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From: McSteve on 17 Nov 2009 19:39 A friend sent me this photo. We attended the same concert but I did not know he was there, too. I'm sure he's glad he still has the photo. I'm glad he shared it with me. Best I can recall this at Brown University in March of '68. Check out the PA column near the left margin. I recall the sound as being just a huge roar with unintelligible vocals. Those were the days, eh? http://i48.tinypic.com/qqv775.jpg -- Steve <snip> McQ
From: liquidator on 17 Nov 2009 12:54 "McSteve" <mcsteve1350x(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:hdvfmc$5fb$1(a)aioe.org... >A friend sent me this photo. We attended the same concert > but I did not know he was there, too. I'm sure he's glad he still > has the photo. I'm glad he shared it with me. > Best I can recall this at Brown University in March of '68. > Check out the PA column near the left margin. > I recall the sound as being just a huge roar with unintelligible > vocals. > Those were the days, eh? > > http://i48.tinypic.com/qqv775.jpg > > > -- > Steve <snip> McQ > 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 remember a lot of 60's groups had a couple of horns up on stands...PA's were awful then.
From: McSteve on 17 Nov 2009 20:03 "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
From: liquidator on 17 Nov 2009 14:28 "McSteve" <mcsteve1350x(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:hdvh3v$71r$1(a)aioe.org... > "liquidator" wrote: >> I remember seeing the Doors back then they had a bunch of Acoustic cabs >> stacked up. Kinda lloked like the beginnings of a real PA. >> > > I saw The Doors in that same venue at Brown U. It's a hockey rink. > > I do not recall the Acoustic brand being in use in '68. First time I saw > that nameplate was Mahavishnu Orchestra's first tour in '71. That was > also at Brown U, but a different building. > > I'm pretty sure that column (Hendrix pic) is either Standell or Shure. > > -- > Steve <snip> McQ > A quick google shows you can go here to see Acoustic's 1968 catalog, since you seem to doubt me. ..http://acc.homeunix.net/index2.html And here shows their guitar amps from 1968 on http://acoustic.homeunix.net/twiki/bin/view/Acoustic/SolidStateInstrumentAmplifiersPart1 The Doors toured with an Acoustic PA. I saw it. I even called Acoustic about it, since it looked like better PA technology than most bands had and I was already doing PA then. BTW you won't find the Doors PA in the catalog. it was built for the Doors from Altec components. Acoustic made the amplification and pretty blue front boxes.
From: liquidator on 17 Nov 2009 14:30
"liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message news:hdvm72$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. |