RetroTech: Columbia GP3 Portable Turntable

RetroTech: Columbia GP3 Portable Turntable - Don't believe the hype

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5 жыл бұрын

A look at the ‘cult classic’ Columbia GP-3 portable vinyl record player from Japan.
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@markschwarz2137 5 жыл бұрын

Many of you may know this already, but "skelton" (スケルトン) from English "skeleton" was a fad in Japan in the 1990s for the plastic cases of electronic devices to be made of transparent plastic.

@Techmoan 5 жыл бұрын

Nope. I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info.

@CheezMonsterCrazy 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, technology of the late 90s and early 2000s. When all you needed to make something look high-tech was to let people see the PCB, and your lack luster wiring job.

@Irongrip62 5 жыл бұрын

I love that style honestly. I'd throw a lot of money at something that's completely translucent with decent sound quality, maybe even have the PCB be semi-translucent. Then throw LEDS at it.

@timothystevenhoward 5 жыл бұрын

Must be where the Japanese skeleton xbox came from

@SuperSmashDolls 5 жыл бұрын

So is that why Nintendo went through a phase of everything being "Atomic Purple"? (e.g. the transparent purple Game Boys, the transparent green N64s, the stock GBA color being transparent blue)

@LikaLaruku 5 жыл бұрын

"For ages 3 & a half. Not includes Tom Cruise." Got a good laugh out of that.

@cgob 5 жыл бұрын

Cool, a dedicated vaporwave and nightcore mixing knob

@anasevi9456 5 жыл бұрын

too bad that feature isn't why this is so overpriced; audio hipster tools fanboying over mediocre shit as usual.

@cgob 5 жыл бұрын

Dale Gribble both genres i mentioned are garbage

@Willwantstobeawesome 5 жыл бұрын

chopped and screwed edition

@mystica-subs 5 жыл бұрын

@@Willwantstobeawesome better mail one to Paul Wall ;p

@YoutubeUser-nd8qv 5 жыл бұрын

Techmona always reveals his inner gangster when its time to put some records spinning

@Muonium1 5 жыл бұрын

Techmona, his drag queen persona name?

@VoluntarySynesthesia 4 жыл бұрын

@@_DeadEnd_ the overlap would probably surprise you

@terracethornhill 5 жыл бұрын

"If the GP3 really is a cult classic, then it's another reminder of why you should avoid cults."

@robhardie6687 5 жыл бұрын

Literally read this at the exact moment he said that line, so doubly funny 😂

@RCAvhstape 5 жыл бұрын

Classic Techmoan wisdom. The moments we live for.

@puddleglum3306 5 жыл бұрын

Come for the record player... stay for the ASMR parody.

@LikaLaruku 5 жыл бұрын

It's one of my most favorite Techmoan puppet videos. I wish he would put these on some media format & sell them, because I would so buy it.

@arthurfoust4120 5 жыл бұрын

Cornelius is a well known Japanese musician who's into experimental music. He named himself after the character in Planet of the Apes. He composed the soundtrack to the latest Ghost in the Shell series, 'Arise'.

@LikaLaruku 5 жыл бұрын

"THE SOUND OF MY VOICE SHOULD BE MAKING YOU FEEL RELAXED! SIT BACK & ENJOY THE TINGLY SENSATION!!!!" This had me in tears. 🤣

@twocvbloke 5 жыл бұрын

"Like taking a chainsaw to a music shop" - I'll have to remember that one... :D

@timwebb21 5 жыл бұрын

great quote

@CheezMonsterCrazy 5 жыл бұрын

To be fair, that is the best sounding mono I've ever heard out of a plastic toy record player. Though I feel that may have more to do with whatever black magic rituals Techmoan uses to make KZfaq audio not sound like total garbage.

