Members ZachOmega Posted December 26, 2006 Members Share Posted December 26, 2006 I noticed in an auction some time ago, some guy wrote that his pedal was used in a smoke free house. I thought it was kind of silly and thought nothing of it. I just thought, "It's a pedal, how much smoke could it possibly pick up?" With amps or guitars I always thought of it. But effects? I bought an older Maestro Fuzz-Tone on ebay the other day as a project. When I opened it, first thing I noticed was the guy was a smoker. Heavy smell of smoke on it. I'm not upset or offended or anything. I was just really surprised and now I completely understand why somebody would mention it. -Zach Omega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SamJam03 Posted December 26, 2006 Members Share Posted December 26, 2006 ok. what pedal you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoneStarGuitar Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 but what about people that played out. I guess they are screwed unless you are in a municipality that has banned smoking in bars and clubs. It doesnt bother me. I like my amps to reek of smoke, bongwater and beer. Shows that they have lived beyond somebodies bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members autopilot Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 let's check most gigs are at bars/clubs, were fans usually smoke and drink, so a pedal from smoke free home, it's like a virgin coming to a fraternity house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Originally posted by LoneStarGuitar but what about people that played out. I guess they are screwed unless you are in a municipality that has banned smoking in bars and clubs. It doesnt bother me. I like my amps to reek of smoke, bongwater and beer. Shows that they have lived beyond somebodies bedroom. you must live in one of those barbaric cities that still allows public smoking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angelhair0 Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I see the smoke-free thing often in posts for electronics and also clothing. It does make a difference after prolonged exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZachOmega Posted December 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Well the pedal doesn't smell like normal smoke. Almost smells like pipe or cigar smoke. Whenever I touch the thing, I have to wash my hands afterwards. I'd clean the thing but I'm afraid of taking paint off of the thing. It is in pretty good shape and I'd hate to {censored} it up. As I said, it doesn't bother me so much. Just making a note. And to the best of my knowledge, people don't take vintage Fuzz Tones out to play shows. Well at least not people I know. -Zach Omega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionid Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I bought a PRS custom 24 once that was gigged with for like 6 months. The thing smelled like smoke like nobodies business. I mean, I would play and my hands would smell like smoke. The guitar case smelled aweful as well. It was so nasty and I dont mind smoking at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Midrange Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I'm a fan of dirty, stinky gear too. I make sure everytime I clean out my pipe, I do it on top of my MusicMan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Splendor Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I know we're talking about pedals, but I bought a guitar on eBay that had the most fowl smelling gigbag I've ever encountered. The smoke smell was so bad that I had to throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleStrat Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Originally posted by Midrange I'm a fan of dirty, stinky gear too. I make sure everytime I clean out my pipe, I do it on top of my MusicMan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZachOmega Posted December 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Here is the thing...I've owned TONS of old gear...By the quantity of gear I've owned, some of it must've been owned by smokers. I can't be 100% certain, but just the odds are in my favor. I've smelled mildew in amps...and all kinds of other smells...But never this heavy smokey smell...I mean I noticed it right when I opened the box...while the pedal was still wrapped up in bubble wrap. And mind you, the box was like 2 feet from my face. The smell will hopefully fade over time...especially since I have to go in and wire up a new AA battery jack...I'd rather smell solder than old acrid smoke. -Zach Omega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teahead Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I'm reminded of the time a relative of our drummer came down to our rehearsal to advise us about our music and stuff, it was about five or six years ago I guess. He was shocked that we all smoked almost constantly and also had several candles lit, in a failed attempt to provide atmosphere(!) We could just about hear his advice over the crackle of our guitar's volume pots, wah pedals and amp dials, which proved his point nicely. Previously, I had no idea it caused so much trouble to have smoke around such things, but since then I've always taken great care to avoid it where possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teahead Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Originally posted by ZachOmega Here is the thing...I've owned TONS of old gear...By the quantity of gear I've owned, some of it must've been owned by smokers. I can't be 100% certain, but just the odds are in my favor. I've smelled mildew in amps...and all kinds of other smells...But never this heavy smokey smell...I mean I noticed it right when I opened the box...while the pedal was still wrapped up in bubble wrap. And mind you, the box was like 2 feet from my face. The smell will hopefully fade over time...especially since I have to go in and wire up a new AA battery jack...I'd rather smell solder than old acrid smoke. -Zach Omega Can you be sure this thing wasn't "fire damaged" somewhere along the lines? Sounds like it's been exposed to more than just "recreational" smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoneStarGuitar Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Originally posted by Teahead Can you be sure this thing wasn't "fire damaged" somewhere along the lines? Sounds like it's been exposed to more than just "recreational" smoke. bongs-a-million perhaps? backline for a hempfest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZachOmega Posted December 27, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I can't be sure of anything. Doesn't smell like fire though. I've owned gear like that before. This just smells like heavy cigar smoking...well to me anyway. Funny how cigars actually smell so good before they are lit. -Zach OmegaOriginally posted by Teahead Can you be sure this thing wasn't "fire damaged" somewhere along the lines? Sounds like it's been exposed to more than just "recreational" smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JDandCoke Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 haha my pedals stink... mostly that good pub smell of peanuts beer and smoke...and besides my house if often full with people smoking.i could probably get high if i smelled them enough and i dont even smoke myself haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 I have an amp I had to keep in the garage for a month cause the guy I bought it from was a heavy smoker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iodine74 Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Not sure about for pedals and older solid state stuff, but for newer digital equipment prolonged and constant exposure to smoke could be a bad thing. In college when I took my intro to computers class our prof was pretty adamant about telling those who smoked, not to smoke around their computers. Basically the idea is that particulates in the smoke can end up building up on the circruit boards over time... and it can affect performance. And since most new digital gear are basically small computers, I'm figuring the logic extends. That would drive me nuts to buy a guitar that I couldn't play without washing my hands afterwards. They might have well just taken their daily dump on it... might smell better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Friendly Ranger Posted December 28, 2006 Members Share Posted December 28, 2006 Originally posted by catalinbread I have an amp I had to keep in the garage for a month cause the guy I bought it from was a heavy smoker. I've done the same, even with new pedals that were built by a smoker. It wasn't so much the pedal as the box and literature, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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