texaspandj

Movies from the 80s. The dvds may be new but the movies are classics. I'm always on the lookout for the ones I don't have and pick em up when I can. Most of the ones I have I originally saw them in a theatre. I'm still stuck in the 80s.
Although I've had many quality vintage musical instruments, I don't collect them as I view them as tools.
But my most prized and cherished C&V from the 80s is my fiancee! She was born in 1984. Me? 1963.

The Golden Boy 

I had a 64. It had been refinished- so I got a decent deal on it. There was a band in town called Sometime Sweet Susan- their guitar player, Jim, played a bunch of different Jaguars and got this Dinosaur Jr type sound. At the time I thought "Out There" was one of the greatest songs of all time. My Jaguar did not do what I wanted it to do. I ended up selling it to a friend and bought a 65 Jazzmaster. That was a classy guitar- at the time it was Fender's top of the line guitar- above the Strat. Good Lord, did I hate that guitar. Aside from the sound (which never sounded good with gain- but had a nice clean chime to it), the strings kept popping off the saddles. Maybe if I knew about the BuzzStop back then I might have given it more of a chance. I tried using 2 string trees- something a previous owner had done. It still didn't work.

I don't have any pix of the Jaguar- but for as little as I used the Jazzmaster- I have a pic of that:

Primitive Don

Jaguars and Jazzmasters, while sharing the coolest body design ever, are very peculiar instruments IMO. I can't imagine how Fender thought the Jazzmaster would ever appeal to jazz players.

I understand completely about the weird bridge. With that said, that is one fine looking Jazzmaster.

Very nice looking Goldtop Les Paul and (looks like) TV Yellow Les Paul Special, fine choices those. Looks like you have a nice Tele and basketweave Marshall cab as well. Is that the head in the background?

The Golden Boy 

Thank you!

When I was a kid I horse traded guitars around all the time, so I constantly had 60s and 70s instruments floating in and out, with a few 50s ones thrown in between. That pic is an 81 goldtop Standard- it's really goofy- the body was one piece and the top was 3 with a 3 piece maple neck. It weighed a ton, but it sounded great. I always thought it was cool that if I raised the guitar up so that my jeans rivet matched the rivet rash on the back, that's EXACTLY where the wear spot was on the front of the guitar- the previous owner played it a LOT and had it hiked up really high. I had that guitar a long time (for my standards).

The Jazzmaster was a refinished 65. I really don't understand what Fender was thinking- they're really cool, they have a unique feel, they make interesting sounds- but those sounds aren't exactly associated with "jazz." Maybe that goofy mute circuit sounded like Trini Lopez? Nope.

The 59 LP Special- it's a refinish as well- it was a TV and it was refinished as a TV. I still have this guitar- over 20 years now. It's a total frankenstein- the only things that are '59 about it are the body and the back plate. Someone had routed it out for humbuckers- the entire section of wood from the neck join to the bridge is replaced. I have such a soft spot for those double cut Juniors and Specials.

That telecaster has a bit of a story- it's actually a 65 Esquire. That was Kurt Neumann's guitar and was THE guitar used on the BoDeans' Love, Hope, Sex and Dreams album- so, "Fadeaway," "Angels," "Runaway"... all recorded on THAT guitar. The front was routed and had a 65 Jazzmaster pickup in the neck and the heel of the body was rounded like a Strat. Really nice playing guitar- but it liked being clean.

The Marshall is either a 76 or 77 cabinet that used to belong to my uncle. It was really funny because I had that huge cabinet in my little barracks room when I was at Ft. Bliss Tx. My head is on the floor on the left of the pic- the other guitar player's JCM 800 is on the bench to the right. I think at that time, I had my current amp- a 78 50w JMP. I went through like 3 100w and 2 50w Marshalls before I found this one. It was the biggest sounding amp I could afford at the time- and back then I wanted that Soldano super-compressed, ultra high gain sound. I'm really glad I couldn't afford a Soldano (and I almost traded it on a Mesa Dual Rec)- at some point I realized this amp is the cat's pyjamas. It's beat up and beastly looking, but it sounds great.

The early 90s was a great time to be into gear and rock and stuff... the really cool stuff was still just "old," and the fancy deep-pockets collectors hadn't come sniffing around player grade instruments of those ages yet. I still look at Norlin and CBS instruments as "gaudy," any Marshalls after the JMP series are 'too buzzy,' so my tastes still live there. When I was busy playing out every week, I still had my Army savings and my GI Bill and part time jobs... it was playtime. It's really cool to think of all the badass guitars I had back then...

Then-





(sort of) Now-




Back then, my shirt never stayed on more than 2 songs. My shirt will never come off in performance again.

Primitive Don

Awesome recollections and photos! Great story about the Telecaster and the Bo Deans. I lived in Chicago for 15 years and they were and are a staple on WXRT. Agreed about the early 90s being a great time to stumble across vintage gear. I used to find the best deals in a gun store that had a pawn shop attached. They knew nothing about instruments, so I got that Jaguar, a 76 Telecaster Custom and a 100-watt Marshall Plexi reissue all on the cheap. If only I had the sense to hold on to that stuff. Today we'd be paying probably 20 times much for vintage American guitars.

Velognome 

You might appreciate this: From Beaton's in Brick NJ hull #6884 . Gave it to a fella in upstate NY a few years back and never hear from him again

Sixty Fiver

Stoves... SVEA 123 and 123R

Sixty Fiver

Took them off when I was cleaning them.

