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#148,442
A healthy price but a nicely preserved example w/OHSC. (no affiliations) Appears to still have the brass mute but is missing the neck pu cover. Also has 2 upper strap pegs as most did regardless of what anyone else sez.

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Miles_ONeal said:
Early Kalamazoo Model One and Model Two amps had a 1K to 1.5K power supply resistor at the output tube's screen grid. These tended to overheat. Rather than go to a larger resistor, CMI just upped the value to 2.2k or 3.3k (seemingly at random), reducing the power dissipated while keeping their cost the same. I never heard of one that actually failed because of this.
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I have a Model Two. It's not very loud, and it sounds great. It still has the zip cord with a two prong plug. I really should deal with that someday.
 
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JIO said:
A healthy price but a nicely preserved example w/OHSC. (no affiliations) Appears to still have the brass mute but is missing the neck pu cover. Also has 2 upper strap pegs as most did regardless of what anyone else sez.

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It's beautiful.
 
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JIO said:
A healthy price but a nicely preserved example w/OHSC. (no affiliations) Appears to still have the brass mute but is missing the neck pu cover. Also has 2 upper strap pegs as most did regardless of what anyone else sez.

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That is in as good a condition as I recall seeing in a "for sale" bass in a long time. If I were Geddy, I'd buy it.
 
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GBassNorth said:
LOL - I'm not normally a bar brawl kind of guy, but I've often said if I were caught up in one, my bass of choice would be a Dan Armstrong Lucite bass...
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Super heavy, indestructible and the added advantage of getting to actually see (through the clear body) the look on someone's face as they are whacked upside the head. :smug:

Disclaimer - this is not my bass, Just a screen shot off the web. Wouldn't mind trying one just to say I have, but probably heavier than I'd like to own.
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I knew a guy back in the 60's that had a defunct EB-0-or-3, I forget which. He kept it(unstrung)on stage 'just in case'.
 
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JIO said:
A healthy price but a nicely preserved example w/OHSC. (no affiliations) Appears to still have the brass mute but is missing the neck pu cover. Also has 2 upper strap pegs as most did regardless of what anyone else sez.

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Sure am glad it's not a NR, I'd be sellin' the new gigmobile. WT7, there's no gigs anyway.:banghead:
 
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GBassNorth said:
LOL - I'm not normally a bar brawl kind of guy, but I've often said if I were caught up in one, my bass of choice would be a Dan Armstrong Lucite bass...
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Super heavy, indestructible and the added advantage of getting to actually see (through the clear body) the look on someone's face as they are whacked upside the head. :smug:

Disclaimer - this is not my bass, Just a screen shot off the web. Wouldn't mind trying one just to say I have, but probably heavier than I'd like to own.
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Hah. I keep three baseball bats in various locations for the unexpected. But maybe I should get one of those for the wall at the top of the stairwell.
 
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Yeah, ya can go to the Bronx or Queens

Ya'll can find me at Exit 1.

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MCF said:
I was in Vons last week and a checker shut a couple of brats down in their tracks. Everyone in line made sure Mom know they supported the checker. I doubt the Mom will ever go back. Maybe we’re getting our collective gonads back.
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This will be the subtle 'learn' from this situation - reduced tolerance for irresponsibility. On all levels, after this - BS should not be tolerated. This is how a real revolution starts.
 
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#148,457
dagrev said:
I dated a girl that really liked them when they were new or becoming a thing. Even looked like the redhead in the band. I never was into that genre, but really thought Love Shack was clever and is an example of a song well done. She and I were never serious. We seemed to always connect when neither of us was seeing someone else. But I did marry a redhead.;)
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You do realize that Krakatoa is west of Java, right? Good song though!
 
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Gaolee said:
I have a Model Two. It's not very loud, and it sounds great. It still has the zip cord with a two prong plug. I really should deal with that someday.
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If you decide to DIY, look up the Kalamazoo Amp Field Guide. It's in the Mods section, under safety mods. Or I'd be happy to do it. (As, I expect, would Chucky.)
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Early Kalamazoo Model One and Model Two amps had a 1K to 1.5K power supply resistor at the output tube's screen grid. These tended to overheat. Rather than go to a larger resistor, CMI just upped the value to 2.2k or 3.3k (seemingly at random), reducing the power dissipated while keeping their cost the same. I never heard of one that actually failed because of this.
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Nothing wrong with moving away from Triodeland and closer to Pentodeland...;)
 
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