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Old 20th May 2018, 2:20 pm   #17
dave walsh
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Default Re: ELPICO TR400 - Reel to Reel - Low Volume on Playback

Excellent-that's one repair/restoration achieved and two vintage recordings saved by the OP [Middlemass] and Techman. The Kinks story re "mechanical" fuzz [p13*] is certainly true and it was Dave Davies, with the razor blade, who created that sound which led to the electronic fuzz box being all the "rage" [appropriate to the brothers who did a lot of fighting with each other]. Ray is sometime seen out and about here in Bexhill. I believe he has a daughter who lives nearby. Dave had a severe stroke in a lift at the BBC a few years ago but thankfully, made a recovery and played on stage again.

Jimmy Hendrix had a "secret" technician who developed specific electronic devices for him, particularly Wah Wah pedals and he may also have produced Fuzz Boxes but I'm not sure about that. I didn't know about the Elpico Amps themselves either!

Dave W

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