I have a Coleman 530 en route to me and am really looking forward to that.

The 123R is a new find

Sixty Fiver

#Chuck

Testing the 123r after the cleanup... it got pulled from a musty basement and was pretty black and tarnished.

It ran perfectly.

Sixty Fiver

That is a nice unit... almost pulled the trigger on one a few weeks back.

For all the ultralight gear that is available I still like a stove that you can drive tent pegs with...

sail

I've been using the same Sigg Tourist cook set and Svea 123 since the 70's. They last and burn vodka in a pinch.

The Golden Boy 

When I was a kid- out in the middle of nowhere- right on the Iraq/Saudi border- we didn't have a stove, but we needed coffee- we used aluminum cans and got diesel going. The kettle we used was blacked up.

It was awful to use, but gave us coffee.

I have a pic somewhere....

SJX426 

HA! Don't know! I purchased a couple of boxes of WCF a few years ago not knowing the difference! Thanks for the heads up. I will have to check it out, somehow.

top506

I've had a Seva 123 almost forever, love it, it's my go-to camp stove.
But what REALLY lights my fire are WW II GI Colemans:



OK, the nickle-plated one is a civilian #530 , but it IS dated 1945!

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riva

I like 80's things with wheels. Cars, motorcycles, bicycles, skateboards. Actually... not just the things with wheels. The other things too. 80's items are oft under appreciated & under valued, not just the bicycles. Which comes in handy when you're low budget.

I have the sudden urge to search for camp stoves now. Thanks..

Sixty Fiver

I have a 530 on the way... I am pretty stoked about this and have wanted one for bike packing for a good long time.

The Golden Boy 

A couple of weeks ago I found a 6' long 200 pound Ethan Allen buffet. I managed to get it home and down into the basement and set the stereo gear up on it. I'm still working on it-

Wileyone 

Marantz... gotta Love that Blue glow. I have a Marantz setup in a bedroom. Four Channel Receiver no less.

Wileyone 

I had one of those. Only mine was a little different. Someone painted a Union Jack on the Roof. Those were different Days though now they just steel them.

DMC707

I like old trucks - Never was much of a car guy as i grew up a motocrosser, so when i got my DL my first priority was getting my dirt bikes to the track --
The primered rig is my OG '69 GMC i got from my dad in high school - it is in line for a resto when i get my house project buttoned up (got 3 months to go) - The orange '75 is a driver quality rig, - it looks presentable but is not a show rig at all - stock 454 is the powerplant - K5 blazer in the background is long gone




Not strictly C&V - but while i was specc'ing out my house - i was (and still am) geeking out on using 1920's and 30's Craftsman style moldings and build details -- i am in the home stretch but it is taking me forever because it is hard to find true old school craftsmen anymore who take pride in their work
--- i am using BITD style solid core oak doors throughout, big plantation style base moldings and 3/4" hardwood floors plus real burly stair and rail hardware



The back wall rock pile i had made from exterior rock veneer that we cut down to about 1.5" thick so it can be laid like tile without a massive footing --- people have asked me before if it was faux rock or concrete rock, and i just tell 'em to check out the profile - LOL


I like the way they did stuff 80-90 years ago -- I have been scrounging and scrimping and wheeling and dealing on the house like a lot of you guys' would when putting together a top shelf Battaglin or Frejus or something like that fromthe frame up, --- only my project has taken me 3 years - LOL -- if i wanted to put together something similar to a nice spec house , i would've been done in 6 months

So kinda' like an 80's Italian racer with modern shifting, -- i want the vintage look and appeal with a modern HVAC system, decent appliances, and a few other modern nuances --- but the living room is not even wired for cable and television , --- just a serene place to relax i hope --



From time to time - i like shooting as well, --- but i'm retro all the way, i enjoy old Colt revolvers and classic lever action rifles --- I don't hunt anymore. After a lifetime of enjoying the sport in the fall, the joy went out of it for me a few years back -- i decided that i did not wish to harm another animal again unless it was absolutely necessary --- I'm not putting other hunters on blast, i just said ---
" Eh, -- i'm done " but i'll gladly take any backstrap, loins or hams off another hunter's hands if he has too much or doesnt have the freezer space

The pic with the M-14 is about as modern as i go (and thats late 50's, early 60's technology ) - its fun to shoot steel gongs out to big distances with it








I feel like a bit of a throwback compared to my peers who just want the "latest and greatest" --- i like it that way though

Wileyone 

Is it just me or is it bad timing for a Gun post.

DMC707

Seems like perfect timing to me -- LOL - YMMV -- when you start a gun post let me know and i'll contribute, -- i thought this was a C&V post though, of which mine most certainly are

Wileyone 

Ok no more current affairs posts.

DMC707

i'm with ya on that one -- so do ya want to see more pics of my atique and classic firearms?

but really, i showed a pic of 2 revolvers with patent dates of 1873, a rifle with an 1894 patent date and a military arm that dates back to the Korean conflict and you think that has relevance to current events? ����������

Sorry, i dont see a correlation. These mechanical devices are as timeless and as classic as anything from a Wright Brothers boneshaker to Fausto Coppi's Bianchi

Pemetic2006

Good thing the perps didn't use bicycles as their choice of getaway transportation or we'd have to close the forum entirely.