@RandomRoger 5 жыл бұрын

I'm always pleasantly surprised at your knowledge and taste in American Hip-Hop. And me being a former DJ of 20+ years, it's also cool to me that you know about the SL-1200s and beat matching. You're a lot more hip and cool than you let on to be! lol

@AndersEngerJensen 5 жыл бұрын

Best muppets! Gave me a migraine too! (Almost) 😂 Let’s see if Santa can bring you some new vinyl and minidiscs this year for testin’! 🎅🏼

@Techmoan 5 жыл бұрын

I'll keep my eye on the chimney/letterbox.

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

You have a combined chimney/letterbox? That is convenient for getting rid of spam mail I guess. ;)

@MichaelBerthelsen 5 жыл бұрын

Anders Enger Jensen Sooo... Could you smell the toast?

@hingeslevers 5 жыл бұрын

Where can I contact you if I want to send you records you can play without copyright issues?

@BobEmrich 5 жыл бұрын

Anders Enger Jensen vinyls**

@ratinthetub5048 5 жыл бұрын

Cornelius is a great musician, I'm a very big fan of him.

@twr412 5 жыл бұрын

Your vacuum cleaner has a record coming out next week.

@schregen 5 жыл бұрын

I love Merzbow and Masonna! 🍄

@twr412 5 жыл бұрын

MSBR and Aube (RIP)

@ratinthetub5048 5 жыл бұрын

@Vax Buster - I wouldn't call a warped flexi-disc high fidelity audio.

@danschreffler1280 5 жыл бұрын

@@VAX1970 KZfaq it, buddy. Cornelius is great!

@MatSpeedle 5 жыл бұрын

Great video that box is hilarious! Loved the puppet sketch too! 😂

@BokBarber 5 жыл бұрын

It finally happened! You revieved my very first childhood record player! I've been trying to figure out the exact make and model of this thing for years, and you finally just dropped it on my lap. Thanks, techmoan!

@maxhifi1232 5 жыл бұрын

It was one of the only record players (not turntables, but record players) you could buy, when records were written off by most of society. It's also made in Japan. I bought one perhaps ten years ago, and am happy I did, despite its shortcomings.

@MisterSiza78 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen a more ridiculous Japanese to English blurb on a box since the late 90s. Edit: Apparently it really came out in the 90s, now it makes perfect sense.

@ChristopherSobieniak 5 жыл бұрын

It also looked like a cereal box the way it's designed.

@buddyclem7328 5 жыл бұрын

Homer: Why am I on a Japanese box? Bart: There's your answer, Mister Fish-Bulb!

@newmusicmark 5 жыл бұрын

It's on purpose. It's not mistakes. They are making jokes/puns.

@darrenkrivit6854 5 жыл бұрын

A lot better than my old show and tell phonograph I had as a kid in early 70s, I didn't need anything better at that age😁

@Cadwaladr 5 жыл бұрын

Another delightful video to brighten my morning, thanks, Mat!

@jacobrozof2665 5 жыл бұрын

Had the opportunity to see Cornelius in Portland, OR earlier this year. It was super amazing! This review really made my day. I want this model for Cornelius alone! Keep up the great content!

@the_cheese 5 жыл бұрын

That thing reminds me of the cheap as chips turntable we had to play with as kids, 40-odd years ago

@antcubia 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I am very glad to have purchased a couple Columbia GP-3 models myself despite the flaws they have. They are among one of my first collections, so you can imagine how empty my wallet is.

@remimaat7282 5 жыл бұрын

Tears of laughter at the end of the video! These bits are only getting better and better. Perfect timing, perfect jokes. Love it! Oh and the reviews as well. Great job.

@richpayne1766 5 жыл бұрын

Just can't beat a good techmoan video amazing as always

@maxgusatz5644 5 жыл бұрын

Techmoan, you *never* fail us - simply *the* most interesting and entertaining tech on all of KZfaq and within this very video the funniest muppet sketch yet. Chuffing brilliant! Hilarious! Keep going with this stuff for ever and don't change a thing.

@stephenrowley4171 5 жыл бұрын

"Let listen to the slip disk" then let's never listen to it again

@cbranalli 5 жыл бұрын

entertaining and informative - as always. your videos are top-drawer. 6:44 wow - an actual PITCH (RPM) control - as opposed to a mere TONE (frequency response) control). i MUST order one right away !

