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Friday 7/3/2009
Last week I mentioned Fender's "Electric-12"
guitar...
When they decided to discontinue the model
they modified the leftover parts and introduced a new guitar
called the Fender "Custom." (Or, as they sometimes
labeled it, the "Maverick.")
That's one way to get rid of outdated inventory.
But sometimes things become seriously "outdated"...
Last night I turned on the ol' cable TV,
and I thought I'd watch some sort of new movie on HBO. And what
was playing? A 1978 movie called "Foul Play." (I know!
I'm paying extra for HBO, and they're playing a movie from 1978??)
The movie was actually pretty good, though.
It stars Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn when they were both young
and cute. Chevy plays a hip police detective and Goldie plays
a damsel in distress. In one scene they were making out in Chevy's
apartment, and since it's only rated PG the camera panned away
from them to show the rest of the room. Chevy's turntable, receiver,
and speakers came into view. (OK, it was his character's turntable,
receiver, and speakers...) And to show how contemporary Chevy's
character was, next to the turntable was a reel-to-reel tape
deck.
Of course, reel-to-reel tape recorders
are still used in some recording studios. Many people feel that
an analog recording (tape) has a warmer sound than a  digital
one (on a computer). BUT, when was the last time you saw a reel-to-reel
tape deck in someone's living room?
It seems so long ago, but once upon a time
(before CDs) you could purchase your favorite band's new album
not only on vinyl, but also on reel-to-reel tape. True audiophiles
appreciated the purity of the tape sound, despite the added work
of threading the tape onto the machine, and the difficulty of
quickly jumping to the next song.
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