ZR Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I just got one of these today...http://www.oocities.org/tel_ray/home.htmlA model 1001 like the 2nd big picture down with 3 knobs across.Tel-Ray also made the similar versions by Fender, Gretsch, Gibson, Rickenbacker etc.That page also explains how the oil can type works.Mine is in great shape except I have to work on getting the little motor working to make the inside thingy spin. It sound good as it is but I can tell from You Tube vids that this can do so much more.Anyone, have one of these or know about them?Tel-Ray later turned into Morley with the same owners.
gtone Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks for posting - never seen those before, but they look very interesting. How does the unit sound? Is it heavy?
ZR Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 It's not heavy at all. It's well built and sounds cool. Even without the thing spinning I still get a nice reverbish with distinct delays. They're not clean digital delays ...more echoplexy (?? I never played one!). It's warm and kin of spongy...makes playing fun. I know it would sound even more alive with a top-off of the special fluid and getting the little (1.5" square) motor spinning! There's just something cool about interacting with a 40 something year old device. They also did a big pedal version when they were named Morley.
Steve Haynie Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 There was an article or an eBay listing for one of those a long time ago. It seems like there was one that had leaked.
Steve Haynie Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Yeah. It is not the gadget. It is all in how you use it.
ZR Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 Well, I got the motor turning just fine, replaced the belt so all that works fine, topped off the oil, tested the one 7199 tube and it tested good, but still just have faint echos. BUT, it has the coolest tube preamp sound in front of my Zinky MoFo! I'm wondering since it is so old - 40 years or so - if caps would need replacing to get it up to speed. Everything else look like the day it was made...nothing appears to be tampered with. What do some of you think?It's all point to point construction and I saw yellow tube caps in there...maybe they need replacing. I'm a pretty handy guy(especially when I've been drinking! ba-dum-bump) but how do you test caps?
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