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But the Tascam Porta-05 Ministudio, viewed in retrospect at least, made hassle into an art-form. Of course, in its "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/6515920550313179112"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/6515920550313179112"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/tascam-porta-05-ministudio-1987.html","title":"Tascam Porta-05 Ministudio (1987)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixLjNXUxSmDuYNom07pcscw4NzqPM05iLXZ46NHgOLwzTUDEa7eBNZ8TmOUR_OvXr_iL3m608vCPtmac7Qd-zWZ8W-BQOLQjlhoFZj9hCLjMF4mxHv2GvZb_x1pH1c6OPK4F3eoc6BTB8\/s72-c\/Tascam+Porta+05+Ministudio.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-4989600875223309113"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-25T22:15:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-30T16:30:24.232+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1987"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"330"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fireglo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rickenbacker"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"1987 Rickenbacker 330 - Fireglo"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nIn addition to this old photo of my '87 Rickenbacker 330, there are more recent ones in the Why Semi-Acoustics Rock and Vintage Guitars: Prices Set To Crash? articles.\nI bought this Rickenbacker 330 with a chunk of the money I got for the sale of my Yamaha DX7 synth. 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