Another "gem" vintage find...

steveinaz

How about a 36 year old BRAND NEW Pioneer 8 track player?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5811626777&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

How cool is that? I think I have a woody.

nadams

It's still 8track

steveinaz

Isn't that AWESOME though? I'm about to bid on that thing just "cause." Be too cool to hook that pup up to your main system and jam on some Frampton Live via 8-track, right??!!!

nadams

i can honestly say that I'm content with having never actually heard and 8-track. Especially after hearing my dad reminisce about them... heh

steveinaz

They sound like absolute crap---but thats the nostalgia value of it my man. LOL!!!

Let me explain this. My neighbor has an old Volare station wagon w/ wood side panels, the works. We affectionately refer to it as the "shaggin wagon." We went to the park the other day in the shaggin wagon--you know, for old times sake, and Fred (the owner) has an old POS kraco stereo in it--wait, it gets worse--connected to the factory dash speaker (note: I said "speaker" not speakerS). At my request, Fred tossed in Nazareth "Hair of the Dog" (already one of the worst recordings ever done) and told him to crank that **** until the front speaker was buzzing. The Volare was "full" of nostalgia baby, it was cool. The Volare was filled with cigarette smoke and severly distorted Nazareth, you have to bang on the doors to get the windows to go down...priceless.

gregit

I particularly like it when the track switches right in the middle of the song....to this day when I hear certain songs on the radio I expect it fade out/in ...sounds wrong when it doesn't.

ND13

gregit wrote:

I particularly like it when the track switches right in the middle of the song....to this day when I hear certain songs on the radio I expect it fade out/in ...sounds wrong when it doesn't.

Yeah, I remember that happening on .....I think it was Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom", among a few others. When ever it would play on the radio, it was like...hey wait, there's supposed to be a pause right there

steveinaz

I still listen for it on Boston's song "Hitchin a Ride." I was so used to the track change during the guitar solo...funny stuff.

Remember being able to slightly hear another track between songs? HI-FI baby! LOL

PolknPepsi

Deep Purple....."Smoke on the water"

I never saw such a high class player, mine was an aftermarket under the dash model.

...track change.....click click or was it clunk clunk...

cmy330go

ND13 wrote:

Yeah, I remember that happening on .....I think it was Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom", among a few others. When ever it would play on the radio, it was like...hey wait, there's supposed to be a pause right there

Were there a lot of chopped songs. I grew up listening to my old man's 8 tracks (frampton, beatles, james gang etc..) I don't ever remember any cut tracks.

aaharvel

don't open it. Maybe Pioneer will put it in their museum (if one exists)

gregit

cmy330go wrote:

Were there a lot of chopped songs. I grew up listening to my old man's 8 tracks (frampton, beatles, james gang etc..) I don't ever remember any cut tracks.

Why do you think they call it dope?

keith allen

I want to bid on it...that would be cool to have

heiney9

steveinaz wrote:

They sound like absolute crap---but thats the nostalgia value of it my man. LOL!!!

Let me explain this. My neighbor has an old Volare station wagon w/ wood side panels, the works. We affectionately refer to it as the "shaggin wagon." We went to the park the other day in the shaggin wagon--you know, for old times sake, and Fred (the owner) has an old POS kraco stereo in it--wait, it gets worse--connected to the factory dash speaker (note: I said "speaker" not speakerS). At my request, Fred tossed in Nazareth "Hair of the Dog" (already one of the worst recordings ever done) and told him to crank that **** until the front speaker was buzzing. The Volare was "full" of nostalgia baby, it was cool. The Volare was filled with cigarette smoke and severly distorted Nazareth, you have to bang on the doors to get the windows to go down...priceless.

Sounds like an episode from "That 70's" show. I never owned a home unit and by the time I was able to drive cassette had become the norm. I do remember having an 8-track in one of the family cars. I'm not sure it was ever used. My dad had a TT and old top loading Allied cassette player. I don't recall him ever having/using 8-tracks and I was around in the late 60's early 70's, the grade school years. Neighbor friend of mine had one in his all in one stereo and thank god I've forgotten all those songs where it changes tracks

H9

steveinaz

What the hell?? It says Bidding has ended on this item!? Bummer, he must have changed his mind.

I saw a few more brand new 8 track players, though not Pioneer.

cmy330go

gregit wrote:

Why do you think they call it dope?

Oh you're right!!!! That about the time I got a dealer!

faster100

someone made a offer he couldn't refuse

steveinaz

Keith , did you get it?

danger boy

sorry you didn't get it Steve.. it looks pretty cool. but yeah, i think the seller backed out of the deal once he realized how much interest there was in it afterall. it's pretty cool that one of those survived unused for so many years though. very high coolness factor.

I remember listening to the Beatles on 8-track in my bro's cherry 69 Pontiac GTO back in the day.

keith allen

steveinaz wrote:

Keith , did you get it?

No sir,wasnt me...bidding ended...bummer

madmax

That would have been a cool one to own. I wouldn't mind having one sitting in my system. I heard one my boss had a few months ago. Soooo... Coool..... Sound sucked but it was still cool flipping through the four tracks.
madmax

Polkersince85

I've still got about 3 boxes full of tapes. No player but I got tapes. Should have chunked them 30 years ago, a pack rat I guess.