate give me an SX strat, it has a beautiful flame or quilted maple neck and the pickup somehow sound better than any strat ive played, its just impossible to get the action low. Makes a great slide guitar tho.

[@martinkrauser4029]

or, well, taking it to a tech?

[@gwildor]

I have an SX thinline, it has a rather figured swamp ash body and believe it or not, the maple fretboard actually has spot of quilting thru it.

[@gwildor]

...and i should add it plays great, the pickups are a bit shit though. I've been playing long enough to know that, yes, there are alot of shit ones, but there are gems.

[@shaunm1983]

i guess i just got lucky with the pickups on mine, strange how they would put a beautiful flame maple neck on such a cheap guitar too, maybe mine is an early one or something, the neckplate is blank on mine. I think i did try to shim the neck, but i still couldn't get it right, i may try again next time i change the strings. Im too tight and skint to take it to a tech and i like to try to do any work on my guitars myself.

[@gwildor]

Yeah i think mines an early one too, it has the strat style headstock, i heard later they went to a more pointed style on the thinlines.

[@coreybrown43]

Too funny I grew up not far from there is the Pool hall still in the same plaza?

[@intheblues]

Hi Corey, It's not there anymore mate. I have lived here for just over 4 years now and I haven't seen it in this time sadly. I love playing Pool and I reckon I would taken advantage of that. I think where it could of been located is now a gym that is going out of business.

[@coreybrown43]

I have been living in Toronto for the last 13 years this would have been a long time ago . Great Channel Shane. Cheers

[@erwinkrabbenhoft5502]

I've bought a lot of gear used I've also found stuff, we'll I'll put it like this I ran, ran very far very fast serious I didn't look back....

[@SymptomOfDepravity]

Was going to comment on the park amp but chrissilverhand1 has got it bang on. There were some kicking around in either the late 70s or early 80s here in the U.K. But don't have a hell of a lot of info other than a guy 30odd miles from me has one and I've seen it lol. Could have just been another "get rid of old parts" run. Marshall factory I believe actually has a fair amount of them on the tour

[@Da_Porkchop_Xpress]

Hey Shane, i noticed on Instagram you fell out of love - the super reverb?! Will you be replacing it with the mammoth Samick amp at $119 at Parkdale? Hahaha!

[@intheblues]

hahaha :-D

[@BoyAditya]

dude.. my first pedal is zoom 505 (2nd generation) 😑

[@MarkJohnsonJams]

I have a friend who has a Park and he swears by it.

[@imBartSimpson]

Swears by it like "fuck fuck shit park amp" lol

[@DMSProduktions]

Even more eclectic Shane. THAT'S the 'shopping' centre on the cnr of White St. and Nepean Hwy yeah? A few points. The SX guitars ARE good for what you pay for. The $199 ST59/62 Strat copy is a VERY decent instrument. I have sold quite a few over the years, and they haven't disapointed. 1 of our regs Ben played one and stated to play it was as nice as his USA Strat. Not 100%, but there was NOT an $1800 difference. Maybe an $6-800 difference in quality. IF you check some of the vids on the Alabenlo Music channel, I have a clip of Ben playing an ST62, and it's had a lot of views. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npm6ZWuogdqMobc As to the DXP drum kits, we sell those as well, they are a budget, entry level kit. They are ok, not great, but certainly ok to learn on. Hey DON'T knock the Gorilla amp! They are the PINNACLE of Solid state guitar tone! Rare jewels in a sea of musical cubic zirconia! HAD to LOL @ the Livingstone chorus pedal!! ARE they for REAL? $25 used? They are sold at Aldi, NEW for $20!!! Da FUQ?? :o/ Idiots! Seems this CC has morons working there who have no clue as to the value of the musical equipment they have there. Charge too much for cheap stuff and not enough for expensive stuff! Nice to see that Bandit, and also that Rage! I had a PV Rage 158 like that. GREAT amp but the speaker was rubbish! That Blackstar was an ID Core modelling amp, actually VERY good. That Ashton head, you brushed past it too quick, but I think it was a SS one. The Valve powered Ashtons, ie the Bluetongue combo or head, were actually a VERY good sounding amp. No idea how reliable, but the few I heard, WERE very nice! Great, sparkly clean channel, with a Marshally lead channel! AS to that little amp at the end, hahahaha SEE what I meant about charging too much for cheap stuff? NO clue. That amp prob should have been no more than $20-30 max! I liked this GSS vid even BETTER than the 1st! KEEP it up dude!

