Very Rare! TOL 1983 GE Model 3-6045A Boombox

[@nerdywolfi]

Regarding shipping damage, I nowadays always write the fleabay seller a message with explicit instructions on how to package an item so that it will arrive safely, and also tell examples of what not to do. If they choose to ignore all that and it arrives damaged, it's refund time. With "unreplaceable" things, I sometimes even go on a road trip and pick stuff up directly so it can't be damaged during shipping.

[@kampmankampman]

Great video. I was the seller of your "parts" unit. I bought it refurbished at the GE company store as a teenager in 1983, and used it as my main stereo for about 10 years. Then it spent the next 15-20 years as the sound system for my PC by connecting my computer to the aux input. I don't remember doing it, but I must have cut the wire to the tape deck when it started making noise. Finally, the boombox sat in storage for about 10 years until I sold it. I think it originally came with a photocopy of the owner's manual, but I couldn't find it. If I ever come across it I'll send it to you.

[@AMDRADEONRUBY]

Looks great for a boombox my dad had it the sound was so good.

[@vwestlife]

It's interesting that the FM tuner shows the frequency down to .00 MHz, but never uses that last segment, except maybe if you switch it to European tuning mode.

[@kyfeam]

holy hell man nothing pisses me off more than a seller that treats these classic radios with no regard for packing.. glad another showed up so quickly.. GE made some real winners back in the 80's.. got a mint Blockbuster sitting right next to me.. what a looker..

[@douglasallen9428]

Not bad at all, especially considering what you had to go through to get there! Fantastic job Spats!!!

[@dmcintosh1967]

Last Wednesday I picked up a Panasonic RX-5050 boombox. I found at a flea market for $15 in %100 working condition. I did just got done going through it to clean and lubricate the tape transport. The belts were still good had plenty of tension and weren't deformed. So I left the original belts in the unit.

[@mr.doitall2650]

Hello Spats! I was waiting for you to finally upload this video ha! I am the one that purchased the other one from Ebay! The first one you purchased that was damaged,I looked at that one but I was not happy with this condition.The one I purchased almost looks new and it has the extremely rare owner's manual with it as well! However , after requesting the seller to box the boombox up a particular way for safety purposes they didn't, and it came to me with the cassette door partially popped out,and the power button sometimes doesn't engage to power up it up. But it almost looks new. I'm probably going to be putting it back up for sale.Let me know if you would like another one! Cheers! Larry

[@davepike6170]

Very nice, great job, Spats, making lemonade out of a lemon! 😊 I have a very small collection of boomboxes, and I've never yet had any GE box, I wonder if GE made their own or were they made by Sanyo or Panasonic or another manufacturer?

[@spatsbear]

It is a combination of both: GE made their own (Hong Kong or Singapore) and will have an FCC ID that starts with AKJ. They used Funai as an OEM (FCC ID A56 or ADT) for some models (very well made and fantastic performers) with some models unique only to GE (3-6035A for example as shown in this video; The 3-6035B was the same but made by GE Singapore). The 3-6045A was custom made for GE by Capetronic (FCC ID ANV) and there is a Telefunken clone of it.

[@davepike6170]

@@spatsbear thank you so much for the information! I was sure you'd know, and I appreciate your time and info.

[@gregorymacholl3087]

My grandfather has this exact boombox in his attic i remember seeing it as a kid

[@XMguy]

Digital tuning was my absolute want out of a stereo as a kid. Next to logic control/auto reverse tape deck.

[@ItzYaBoyJesse]

Pardon for the off topic Spats, but what happened to your X (Twitter) account

[@ThatOneTruckGuy]

9:09...Yep, no stranger to that. When I had to service one of my GE decks, had to pick off bit by bit the tar that the belt turned into off the flywheel and drive motor spindle.. I do not have an ultrasonic cleaner, but rubbing alcohol seemed to have helped a lot to remove it,

[@Foxonian]

Actually, I have seen couple of these on both Ebay and Facebook Marketplace recently. Still on the hunt for that CD version.

[@Bunkysworkshop]

Oh I so miss my boom box. I thought mine was always the biggest and the best. lol 😂. That thing was big and heavy with all them batteries.

[@Atomshamradio]

God the boombox days your making feel old as dirt

[@Atomshamradio]

I’ve seen that first boombox when I was in grade school omg😮

[@douglasallen9428]

I also spotted a (presumably) new old stock GPX personal radio/cassette player… are we about to get our GPX on in the near future?

[@spatsbear]

It will be part of another boombox video as it is sorta related.

[@ThatOneTruckGuy]

We really are overdue to get our GPX ON......

[@Atomshamradio]

Looks great now 👏🏻 great job

[@jamied2108]

Ahh the great packing done by gremlin's.. Enjoy the extra warm weather yinz it's hot !!!

[@Atomshamradio]

Omg that sucks what happened to that radio😢

[@Tsohartales1774]

Thats a very cool Vintage Boombox, very nice!. I was also going to ask, have you thought about owning a Hoover Toaster?

[@steelers6titles]

D--V--E. Black and yellow black and yellow

[@tony_2024]

Hey Spats Bear, I hope your doing okay, it's Been awhile since I last saw your videos. Your a great content creator. Oh BTW, are u still friends with Emerson Collie?❤😊

[@LapisandHamtarolover]

Based on a Sanyo or a Sharp by the looks of it.

[@NHRL_W1llow]

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