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The story of NOD & the Retro Rocket :(
The story of NOD & the Retro Rocket :(
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N.O.D.
158 posts
Sep 04, 2010
2:18 AM
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it started way back when i was starting getting into playing Blues Harp ,i had a personal Rule i wasn't going to buy a full set of Harps untill i could actualy Play a 12 Bar Blues, and Jam with my Bro playing Guitar, fact is it was him who taught me a 12 bar:)
i never thought about amped Blues untill my Bro went Electric he had a 10 watt amp, so i went and bought a $20 Ashton Travel amp from the local Pawn Shop, i was going to spend the rest of my Bread on a Fancy Harmonica Mic:)
Ye Ha!!! off to the muso shop i go with my Bro we get in there looking around, WOW!!!! look at that what is it, he says a Shaker Retro Rocket, WOW!!!! Retro Rocket looks Fancy:)
So i ask the guy behind the counter about it he says mate
Bloody near useless mate, i can't get i lead For it or the Bloody Fancy Guitar fitting thing got to get 1 form the United States mate:(
Ya best bet is the Dynamic Shaker i got leads for them you can take one Home today, I didn't see one mate whats it look like give us a look:(
Hear ya go see they look like a Salt Shaker nice and small to,Dynamic WOW!!!! mudt be good They look Cool real vintage looking How Much?
for you mate $150 bucks i will throw in the lead for free
as long as it's red, i got a load of them i can't get rid of the Bloody things, Yeh Mate Sold :)
so i had my mic and was Happy Blowing out the Jam room walls with my Bro on Electric Guitar:)
still got that Shaker it's laying on the Jam floor right where i left it last week will give it a blow later:)
But that Retro Rocket all ways stuck in the back of my head
over the years to this very day, every time i see one i think of that Retro Rocket the first day i layed my eyes on it i wanted one there is no denying it, i wanted to walk out that shop with that Retro Rocket:(
Years passed i hear Storys about how Crappy the Retro Rocket is with it's Pissy Little Crystal element, Bro's i didn't even know what a Crystal element was Back then i wnated one But the Price today of $274 AUS Bucks and the bad report on there tone put me of further:(
But every time i see one i wonder about that Retro Rocket
that Day? 30 Years have passed i relize i still got GAS for the Retro Rocket, That Retro Rocket i need one:(
Well Bro's Im Free i got the monkey of my Back i Won a Retro Rocket on Ebay $59 USA Bucks With post i got my Fix + post $84 AUS Bucks:)
i don't care it it sounds like a Buzzy Bee, WOW!!!! it's Red, it's Flashy, it's Mine, It Says Retro Rocket, Man Im Free at last I'm Going to Fly to the Moon:)
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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Lift OFF!!!!!
We have LIFT OFF!!!!!
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tookatooka
1696 posts
Sep 04, 2010
4:13 AM
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Be sure to post pics and a demo when you get it Nod.
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Ant138
557 posts
Sep 04, 2010
4:39 AM
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Sweet Nod. I'm still waiting for my new custom Astatic 200. I've been woodshedding Whammer Jammer and Walters Boogie especially. Cant wait!!
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eharp
770 posts
Sep 04, 2010
4:56 AM
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gotta agree, nod, there is something that draws me to that mic.
i have been on the verge of buying one a couple of times, but i have a rule; dont buy equipment unless i can test it with it's counterpart.
but you got a good deal. i hope it works out for you. or at least let it be what you are expecting.
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ianharpo
26 posts
Sep 04, 2010
7:46 AM
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You know the rules mate..............if theres no photo it didnt happen !
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N.O.D.
161 posts
Sep 05, 2010
12:26 AM
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Bro this is the Shaker the Kind Man sold me all them years ago:) the etchings came much later when i helped From a Harp Club:)
i will update you when i get the Retro Rocket Monkey of my Back:( i will fancy it up then give you a Look See when it Touches Down i only won it Friday AEST:)
Cheers Big Ears:)
Last Edited by on Sep 05, 2010 12:28 AM
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