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Cabellas Gold Bug, good 4 beginers?

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Steel Pan

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I'm new here and to detecting. I've been a placer miner for, well, sometime now.
Wanted a detector to go over my tailings.
I picked up a Gold Bug from Cabellas in Nov.

I've read several posts here, and can't seem to find anything on how to determine which version I have.
There seems to be what, 3 different versions of the Gold Bug?
The box only says "Gold Bug", there isn't any "SE".
I understand that there is a prob with the F-5 manual, is that so with the Gold Bug manual too?

I have been working the driveway and front yard area cleaning up nails, screws, bolts and such. Even made some money, one quarter, a dime and three pennies. I get a kick every time the detector goes off. :blowup:

Can't wait for next spring, when I can take it up on the claim. :detecting:
 
Steel Pan, We'll go over this again.. Push the PP/GB button in, then while doing that, turn the machine on. The screen will have the ## displayed on it. Either a 1..29 or a 3 will appear. I suspect yours will be a 1. All of the GB's are good machines, some people have said that the Cabellas versions are good ones...MO
 
Thanks Mo, the screen shows a "3".
So, I'm guessin' that it is the updated version prior to the release of the Gold Bug Pro.
 
That's cool! :cool:
I did discover that you can't be in "all metal" mode to find out what version you have, ya have ta turn the mode knob fully to the left 'til it clicks, then being in the "Disc" mode.
 
morelic55 said:
Steel Pan, We'll go over this again.. Push the PP/GB button in, then while doing that, turn the machine on. The screen will have the ## displayed on it. Either a 1..29 or a 3 will appear. I suspect yours will be a 1. All of the GB's are good machines, some people have said that the Cabellas versions are good ones...MO
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Their is also a version 2 out there! Does your cabellas model have modulated audio in disc mode? I thought the 3 version was the pro. If so sounds like you got a pro version. I have a 2 cabellas and it seems pretty hot. Earrings and earring backs things as small as paper staples even with the 11 inch coil, and its paid for itself in gold finds already. Not counting my silver and over $200 in clad! They are great machines.
Good luck with your new machine !!
 
I don't find anything in the manual mentioning "modulated audio" or "audio modulation". :unsure:

Unless you are referring to increase/decrease in pitch and volume relative to target proximity and signal strength, then yes. :cool:
 
Score you got a pro version!! Cabellas did you right.
HH
 
Glad to hear that! :crazy:
 
Well, my original question was "Cabellas Gold Bug, good 4 beginers?".
I figured it out, I can learn to drive any car, some just have more buttons. :unsure:
 
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