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Want To Play The Guitar, But Don’t Have The Time Or Patience? (1985)

1985: The "Twang" by IC Sound, presumably an open-chord-tuned (or ocatve/5ths????) lap-steel with built-in fuzztone.

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Keyboard Pluralism: 1980-1982

Above: The Yamaha CS70m (1982) Today on PS dot com: some oddball keyboards from 1980-1982.  Check out the incredible heterogeneity…

11 years ago

The Browning And Rice Compressor c.1980

Above: The Browning And Rice brand Dual Compressor and Expressor circa 1980.  There seems to be zero online information regarding…

11 years ago

Vigier – Hi-End French Electric Guitars of the 80s

Combining a Rickenbacker-esque body shape and BC-Rich style electronics, these circa 1986 Vigiers are pretty interesting, unlike the staid 'super-strats'…

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Big Ole Project Studio Mixing Consoles of the early 80s

Remember when you absolutely NEEDED a mixer?  And a dozen compressors and FX units, and a mile of cable, just…

11 years ago

Here’s another killer 4-track: The Audio-Technica RMX64

We recently featured the 1986 AMR (aka Peavey) Series 1 four track; also in the running for 'KING OF THE…

11 years ago

Gibson Guitars in the 80s

Above: The Gibson Victory MV-X model guitar c. 1982 Gibson Guitars had a tough time in the 1980s; starting the…

11 years ago

Fall 2013 Mixtape

It's Fall 2013 and things are getting weird.  It's been a while since we've had a new mixtape around here,…

11 years ago

Some oddball Guitar Pedals of the 1980s

I've been buying and selling guitar effects pedals for a long time; I currently have maybe 60, and have probably…

11 years ago

Yu Brother, I <3 U

Above: best ad ever.  "Yu Brother" (what???) of Taiwan introduces their line of microphones and guitar effect pedals in 1981. …

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