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What's the oldest piece of tech you still have running? (suppo.fi)

submitted 11 months ago by bartolomeo@suppo.fi to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And tell me how proud of it you are.

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[–] Skkorm@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

1975 Gibson Grabber bass. Instead of having multiple pickups, it has one pickup that you "grab" and slide across the pickguard. I had to get the fretboard re-set, as it had been sliding down the neck and making it impossible to intonate.

Terrible design, but it's a unique piece of music history that I enjoy having on hand.

[–] HotboxedSubmersible@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My dad has one!

[–] Skkorm@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

A man of taste and class 🤘

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

That thing was so fucking heavy too. Basically like playing a huge, solid piece of mahogany.