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Hopefully we will eventually be able to retrieve some of the references we had at HC since the site messed it all up.


This is my list of good deals on HC (the ones I can remember):

6strings4rock
jeffmangum
MattCrane
marshallnoise
Skunx
roxy2356
fellsilver
Bumhucker
DracoAran
knucklefux
ringo11
madryan
NinjaRaf
flimz
MetalHed
KCTigerChief
Tom
Soundgardener75
Mike LX-R
Maggotspawn
Draco Aran
Wookieslayer
sahlomonic
K-Bizzle
nightflameauto
mamberg
100 watt

and there is definitely a lot more.. so if you dealt with me in the past please give me a shout out and I will add you :)


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good deals I remember from HC as well as RT
(will update as they come to me)
rebornself27
erock503
metalhed
reighnman
ninjaraf
ChrisJD
garey77
locoed
Dimebag11
gbsmusic
Mizati20
:fred:
hotlicks2go
Thaifoo
guitup too
drucifer
Mailman1971
Rayneman
ttosh
dawnofdreamx97
the4thlast1
battery198
pfapin05
battery198
deadpulse


anyone who I have sold or bought from pm me so I can update this shit
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Jackson/CHarvel
SplawnNitro
VHTCL100eQ
CeriatoneChupacabra100
VaderCabinets
AvatarV412
MarshallMF280
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Good deals:
Devin
GuitarBilly
JonVengeance
Ryan Distortion
Raf
Pamukparty
Rusty Metal
flyingskull
nightflameauto
apophis
fretless
Tom
mamberg
mamberg II
Conky
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Good Folks:

Sixtonoize - MXR 6 Band EQ
pioneerprogress - Peavey Bravo (my first toob amp! )
(x2) Yarbicus- bought some Warhammer mini's off me & traded pedals, bought pedal back along with pickups
phatgirl/Laura/ValveQueen - Various tubes
Dewysoss- HB102 pickup.
chad_sux/Rocket_Sauce - Mesa 2x12 cab
spentron - Supra Distortion Zombie Fuzz FREAKING AWESOME!
Adversor- Peavey Raptor beater guitar
eudamonia02912-Barber Dirty Bomb
Bumhucker- bought a Boss DR-3 off me.
guitarslinger/Cougar Hunter- SUF Civil War EQD Speaker Cranker EQD Monarch
Grantus- GFS Mean 90
EricJohn- Squier Classic Vibe trade
unet- ACC150
riffy- Hooked me up with FREE pickups! Awesome guy!
Norton666- bought a SD Phat Cat off him.
Lonnie99- Assorted parts
Science!/GAS_KING/VARIOUS OTHER NAMES- Peavey Reactor
SteveIJobzz- Rat clone, Fuzz Face clone, Earth Quaker Devices Grand Orbiter
_ej_- "custom" Lo-Fi delay, custom 4 stop looper, custom Octavia Fuzz
Jay Wesson (missingastring on HCAF)- Focusrite Sapphire
colejustesen El Ray Ouija Fuzz
JiveTurkey- trade
Damian- purchased an atrox custom tele from. great to deal with.
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I had several at HCAF but my shit is lost so here are the ones I remember. If I missed anyone let me know.
GuitarBilly
Draco Aron x2
Edge of Darkness x2
Abstract
Norton 666
Yo Squig x2
Ricky Rockhardo
Chris JD
Holy War
Elemenope
Crank
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Good deals: Guitar Billy, Crunchtime, Draco Aron, Holy War, Crank, Yo Squig, Moops, Elemenope, Edge of Darkness, Abstract, Chris JD, Ricky Rockhardo, Norton 666, Freehandarson, Dolf, Van_Muddlestein, Yarbicus, Schweezly, Nateispro, Conky, MikeO, Whiskey Face, Broslinger, Mamberg, Ajaxlepenski, Ovid 9, SAH5150, Axe, Greatmutah, Rubyguitargod, Hardvalve, JerEvil, Jive Turkey
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cadfael
kev324
sahlomonic
Lucius
Guitars:
ESP MX-2 White
ESP Eclipse II Vintage Black
LTD EC-1000T CTM Violet Shadow
Ibanez Acoustic: V300CW
Amps:
Fractal FM3 MKII Turbo
Laney LFR-212
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Origin (SS) - Sold - Agile Intrepid Pro 828
brian_ward (HC) - Bought - VHT Deliverance 120
Rene Brosseau (Steel Guitar Forum) - Bought - TC Nova Repeater
Aborted (TalkBass) - Bought - Catalinbread Montavillian
jcm800stratman (HC) - Bought - Korg Pitchblack
AmpliFIRE (HC) - Trade - Mesa Racktifier for Titan Custom 100
Cougar Hunter (HC) - Bought - EQD Ghost Echo
Cougar Hunter (HC) - Bought - SSBS Fuck OD
Vincent Boissinot (GuitarsCanada) - Bought - Catalinbread Naga Viper
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Had good deals with these men on HCAF

Facing Failure
goodhonk
benjamin801
sublimeride
River Bend
Flying Milkman
Crunchtime
MickTaylorFan
~Abstract~
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.



Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
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Good ones? In my sig.


Bad ones? DEWY
My trash is whitest.


Good deals with:
MHenson42, Vlady the Putinator, Valtiel, Fretless, Shane159, Exafro, LoopQuantum, Laura (The Valve Queen), ***1776***, 100Watt, Edge of Darkness, Ledvedder, SilverVox, Rikguitarstudio, Stompboxfreak72, jet66, JiveTurkey, Dolf, DoubleBarrel, RyanDistortion, legion...
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Good Transactions:

Cougar Hunter - good prices, good communication, super-fast shipping. Dude's an O.G.
Devin (aka peavey_impact)
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Great deals with:

Bought from:
1) gtrplyr60- POD
2) agreed- Bad Monkey
3) dolflundgren- Fender Vibro Champ XD AND Spider 3 75 watt combo
4) khoifish321- E-Mu 0404 USB Interface
5) RUExp?- Crate GT112SL 112 guitar cab
6) zeptallica13- Ear Candy Buzzbomb 2x12
7) killa j- Pair of Celestion G12K-100s
8) phatgirl- Pair of SED Winged C 6L6GC's, Mullard 12AX7, and JJ 12AX7
9) mhenson42- Motor City Pickups Hellbaby Set
10) Bronco- Peavey JSX head (RT)
11) ldm/phatgirl- Various tubes, Vader 212 cab
12) puritys.l.g- HardWire Overdrive pedal
13) guitarslinger- Pair of Eminence Delta Pro 12A Speakers
14) samthinguy- Bad Monkey and onestop power supply
15) phatgirl- Strings
16) The Anomaly- Boosta Grande
17) knucklefux- Mako Mak4 preamp
18) nixerx- TC Electronic G Major
19) colejustesen - Hardwire Overdrive
20) ENDtime- Pair Eminence Legend V12s
21) justin120- Ibanez TS9
22) Nixerx- MXR 10-band EQ pedal
23) holy-diver- Celestion G12k-85
24) dimebag111- Peavey 5150 212 combo
25) _ej_- Artec noise gate
26) Laura - BG Hellarail
27) Speed Bag - ART Tube MP
28) nwright - Hotone Legacy Hear Attack
29) Laura - Gutierrez Juggernaut

Sold to:
1) Florbastang- Fender Vibro Champ XD
2) Petelaramee- Pair of Celestion G12K-100 speakers
3) ENDtime- Eminence Swamp Thang
4) Pioneerprogress- JJ 12ax7 preamp tubes
5) grunge782- Pair of Celestion G12K-100 Speakers
6) 11justin22- Tung-sol 12AX7 Preamp tube
7) guitarsk8er239- VHT Deliverance D60
8) Rayneman- Zoom Q3 (RT)
9) pfapin05 - Bareknuckle Painkillers (RT)
10) ldm/phatgirl- MCP Hellbaby and BG Lizard
11) magh8- Vader 212 cab
12) jshaffer20- Hardwire CM-2 Overdrive Pedal
13) I.P. Freeley- Pair Eminence Delta Pro 12A speakers
14) dual lead- 6505 speaker (RT)
15) kurais- 6505 speaker (RT)
16) bubbastain- 6505 speaker (RT)
17) ::fred::- Peavey 5150 head
18) Southtexslinger- 18 watt marshall clone head
19) fearhk213- MCP hellbaby pickup
20) flavatrocious- MCP Hellbaby pickup
21) O'Rourke- BG Lizard pickup
22) datratbastud- Korg Pitchblack
23) conky- Hardwire Reverb pedal
24) valverec- Sennheiser e609
25) Dark Aegis- Earcandy Buzzbomb
26) Etienne Rambert- Sennheiser HD280s
27) apophis- Pair of Eminence Legend V12s
28) ibenhad- Pair of WGS Veteran 30s
29) iburyczuk- MXR 10 band eq
30) guitarbilly74- Boss NS-2
31) guitarbilly74- Quad of Celestion K85s
32) geese_com- Set of Planet Waves patch cables
33) jimmydoomsday- 4 5 ft Planet Waves Custom Series cables
34) CaViTaTioN- Onespot with daisy chain
35) renegade5150- Mako Mak4 preamp
36) soundgardener75- guitar hardware
37) Mike LX-R- Dimarzio Humbucker from Hell
38) ridner (SS) - EMG Hetfield set
39) devin - BG Pickups Hellarail and single coil
40) _ej_ - Seymour Duncan Custom
41) slaveunit - Dimarzio Dominion and BG Lizard pickups (RT)
42) gizmogardens - ISP Decimator II
43) thenine - FU trem stopper and Planet Waves Auto Trim locking tuners
44) thefyn - Hardwire RV-7 Reverb
45) bardagh - Aftershock 212
46) markdude - EMG Hetset
47) Ry Manchu - Hotone Legacy Hear Attack
48) Devin - Megapara EQ

