to mod or not to mod

[buckjoey]

I have a 1981 ts-9
I'm itching to bust it open and mod it. What do you think? Mod, leave it alone, sell it and buy a reissue to tinker on?

[Lostinthe50s]

Sell it. IMHO they are overvalued. I had an old one, sold it, bought a TS-5 potato bug off CL for $10 and got it sounding better than the old TS-9.

Rj

[max_twang]

No way! Go buy a used ts-9 for $50 and mod that! (But no reason not to peek inside the "vintage" one -- just don't bust anything.

[Jimmy Rocket]

Originally Posted by max_twang

No way! Go buy a used ts-9 for $50 and mod that! (But no reason not to peek inside the "vintage" one -- just don't bust anything.

I second that

[buckjoey]

Originally Posted by Lostinthe50s

Sell it. IMHO they are overvalued. I had an old one, sold it, bought a TS-5 potato bug off CL for $10 and got it sounding better than the old TS-9.

Rj

What mods did you make to the ts-5?

[Lostinthe50s]

808 mod, socket for op-amp to try several (forget what one is in it), replaced the signal path caps with WIMA's.

Been a while since I did it so maybe some other stuff. There's a web page on the technology of the TS which I read and followed.

The guts of the TS-5 are the same as the TS-9, just in a plastic housing. I figured I'd try stuff out on the super cheapie in case I wrecked it. Turned out so well that I just use it.

If you want to mess around, pick up a TS-5, they're dirt cheap.

[Ronsonic]

Sell it or hold it. The cash value is undeniable.

Use the proceeds to buy a kit and just build in any mod you want.

[JCSouthpawtele]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Rocket

I second that

I 3rd that, sell it a buy 3 newer used ones and do three mod's