scottcald Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I was watching a couple of videos - one where a guy had a rack full of old preamps and effects from the 80s and 90s from the ADA MP-1 to the Peavey Rockmaster etc. and another on Premier Guitar of Mutoid Man and the guy was using an 80s Aria V and a Sunn amp. All this stuff is out of fashion and outdated but they were getting cool sounds from all of it. It got me curious as to what everyone's oldest piece of gear is that you actually use - guitar or amp or effects. For me it's my Peavey T-60 with Duncan 59s. Still sounds good and full especially with the Duncans in it. I recently got rid of an MXR Distortion II from like 1982. I hadn't used it in a long time but it's a cool tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I use cables that were made before the advent of $150 ten foot cables and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Boss T-Wah pedal, MIJ February '83, funkiest pick-sensitive wakka wakka wakka box on the planet. I will take it over ANY treadled wah, booteek or otherwise, any day of the week. My Geoffrey Teese wah sits collecting dust. Edited to add ... the actual oldest pieces of gear I use are my '55 LP Junior and my slightly older Harmony "Archtone" F-hole archtop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockbody Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Original Marshall Blues Breaker pedal. A constant fixture on my board since 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 28 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: I use cables that were made before the advent of $150 ten foot cables and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 '70s Electro-Harmonix LPB-2 and early '80s Small Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Since everything old is often new again, sometimes more than once, my most outdated piece of gear is me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_S Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 My Boss BF-2 flanger is MIJ, from the mid-to-early '80s. The chassis and transformers in my amp were originally a Bogen PA from the early '70s, but they got completely re-purposed into an 18 Watter clone about 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkavenger Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 old stock blues driver pedal ... no keeley mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 It was probably the '83 Special I just sold. Now it's probably my '89 PRS CE24 or my Reverend Hellhound and Drivetrain overdrive pedal. Or possibly my Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1970 Princeton Reverb housed in a 1x12 combo cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I bought this brand new back in 77'. 3ft Whirlwind patch cable. My oldest piece of gear purchased brand new. I paid a lot for it back then in 77' dollars. Still works, still use it... for bench tuning/ intonation with my strobo flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Jeff R said: Boss T-Wah pedal, MIJ February '83, funkiest pick-sensitive wakka wakka wakka box on the planet. I will take it over ANY treadled wah, booteek or otherwise, any day of the week. My Geoffrey Teese wah sits collecting dust. Is that the "Funky Fuck Song" effect, or was that the Digitech Synth Wah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Close ... that was a vintage MXR Envelope Filter. This does just as good a job, however, without the crazy vintage price tag the old MXR box carries nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jeff R said: Close ... that was a vintage MXR Envelope Filter. This does just as good a job, however, without the crazy vintage price tag the old MXR box carries nowadays. Tell me about it, a local guy wants 2 bills for his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 17 minutes ago, MCChris said: Is that the "Funky Fuck Song" effect, or was that the Digitech Synth Wah? Somewhere in Houston there is a traumatized family who got in their rental Lincoln Towncar and were assaulted by the A-Freaks disk I forgot in the CD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, kizanski said: Somewhere in Houston there is a traumatized family who got in their rental Lincoln Towncar and were assaulted by the A-Freaks disk I forgot in the CD player. 30 seconds of "Sam I Am" would be all that's necessary to send that disc out the window like a Supertramp cassette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, MCChris said: 30 seconds of "Sam I Am" would be all that's necessary to send that disc out the window like a Supertramp cassette. That would be logical.......practial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 18 minutes ago, MCChris said: 30 seconds of "Sam I Am" would be all that's necessary to send that disc out the window like a Supertramp cassette. "I did you a favor." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Does my '76 CBS Strat count? If not, my Boss ME 50 is kinda archaic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantig Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I have a Mu-Tron III+ that I still fire up on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg G Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 SF Fender Vibro Champ. 100 bucks well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 13 minutes ago, Greg G said: SF Fender Vibro Champ. 100 bucks well spent. How long ago? I remember when I could buy a used SF Champ/Vibro Champ for $100 all day long, back in the '90's. Or, at least up until the dealers and collectors started to hoard them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 A SR&D Rockman XPR just had been switched on and signals routed through yesterday. Still a very nice device with great sounds and a stereo FX return. I have a 2nd as a spare. But may sell this one day as I'm not travelling much these days. There are also some of the midi pedals lying around. Just forgot about the Silvertone amp. That's even older, 60s or so. Fantastic amp! Gets used frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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