@fastfiatjamest6437 5 жыл бұрын

That box was hilarious! As always your video has made my day. Thank you :)

@Clipeuh 5 жыл бұрын

"if the gp3 is a cult classic, then it's another reminder of why you should avoid cults" love this line lmao

@timwebb21 5 жыл бұрын

this is quality rubbish

@paulEG6 5 жыл бұрын

I feel so relaxed now😂 on a side note I really like the style of that turntable package, but then I am a sucker for transparent things for some odd reason

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too; I find electronic devices in transparent cases quite sexy.

@commodoresixfour7478 5 жыл бұрын

You guys need to search for old Tube prison tv's! They use clear plastic. I own 3 of them and use them on my old computers.

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

Commodore Sixfour Ahh I see... clear plastic to prevent inmates from hiding stuff inside the TV. My guess is that they are specific to the USA, though; at least I have never heard of them here in Europe.

@commodoresixfour7478 5 жыл бұрын

@@BertGrink There are LCD ones now, but they are made cheaper than the CRT ones.

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

Commodore Sixfour Yes I saw a selection of both types when I googled them. I'm a little miffed though, because it seems they only exist in America and not here in Europe, thus making it infeasible for me to attempt to acquire one - NTSC vs PAL as well as mains power differences.

@rogercheetoofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I love the model featured in the video. The way the box is set up and the clear plastic really appeals to me! Yet another great video!

@Skidd2 5 жыл бұрын

Every time I see those puppets in a new video, makes my day better. I learn something about retro tech from the regular video, and get a good dose of fun to finish! Thankyou! :)

@BradGryphonn 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, BTW, I loved the outro. "Can you smell burnt toast?" Too funny.

@GP1138 5 жыл бұрын

That was the best puppet sketch yet.

@clam2190 5 жыл бұрын

Such pleasing sounds!

@ross-carlson 5 жыл бұрын

Who else checks the end for the puppets when they first open a Techmoan video? A *GREAT* one today!

@captcorajus 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this review. I enjoyed it immensely. That box was classic. You could do a review on the box alone.

@joshzwies3601 5 жыл бұрын

don't know what ASMR is supposed to be but that was hilarious.

@LaFaJe 5 жыл бұрын

TOP DEFINITION ASMR An acronym for “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.” The sole purpose of ASMR is to relax people. The ASMR community is constantly growing on KZfaq. Ideally, ASMR videos are meant to give the viewer a relaxing tingle at the back of their head and/or spine. ASMR videos usually involve one or more of the following things: • Gentle whispering • Relaxing hand movements • Smacking of the lips • Nail tapping/scratching on hard surfaces such as tables • Brushing sounds • Etc. --------------------------- Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. A feeling that is produced when listening to certain sounds and/or looking at certain visuals. The majority of people who experience ASMR don't mention it to their peers. I can almost guarantee that, you, reading this paragraph, has not mentioned ASMR to anyone you know. Most likely because you think they will think you're weird. We all feel the same way! * The above is from the Urban Dictionary*

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

For my own part, I just find it annoying because I can't understand what they're saying.

@tissot233 5 жыл бұрын

@ganymedeIV4 I very much get a strong relaxing effect from specific ASMR videos that usually need to be unintentional. I, Like many others watched unboxing videos before ASMR videos starting popping up some +5 years ago to relax. Though, like with everything in the internet where there is money to be made there has risen these ASMR videos that don't seem to have anything to do with relaxing. Tibetan signing bowls or whale sounds do absolutely nothing to me.

@crispybottom 5 жыл бұрын

I really hope this is a joke. "watching selfies all day" - lol, seriously?

@danielsmith7105 5 жыл бұрын

@@tissot233 +1

@MrKevinp0 5 жыл бұрын

That's your funniest puppet out-tro yet! Keep 'em coming!!

