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jak84
Bronze Member
USA
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 Posted - 05/27/2007 : 17:59:07
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Oops. I was a bit 'off' when I replied to this thread( ).
It is indeed Conn. I also didn't note the model, which is an ST-2, the smaller more portable unit, not the larger 'Frankenstein's Laboratory' looking ones with multiple wheels and dials.
Here is a pic of an ST-2:
Download Attachment:  Conn Strobotuner ST2.jpg
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Here's one of the larger models:
Download Attachment: Stroboconn 6T5.jpg
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Both of these were made from I believe the 30's through the 60's and 70's with very little change except with model #'s (without looking at the nameplate, you probably couldn't see any difference between an ST-2,4, or 6. I believe it went from ST-2 thru ST-9)
There were other models and one of the more popular was the ST-11 portable solid state unit introduced in the 70's:
Download Attachment: Conn ST-11.jpg
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bosshog
Silver Member
Canada
493 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 23:58:12
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| Mine is a Roland AS-1....made in 74 I believe... |
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Pacafeliz
Copper Member
Mexico
28 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 17:14:09
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my OLDEST piece...? hmmm... i HAD a 1962 Gibson ES-335 and a 1963 Fender Jazzmaster which i had to sell earlier this year...
so i think the oldest piece now is my non-working 1963 Fender Echo Chamber (tape echo) and/or my blonde 1963 fender bassman head.  |
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Pedalhead
Silver Member
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 23:41:25
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Well it would be my "new" 1965 Ampeg Reverberocket 2. I just bought this at 1pm today(6/22). Man I got a deal on it.
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/16/2007 : 08:38:31
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oldest instrument:victorian era W.Temlett 5 string zither banjo
oldest ukulele: 1930's harmony Roy Smeck Vita-Uke
oldest hollowbody: 1969 aria pan es-335 copy
oldest solidbody: 1971 univox custom hi-flyer phase 1 with p-90's
oldest acoustic: 1990 gibson dove
oldest compact pedal:Boss DSD-2 sn.559900 june 1985
oldest amp:1989 Peavy Bandit Supersat 112 Scorpion equipped
All in good playable condition
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2007 : 05:02:00
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pedals 4 pv...thats some collection bro'..i play a bit of mandolin myself ,but my one is only a samick...but it's not too bad for what we do (i only play it on a couple of songs)...do you play mainly acoustic or do you dabble in the electric as well....
btw..what happened the old bastard bit of the post....i'm nearly as old as some of my gear..only the '67 fender and the '62 selmer beat me too it... ........ |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2007 : 09:03:27
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[quote]Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
I mainly dabble.
electric guitar mostly and acoustic uke,Ive been trying to convert a uke to electric but the nylon strings mean a guitar style pickup wont work and I just get a weird look at the music store followed by a ridiculous price quote. The old banjo I look at more than play, it would be a real shame to bust a 100 year old banjo. I put new strings on it about once yearly and screw around with it once in a while. The Dove is straight acoustic and I have no plans of installing a pickup in it.
I rethought the old bastard part and wondered if it was over the top. I'm glad you got a kick out of it tho.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2007 : 13:40:30
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so much gear ...so little time...and money.... i would like to get a uke and maybe some other acoustic instruments..i.e bouzouki,banjo.12 string,resonator and a good six string acoustic eventually... there is a big trad music scene in ireland where the banjo,mandolin,bouzouki etc...are used a lot so you see a lot of them for sale in the buy and sell etc.... and small ad's in newspapers.... i have 5 electric guitars,a nylon string classical,a ovation 6 string and the mandolin,not to mention the amps and pedals lying around the spare room... ..if mrs franzoni sees anymore coming into the house this place will turn thermo-nuclear............. |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2007 : 00:41:50
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2007 : 17:27:58
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quote:
Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
the biggest problem with gear as an investment is the trauma one lives through when you need to sell.
For some of us, it's the same when we're about to buy as well.
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2007 : 20:54:06
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quote:
Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
the biggest problem with gear as an investment is the trauma one lives through when you need to sell.
What may be worse is that we invest in all this gear, then, inevitably, someday, we die. I've quite an investment that obviously will go to my son the guitarist, but he's a shredder & not much into the technical goodies like mixers, interfaces, recorders, & other FOH gear. Maybe I can be buried "IN" my Martin with some of my stuff randomly tossed into my final box.  |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2007 : 21:49:47
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The one that dies with the most toys....WINS |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2007 : 07:19:45
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quote:
Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
The one that dies with the most toys....WINS
Crap, I forgot that old saying. Ahh well, 8 guitars inda house already with a few on the horizon... |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2007 : 08:06:21
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quote:
Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
The one that dies with the most toys....WINS
I have so many guitars, pedals, amps, vinyl records, books that if I have to move I break my back for sure�. If I die before my wife she is going to have all the trouble�
Thinking of it all this material things really limit my freedom, but it�s nice to have anyway�
Someday I perhaps sell it all and go to Peru for a year or two, that�s my dream. I probably never go as I can�t separate from my guitars�
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Oldest piece of gear...
Conn Strobotuner ST2.jpg
Stroboconn 6T5.jpg
Conn ST-11.jpg