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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I love this session though.
John and George - one Fender Twin Reverb, 85W. (The two behind John - the third one at an angle behind George is for the second keyboard.)
Paul - Fender Bassman 50 and 4x12" cab.
Billy Preston - Fender Rhodes and 'suitcase' amp/stand, which was a solid-state power section of 50W (or just possibly 80W if it was absolutely brand-new, they changed in very late '68 or early '69) driving four 12" speakers.
PA - Fender 100W solid-state PA amp (and this is brand new, it's still got the dealer tag attached to the handle) driving two 4x12" columns, one of which is balanced precariously pointing down over the edge of the roof!
Monitors - two old Vox 4x10" columns lying on their sides. I can't see what's driving them but there's some sort of mixer amp, possibly a WEM, next to the Fender - they're only rated for 40W each anyway, so it can't be more than about 80W.
So that's a grand total of between 400 and 500W, through twenty 12" speakers and eight 10"s - but even so they would really have been no louder than an average pub or wedding band.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Top marks!
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My dad recalls my granddad telling him 'that it won't last - They can barely play their instruments' - This was when he first heard the Beatles chart
Ah! Good question... my geekery does not extent that far. Yet .
But yes, they're going to be basically just a mic capsule attached to a stand.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
AKG C30A .
https://repforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php?topic=24049.0
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I learned a bit more about the Rhodes 'suitcase' amp while doing the geekery for that post too . I've only ever seen one of the mid-70s version - apparently the earliest one from '66 to '69 was 'electrically delicate' too, according to the Rhodes website (like most first-generation solid-state gear), and was replaced by the more robust 80W version around the start of '69, so it could be one of those if it was brand new. The way to visually tell the difference would be the type of connector on the cable to the piano, and none of the pictures which show it are that good resolution!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I recall some of those amps in a late 60's catalogue I had/have
Can't recall Paul ever playing a Fender Jazz, but it appears he was given one as part of this Fender deal - Don't think George was to hot on liking that Tele as he sold it shortly after
Trading feedback here
It's an interesting arrangement - four 12" speakers, but two of them face forwards and two of them point at the player's knees. The amp section doesn't weigh much though, it's a fairly small solid-state chassis.
This knackered one shows how it's arranged -
The rectangular holes at the left are just for cooling, the amp section is on that side.
By the way, the reason these early Fender solid-state amps were so unreliable, is because according to Don Randall they had inadequate heatsinking for the primitive transistors, which were prone to thermal runaway. So in fact, on a London rooftop in January was probably the best place to run them!
Ah - no, my earlier post was wrong. Edited!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein