This is crazy side-related but he mentions that his first purchase was a synth an a TEAC-3440 tape recorder. I bought this exact same tape recorder probably about 15 years ago for peanuts, called Tascam for a belt and spring, which they sent to me FOR FREE. I was able to figure out how to put these parts in as a 19 year old and get this thing working perfectly(it was pretty easy I think).
Anyway, I loved that tape deck. A good friend had found some german language tapes in Ann Arbor and gifted them to me which me and my bud used to record music over. I eventually gifted this tape deck to this friend. I think it is worth a decent chunk of change these days too!
Back then synths(and analog recording gear) were dirt cheap, I've made thousands and thousands of dollars on them just because we got into them into the 2000s as teens. Good times!
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This is crazy side-related but he mentions that his first purchase was a synth an a TEAC-3440 tape recorder. I bought this exact same tape recorder probably about 15 years ago for peanuts, called Tascam for a belt and spring, which they sent to me FOR FREE. I was able to figure out how to put these parts in as a 19 year old and get this thing working perfectly(it was pretty easy I think).
Anyway, I loved that tape deck. A good friend had found some german language tapes in Ann Arbor and gifted them to me which me and my bud used to record music over. I eventually gifted this tape deck to this friend. I think it is worth a decent chunk of change these days too!
Back then synths(and analog recording gear) were dirt cheap, I've made thousands and thousands of dollars on them just because we got into them into the 2000s as teens. Good times!