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What Brand Are The Amps ?
- Thread starter supershifter2
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Yes, they got an endorsement deal with Ampeg in the latter part of their run, and that was from about '70. Some of those were solid state, I believe.
I thought George Biondo used a SVT and Larry Byrom was said to use a Fender dual showman. Any idea what model Ampegs those are in the video ? I looked for Ampeg models from the late 60's to early 70's online but nothing looks like those. I'm curious about the amp tones on the studio albums from that time period.
Well, there was the transistor BT series around then…
But I didn't pay that much attention as I was(and still am)into Sunn stuff. I played back then with a guitarist who had a VT-40, and in that 'Wolf video, it looks like a VT-22 on the left. Earlier on they were seen with Fender and Sunn gear until they got the Rickenbacker Transonic amps for show and big concerts(I babysat some of those for some friends once; ouch, they will shrill and nasty sounding).
Here's some more period video of Kay and company…
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I think he's playing an Ampeg bass too - he's getting a great tone whatever his setup is.
Agreed on the Ampeg bass - if I recall correctly, they had a scroll style headstock, right?
Ampeg SBT, which my friend George Biondo said was a good idea hampered by overheating problems. Separate pre on top and power amp mounted inside the cab. George later went to SVTs.
Thanks for confirming that Jimmy I know David (Beans on Toast) has the head that's just a preamp.The cabs were powered.
So is Larrys guitar tone on this 1970 live song done with a transistor Ampeg ? Larry played a Gibson ES335 on it. Nick St. Nicholas is the bass player on this.
I actually owned a Ampeg AEB-1 for a couple of years. They definitely have a unique sound, because of the "magic pickup" underneath the bridge.Once Ampeg stopped building and supporting them LaBella was the only string company to make strings long enough to fit them, because of that extended tailpiece. Some of the reissues that were made sported a different pickup which was IMHO a big improvement.
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