FENDER CREATES LIMITED EDITION!!!

lyle_from_minneapolis · Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:24 pm

Bronze that thang. So cool to record on something with a wild history. Do you still record with it?

(Not sure I wanna see a film of Sammy acting out that song...)

blue330 · Post by **blue330** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:40 am

Yes, I use it all the time! It works great at age 36, and it has a bold, clear, and forward sound. The 3M M56s were really popular in the early 70s, with many epic rock records being done on these machines. Occasionally I record rock/hi fi purists who demand to record on the 2" 16tk format, so there's always been a certain amount of demand for this machine. The bronze idea does have a certain appeal...

The great thing about buying old pro audio gear is that it is very likely to have an amusing history, since there didn't used to be all that many studios.

I don't know if Sammy himself appears in the film or not. This seems like a possible pre-Roadhouse part for Swayze, you know?

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:40 am

I think they missed out on the guitar design by not including a stick shift control as a whammy.

Mitch- that's a neat bit of trivia about your tape machine! Nice to see you on this forum!!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:25 am

I still don't understand how someone at Fender never thought of the Danny Partridge signature Mustang Bass. They've made a signature model for everyone else.
I can imagine the "Cmon, get happy!" slogan in the magazine ad.

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:47 am

Good idea Joey! They could put it in a case painted like the Partridge Family Bus..Heh.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:47 am

Or in an actual bus, painted appropriately.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:04 pm

This just in from the Custom Shop - $12k!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:57 pm

...and for about another 8k, they'll "relic" it for you.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:24 pm

eewwwww.... and to think he is a Southwest-area disc jockey now...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:56 am

Wasn't he a regular on Stern's show for awhile back about 15 years ago?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:14 am

He was never part of Stern's show, only as a guest. He is now on the Adam Carolla radio show in LA.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:49 am

Adam Carolla...the pseudo-thinking-young-man's Adam Sandler.

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:22 pm

They took out the normal DJ in Seattle in the morning on one of my fave radio stations and picked up his show....blah.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:34 am

They could put it in a case painted like the Partridge Family Bus.

I think we now have a marketable product there! LOL

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:57 pm

Mitch, neat! What do you use/where do you get 2" tape?