Vintage Photos

[Inspector #20]

Tulare County Fair Porterville, California, 1983 - soundcheck - opening for The Bellamy Brothers.

Guitar is a 1982 Mako TB-1

We've come a long way since 110 Instamatic!!!

 

[BGood]

What's that fuzz just below the lower horn, censorship ?

 

[Inspector #20]

Flash I think....I snapped a digital photo ofvthe old print.

People thought I was Bill Bartlett's kid...

 

[eSGEe]

that is one of the widest straps I have ever seen

 

[Inspector #20]

I always made my own from leather. The saddle shop would let me cut and punch my own leather. My 19 year old son has the strap now....

 

[Col Mustard]

very cool
here's a pretty retro image, from about 1968.
I was 20. Student at University of Michigan. 2-S Deferment.
A year later, I was in the first draft lottery, and I got #265.
They called a lot of numbers out of that first draft group, but
they didn't get to mine.

So I never served. I am no Colonel. I was against the war, but
not against the guys who did their duty. I was against the politicians
who wrongly sent them there. It's a long time later. Let it be.

You can tell I had an attitude, even so.

 

[BGood]

±1971 / 18 years old
We tuned by ear then.

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[Inspector #20]

With Alvarez 12 string - 1984....

 

[Inspector #20]

This was done by a buddy I went to school with...

 

[Paul G.]

Here you go. I'm on the right with the 1947 Gibson L7. Ca 1970, I guess. Nope, 1968 -- I found the physical photo.

 

[Six String]

Here's my "Vintage" pic from about ca 66. Was about 16 at the time.......... In Bay City Michigan.

 

[Inspector #20]

Bay City Rollers????

 

[Six String]

.... naw..... just Michigan.

 

[gasket]

Unfortunately I started playing very late in life ... BUT ... back in early 80's I did the mix for a "bush band" folk band.

 

[eSGEe]

WORKING THE BOARD LIKE A BOSS!

 

[gasket]

WORKING THE BOARD LIKE A BOSS!

Well I got by, the punters liked the band and I managed to mix it to the satisfaction of most.
I just back spaced a lot of incriminating stuff, replaced with ... we made REAL good money from the pubs and selling other stuff that kept the public laughing ;-)

 

[Inspector #20]

Tulare County Fair Porterville, California, 1983 - soundcheck - opening for The Bellamy Brothers.

Guitar is a 1982 Mako TB-1

We've come a long way since 110 Instamatic!!!

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A family friend still has the Mako TB-1 I played in the 1980's....

 

[JohnnyGoo]

thats a cool guitar Robert