Thank ya, Sir! Say, is that a Pioneer receiver I spy? If not, it’s gotta be one of the big heavy hitters circa late 70s to mid-80s. Just curious. Hi-Fi was my game for five years before heading back to college.
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The Combo Club
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Thank ya, Sir! Say, is that a Pioneer receiver I spy? If not, it’s gotta be one of the big heavy hitters circa late 70s to mid-80s. Just curious. Hi-Fi was my game for five years before heading back to college.
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Oh, I see you chose informative. I was hoping for witty.
It is a Pioneer Tuner. Good eye! 100 watts if I remember correctly. Flywheel tuning I believe that one had? I used that as a power amp to listen back to tracks I recorded on my multitrack cassette machine. That pic was actually 1986. That was my 1st cassette multitrack machine. I've had many multitrack recorders since. That one was an "AMR System 1" four track machine. It was made by Peavy. They say their were not many made.
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I also had a pair of TOA studio monitors in that room that I loved and had for many years.
I had a Roland TR-505 drum machine because I was living in an apartment and couldn't play the acoustic drums there. (I hated that machine)
That's a the 1st gen Sony CD player. Cost me $350! I got one the 1st year they came out. Not many CD's available. That machine lasted me 20 years! Built like a tank!
And that is my Ventura P-Bass copy. My first bass I acquired when I was 14-15? 1975-76? It had a gorgeous sunburst finish that I painted over black. Why!?!?
Oh and those are Kool Lights lol. I started smoking at 12 but started smoking Kools in the army when I was 17 in 1978. Had that habit for almost 25 years. Much healthier since I stopped smoking 24 years ago.
A wide shot view.
That was mislabeled. It was more like 1978-1979? You may ask Michael Favata why Mike M? I use my birth name in forums. My adopted name begins with an M. That's the Traynor cab and Mono Block behind me. That's the small fro. I usually had a huge fro.
That was an awesome bass! That's the Traynor Cab in the studio behind me. Just a monster!
A great story, thank you for sharing. I still can’t believe how large that cabinet is on the floor! I was fortunate enough to sell the first gen CD players back in the early eighties. Luxman built a behemoth that was as large as a full-size receiver and retailed for over $1,000! Within two years, Sherwood sent us a player less than half the size we sold for $350. Does that sound familiar to any of you bass amp owners?
I feel like a kid after seeing you holding down the bottom over 40 years ago. I’ve only been playing bass the past decade. Isn’t it nice to be able to share personal events with others of like mind? That’s why I keep coming back to TB.
Thanks again!
@SoulReflection and @GonePlaid and others since the 60s!!!!!
I'm a late comer starting in the early 70s lol.
@iagtrplyr it is sooooo much easier to be a player now. Back in the day stuff didn't work so well, it was f'ing heavy and it was expensive! You almost always had to get signed by an agent to get booked in to the bars and clubs and in my town there were essentially 2 agents who ran the market. Stuff broke all the time. It wasn't reliable. You figured it out. It was hard to move stuff. A gig was a 15 hour day for a buck tree eighty as we used to say. But we loved it. There were too many drugs but that was just the 60s and 70s. There were no youtube videos and free tab! You had to pick your friends brains and find that guy who knew the chords. You had to pick up the needle and put it back to the spot you were learning over and over. There was no "looping" on a machine lol. It's so much easier today!
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Those two you mentioned helped usher in bass playing at its infancy. Imagine it, working side-side with Edison harnessing the power of electricity to make an instrument (which hadn’t even been invented yet) come to life? Incredible. It’s an honor to correspond with them as well as the other veterans of the bass clef here on our board!
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Gig update: people "organizing" this thing never ran any sort of electric for us. I s'pose they thought we were bringing a generator(nope). Brought our gear to the designated spot, sat around for awhile as they attempted to find us power, packed our [stuff], went home.
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Gig update: people "organizing" this thing never ran any sort of electric for us. I s'pose they thought we were bringing a generator(nope). Brought our gear to the designated spot, sat around for awhile as they attempted to find us power, packed our [stuff], went home.
Presumably the organizers hold day jobs
If they have day jobs, I would hope they're better organized. The place we went to has no accessible power hookups anywhere. They have BIG light towers for sports events, but no 120V sockets.Presumably the organizers hold day jobs
Yep, was similar in the late 1980s. Heavy expensive gear, had to rewind the tape a number of times to get the right notes, stuff breaking (and catching on fire!), smoky bars and long hours spent driving to a gig.
Yeah, I miss it too.
Liking in solidarity, of course.Gig update: people "organizing" this thing never ran any sort of electric for us. I s'pose they thought we were bringing a generator(nope). Brought our gear to the designated spot, sat around for awhile as they attempted to find us power, packed our [stuff], went home.
Gig update: people "organizing" this thing never ran any sort of electric for us. I s'pose they thought we were bringing a generator(nope). Brought our gear to the designated spot, sat around for awhile as they attempted to find us power, packed our [stuff], went home.
No one else will ask, but I’m dying to know. Which bass did ya choose? My vote is the LP.
They is a shame though. I wouldn’t work for them again unless they could prove the venue was friendly to 120V electricity.
Gig update: people "organizing" this thing never ran any sort of electric for us. I s'pose they thought we were bringing a generator(nope). Brought our gear to the designated spot, sat around for awhile as they attempted to find us power, packed our [stuff], went home.
Crazy stuff. Makes you wonder who's on first
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Gig update: people "organizing" this thing never ran any sort of electric for us. I s'pose they thought we were bringing a generator(nope). Brought our gear to the designated spot, sat around for awhile as they attempted to find us power, packed our [stuff], went home.
Just as well. There are different types of generators, some can destroy your electronic equipment pretty quickly.
What you want is a inverter generator that delivers clean power. You also need someone who knows good from bad.
Even power from a wall plug or extension cord could be a problem depending upon what else is connected to the circuit. There are testers out there that could be worth their cost depending upon what you have to lose.
This club is awesome! I’m still reading through from the beginning and it may take me a while but so far I dig all the pictures! Just got myself the next best thing to my first combo which was a Peavey TKO 65. I found a Combo 300. Eventually I’ll get another TKO. I’d like a number please.
That Peavy is an awesome combo! It has a “Presence” knob! I love that! And an “Edge” knob! A “Punch” knob. A “Clarity” knob. I want those knobs lol. I betcha it weighs a ton!
Is that a Hartke 4x10 with the head pulled out and a Sans amp put in?
