What's your oldest piece of gear?

JASIII · Post by **JASIII** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:03 pm

1962 Slingerland set
EV V2 ribbon
1977 Ibanez Artist

dumbangel · Post by **dumbangel** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:56 am

Gibson tenor ukulele from 1949

JohnDavisNYC · Post by **JohnDavisNYC** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:50 pm

1927 Baldwin/Hamilton 6' grand piano.

john

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:22 pm

fremitus wrote:1959 McCurdy PE2600 Mixer

YES! me too. Mine is wired for direct outs. I love this thing

GarryJ · Post by **GarryJ** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:32 pm

A 1933 Normelle upright piano is the oldest thing I have, but my 1966 Ampeg Gemini I is my loved puppy.

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:09 pm

Oldest piece of gear: my Jungian archetypes. 40,000 years old at least. I can't seem to shake 'em no matter what I try.

2nd oldest: Weird Silvertone amp from God knows when. 1 knob. Smells like the inside of an ancient library book. Weighs approximately 1.5 oz. Sounds better than any plugin, Line 6 digital amp, or Pod I've ever heard.

ladewd · Post by **ladewd** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:06 pm

Buescher Alto Sax - It has 1919 engraved on it and belonged to my grandfather.
Ampeg ReverberRocket circa ~ 1967
Conn Strobe Tuner bought it in '73
Sequential Circuits 6 Traks bought it in '83
Sony APR-5003V circa ~1990 (and I actually built and tested it!)

I just realized how much vintage stuff I have sold over the years. I should've kept it all.

Cary

johnny7 · Post by **johnny7** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:23 pm

Mics: 44BX. 639a and 639b 50s?
Gear: Altec 438c, 1566a, Ampex 351 60s?
Guitars: 56 Les Paul Special, 59 00-18e (I love this guitar!)
Amps: Lots of em from the 50s: Voice of Music, Valco, Supro, 59 Standel
Pedal : 70s Dynacomp
R to R : 1980 MCI
Digital: Blackface ADAT 1992 ( Ithink it's in the attic...)

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:00 pm

1959 or '60 Rickenbacker M-10 amp combo.

I also have an acient trombone I inherited...

Cojonesonasteek · Post by **Cojonesonasteek** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:59 am

1948 Gibson J-45, the best sounding acoustic I've ever owned
1949 Martin ukelele that my mom played on TV in 1950-51
1957 LG-2, like my J-45's little brother
1958 LG-1, my LG-2's little sister
(2) 1959 Telefunken V-76s - my favorite mic preamps
1962 Fender Strat neck with slab maple board; amazing!
1965 Fender Deluxe, what a classic
1965 Telefunken/Neumann KM-54c, my favorite vintage mic
1966 ES-330, in iced tea sunburst; my favorite electric

jaguarsg · Post by **jaguarsg** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:43 am

1950s: Magnecorder PT-6J, Ampex 601

1960s: EV 664, Shure 545s, Gibson Minuteman, Langevin AM-16s, Scully 280, Altec 1591a (?)

1970s: Gibson SG (71), Ampeg VT-22 non-master volume (72)

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:19 pm

1952 Gisbon GA-75W.

she's a beaut!

BusyBoxSt7 · Post by **BusyBoxSt7** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:39 pm

a 1969 Ampeg B-25.

Only made in 1969, picture an SVT w/ only about 40 watts, a lot of fun especially if you need a little crackle w/o blowing your head off.

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