What's your oldest piece of gear?

C_T · Post by **C_T** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:46 pm

dwlb wrote: early 1980s Moog Rogue
1983 Roland Juno-106

sweetness.

Karwreck · Post by **Karwreck** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:20 pm

My father and I have been collecting odd crap for almost 25 years. Here's some of our favorites:

1952 Gibson es-125
1972 Telecaster
1970 Penco Strat copy
Audio Development company circa 1960 filter set
same vintage Cinema Engineering dialogue EQ
late 70's (don't know I got it 2nd hand) U-87- is there any way to tell the age by the serial #?
1964 Fender Super Reverb
1965 Ampeg ReverbRocket
1968 Gretsch Corvette
1968 Gibson B-15
1968 Guild something or other
1980's EV 16 channel mixer with built in reverb that's so bad it's usable!
1980's BC Rich New Jersey Bass!
about 25,000 miles of old cables and speaker wire that I just can't throw away.
A Reggie Jackson baseball, signed, caught by my dad at a game at the Stadium, summer 1977. He didn't even spill his beer.

fremitus · Post by **fremitus** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:25 pm

1958 Hammond M3 Organ
1959 McCurdy PE2600 Mixer

lots of other junk that doesn't work that may or may not be older.

first stuff i bought? Probably back in '87-'88 ish, an Ibanez RG540, Shure SM58 (still works great), my Fostex X-28 4-track casette recorder.

I never sell ANYTHING. My father gave me the pack-rat mentality. I still have every instrument, faulty cable, f'ing whatever. silly like that.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:58 pm

oldest thing i presently own..?

hmmm.

*looks in studio room*

probly my '72 Telecaster Custom.

no, wait... scratch that.

my grandfather's uke from 1927.

but it's unplayable.

Monkeyfist · Post by **Monkeyfist** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:13 pm

1978 Pearl Maple Piccalo, best sounding snare I own.

jetboatguy · Post by **jetboatguy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:44 am

I own one of these, an RCA KB-2A ... overhauled in the recent years, works and sound great !

CIRCA 1947

thesimulacre · Post by **thesimulacre** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:05 pm

I guess the Hammond SI, or maybe the tiny (no really tiny, like 1"X2" each) moon lander-looking Ampex 501 speakers.

The Steinway at Cherry Sound (need pics) is from 1917.

asylumdigital · Post by **asylumdigital** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:29 pm

I guess my little Hammond from 1951...

globalsize · Post by **globalsize** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:51 pm

An early 70's Sony RTR 2-track for mixdowns

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:12 pm

This would be my oldest!

40's Gates tube preamp

-Blade-

analogcabin · Post by **analogcabin** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:24 am

Early 50's Magantone guitar amp.
Great recording amp.... for bass too!

ciminosound · Post by **ciminosound** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:34 pm

My U47, early 1950's. (SN 16xx? I forget but my insurance company knows!)

Gibson/Ampeg/Fender amps and Fender Brown Reverb, early 1960's.

Shure and EV mics mid-late 60's early 70's.

Mid 60's Fender Coranado 12 string Electric and my Hofner Beatle Bass.

Oldest gear I have purchased by me....Ross Compressor or MXR Distortion+ late 70's and my '79 lefty Fender Strat shortly thereafter.

I know I have some tubes and transformers in my DIY gear and parts bin that's older though...

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:02 pm

you know, its probably the space echo.

you guys have got a lotta cool stuff.

asmara · Post by **asmara** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:58 pm

1967 Gibson b-25-12
1971 Gibson SG Special
1972 Martin D-28

Everything else I use is made within the last 10 years. born in 73

xSALx · Post by **xSALx** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:50 pm

70s neumann kmi which completely grew on me.

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