@tadamb1 5 жыл бұрын

Truly soothing MSAR. I'm going to put that on repeat when I go to bed tonight.

@fortherecord1569 5 жыл бұрын

You mentioned FISHER PRICE. I had one of those record players (the one with the yellow/orange platter and tone arm) as a kid. I seem to recall that it could BEAT THE CRAP out of this thing. But perhaps it's all in my mind. If ONLY there was someone who could make a video showcasing it! ~ *wink wink, nudge nudge... lightly pokes TECHMOAN with a stick* ~

@Techmoan 5 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough...

@jayqueue6784 5 жыл бұрын

I had a sesame street one that played plastic 45s 🤣 also I think that same Fisher Price one with old children's story audio books with the book to read along with. I specifically remember 20,000 Leagues, woule have been around '94

@kevinr.3542 5 жыл бұрын

That was my first record playe. I'd crank it up in my crib.. I had a special edition of The Wall for the Fisher Price. It was 2000 separate records .madness

@prismstudios001 5 жыл бұрын

Had the Fisher Price one waaayyy back in the 70's when I was a tiny kid. It did indeed beat the crap out of this.

@nelsonrodriguez2085 5 жыл бұрын

Holy... What a crossover!

@devttyUSB0 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Mat. The muppets too. :)

@hatsunemiku838 5 жыл бұрын

You got me with that eBay notification at the end. I actually had to check my phone. I love the puppets!

@NicoDeWolfe 4 жыл бұрын

The puppet outtro made me check my phone thinking I had a notification from ebay... Damn you Techmoan! You got me again.

@tipptop9 5 жыл бұрын

Ha thought I got an eBay notification

@Techmoan 5 жыл бұрын

You've been outbid.

@justinpipes85 5 жыл бұрын

Is that the Jackie Brown soundtrack?

@BlokeOzzie 5 жыл бұрын

That muppet bit was on point. Great work as always. The rest of the video was also on point. Great work as always.

@flomojo2u 5 жыл бұрын

Props for the sketch, very amusing!

@vbrtrmn 5 жыл бұрын

Jackie Brown OST on vinyl, nice pick. That is one of my favorites. Thanks for making great videos on weird audio.

@CriticalEatsJapan 5 жыл бұрын

Fart fun! But not in stereo... :(

@josephfrye7342 5 жыл бұрын

yeah! well it was sadly in mono :-/ bummer.

@oscarbaezsoria1650 5 жыл бұрын

Mono farting....@@josephfrye7342

@vitovtwik 5 жыл бұрын

Farts are indeed mono

@RodBeauvex 5 жыл бұрын

@@vitovtwik Unless he....ripped himself a new one.

@thejeffchen 5 жыл бұрын

Well you only fart in mono so that bit was dead accurate.

@2bin 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent review. Now I'm not in a hurry to get one of these.

@Nostaljack 5 жыл бұрын

The ASMR video at the end though. I dearly love ASMR but it takes itself so seriously sometimes that this was begging to be done. Perfection!

@matgong9189 5 жыл бұрын

LONG LIVE TECHMOAN!!!!!!

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, you have the same name as he does! Also, I totally agree.

@shadowsnake94 5 жыл бұрын

No wonder this got hyped, it's a japanese retro electronic with built-in vaporwave maker. only thing missing is Pepsi branding on the unit itself

@mersa316 5 жыл бұрын

I love your channel, it gives me life

@MrDanJF 5 жыл бұрын

Another def jam ☺ Thanks for great vid as always

@glyph2011 5 жыл бұрын

Holy cow! That's a novelty if ever I saw one. Back in the 90's I was in college and remember some "hip" skater shops and record shops with what could well have been these playing the latest David Holmes or whatever. Very, very similar to a fisher price sound. Proper plastic tat! Btw, ASMR is HUGE on KZfaq. Just puts me to sleep. Nothing more. However, your skit was 😆 so damn funny. :-).

@IRJustman 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, putting myself to sleep is the entire point of my listening to ASMR; it's great for that. Otherwise, I use it for relaxation when I'm working on something.

