https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:42:55 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-270971 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:22:35 +0000 Meet and Greet TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-270971 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-270302 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:22:21 +0000 Meet and Greet crkt246 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-270302 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-270215 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:07:57 +0000 Meet and Greet bluenotefla https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-270215 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269961 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:55:15 +0000
Dan]]> Meet and Greet Dan T. https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269961 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269860 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:47:37 +0000
My late grandfather was a radio technician in the air force and then when into commercial radio. He died in the early 80s and when my family cleaned out his garage/shed we dumped a lot of handmade PA-style valve amps and even worse, hundreds of brand new valves still in their boxes plus wiring, knobs etc etc.

I was interested in guitars and amps in those days but I could cry now when I think of all that stuff buried under tons of refuse at the rubbish dump. :cry:]]> Meet and Greet BluezOldy https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269860 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269837 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:27:31 +0000 Meet and Greet Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269837 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269835 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:19:12 +0000
wrkngclsshero, hope your visit was a pleasant one.

Dalron, you are correct sir. Stromberg-Carlson was a prolific electronics manufacturer who made telephones, radios, and TVs among many products. They started with telephones in *1894*!!!! Keep an eye out for their PA amps from the '50s and early '60s, as they make absolutely awesome guitar amps with very little modification (outside of the usual work a vintage amp would require to be restored to safe working order..grounded power cord, new filter caps/tubes, etc), usually mostly a matter of replacing the mic connectors with 1/4-inch phone jacks, and maybe also adding a 1/4-inch phone jack for ease in connecting a speaker cabinet.

Cheers!

Strat]]> Meet and Greet stratman_el84 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269835 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269825 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:31:53 +0000 Meet and Greet wrkngclsshero https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269825 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269729 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:53:39 +0000
And welcome. :)

I would love to be able to say one day that I've been playing for 35 years but as I'm about to turn 59 and have only been playing for a few weeks, I doubt that's going to happen. :lol:

Stromberg-Carlson is a name I haven't heard for a long time. Did they make TVs? I seem to recall our family having a Stromberg-Carlson TV in the late 50s, perhaps early 60s.

Cheers,
Ron ...]]> Meet and Greet BluezOldy https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-269729 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-28736 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:09:02 +0000
I'm a 50-YO bluesplayer in Kalamazoo Michigan. Been playing for over 35 years now. I play in a regional gospel-based blues band.
I'm also a retired electronics technician, with about the same number of years of vacuum-tube amp experience in both the repair and design/construction areas. I play strictly by ear, so my contributions to the forum in the music theory area will be meager. However, I hope to be able to provide a helping hand especially in the area of amps/FX/general electronics and also in the areas of practical onstage/performance/setup techniques and tips.

My main working guitar is a G&L Tribute Legacy, which I play through either or both a Seymour-Duncan 84-40 1-12 all-tube combo (4-6BQ5/EL84's), and a modified (by me) Stromberg-Carlson Signet 22 early-'60s era PA amp (2-6BQ5/EL84's w/GZ34 rectifier) pushing a 2-12 cabinet.

Strat]]> Meet and Greet stratman_el84 https://guitarnoise.forum/meet-and-greet/old-bluesplayer-in-kalamazoo/#post-28736