CULT detectors

[Michigan Badger]

The other day I saw someone driving one of those old VW Bugs and I thought about the following that vehical had (still has). Somebody said: "It's so ugly it's cute."

This thread is not about cars but detectors. Detectors that have always had a big following. We call these "cult detectors."

There are many that fit into this category. For years to come, people will be using them even though there may be much better machines avaiable.

Let's start with the original Tesoro Silver Sabre:

http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/sabre.htm

 

[Michigan Badger]

Hey badger, Idaho,
This is TerryC... funny you should shoe a compass. JimB's main machine is a compass. We used it today at a park then he "posed" for a pic with a GARRETT! Ask him to post a pic of it. It is much older than the one posted by Idaho, even though it looks to be the same machine. I think we should do a pic show of the oldest, scrapiest, ugliest machine still bringing in the stuff. TTC

Terry, I still use a Compass Relic & Coin Scanner. It's got a depth mod done to it from Keith Wills. This is a very good machine with a super accurate analog meter and will keep up with the high end detectors made today. I use this as my main machine and also use the original Minelab Sovereign (the one with the iron mask toggle). If you want to see some pics of some Compass detectors or want to learn more about them visit my forum:
http://n2.nabble.com/Compass-Metal-Detector-Forum-f548136.html

That's a great site you have there Gary. I was looking it over a couple weeks ago and almost placed a bid on a Compass that was on ebay at the time.

Maybe I'll get one sometime.

Of all models ever made, which was the best?

 

[gary in idaho]

Hey badger, Idaho,
This is TerryC... funny you should shoe a compass. JimB's main machine is a compass. We used it today at a park then he "posed" for a pic with a GARRETT! Ask him to post a pic of it. It is much older than the one posted by Idaho, even though it looks to be the same machine. I think we should do a pic show of the oldest, scrapiest, ugliest machine still bringing in the stuff. TTC

Terry, I still use a Compass Relic & Coin Scanner. It's got a depth mod done to it from Keith Wills. This is a very good machine with a super accurate analog meter and will keep up with the high end detectors made today. I use this as my main machine and also use the original Minelab Sovereign (the one with the iron mask toggle). If you want to see some pics of some Compass detectors or want to learn more about them visit my forum:
http://n2.nabble.com/Compass-Metal-Detector-Forum-f548136.html

That's a great site you have there Gary. I was looking it over a couple weeks ago and almost placed a bid on a Compass that was on ebay at the time.

Maybe I'll get one sometime.

Of all models ever made, which was the best?

Hi Badger, well that's hard to say. I like my Compass R&C, it's basically the same machine as the Gold Scanner Pro. They're very hard to find though. People who have them know what they've got and don't sell them. If you ever see one in nice shape for sale buy it, you won't be dissappointed. It has a manual GB and operates smooth as silk, the threshold just purrs steady which makes small or deep targets easier to find IMO. Does fairly well in iron also. The analog meter is very,very good, maybe the best ever made by any manufacturer. For example I was detecting with my son on the Spokane river. I got a hit that sounded good , meter locked at 50, which is 1cent on the meter, dug up a wheatie. Moved down a litte further, bam, meter locks on 50 again, another wheat, go down further another good signal and meter locks on 50 and I knew I had another penny and it was a '45S. Now that was fun!

 

[Michigan Badger]

Hi Badger, well that's hard to say. I like my Compass R&C, it's basically the same machine as the Gold Scanner Pro. They're very hard to find though. People who have them know what they've got and don't sell them. If you ever see one in nice shape for sale buy it, you won't be dissappointed. It has a manual GB and operates smooth as silk, the threshold just purrs steady which makes small or deep targets easier to find IMO. Does fairly well in iron also. The analog meter is very,very good, maybe the best ever made by any manufacturer. For example I was detecting with my son on the Spokane river. I got a hit that sounded good , meter locked at 50, which is 1cent on the meter, dug up a wheatie. Moved down a litte further, bam, meter locks on 50 again, another wheat, go down further another good signal and meter locks on 50 and I knew I had another penny and it was a '45S. Now that was fun!

The old Teknetics 8500 was one of the most accurate target ID machines I ever owned. But it was shallow in discrimination mode so I only used it one summer.

 

[Pepper2004]

Hi Badger, nice to have you back. I'm too new at MD'ing to add anything to this discussion, but I am enjoying learning about the older models.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Hi Badger, nice to have you back. I'm too new at MD'ing to add anything to this discussion, but I am enjoying learning about the older models.

Hi Pepper!

Thanks, it's good to be back and have time to detect some again.

Basically all we old timers do is say about the same stuff over and over again

Really, all top brand machines are great these days. The tricks are pretty much what they were 30 years ago.

Nothing really all that new under the sun

Badger