Astor EQ?

by **Text_Edifice** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:52 am

Hi all,

I've come into possession of an Astor EQ â€“ it seems like a seriously built piece of gear but it has a very strange four pin male power connector (no cable came with the unit). Can anyone shed some light on where this unit may have come from and whether it's worth getting a tech to check it over and attach a new power connector / supply?

Thanks.

by **rick** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:59 am

yeah i have a bunch they are good .. real good
custum abc things made in melbourne by astor

my advice is send them to rob he has mine AND the manuals

by **Text_Edifice** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:03 pm

Thanks Ric,

the unit looks and feels quality - figured it might have been a find for $30...

by **rick** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:31 pm

add two zeros and you probably paid $500 too much :)

by **TimS** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:36 pm

are they from a desk like this?
looks quite neat and tidy :-)

by **Text_Edifice** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:52 pm

Don't think so - 1ru 3 band â€“ hf / lf / variable Q 'presence' â€“ stepped frequency and boost / cut knobs, HEAVY.

by **rick** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:31 pm

what are you tim the gear picture fairy :)

nah these things were designed to supercede all the abc pultecs - which they did quite nicely

by **Text_Edifice** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:33 pm

That would makes sense - looks like a pultec with a few extra bells and whistles... but no big knobs.

by **rick** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:44 pm

ok now you know lets shut up about them before they get expensive :)

by **TimS** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:47 pm

rick wrote:what are you tim the gear picture fairy :)

hahaha rick
yeah, I just like to see what stuff looks like, as I'd probably never get to actually hold it!!
whats wrong with a little fairy dust for looks?? ;-}

by **Text_Edifice** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:51 pm

rick wrote:ok now you know lets shut up about them before they get expensive :)

Thanks again Rick â€“ this thread can mysteriously dissapear now if you like...

by **heathen** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:05 pm

Text_Edifice wrote:
rick wrote:ok now you know lets shut up about them before they get expensive :)

Thanks again Rick â€“ this thread can mysteriously dissapear now if you like...

Way toooooo late now. :)

by **Chris H** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:21 pm

heathen wrote:
Text_Edifice wrote:
rick wrote:ok now you know lets shut up about them before they get expensive :)

Thanks again Rick â€“ this thread can mysteriously dissapear now if you like...

Way toooooo late now. :)

Nice score Text. Leave the post up but edit it by putting an M infront of the A ... Mastor eq...... might throw em off for a while, and we will remain the amused & privelaged few.. I passed a few up a while ago as they were too expensive for me ....... yes the seller had em at top dollar.

by **Chris H** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:09 pm

Hey Text what model is it . The Mastor B 8

by **Chinagraf** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:34 pm

Oh yeah, the Mastor B8 is my favourite. Great for putting a little hair on tracks and has a lot of balls. I like to use it late at night when I'm mixing by myself. In fact...gotta go....

by **jkhuri44** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:42 pm

Beeringa make some really cool gear too, i use them when im mixing by myself as well :)

by **Text_Edifice** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:15 pm

Actually had another think about this last night and actually reckon it's better not to try and obscure this type of information. I like spaces like this forum because people more knowledgeable than myself are happy to share their years (and ears) of experience. It's really not fair to deny or try and obscure that same information for anyone else and a bit hypocritical (on my part).

So yeah, hope someone else out there gets a similar lucky find.

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