Ted Weber died....

[Possum]

Bummer, Ted died yesterday waiting for a double lung transplant. He posted on the forum only a couple months ago. Ted was a truly nice guy and his speakers are generally a very superior product. I had several email convesations with him on what speaker to get for my '73 DR a couple years ago. he put up with all my stupid questions and pointed me in the right direction. I will miss him and hope his company continues their excellent work......

[twin-reverb]

OMG, I knew Ted was having some problems but... Whoa... He'll truly be missed. I worked with him at Delco Electronics when he was first starting his speaker business. One hell of a good guy. I will miss him.

[Possum]

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I did some reading about Ted in trying to find details of his death. He was THE guy who brought back decent vintage sounding speakers and manufacturing methods. Its kind of what I try to do with PAFs, I can't tell you how many negative people told me "they don't make them like they used to," " they can't be recreated." I'm sure Ted ran into that alot too yet he did it and all the speaker manufacturers had to bow to his standards and increase their own to compete with him. I sure hope his family will continue his legacy and uphold his standards. This kinda hits home hard here as the last couple days I have been swapping out speakers in my '73 Vibrolux because the originals were doing some shitty resonant peak barf freakout distortion at certain frequencies, so have been swapping in Webers and Weber recones of similar speakers. I went with his recones. this have been freaking me out because that amp is my main "ear" for my PAF work and baseline for every tweak I do with them. Ted posted some comments here only a month or two ago and it was a joy to see him here, and he offered to help some of you with magnet purchases. He was a really nice patient man; it blows my mind that the LPF banned him for some paranoid transgression on their part, Ted didn't have a mean bone in his body....Anyway, I personally will miss that he is on the planet and supporting what we all do here in service to musicians. RIP, Ted....

[Electricdaveyboy]

Sad ...

I had some emails a few weeks ago regarding his blades for rail pickups,I was still waiting for his reply and thought that he is verry into his work and my come back wehn he finds the time.

Rest In Peace Ted.

db

[mike_mccue]

R.I.P. Ted

You gave us so much... your ear and love of electric guitar was a gift you shared with all.

very best,
mike

[David Schwab]

Oh my... I didn't know him, but of course knew of him.

[bob p]

Holy Smokes, this has been a bad week. First Les Paul and now Ted Weber.

I've only spoken with Ted on one occasion, to order a replacement speaker for an amp I was repairing. He was very helpful and he was willing to spend extra time to help you help your customer. When I told him I was a tech he even offered me a discount that I hadn't even asked for. There aren't many people who would offer you a discount after you had already agreed on a price.

About being banned by the LPF -- that's not a reflection on Ted. When I used to go there (many years ago), their policy was to mute anyone in the industry that was not an official site sponsor. Vendors were not allowed to have a voice on the site unless they paid Lily for the privilege.

[orangedrop]

I'm back in town after a week of sailing. What sad news I've bought several speakers from Ted and "know him" from mail conversation. He was always very nice and informative to "talk" to.
Very friendly, I'll miss him.

Bjorn

[NorCalTuna]

Rip legends...

I didn't know Ted or Les, but they had influence on my life- nee, all of ours, if you're reading this forum. I have lost a number of my performing friends, and it's simply unspeakable. I just wanted to relate something I got out of one of ted's books.

He discusses a little move where he convinces his kids he can honk the car horn by moving the rear view mirror, demonstrating correlativity masquerading as causality. I'm not sure if Ted meant this in this manner, but this is quietly the hugest lesson he may have passed on: Don't believe everything you think.

Ted, thanks for so much. Thanks for the MASS and the awesome speaker I have under my bench, thanks for helping me discover the 807 tube, thanks for selling Bill Carruth the blue bell in trey's deluxe, thanks for bringing the soldano to the rest of us, for the 5e3x2 and the neat effects and mod kits we've all glanced at while cooking up our next project. Thanks for being Ted Weber.

Les, thanks for nearly everything else. Thank you for comfortable (if not heavy, you weren't afraid to carry your burden), noise free, high output guitars. Thanks for delay and sound on sound, thanks for the video you made at 90, thanks for my 1970 custom, thanks for recording mary's voice, thanks for showing us your man-world in jersey, for being the elder statesman of rock and guitar jazz.

