Mooch4056

I recorded my last vox and acoustic guitar track with a radio shack rip of of a sure 58  microphone I bought in 1986 for 50 bucks 

Sounds great 

Ok I am just kidding 

That microphone broke in the 90s 

I had you though 

I got you 

Hahahahahaha

mike_mccue


 

 

jamesg1213


Yes, but he loaned it to Pavlov, and it came back covered in dog drool.

mike_mccue


Just paid for the case.


Now I have to order a seven conductor cable and the 7 pin connectors.


:-)

Jonbouy


Where's Daryk's Blue Peter badge when you need it?
 

ampfixer


And what have all of you detractors built? Anything?

There's something special about making something with your own hands. Doing a one-off is always more expensive than buying the same thing from a traditional source. When you buy things by the skid load they become cheap but not if you have to create something unique or buy limited amounts. I'm not taking sides here but I know what it's like to spend a lot of time and money to create something. It's a real kick in the nads when someone asks how come you can't make it for the same price as the Chinese.

Tradesmen and craftspersons are undervalued in my book. If I'd learned how to sew I surely wouldn't be buying the crap that the sweat shops are churning out. 

That light bulb picture is a great example. Some glass, some tin and a little tungsten wire and they're being removed from the market as fast as they can. I don't see how the CF bulbs from China are any better. They have inductors, circuit boards, caps, resistors, phosphorus, glass and tin. How can they be better or even considered environmentally friendly?

A lot of thing happening right now just don't pass the sniff test. I shall now return to my latest project. The parts cost more than a small Fender tube amp but that's because I buy everything from Canada, the USA and Germany. I do my best to ensure that my stuff isn't sourced from a 3rd world sweat shop because I feel a moral responsibility to do so.

So go for it Mike, you won't save any money but you will know that equipment inside and out, plus you'll have some degree of satisfaction and pride. I find it harder every day to get that and don't know how to put a price on it.