@Kuraio 5 жыл бұрын

6:45 Instant ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ

@JimHaderon 5 жыл бұрын

It was honestly soundin pretty good too... Time to spend $150 lmao.

@KingofHearts67 5 жыл бұрын

I legit liked how that sounded what is wrong with me

@JimHaderon 5 жыл бұрын

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 I dunno, modern songs can make some good vaporwave, they just have to have the right sound. Pretty much any Gorillaz song is amazing vaporwave'd IMO.

@alzamonart 5 жыл бұрын

Turn a knob and suddenly a e s t h e t i c s h a p p e n

@TheZauer 5 жыл бұрын

You gotta run it into a shitty reverb pedal in order to get the full vaporwave effect tho

@leehaase2588 5 жыл бұрын

That has to be the best puppet skit you've ever done. that was amazing

@vinyljunkie07 3 жыл бұрын

I had one of these which I gave away as a x-mass present many years ago. Nice, fun and all but it carves new grooves in your records lol

@minihjalte 5 жыл бұрын

Any chance of you reviewing a portable hand winded grammophone.

@CanberkDuman 5 жыл бұрын

Yess for Bobby Womack!

@adamdrummer1991 Жыл бұрын

This was released on my 27th birthday hehe. Brilliant video as always

@g00dgh0st 5 жыл бұрын

Another great outro! Made me laugh out loud!

@SomePeopleCallMeWulfman 5 жыл бұрын

The delightful puppets totally made my day!

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

I hope that Mat will release a DVD with all the episodes, once there are enough to fill an entire disc.

@borys666 5 жыл бұрын

As far as I understood whole topic - nobody force you to watch Bob ross. What is this hussle all about?

@noelj62 5 жыл бұрын

My ASMR channels are BigClive, John Ward, Shango066, and vwestlife. Techmoan is 100% attention inducing feeling videos AIFV.

@milfordcivic6755 5 жыл бұрын

Your Muppet sketches are the best. This one had me in tears at the end because I was laughing hysterically.

@FCV0511 5 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video, and I haven't heard Bobby Womack's Across 110th Street tune in awhile! Loved the original film from the 70s.

@Xmetalfanx 5 жыл бұрын

ASMR for the hard-of-hearing ... i love it lol

@jk9554 5 жыл бұрын

It somehow-ow-ow reminded-ded-ded me of Bart Simpson-son-on-on stacking about fourteen megaphones-ones-ones in a row-ow-ow. Now why-hy-hy do I keep hearing echoes-oes-oes?

@yokab 5 жыл бұрын

Remember kids, don't follow cults, don't do drugs, eat your teeth

@AleLGB 5 жыл бұрын

And brush your vegetables.

@freezetile8588 5 жыл бұрын

Mmm, good teeth.

@TheFerbguy 5 жыл бұрын

Stay in Milk, Eat your drugs.

@matturban9103 5 жыл бұрын

Bizarro Superman don't approve this message!

@LockwoodMakuRocsBones 5 жыл бұрын

Don't do that, your teeth will go grey!

@wisteela 5 жыл бұрын

Love crazy box stuff. I thought that mat looked like a record. Cool idea. Great puppet sketch. 😀

@hmueck13 5 жыл бұрын

ASMR for the hard of hearing! I'm laughing so hard right now! 🤣 Thank you Techmoan!

@TheLetterTen 5 жыл бұрын

This Cornelius record player feels like a parody..

@deniskobozev3916 5 жыл бұрын

It's almost like the Japanese have a sense of humor or something... Nah, must be 100% serious, like KZfaq comments.

@realVertiqo 5 жыл бұрын

The Jacky Brown OST is simply beautiful! Good Pick (although it deserves a better player) :)

@jamiemarchant 5 жыл бұрын

That was a fun video. Great puppet segment.

@compu85 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you updated the muppets intro screen with a correct description! Thanks for the laugh :)

@zmaxx21 5 жыл бұрын

I tried listening to ASMR but all I got was fart fun.

