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Post by Charlie Hall on Nov 19, 2009 13:29:28 GMT
Hi Barry, I was looking for a chair that the Meazzi would most likely have been placed on, like when they played live, although in the new clearer pic there is something on the floor near Hank's foot. Regards, Charlie
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Post by canon on Nov 26, 2009 16:43:11 GMT
Hi Charlie, Where can I get my hands on a KCP rig.
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Post by canon on Nov 26, 2009 16:44:43 GMT
Hi Charlie ,Where can I get my hands on a KCP rig ...Rigards John
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Post by Charlie Hall on Nov 26, 2009 22:11:43 GMT
Hi John, The KCP is no longer made. However there might be another one available in a few months if I can find the time to do some work needed to it. I will probably advertise it here. Regards, Charlie
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Post by wattybluesman on Nov 29, 2009 14:07:05 GMT
Thanks for that info.
WattyBluesman
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Post by franz on Nov 30, 2009 1:16:28 GMT
For what it's worth, the Vox magazine last year said that the first AC30/4 was delivered to the Shadows in 1959-pre Apache. though I accept this proves nothing as far as the recordings were concerned.
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Post by olemuso on Dec 4, 2009 22:49:07 GMT
In the Sixties there were rumours in my neck of the woods that both The Beatles and The Shadows were using Fender amps housed inside Vox cabinets. So what do we really know?
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Post by Charlie Hall on Dec 5, 2009 2:41:03 GMT
Hi Ian, I think the extent of the truth of any Fender parts in the Vox amps is that the phase inverter (driver valve circuit) may have been copied from a Fender Tremolux (specifically model 6G9 which came out in 1961, and used EL84 (6BQ5 is the US equivalent) output valves), EL84 valves don't need a lot of voltage drive to make them work hard, so the phase inverter from a model that also uses EL84 valves makes some sense. I have the circuit here and can note that the driver circuit has more gain than the Vox driver circuit. However, the Fender circuit also has negative feedback, this would reduce the gain somewhat, maybe closer to the gain of the usual Vox circuit, and negative feedback produces a cleaner sound at higher volume levels (although when distortion sets in it would be more sudden). It is possible that the negative feedback was not used in a Vox version since Vox amps don't normally have negative feedback, if there is indeed any truth in this story that I was told some years ago. I think it is more likely to be true than not. And to back this up further, Dick Denney did own a Fender blond Tremolux head and cabinet, he still had it when I visited him, although I didn't find out what output valves were fitted. Regards, Charlie
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Post by kenny on Feb 20, 2010 23:50:00 GMT
ANYONE KNOW WHY THERE NEVER SEEMS TO BE A LOT SAID ABOUT THE PINNACLE AMP HANK USED, ANY BODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEM PLSE ? kenny
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Post by Tone on Feb 22, 2010 11:23:41 GMT
Hi Kenny
I have a Pinnacle bought from Charlie a couple of years ago and I like it very much. The sound is very similar to my Vox AC15 Heritage but perhaps slightly fuller which is probably due to the extra power and the twin speakers. I do, though, tend to mainly use the Heritage because it's just a little more flexible than the Pinnacle. But there's no doubt you can get some great sounds out of it and the 'Burns Sound' is spot on.
Cheers.
Tony
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Post by kenny on Feb 23, 2010 0:08:51 GMT
THANKS TONY, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD ONE , I WONDER IF YOU CHARLIE OR ANY OF THE OTHER GUYS --GALS KNOW WHY HANK ONY USED A VERY SHORT WHILE , COME ON CHARIE SOME INFO PLEASE CHEERS KENNY
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Post by Charlie Hall on Feb 23, 2010 8:36:02 GMT
Hi Kenny, Hank used the Pinnacle for a very short time because all the amps that he had failed due to overheating. All Pinnacle amps that had been sold were recalled for modifications and have worked well since then. Regards, Charlie
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