Things we didn't know or do in the 60's and 70's

[Beagle Bass]

*This* was my bedroom stereo in mid-1970's. Canadian Electrohome's spacey goodness. AM/FM and record player. The dome rotated back for access and those little satellite speakers sounded surprisingly good.

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Ahhhh! My older sister had one of these! I got in big trouble for messing with it.

 

[whatever4]

My first new bass was a 1971 Epiphone ET280 short scale (30") bass guitar just like this one. I was so proud of that bass because I paid for it myself with the money I made from gigs and delivering newspapers. I still own it.

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My first was a Kay that I bought used for $24.

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

My first was a Kay that I bought used for $24.

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That’s very cool.

 

[pocket_groover]

Pledge Furniture Polish? I went the Full Monty and used Johnson Floor Wax on my early ‘65 Jazz Bass,still have the bass,the wax is still probably on it

I used auto wax on my '64 LPB Jazz. Hey, at that time we didn't really know Fender was borrowing automobile paint used by the Big Three car companies to do the custom colors. So I was right using car wax (NOT!)

 

[Wisebass]

hi Richland123

Looks like we are not the only turntable freaks…..

You had to get one of these record spindles for 45 record to stack them.

Never had one of these for the small one in the car (daaaaang!)

But the "furniture" model had a gadget that was much thinner

and you could even "stock" 6 LPs!!!! and play them (one side)

AAAAAnd the speed did not change a lot! (no lightweight table with a belt drive!)

The motors were great! (too expensive)

Remember!

In the 70s consumers also went towards new, flashy and cheap.

That's why a lot of companys stopped making these!
(or closed in the 80s like Perpetuum - Ebner)

greetings

Wise

 

[BAG]

I sang through a Shure Unisphere A Model PE585 High Impedance Microphone just like this one. I kept the microphone and the plastic carrying case after all these years.

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I read that initially as "Uninspire"

Without online forums or social media, our knowledge bases were newspapers and magazines, our friends, the local music store, and other musicians we ran into.

And when you see the amount of things people still claim as fact here on TB despite the immense availability of knowledge to everyone it is no wonder that so many amps, cabs etc had the magic smoke released.

I actually liked "Abergivenny," for the band accompaniment. But "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" got really old really quickly.

When you consider what is known about Rolf Harris now, his hit song "Two Little Boys" is a bit of a worry.

 

[Groove Doctor]

If we did so many things wrong, how come we made the best music of the century?

People get fossilised in a musical era: the 60/70’s was yours, and the 80/90’s was mine. Musical taste is set for life during your ‘best years’ and we unconsciously deride everything else.

As a Boomer myself, I am so utterly and completely sick of this rose-colored glasses view of yesteryear. My generation is so full of themselves, it's incredible.

I’m the next generation and we’re sliding into the same nostalgic stupor too.

standards were lower.... The rock music scene was new, and we invented it as we went along. People were more open minded it seemed. and audiences were not as sophisticated. It was possible to come up with something new, because so many things had not yet been done already.

Most of it was utter crap, it’s normal for people to only remember the best 5% and form their values from those selective memories.

 

[40Hz]

Now you're talking. Gimme dat tuck 'n' roll.

And dat distinctive Kustom amp dragon’s eye reddish-bluish-purple pilot light on the front panel!!!

Still love the way those looked on a darkened stage.

 

[Haroldo]

When you consider what is known about Rolf Harris now, his hit song "Two Little Boys" is a bit of a worry.

Given what we know about ol' Rolf now, I find virtually all of his stuff a worry.

 

[walking Bass]

I started playing blues in the '60s and it's still my favorite music to play. Of course, it was blues from a lot earlier than the '60s and we just melded it with the newer instruments available. Whether played in the past or now by artists like John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, who cares if the music makes you happy.

Thinking about some of the pre technology hurdles we had to overcome is fun. I remember candles on the stage the club owner didn't like. We thought it was cool and were pretty sure they wouldn't burn the place down. If you didn't have pre technology hurdles, good for you. You can start another discussion?

 

[GregC]

I get what you’re saying. But we were there, you know? A lot of it was nonsense, but a lot of it was not. What was your draft number?

I'm definitely not saying it was all nonsense. We're on similar pages. No draft number, though. I was 12 when Saigon fell.

 

[GregC]

Yeah. I can see that.

See, this might have worked had you inserted a phrase to account for the fact that I was talking about a large group and you were trying to turn it back on an individual. Instead it reads like an odd extrapolation. Oh well.

 

[Winslow]

Holy crap. My first record player, ^ right there. ^ Right down to those rubbery little nubs on the turntable.

 

[mikewalker]

Our 70s pyrotechnics consisted of old metal ashtrays with gunpowder and a direct short-circuit to a motorcycle battery via old hifi speaker cable with a short piece of super thin wire that burned and set off the gunpowder.

My God we were idiots

Our DRUMMER was in charge of the pyro - so naturally he figured it was absolutely necessary to add about half a pound of shredded tinfoil to each of our four "flash-pots" (Which I am sure was loaded with phosphorus along with the gunpowder...)

Somewhere out there is a set of vintage Zildjians liberally pock-marked with tiny burn holes

 

[GreyBeard]

Which of these Layfette speakers did you buy?

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I remember those from the catalog. My 1st speakers I bought were a pr 15" Utah's I got from the Lafayette store in Fairmont WV

 

[keyboardguy]

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[GregC]

Yes, heaven forbid we have a little fun and reminisce a bit. What a horrible crime against whatever it is has somebody's panties in a twist today

You glossed over the line I was responding to. And "Boomers Reminisce" could be its own very busy subforum on TB.

 

[charlie monroe]

"Boomers Reminisce" could be its own very busy subforum on TB.

Drop it in the suggestion box.

 

[jerry]

Does this "boomers reminisce forum" include bad marriages, addictions etc. asking for a friend.

 

[Jon McBass]

I put my 301 cab in the back seat of a 1965 Buick Special. 2 door coupe!

Also had it in a 1940 Chevy sedan, back seat. Many station wagons.

My first car was a lime green ‘56 Buick Special bought for a dollar from a family friend. The novelty of peeling rubber with it never wore off, but the tread did in about a week. The (AM) radio had killer power and bass. It was a living room on wheels, the partymobile. Plenty of room for all the band’s equipment except the drums—Bassman w/ 2-12s, Silvertone w/ 2-12s, Princeton, Farfisa—and most of the band. The town fire chief would sometimes give us a case of Schlitz on Saturday to cruise around with, in return for “behaving.” #Boomermemories.