@MrTruth-yn7pq 5 жыл бұрын

Love these outros... Keep em coming and flippin 'eck to the haters!

@YCbCr 5 жыл бұрын

The notes during the outro sequence were a great idea in my opinion. Although I'm not here for the muppets, this one had me. :D

@MusicDiscoveryNet 5 жыл бұрын

this screems for a proper kickstarter campaign - bringing a good portable turntable to life

@samserios6428 5 жыл бұрын

Since the tonearm has a spring loaded mechanism instead of a counterweight, the measured tracking force will be higher if you put the scale on top of the record. The scale has to be exactly as high as a record would be to give precise results with these tonearms.

@deusexaethera 5 жыл бұрын

9:54 - "Now, if the GP3 really is a cult-classic, then it's another reminder of why you should avoid cults." LMAO

@Nukle0n 5 жыл бұрын

It's a shame Sony or AudioTechnica haven't done reissues of the Flamingo or Sound Burger. With the only alternative being that god-awful Crosley Revolution, and used machines even in broken condition going for crazy amounts you'd think it'd be worth it for even a limited run. I'd love a Flamingo but I'm not paying thousands of dollars for one.

@watershed44 5 жыл бұрын

Nukleon Absolutely they probably still have the tooling and manufacturing equipment to make this too. Usually companies keep unusual things like this! I think it would sell VERY well.

@1980sGamer 5 жыл бұрын

That was probably one of the best puppet segments yet!

@matthewbutcher2931 5 жыл бұрын

Genuinely surprised you haven't heard of Cornelius! Don't let that flexi fool you, his music is bloody great. I highly recommend you check out his first two albums at least, he's also done tonnes of great remixes for loads of people you'll have heard of.

@THX-vx8vm 5 жыл бұрын

Always love to see the Moans.

@GoldSrc_ 5 жыл бұрын

I love the box it came in :D. Also, I love how the speed measuring app shows how hard 30FPS fails xD, it was just blurryness galore. You should try 60FPS when you have to film relatively fast moving objects.

@deadleads 5 жыл бұрын

That turntable just looks cool, 90's see-through plastic needs to make a return!

@shamra1245 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god that outro was hilarious, I love it XD

@bennetfox 5 жыл бұрын

Now I must go watch Jackie Brown!

@LinusTan94 5 жыл бұрын

So that’s just an instant vapor wave machine!

@lukasmorton9003 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always!!!!

@teddielolnada 5 жыл бұрын

Woah, that is really really cool!! Im a huge cornelius fan and i didnt knew it existed

@anew742 5 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that a site like Turntable Lab would try and hype up this cheap novelty/toy record player.... kind of sad really :/

@doncsicso81 5 жыл бұрын

The box alone was worth that price :D :D :D

@rayboy7922 4 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine had one similar to this one back in the 60's and it played fine.

@axissunsoar07 5 жыл бұрын

I always get disapponted when I don't see the muppets at the end of an episode! Makes me glad they're back again! Love your work! Turntable, muppets and all!

@walterheukels 5 жыл бұрын

You can't beat proper Japanese English! It has this inimitable quality that is entirely its own

@BertGrink 5 жыл бұрын

Walter Heukels Allow me to introduce you to www.engrish.com

@noslost-z7r 4 жыл бұрын

You can’t fake it either!

@Fryle 5 жыл бұрын

6:46 vaporwave af

@jeremytravis360 5 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of my first record player which I got for my birthday back in 1959. The only record I was given was "Little Brown Jug" which did not really appeal to me and only lasted a couple of weeks, so I asked my mother to buy a brand Summer County margarine which offered a free copy of a Jazz Flexi disc by Humphrey littleton. It was called "Swinging on the Gate" It was many years before I could afford a better record player. I think I have told you that I worked in the Hi Fi trade in London. My favourite compact record player is my Technics SL7 which you can play vertically if you want to because it is a linear tracking deck, and Hi Fi Many thanks for digging up another Gem. Jeremy Travis Teletape London.