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GAS Rule Book Addendum: Never Ever Use Your Wife’s Ebay Account to Buy a Guitar

By Mike Robinson

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April 1, 2012

| Funny Stories, Guitar Talk, Life Lessons

We have been forced this week to make an ammendment to the popular, “GAS Rule Book”. After referring to Rule #23: “Never Ever Tell Your Spouse”, we followup with Rule #23b: “Never Ever Use Your Wife’s Ebay Account to Buy a Guitar”. I know it might seem obvious to most people, but after receiveing the following message yesterday, I thought it would be prudent to pass this along to my fellow GAS addicts. Read and learn.

Rob’s Crazy eBay Finds: Electra EP 350 Flat Response Tape Echo

By Rob Roberge

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July 1, 2007

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| Effects & Pedals, Vintage Effects & Pedals, Vintage Guitars & Gear

And, last but definitely not least in this roundup is this month’s crazy eBay find: The Electra EP 350 Flat Response Tape Echo. Like the Roland, this is a combination unit (the Electra carries a reverb along with the tape delay, rather than a chorus). Unlike say, an Echoplex, the Electra doesn’t use a tape cartridge – but rather has a loop of tape running free on one side, then it gets fed over six heads as it travels around a see-though top (which is just too cool).

Rob’s Crazy eBay Finds: eBay Myths & Misinformation

By Rob Roberge

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December 1, 2006

| 5 Comments

| Amps & Tone, General Advice, Lessons, Tips & How-To's

Myths and misinformation (Mythinformation?) abound in the vintage guitar and amp world. Want to start a fight on line? Go to some gear forum and say, “This, without a doubt, is the amp Jimmy Page played on the first two Zep albums.” The amp you use for this example could be a small single 6V6 Supro, a Supro Thunderbolt, a Fender Champ, or any number of others. No matter what, you are guaranteed to get a bunch of folks agreeing with you, and another bunch so angry they start banging their shoes on their desks al-la Krustef while hacking frustrated spittle onto their screen while they post about what an idiot you are.

Rob’s Crazy eBay Finds: 1960’s Kent Short Scale Bass Guitar

By Rob Roberge

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November 1, 2006

| 15 Comments

| 1960's Vintage Bass Guitars, Basses & Bassists, Vintage Bass Guitars

Enter exhibit A: A late 60’s KENT short scale variation on the very popular (then and now) “Beatle” violin shaped bass. As you can see from the photos, this isn’t your average violin bass. While many, from the classic Hofner that Paul McCartney turned a few kids on to, to the Teisco and Black Jack Japanese models, didn’t stray far from the violin shape, this Kent takes a few attractive and stylish liberties with the standard template.