Traded with:
1) Dolflundgren- Tungsol 12ax7 for Danelectro Daddy-O
2) Ledvedder- Eminence Legend GB12 for Eminence Legend V12
3) ldm/phatgirl- MCP Nuke for MCP Hellbaby
4) doomsdaymachine- Peavey JSX/6505+/5150 in a 3 way trade
5) sahlomonic- Peavey JSX/6505+/5150 in a 3 way trade
6) chad_sux- sm57 for e609
7) bryanFTWL- eminence legend M12s for WGS vet30s
8) bloodnail- AMT P1 and Dimarzio Dominion for EMG Het Set
9) ugameus - Duncan Jazz for a BG Pickups single coil rail pickup
10) doombot - ESP LTD Ninja for Mesa Single Rectifier
11) cruncthime - BG Lizard neck for Boss NS-2
12) madryan - EVH Wolfgang pup plus cash for EMG JH set
13) ibanez4life SZ! (RT) - Mark V 25 + cash for Mark V

I haven't updated this in some time, but you get the idea haha. I have done a bunch of deals since the last update, and all have been fine.
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EVH
Mesa
Bauer

Guiterrorist
Pakistani Right Hand of Doom
Pesobag

Good Deals: http://www.guitargearforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=21#p14231
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NinjaRaf wrote:I had a link to a thread at HC, but thats obviously not working anymore...There were over 60 good transactions, and I cant remember most of them. Blech!!


Here you are: http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Amps/O ... 2#M2134308
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Adding colejustesen to my list. I needed an 18V adapter & he hooked me up. A stand up gentleman & super nice guy

:-bd
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.



Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
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Just had a great deal with Draco Aran. He shipped day after I made payment and packed it perfect! :clap:
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Adding paul88lx to my list. Swapped him a flanger for an EQ pedal. Arrived safe & sound & fired up just fine.
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.



Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
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roszatycki wrote:Just had a great deal with Draco Aran. He shipped day after I made payment and packed it perfect! :clap:


Thanks man, that was pretty painless dealing.
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I've had good deals with:

100 watt (speaker swap)
chrisjd (pickup swap)
STEEL KAGE (sold him a piece of non-music gear)
Mike LX-R (bought a pedal from him)
Steinmetzify (traded some booze and extra goodies for a pedal and extra goodies)
colejustesen (bought a Voodoo Lab Control Switcher from him)
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^ excellent transaction with Benjamin. Good seller. Packs well. great communication Easy going. 5 star rating
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.



Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
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I need to post my HC good deals list in here...

JonPhillips is the only user on GAB currently I've had dealings with.
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Good deals with: Cirrus, wilsoneffectsll, mr cheef, the.nameless, kpd78, Seano_Porno, jonPhillips, gjhardwick, Korgi
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So many, I cant remember. But Dolf, Colejustesen, Laura and Loop for sure.
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Good Deals:

Ovid9
colejustesen
Mike LXR
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I have had some great interactions with:

Yarbicus
Dolf
NinjaRaf
100 Watt
Guitarbilly
Devin
Ju5t1n20
Mike LX-R
Sleewell
Draelyc
Ovid9

I know there are more, but I can't remember all of them at the moment...

Cole
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Hughes & Kettner Duotone
Laney GH100L
Peters Halo/Hydra
Rivera Chubster 40, M100
Rocktron Vendetta 100
VHT Pittbull 100/CL

Cabs
Avatar G412 (Jensen Blackbird 40)
Budda 2x12 Open Back (Jensen P12Q)
Budda 2x12 (Jensen C12K2)
Budda 4x12 (Eminence Cannabis Rex)
Hughes & Kettner CC412 (Fane Medusa 150)
Hughes & Kettner CC412 (UK Greenback)
Mojotone Lite 1x12 (Celestion Hempback)
Rivera K412T (Eminence CV-75)
Splawn 2x12 (Fane M65)
V Boutique V Deluxe 1x12 (Celestion Ruby)
V Boutique Vumble 1x12 (Eminence Delta Pro 12A)
V Boutique Vumble 2x12 (Heritage G12-65)
VHT FatBottom 2x12 (Eminence CV-75)
VHT FatBottom 4x12 (Jensen Raptor 100)
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excellent deal with TU BE
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Good Deals: TU BE, Steveijobzz, MikeO, Pamuk Party, Heath
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Added guitarbilly74 to my list.
Murdoch wrote:Nothing I would do to her would be in the same country as hygenic. If it were, I would be actively devaluing the act, and we can't have that.



Good Deals With : Facing Failure (now Van_Muddlestein) . goodhonk . benjamin801. sublimeride. River Bend. Flying Milkman. Crunchtime. MickTaylorFan. ~Abstract~. colejustesen. paul88lx .guitarbilly74. Mike LX-R. Murdoch. Le_Marteau. matt rhoads.nwright.Mk2 Steve
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On HC -Great Transactions: Vintage Clubber(2), deadllama, bnelly428, jcp42877(2), Aaron SS(2), Timmylikedthing, mikeyElite, Tone Meister, lespaulraider,solewheelin, randel_07, jhamnett, RoboPimp, twotimingpete, Last Nerve, jcm800stratman, d4rk0

Great Transactions on GAB:: marshallnoise
My good deals list HERE

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