Frank
4129 posts
Apr 06, 2014
6:42 AM
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My first tube amp bought for 99 bucks in the early 90's...Still own it and use almost daily :)
Edit...I bought the amp in the used musical instruments room of a local small town music store and mistakenly said in the OP it was a pawn shop.
Please show your "no names" amps...
I connected it to another old speaker here...
here is the label
here's the ole speaker i have it connected to.
here is what it sounds like from a few years back, I'm standing in front of it to hear it better :)
here is that combo again
Last Edited by Frank on Apr 06, 2014 7:30 AM
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Stevelegh
954 posts
Apr 06, 2014
7:21 AM
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Lovely tone and great playing sir!
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Frank
4132 posts
Apr 06, 2014
8:21 AM
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Thanks Mr. Steve = those little ole tube amps have the mojo :)
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snowman
46 posts
Apr 06, 2014
8:25 AM
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Fantastic playing--great tone-=its very time consuming and difficult to learn and memorize songs but i believe it makes a better player out of u, when u learn original first. -and do it smoothly as u have done. i dissected different songs in the past with different players -- after getting pretty close i started to add my own twists--but always bearing in mind the original==is the second song /chiken shack/--i put rod piazzas version in 'slowdowner' etc and learned a lot note for note -then got busy with life and forgot about it---gonna dig up rods chicken shack and go to work ---u got me fired up---TOP NOTCH playing man --very smooth-- what were the backing tracks were did u get them thanks man u got me inspired
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Resonator
42 posts
Apr 06, 2014
2:56 PM
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Sounds great! Enjoyed both of those...
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Barley Nectar
348 posts
Apr 06, 2014
3:21 PM
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WOW, The little amp sounds cool. Frank, you sound freekin awesome!! Smooth seamless groove. You sir, are a pro player. Thanks. You have inspired me to go sit in at the jam tonight with the "Stage Hogs"...BN
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Barley Nectar
349 posts
Apr 06, 2014
3:31 PM
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Here's mine
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jnorem
144 posts
Apr 06, 2014
4:18 PM
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Frank, allow me to compliment your excellent playing on the "Off the Wall" video. Good control, clean execution and nice, open tone. Nice job.
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Call me J
Last Edited by jnorem on Apr 06, 2014 4:20 PM
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JustFuya
51 posts
Apr 06, 2014
4:30 PM
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My first amp was something like this. I spliced a dynamic tape recorder mic into a combination radio/78rpm cabinet.
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Frank
4138 posts
Apr 07, 2014
6:44 PM
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Thanks gents for the friendly compliments and the fine amps you displayed, love them oldy tubers :)
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HawkeyeKane
2462 posts
Apr 08, 2014
10:18 AM
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@Frank
To me, that Jackson Guldan amp looks like it could be an early Lectrolab build. Just kind of has the layout and markings of one. Kinda curious....I've never read anything about Jackson Guldan ever building any kind of electric instruments. Just fiddles and acoustic guitars.
@Barley
What the hell is that flip-top phono job?!
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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florida-trader
440 posts
Apr 08, 2014
12:47 PM
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The key piece of information that I noticed is that it was made by Western Electric. Old timers like me will remember but you younger guys may not realize that up until about 1981 you could not own a telephone. That’s right. You actually rented phones from the phone company but you didn’t own them. Then in about 1980 the phone company started offering the opportunity to buy telephones. If you wanted to buy one they just added $10/month to your phone bill until they were paid off. They cost about $50 each back then. When they first became available I bought two Princess Phones. That was 34 years ago. I still use them today. They are solid as a rock. And they were built by Western Electric.
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Tom Halchak
www.BlueMoonHarmonicas.com
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HawkeyeKane
2463 posts
Apr 08, 2014
1:16 PM
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LOL! Tom, those Princesses are the ones I hunt for (along with the 500's and other Dreyfuss designs) to cannibalize for their earpieces to use as mic elements. Haven't found one in a while now....but then I haven't really been looking either.
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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Rubes
845 posts
Apr 08, 2014
1:53 PM
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Love that 'Tempo'......(and of course your excellent playing Frank my good fellow!)
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Old Man Rubes at Reverbnation
Dads in Space at Reverbnation
Benny and Rubes at Reverbnation
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Frank
4141 posts
Apr 08, 2014
3:04 PM
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Thanks mate :)
Hawk - it may well be a Lectrolab build...
here is Ronnie playin one :)
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