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From: George's Pro Sound Co. on 17 Nov 2009 21:37 "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message news:hdvmba$vtt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message > news:hdvm72$vbs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "McSteve" <mcsteve1350x(a)verizon.net> wrote in message >> news:hdvh3v$71r$1(a)aioe.org... >>> "liquidator" wrote: >>>> I remember seeing the Doors back then they had a bunch of Acoustic cabs >>>> stacked up. Kinda lloked like the beginnings of a real PA. >>>> >>> >>> I saw The Doors in that same venue at Brown U. It's a hockey rink. >>> >>> I do not recall the Acoustic brand being in use in '68. First time I saw >>> that nameplate was Mahavishnu Orchestra's first tour in '71. That was >>> also at Brown U, but a different building. >>> >>> I'm pretty sure that column (Hendrix pic) is either Standell or Shure. >>> >>> -- >>> Steve <snip> McQ >>> >> >> A quick google shows you can go here to see Acoustic's 1968 catalog, >> since you seem to doubt me. >> >> .http://acc.homeunix.net/index2.html >> >> And here shows their guitar amps from 1968 on >> >> http://acoustic.homeunix.net/twiki/bin/view/Acoustic/SolidStateInstrumentAmplifiersPart1 >> >> The Doors toured with an Acoustic PA. I saw it. I even called Acoustic >> about it, since it looked like better PA technology than most bands had >> and I was already doing PA then. >> >> BTW you won't find the Doors PA in the catalog. it was built for the >> Doors from Altec components. Acoustic made the amplification and pretty >> blue front boxes. >> > > BTW if you poke around there you will find a photo of Hendrix playing an > early Acoustic Black Widow guitar...a rare collectible. I think I will leave the meyers and eaw's home and get a couple of vocalmasters for my festival hell good enough for Jimi good enough for anyone :-) g > >
From: liquidator on 17 Nov 2009 14:53 "George's Pro Sound Co." <bmoas(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:SNidnV2kMdBAwJ7WnZ2dnUVZ_oednZ2d(a)earthlink.com... .. > > I think I will leave the meyers and eaw's home and get a couple of > vocalmasters for my festival > hell good enough for Jimi good enough for anyone :-) > g >> A true businessman would sell it as "retro" and charge extra.... Once PT Barnum collected on a debt the only way he could...a load of fish. He sold it as "white salmon"
From: bob urz on 17 Nov 2009 21:57 George's Pro Sound Co. wrote: > "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message > news:hdvmba$vtt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message >> news:hdvm72$vbs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> "McSteve" <mcsteve1350x(a)verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:hdvh3v$71r$1(a)aioe.org... >>>> "liquidator" wrote: >>>>> I remember seeing the Doors back then they had a bunch of Acoustic cabs >>>>> stacked up. Kinda lloked like the beginnings of a real PA. >>>>> >>>> I saw The Doors in that same venue at Brown U. It's a hockey rink. >>>> >>>> I do not recall the Acoustic brand being in use in '68. First time I saw >>>> that nameplate was Mahavishnu Orchestra's first tour in '71. That was >>>> also at Brown U, but a different building. >>>> >>>> I'm pretty sure that column (Hendrix pic) is either Standell or Shure. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Steve <snip> McQ >>>> >>> A quick google shows you can go here to see Acoustic's 1968 catalog, >>> since you seem to doubt me. >>> >>> .http://acc.homeunix.net/index2.html >>> >>> And here shows their guitar amps from 1968 on >>> >>> http://acoustic.homeunix.net/twiki/bin/view/Acoustic/SolidStateInstrumentAmplifiersPart1 >>> >>> The Doors toured with an Acoustic PA. I saw it. I even called Acoustic >>> about it, since it looked like better PA technology than most bands had >>> and I was already doing PA then. >>> >>> BTW you won't find the Doors PA in the catalog. it was built for the >>> Doors from Altec components. Acoustic made the amplification and pretty >>> blue front boxes. >>> >> BTW if you poke around there you will find a photo of Hendrix playing an >> early Acoustic Black Widow guitar...a rare collectible. > > I think I will leave the meyers and eaw's home and get a couple of > vocalmasters for my festival > hell good enough for Jimi good enough for anyone :-) > g >> > > My last set of Vocal masters (a few decades ago) were so good, they never came back once when rented out. They did have a hard steel handle mod to replace the flex handle shure put on them. What was the rig the Beatles used at Shea stadium gig? bob
From: McSteve on 17 Nov 2009 22:01 "liquidator" wrote: > A quick google shows you can go here to see Acoustic's 1968 catalog, since > you seem to doubt me. > Where did I say that I doubted you? I just said I didn't recall seeing the Acoustic brand back then. Touchy, touchy, touchy.... -- Steve <snip> McQ
From: Denny Strauser on 17 Nov 2009 22:36 bob urz wrote: > George's Pro Sound Co. wrote: >> "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message >> news:hdvmba$vtt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message >>> news:hdvm72$vbs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> "McSteve" <mcsteve1350x(a)verizon.net> wrote in message >>>> news:hdvh3v$71r$1(a)aioe.org... >>>>> "liquidator" wrote: <snipped> >> I think I will leave the meyers and eaw's home and get a couple of >> vocalmasters for my festival >> hell good enough for Jimi good enough for anyone :-) >> g > My last set of Vocal masters (a few decades ago) were so good, they > never came back once when rented out. They did have a hard steel handle > mod to replace the flex handle shure put on them. > > What was the rig the Beatles used at Shea stadium gig? > bob It was. And they were painted yellow. They were placed on the ground around the field, about every 20 feet or so, tilted back to aim them into the stands. -Denny
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