Ouchee momma!

[TVFV]

I played one of those at a store years ago. Fun little thing it was.

 

[Artie]

How much does it weigh assembled?
What year is it?

About 9 lb's. Early 80's. Heavy sucker.

 

[Mincer]

I know Chris Squire from Yes had an Electra bass with those built-in effects, and used them quite a bit around 1978-1980. They sounded great when he used them.

 

[Artie]

Hang on... all the onboard effects are stock? Weird.

Good luck.

Stock might be misinterpreted as "included." Not included. Most modules where around $40 back then. The Phaser was around $70, and the Flanger came in around $135. Big bucks in 1984.

 

[PFDarkside]

Have fun! Are the modules working individually? If so, it shouldn’t be all that bad right?

 

[Artie]

Are the modules working individually?

I gotta do a bunch of work before I can even get to that point. The 9-volt battery connection is totally MIA.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Wowee, you don't see those every day!

Looks like this has the Maxon 'Magnaflux' pups, which were made using deliberately mismatched coils. Iirc, the square pole coil is the one with the higher dcr.

 

[Artie]

Wowee, you don't see those every day!

Looks like this has the Maxon 'Magnaflux' pups, which were made using deliberately mismatched coils. Iirc, the square pole coil is the one with the higher dcr.

Yup. They're called "Super Magnaflux." They work good, and sound good. But I can't try them individually 'til I rebuild the rotary "superswitch."

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Yeah. Not that long ago you couldn't give those things away even as fridge magnets, now people have figured out that they actually sound fine .

Do you happen to know what kind of magnet they were loaded with? I've seen some taken apart and it looks like a kind of alnico.

 

[Artie]

Do you happen to know what kind of magnet they were loaded with? I've seen some taken apart and it looks like a kind of alnico.

No. And I can't dig TOO deep into this because it's a customers guitar. I just gotta make it work.

 

[ehdwuld]

Josh musta read your post
he may be able to make pods for you

 

[dave74]

Man I love foot pedals!

 

[Artie]

Go here and email him (or call). His name is Ben...great guy.

His "Crackercasters" seem like a cool idea.

 

[Mincer]

His "Crackercasters" seem like a cool idea.

Yeah, fun guitars to play.

 

[Artie]

Yeah, fun guitars to play.

Body: Florida Cypress
Neck: Florida Ash

Would be cool for playing some John Anderson licks.

 

[Mincer]

A lot of that wood is reclaimed from old construction. It is really beautiful in person.

 

[Artie]

A lot of that wood is reclaimed from old construction. It is really beautiful in person.

Just what I need right now. More GAS.

P.S. I don't think I've ever heard of Cypress as a tone-wood before.

 

[Chris Pile]

P.S. I don't think I've ever heard of Cypress as a tone-wood before.

European classical makers have been using cypress sourced from the Mediterranean for a long time. Flattop makers in America have often chosen domestic cypress. No reason it won't work for solid electrics.

 

[Artie]

Cool. Now I REALLY want one.

 

[Mincer]

I always thought it was a pretty wood. You see beams in old buildings down here made of the stuff.