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Post by winetree on May 25, 2015 16:49:43 GMT -6
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Post by joey808 on May 25, 2015 16:53:38 GMT -6
Ouch $6625.00!
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Post by Johnkenn on May 25, 2015 16:57:49 GMT -6
That's just ignorant.
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Post by Randge on May 25, 2015 17:40:19 GMT -6
They didn't buy that for actual need. That comp has became a studio status symbol of sorts. One whose status I never want to achieve.
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Post by Ward on May 25, 2015 20:18:03 GMT -6
Truly, when ti comes to putting up audio and video samples here, I SUCK HAIRY ASS.
BUT...
If you can get hold of RODA and get a pro replicas Blustripe, like I have, GET ONE OR MORE!! I know he can't use all the original logos anymore like mine, but it's still the same unit. It sounds bloody mint. I mean it's as close as you can get to an exact replica of a bluestripe and will cost you significantly less money.
I couldn't live (in the studio sense) without my 1073s, CL1b and Bluestripe as my primary vocal chain... although I do substitute an LA2a for the CL1b on more aggressive hard-rock vocals.
Nothing comes close to perfect leveling and finishing tone on a vocal like a bluestripe. Nothing.
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Post by winetree on May 25, 2015 20:36:44 GMT -6
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Post by ericn on May 25, 2015 20:44:22 GMT -6
Oh to have more money than brains!
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Post by winetree on May 25, 2015 20:46:22 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on May 25, 2015 20:49:01 GMT -6
I'd sell it all day long.
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Post by ericn on May 25, 2015 21:28:57 GMT -6
Sell them all buy a rack full of Warms and have a bunch in the bank! |
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Post by b1 on May 25, 2015 21:33:37 GMT -6
I think they should pics of the buyers on the eBay page...
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Post by ericn on May 25, 2015 21:36:56 GMT -6
I think they should pics of the buyers on the eBay page... It would be like sayin I am the one percent! |
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Post by b1 on May 25, 2015 21:37:54 GMT -6
Oh, and he's gonna tack on $65 for shipping. That's just precious. |
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Post by b1 on May 25, 2015 21:39:57 GMT -6
I think they should pics of the buyers on the eBay page... It would be like sayin I am the one percent! LOL.. It would be quite the fashion statement. |
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Post by Ward on May 26, 2015 9:10:58 GMT -6
No problem. I'll give you $600 for two of them. And drinks and limo service on me next January. |
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Post by EmRR on May 26, 2015 10:02:23 GMT -6
Oh, and he's gonna tack on $65 for shipping. That's just precious. That's what it'll cost with insurance. Epay and Paypud are gonna keep, what, about the cost of a Warm as their cut? |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 26, 2015 10:14:37 GMT -6
Oh, and he's gonna tack on $65 for shipping. That's just precious. That's what it'll cost with insurance. Epay and Paypud are gonna keep, what, about the cost of a Warm as their cut? ...more than that! |
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Post by cowboycoalminer on May 26, 2015 10:49:46 GMT -6
I've commented on this concept before and it applies here. I don't think anyone buys a comp like this thinking it's going to be a silver bullet. But it is a wise investment. These vintage units will never depreciate. New gear depreciates before we get it out the door. It's like putting our money in the bank only we get the use of the wares.
Supply and demand. I put a vintage mic up on eBay and had 32 watchers, 4 offers and sold it with no haggling the same day at my terms (off eBay). Vintage gear is good business.
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Post by tonycamphd on May 26, 2015 11:13:30 GMT -6
the blue stripe is legendary and rare as rocking horse poop, the guy made a wise investment if he has the cash.
As far as accurate clones, there is only ONE commercially available, accurate sounding rig out there as compared to the old original 1176's, and that is Mike's Serpent audio Splice(and it's not technically a clone because it's got a vastly superior feature set in conjunction with being a RevA and D in one unit), Mike bought every NOS fet in sight, and they have attributes that are not found in the new fets that are available today, his are EXACTLY like the old units, this has a significant impact on the behavior that the old rigs exhibited, if you want the original SOUND, Serpent Splice is it.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 26, 2015 12:14:03 GMT -6
Man...I don't know. There's GOT to be a ceiling...
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Post by drbill on May 26, 2015 13:08:23 GMT -6
No ceiling if you're looking for long term investments. Not much different than vintage U47's which are priced equally as silly. But both will be worth MORE 5 years from now. If you just want the SOUND of the bluestripe, like Tony stated - Serpent SPLICE's are the way to go. They will at least hold their value compared to DIY kits which are great as long as you mod them and don't need to recoup your investment. No one pays 6 large + unless they want an investment or status symbol - neither of which have a ceiling.
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Post by EmRR on May 26, 2015 19:09:07 GMT -6
Man...I don't know. There's GOT to be a ceiling... Have you watched Western Electric and RCA? |
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Post by ericn on May 26, 2015 20:26:12 GMT -6
Long term yes the sky's the limit, but the long term is a bunch of short terms and as we saw a couple of years ago a busted bubble makes it a buyers market.
I also wonder about these high $ eBay sales, wouldn't you try to save the eBay and Paypal fees?
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Post by winetree on May 26, 2015 20:54:26 GMT -6
"I also wonder about these high $ eBay sales, wouldn't you try to save the eBay and Paypal fees?"
Yes. The only advantage I can see is Ebay gives you a world market, and there's a lot of forgien money. That's why you pay.
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Post by drew571 on May 27, 2015 7:34:48 GMT -6
do the hairball audio kits not sound like the real thing?
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