[@beardsman]

I disagree with SX strats being junk, they more than likely need a good setup and make really good players/backup guitar. If you enjoy modifying like myself they can be made to sound as good as a usa fender with a pickup change and a few other cheap mods. Obviously the hardware, timber and electronics do not compare to a usa fender but for $99 AU i think would be worth checking out , IMO when stock the they are a lot better than a lower end Squier

[@intheblues]

That could be part of it. Every SX guitar I've seen feels like it's been to hell and back when it comes to the set up. I'll take a look at one in closer detail on a following video. :-)

[@beardsman]

It could be ive been lucky and picked up some good ones but overall ive been pretty impressed for what they are especially with the neck and frets. You can get lucky with these i picked one up off gumtree for $30 in good condition. Great series BTW love the direction your channel is going!!

[@BoyAditya]

aww man ... you skip the white Randy Rhoades... , ...is it a Jackson or copy?

[@deanlaster1724]

Hi Shane! In the video you said the store had some crappy Samick guitars. I was wondering if you had any experience with Samick Greg Bennett Guitars and if so what your opinion is?

[@reggietito3261]

Dean Laster I've had only good experiences with samick, I've owned several. their plant in Korea made guitars for many other well known brands. i had a samick sat 650 that was the best semi hollowbody I've ever played

[@intheblues]

The Samick GB guitars are okay. There's a lot of cheap junk guitars by Samick - or I should say some of the old and wrecked ones you find at stores like this. The GB guitars are probably their best guitars from what I remember about them. :-)

[@reggietito3261]

intheblues yea the greg bennetts are decent. their older stuff is good too. I'll agree they have made some crap, still do. but trust me samick built guitars for fender, Epiphone, and a bunch of other well know brands. its not public knowledge exactly how many, but it was a lot. for a long time they were the #1 producer of stringed instruments in the world. their own brand was just as good. there was controversy with the plant because some brands were demanding a lot more money for essentially a rebranded guitar. Epiphone actually moved their production to China completely after that, to their own plant to justify their inflated prices so nobody could complain that it was the same as one that cost half the price. as with most import guitars you may want to change your pickups to taste

[@ianfisher5316]

A couple of months ago I went to a local hock shop hoping to find a cheap 'camping' guitar. Came home with a Greg Bennett L.P. copy for $120. Neck is great, 'buckers are ok through a pignose. Couldn't be happier. Mine is their most lowly model. Bolt on neck. 1 vol, 1 tone. Their better models with fixed neck and S.D. designed pup's are prob real bargains.

[@reggietito3261]

ian fisher the Avion or AV series are very good guitars, I've had a few myself

[@triplesevensix291]

WTF were they thinking at 4:45? Too fucking much man.Too much! It even has half written on it like its been reduced to half price! Ha!! ;)

[@nietzsche688]

If you think those places have the worst gear you've seen is because you haven't been in my town. Musicians are doomed here. If you go to a "cash converter" you'll only find rusted cymbals, rusted trumpets, cheap cheap ugly guitars with rusted strings and maybe two or three boss pedals. But if you go to a music shop it doesn't get better: overpriced cheap gear, or overpriced good quality gear. Let's put it this way: a Fender MIM Strat costs like $500 usd anywhere else in the country... Except here! If Fender says the maximum price for it is $600usd then you can get it here for the reasonable price of $650 or even $700. I remember the time I was looking for a 12AX7 valve and all I could find was a dealer and they had to ask for a shipment. But they warned me first. According to the good folks at that music shop "it's not cheap because they're old, and fragile, and there are not too many companies making valves nowadays" so, how much was that single valve? $80usd! See?!

[@DaBeachmasta10]

These videos are great, but the camera is just awkward, way too zoomed in for the walking shots, cant get a good full view of the guitars

[@intheblues]

DaBeachmasta10 please remember I'm not exactly walking through the shops with my regular camera. It's incognito filming and it's not easy but it becoming better each episode 😊👍

[@650thunderbird5]

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[@wilzy30]

peavey amps get around...

[@1961jscofield]

My SX Vintage Series Tele is a great axe, significantly better than most Squiers. The lowest end SX's can be crap, but the same goes with any brand.