Jefferson Vicente

(Early) 1961 Les Paul Junior

"Walnut love, it's driving me mad...it's making me crazy (crazy)" - S. Miller, 1977

1972 ES355 TDSV, Walnut.

I ALMOST never do non-guitar or amp-related posts. And I have literally NEVER done PINBALL MACHINE post! But I just got back from my tour of the @yorkville_sound factory with @marshalllespaulfan and this so cool and "Toronto" that I figured I'd make an exception! 😉

Dig this totally insane Rush pinball machine that Yorkville has set up in their @traynor_amps museum! It's a working pinball machine, and also a juke box blasting Rush's greatest hits all day long! I'd love to work in an office where Rush was blasting every day when I got in! "Begin the day with a friendly voice" as it were... 😉

In fact, there's a little "Rush corner" in the Traynor Museum which includes some very interesting pieces used by the band on the R40 tour...but those deserve a complete post of their own. I won't say "amps"...but very much *like* amps? I can't describe them...you'll just have to wait and see! 😂

I do want to say a huge thanks to James and Ashley from Yorkville Sound for hosting and showing us around the production facility and warehouse (where EVERY @gibsonguitar guitar sold in Canada passes through and is QC-ed before being shipped out!), and introducing us to so many Yorkville staff who could not have been more friendly and welcoming - including @oldcrowcustomguitars whom I have been following on Insta for literally years (PS: thanks for showing me my first PLEK machine!)

Everyone we talked to was super proud, positive, and happy to talk about the work they are doing here - manufacturing the highest quality amplifiers and speaker cabinets, right here in Canada. It was a super positive experience and great to see.

More pics from the museum to follow! Including those mystery Rush "amps" alluded to earlier... 🤣