We're all mortal, flesh and bone, and sometimes (usually after many hours at the bench) I get concerned that all these triodes and theories could get in the way of music, music qua humanity. Music qua community- which this forum serves to reinforce. I don't have to tell other builders about that feeling when your gear is on stage and pushed and you get that look from the player when it all works just perfect.

So thanks Ted, Les, Leo, George, Charlie, Abigail et al. Thank you forum.

[David Schwab]

I did some reading about Ted in trying to find details of his death.

From the GearPage back in April:

Originally Posted by Ted Weber

I'm here, I'm breathing for the time being, and I'm answering emails as always. I only sleep about 3 hours a night, I pee a lot due to the drugs I'm on, so I spend a lot of time at the computer answering emails during the night since it is on the way to the bathroom.

As for my health, I have pulmonary sarcoidosis, a hardening of the lungs.
I'm on oxygen 24-7 and am waiting to be qualified for a transplant. Transplants are around 50% success rate at 5 years, so I'm not doing any long range planning.

Not to worry, though. If and when I take the trip, my son will probably replace me with a Hal 5000, and that will be a hell of a lot better for everyone.

BTW, what I have is the same thing the comedian Bernie Mac had, although he died suddenly of pneumonia. This disease normally affects black women and people of norwegian descent.
Ummm... I'm neither.

[soundmasterg]

I didn't know Ted or Les, but they had influence on my life- nee, all of ours, if you're reading this forum. I have lost a number of my performing friends, and it's simply unspeakable. I just wanted to relate something I got out of one of ted's books.

He discusses a little move where he convinces his kids he can honk the car horn by moving the rear view mirror, demonstrating correlativity masquerading as causality. I'm not sure if Ted meant this in this manner, but this is quietly the hugest lesson he may have passed on: Don't believe everything you think.

Ted, thanks for so much. Thanks for the MASS and the awesome speaker I have under my bench, thanks for helping me discover the 807 tube, thanks for selling Bill Carruth the blue bell in trey's deluxe, thanks for bringing the soldano to the rest of us, for the 5e3x2 and the neat effects and mod kits we've all glanced at while cooking up our next project. Thanks for being Ted Weber.

Les, thanks for nearly everything else. Thank you for comfortable (if not heavy, you weren't afraid to carry your burden), noise free, high output guitars. Thanks for delay and sound on sound, thanks for the video you made at 90, thanks for my 1970 custom, thanks for recording mary's voice, thanks for showing us your man-world in jersey, for being the elder statesman of rock and guitar jazz.

We're all mortal, flesh and bone, and sometimes (usually after many hours at the bench) I get concerned that all these triodes and theories could get in the way of music, music qua humanity. Music qua community- which this forum serves to reinforce. I don't have to tell other builders about that feeling when your gear is on stage and pushed and you get that look from the player when it all works just perfect.

So thanks Ted, Les, Leo, George, Charlie, Abigail et al. Thank you forum.

I think you're confusing Ted Weber and Gerald Weber because Ted didn't write any books.

Regardless, Ted will certainly be missed by many for his excellent products and customer service, and innovation, and willingness to go the extra mile.

Here is a link to his obituary.

Greg

Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - Ted A. Weber

[NorCalTuna]

I think you're confusing Ted Weber and Gerald Weber because Ted didn't write any books.

Regardless, Ted will certainly be missed by many for his excellent products and customer service, and innovation, and willingness to go the extra mile.

Here is a link to his obituary.

Greg

Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - Ted A. Weber

thanks greg, you were right about the anecdote.

[tommy d]

Ted was an awesome guy on so many levels and I was sadened by his passing. I do take solace in the fact that his suffering has ended and while life is preferred is to death, it must have been very hard on his family and friends to hang on to the hope of a successful transplant of such a large magnitude. At least this is what I tell myself, I'd much rather have him around in any capacity but that sounds selfish. I like to believe there is mercy at work when I get bad news like this.

Your memory lives in all the amps whos voice you have returned to their former and greater glory!

Ted and Les...

[Possum]

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Its also a sad comment on American health care system. I wonder if he had lived in France, Canada or any of the civilized industrial nations he would have had better care I'm sure. In watching the attempted reform in this country I am amazed at what lengths that industry is going to in trying to save a greedy system that doesn't serve people's "health" at all.

[JGundry]

I talked with Ted a few times. He was always very friendly and a big help in answering the kind of OCD questions guys like us would put to him. One of the good guys for sure. He will be missed.