cigarette smoke's effects on gear

[kap_x]

I've heard that used studio equipment that's been in a studio where smoking is allowed sells for cheaper than the same gear from a non-smoking studio...is this true? if so, what are the effects of cigar(ette) smoke on gear?:smokin:

 

[krankguitarist]

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I've heard that used studio equipment that's been in a studio where smoking is allowed sells for cheaper than the same gear from a non-smoking studio...is this true? if so, what are the effects of cigar(ette) smoke on gear?:smokin:

It smells .

 

[bulb]

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i have also wondered about this, i heard that smoke can damage electronics and such, and so smoke free studios would mean equipment in better shape!

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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It smells .

Also increases the equipment's risk of birth defects. That's gotta do horrible things to your tone.

 

[fingerace]

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I think the two effects that smoke has on anything can be SMELL and maybe COLOR change...

 

[Jay 77]

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My old Peavey sat in a basement for years where there was all kinds of smoking going on. I picked it up about a month ago and the white is no longer white....it's kinda cool actually. I wouldn't have wished that on one of my good guitars though...

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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I think if there's enough tar, nicotine, etc. in the air, it can cake onto components and harden. How long this takes, I don't know, but I'd say the first sign is discoloration.

 

[vinterland]

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Beyond the smell and discoloring... the smoke ash and whatever else can settle into the insides of gear. One of my professors back at college told me a story about a keyboard player he toured with who smoked all the time. One day his keyboard stopped working. There was enough ash and residue that made it inside the keyboard to keep the keys from hitting the trigger contacts cleanly. It had to be totally cleaned out for it to work.

 

[Hecubus]

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I would be particularly cautious of any gear that uses a fan for cooling. An old roommate of mine used to repair computers and once showed me the inside of a smoker's desktop. The components had a sticky tar-like residue all over the chipboards, connectors, and wires. Beyond that, it smelled like crap.

 

[Simon_F]

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One of my professors back at college told me a story about a keyboard player he toured with who smoked all the time. One day his keyboard stopped working. There was enough ash and residue that made it inside the keyboard to keep the keys from hitting the trigger contacts cleanly. It had to be totally cleaned out for it to work.

Makes you wonder what the keyboard player's lungs looked like! :smack:

 

[MesaDCLP]

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there was all kinds of smoking going on

sounds like if the amp ever caught fire, we'd all get high ... ha!

 

[ratherdashing]

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I refuse to buy used equipment that smells like smoke. It's disgusting.

 

[kneadmomunny]

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I refuse to buy used equipment that smells like smoke. It's disgusting.

if i got a great deal on it i would say IVE GOT BLEACH!!!! but otherwise...smoking is ***ing gross.

 

[JohnnyGuitar]

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It wasn't cigarette smoke! can't you tell the difference????

:smokin: