Greetings from Louisiana

[Josh Rodrigue]

Hi. My name is Josh and I am a musician, but I am also interested in vintage audio gear. Thanks!

 

[Barry Hufker]

Hi Josh. Welcome! What instrument(s) do you play and what kind of vintage gear has your interest?

 

[Josh Rodrigue]

Thank you. I play piano, drums, guitar and some strings. I have a pile of vintage electronics that need repairing and I would love to learn. Nothing too expensive, a Harman Kardon cassette deck, a tube radio I'll be posting about soon, to name a few.

 

[Barry Hufker]

That sounds interesting. What type(s) of music do you play? I'm an old rock and roller who plays "at" the bass. I'm not good enough to say I play bass. And when a person (me) reaches a certain age, all the electronics they own are vintage...

 

[Josh Rodrigue]

That sounds interesting. What type(s) of music do you play? I'm an old rock and roller who plays "at" the bass. I'm not good enough to say I play bass. And when a person (me) reaches a certain age, all the electronics they own are vintage...

Thanks for asking. My main interest is rock and pop from the 50s to the 70s. But, I love motown, classical, jazz, 80s 90s music, old country.

Bass is a great instrument.

I'm my 30s and have some of my dad's gear, but a few pieces I've bought. On of my favorites is my Akai Reel to Reel.

 

[Barry Hufker]

Rock from the 50s and after would also be my interest, along with classical, jazz, folk, motown.. I used to work at an NPR classical music station.
The bass is a great instrument. Someone in my house should learn it.
My first tape recorder was a small Japanese portable I purchased as a kid for $14 and had 3" reels. The next one I found in someone's trash. It was a Webcor and I enjoyed the heck out of it until I tried to learn more about it by taking it apart. Then I couldn't put it back together...

 

[Josh Rodrigue]

NPR is great. That's awesome. Yep. I'm learning, the trick is putting them back together.