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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 20, 2017 7:36:39 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Jul 20, 2017 7:39:28 GMT -6
Something something Bill, mutter mutter, Putnam, something something
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 20, 2017 7:39:38 GMT -6
I'm guessing RCA BC-7? These any good?
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Post by Ward on Jul 20, 2017 7:45:24 GMT -6
This is what makes me think Putnam...   The design aesthetics. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 20, 2017 7:54:58 GMT -6
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Post by swurveman on Jul 20, 2017 7:55:01 GMT -6
Looks like and RCA to me as well.
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Post by EmRR on Jul 20, 2017 8:08:40 GMT -6
RCA BC-7 or BC-8, I'd have to look at a catalog. BA-71 or BA-72 preamps, BA-73 line amps.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 20, 2017 8:15:46 GMT -6
RCA BC-7 or BC-8, I'd have to look at a catalog. BA-71 or BA-72 preamps, BA-73 line amps. How do these sound? What would this thing be worth? Any more info? I know you're the guru. |
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Post by EmRR on Jul 20, 2017 8:21:41 GMT -6
I have (8) BA-71's racked up and they get used all the time, especially drums. Fixed 40dB gain. Instant garage band thick grainy rock sound. If you need to recreate Ziggy Stardust album they'd be a good place to start. Or make an Eagles of Death Metal record. Etc. You'll be replacing 11 caps per module if I recall. I haven't followed those modules in awhile, I see some asks around $300 ea. $200 used to be the price for years; that's a raw module in need of a full re-cap. They may work as-is, but the original caps at this point sound like ass.
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Post by ericn on Jul 20, 2017 8:37:51 GMT -6
These old consoles all look very similar, the aesthetic was more utility than anything !
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Post by swurveman on Jul 20, 2017 8:57:13 GMT -6
I have (8) BA-71's racked up and they get used all the time, especially drums. Fixed 40dB gain. Instant garage band thick grainy rock sound. If you need to recreate Ziggy Stardust album they'd be a good place to start. Or make an Eagles of Death Metal record. Etc. You'll be replacing 11 caps per module if I recall. I haven't followed those modules in awhile, I see some asks around $300 ea. $200 used to be the price for years. Hope you don't mind me asking you this EmRR: I've always been interested in the sound of consoles and how different ones have distinctive sounds. For example, you say these BA-71's will help recreate the Ziggy Stardust album- which was recorded on a Trident A Range. So was "You're So Vain" by Carley Simon. So, from listening to two of the songs, how does one identify the sound? Is there something in the two songs that makes you say "there's the signature sound of a Trident A Range/BA71"? |
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Post by EmRR on Jul 20, 2017 9:10:45 GMT -6
You can't pin the sound of any preamp as being responsible for the sound of a record, it's the other way around. The characteristics can make it an easier leap, however. If you are after the dirt of the records I referenced, the BA-70 series will put you in the ballpark immediately. They are particularly good for stone age garage rock. They share similarities with some original Neve modules I've used in terms of thickness and harmonics. Breakup is kinda 60's fuzz pedalish as opposed to nasty. If you let a close miked kick overload one, it does this Distressor on Nuke sort of mute/crunch from the power supply or transistor bias collapsing. There's one germanium transistor in the middle of the circuit.
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