SVT Retaliation!

[Bar Band Bassman]

Back in the mid-70's, when I was in college (U of MD- go Terps!) I gigged with an SVT and 2 8x10 cabs. Kept that beast in the closet in my dorm room. I lived in a "quad" complex, essentially a rectangle of dorms - 2 four story dorms on each long side, 1 eight story dorm on each short side. My room faced into the quad and was on the first floor (thank goodness!).

Anyhoo - we had a LOT of ex-pat NJ students (apparently Rutgers sucked back then) who would often put their little dorm stereo speakers in their windows and incessantly play records by this new Springsteen (sp? ) guy from their home state. To this day I bristle a bit at the mere mention of his name.

Well, roomie and I got pretty fed up with this so one day we decided to address the situation with a grand gesture. We rolled my SVT up to our window and plugged in his turntable. We the played the ringing alarm clocks from Pink Floyd "Dark Side of The Moon" (not a big fan of them, either) CRANKED through my amp. It was hella loud and reverberated off the brick walls of the dorms so you couldn't pinpoint the source. We had, for a brief time, respite from BRUUUUCE! Like the old poster of the mouse flipping off the eagle swooping down on him. Ahhh, good old college days!

BBB

 

[2saddleslab]

Back in the mid-70's, when I was in college (U of MD- go Terps!) I gigged with an SVT and 2 8x10 cabs. Kept that beast in the closet in my dorm room. I lived in a "quad" complex, essentially a rectangle of dorms - 2 four story dorms on each long side, 1 eight story dorm on each short side. My room faced into the quad and was on the first floor (thank goodness!).

Anyhoo - we had a LOT of ex-pat NJ students (apparently Rutgers sucked back then) who would often put their little dorm stereo speakers in their windows and incessantly play records by this new Springsteen (sp? ) guy from their home state. To this day I bristle a bit at the mere mention of his name.

Well, roomie and I got pretty fed up with this so one day we decided to address the situation with a grand gesture. We rolled my SVT up to our window and plugged in his turntable. We the played the ringing alarm clocks from Pink Floyd "Dark Side of The Moon" (not a big fan of them, either) CRANKED through my amp. It was hella loud and reverberated off the brick walls of the dorms so you couldn't pinpoint the source. We had, for a brief time, respite from BRUUUUCE! Like the old poster of the mouse flipping off the eagle swooping down on him. Ahhh, good old college days!

BBB

At a high school graduation party I plugged a turntable into a '62 blonde Bassman w/ 212. It was so ridiculously loud. I can't even wrap my head around what a sonic force an SVT and fridge cab would unleash.

 

[roccobass]

I had the occasion to roll out the SVT in my apartment one time because the idiot below was playing some awful “house” music constantly even though I told him he was being disturbing. Had the big set up of 410s and 115 emphasis my point. It was glorious to play Purple Haze that loud. Took a couple times, then he stopped. Actually, the prop manager stepped in and ordered a truce. .

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

At a high school graduation party I plugged a turntable into a '62 blonde Bassman w/ 212. It was so ridiculously loud. I can't even wrap my head around what a sonic force an SVT and fridge cab would unleash.

TWO fridge cabs! As I recall, you couldn't hold a conversation in the quad at all!

BBB

 

[StereoPlayer]

I had the occasion to roll out the SVT in my apartment one time because the idiot below was playing some awful “house” music constantly even though I told him he was being disturbing. Had the big set up of 410s and 115 emphasis my point. It was glorious to play Purple Haze that loud. Took a couple times, then he stopped. Actually, the prop manager stepped in and ordered a truce. .

A very long time ago. A neighbor was playing his music wat too loud for days.

I put my Acoustics 301 bass reflex cab on my front porch, aimed it at his house. Played a midi loop of a bass drum only.
He got the point.

Great memories…thank you!

 

[2saddleslab]

When living in an apartment building many years ago it sounded like the people above were playing loud music on a Sunday night. So I aimed my stereo speakers face up and cracked Pump It Up by Elvis Costello. That didn't work. So I went upstairs to confront my loud neighbor. Turned out to be the cleaning crew a floor below me. D'OH!