Turtlerock Forum

Hey guys this is not my sale or gear but I found this add on gumtree while I was looking for stuff.
It's an ex ABC Truck with a 40 channel harrison desk. Thought I'd share as this is not an everyday occurrence. Sorry for breaking the rules but that truck looks cool.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/blackwoo ... 1006961157

That was my bedroom at many festivals.

And there will be another 50 people that can probably say the same.

tried contacting that guy but received no reply. have you had a better luck?

That truck has been on the market for a while now (a year...maybe more). Last time I saw it advertised the guy was looking for $250,000 (from memory).
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/co ... 6606513730

Are you interested in buying it myles?

double post.

Not at 250,000..... Tell him he's dreaming.

This doesn't inspire a lot of confidence with the "repairs" that they've done...

from the article: "When I got the truck the sounding board didn't work and it needed a microphone," he says.
What? just one, for the 'sounding board'?

"current hiring charge $2500.00 p/day plus travel base to base"

If he's getting $2500 p/day with that thing I will eat my own recording truck.. one piece at a time...

Equipment list
1 HARRISON 40 CHANNEL desk REFURBED power supply mounted in rear of truck. All workshop manuals and docu-mentation supplied.
1 ALESIS HD24
1 BRC operates the hd 24
1 ALESIS MONITOR AMP
1 SET JBL MONITORS
Mics crown pzm,2xshure condensers,2x Rhode nt3, 1x Rhode nt1, 2 EV dynamics� ,1x akg dynamic ,1 audio tec pro 25 bass drum mic ,1Xpml Russian mic(horrible),1 sennhiser condenser,1xEVn/d857 ,1x bardi br500 akg ck80x5
MIC LEADS 12x15mtrs,4x10mtrs 1x30mtrs 1x15mtrs
Multicore 50mtrs 24 channel 4 returns
Stands approx 12 assorted types.
Assorted power cables 2x 30mtrs
Focusrite compressor/limiter
klark teknik dn773 stereo delay lines and manuals
1x BST rack mount computer/1 external sound blaster extigy sound card/and power supply/remote
1x be!@#$%^& control room eq.
Ta@#$% DA30 mk2 dat tape recorder
Ta@#$% CD-RW 5000
Philips dcc
Grundig digital tuner
JVC cd player
Ta@#$% 2X MH40 Headphone amps
2x TRS PATCHBAYS
Gaphic with display off air monitoring
Sansui tuner off air monitoring
Yamaha compressor/limiter CG 2020B
ALEA multiple cd burner 16 burners at 8 times speed
Spare cable and patch bays
2 chairs


http://www.levalley.com.au/images/truck5.jpg

That looks like a nightmare. I'd question taking it even if it was offered for free.

I'm hard pressed to see how the gear (assuming good condition) would be worth more than $15K - and that's assuming a generous value for the desk

"1x BST rack mount computer/1 external sound blaster extigy sound card"

It would be worth more if he took this to the tip first and saved you the trip.

very 90s... and I agree refurbishing the "sounding board" does not fill a person with confidence but maybe that's just bad reporting? Surely someone here knows the seller?

I actually feel sorry for the guy, he was probably thinking this was his retirement package, he will only be able to survive for a few months on what he is likely to get for it. Wonder if that sounding board is still in tune?

I was mostly curious of the $2.5 million cost of this back in 1985. that seems a little.. high

Yes well I was at the auction when he bought it
There seems to be a zero too many on all his numbers
If he was to make a tidy profit and retire well.

But it does cost a lot to spec out a mobile truck
At any level
And twice as much
To the level the abc did .

Rumour on all the new abc trucks is they are well into
The millions for each one .

If you were in the market for a mobile truck
Your couldn't find one or build one under $80,000
And you could easily spend $250,000 getting
It all together to that level

And then it could sit around unused in your carpark
320 days a year ..

Still ..

Everybody has different expectations in life .

One of the coolest recording trucks I've seen (minus the colour). Imagine if it was stainless steel like an Airstream...

Manning wrote:I'm hard pressed to see how the gear (assuming good condition) would be worth more than $15K - and that's assuming a generous value for the desk

"1x BST rack mount computer/1 external sound blaster extigy sound card"

It would be worth more if he took this to the tip first and saved you the trip.

A Harrison that has been bounced around in a truck all its life and then had been unpowered for lengthy periods of time? A very hard sell right there.

Here's another one you may have noticed on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... TQ:US:1123

I got this info re. audio aspects:

The audio console is an "Audio Workshop" Series 34 with dual Otari power supplies.
The outboards are LA audio 4C (4 channel) multiband compressor/de-essers, (12 channels).
Klark Teknik dual compressor/limiter/expander.
Studio Technologies stereo synthesisier.
MXR delay unit.
Tannoy monitor speakers.
Murray MA534 monitor amplifiers.
Practel audio monitor panel.
Bantam Patching.
11 dual 1RU strips