That Sound!

Ray Montee · From: Portland, Oregon (deceased)

Anyone remember what a FENDER twin-reverb or bassman sounds like when it is pulled forward off of the chair and crashes into the floor beneath it? What a SOUND!
Usually a little dust would rise and yet, more often than not, once it was set back up on the chair, it would keep right on playing like brand new. Lesser amps, often gave up a little dust followed by some electrical popping and crackling, then the smell of burning insulation and on one or more occasions, actual fire would break out.
Those were the good old days! I wonder how many times a modern Peavy could take falls like that, that wouldn't prove terminal?

Jim Phelps · From: Mexico City, Mexico

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[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 November 2004 at 07:24 PM.]

Greg Sullivan · From: Poughqaug New York

Mr.Montee
Jody speaks very highly of you and told me you have 4 neck Bigsby. Yes you are right about Fender amps. Leo Fender built all his amps to be strong and durable.Jody calls them Leo's tank brigade.

I had a Peavey and it sounded fair,but no where as solid sounding and built like a Fender. There is NO sound like the sound of a Fender. How do I know? The Knight Of Tweed Has Told Me So.

Anyone hear anything bout Jody? he seems to have disappeared.

Anyone,let me know.

Thanks..I see his daughter posting in Extended family but I cant her either.

Smiley Roberts · From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075

Jody's priority,right now,is his wife,Marilyn. I spoke w/ Jody on the phone the other day,& she's not doing very well at all. I think it would help,right now,if we,all,said a little prayer for Marilyn,Jody,AND Lorrie,to help them through this crisis.

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Ken Lang · From: Simi Valley, Ca

Once, when we young, strong and foolish, we were carrying a stack of 3 amps, one of us on each side. They were all fender..a concert, a twin and something smaller.

It was OK till we reached a step up to the dance floor. The whole thing collapsed and we all fell to the floor.

The amps played fine and with red faces we started the night.

Ray Montee · From: Portland, Oregon (deceased)

Hi Greg! YOU can see that four neck Bigsby
by visiting the jerrybyrdfanclub.com web site. I purchased it new in 1956 and it's always been in my possession. Enjoy.

Greg Sullivan · From: Poughqaug New York

Thanks for the info Smiley..boy thats all I hear from Jody is your name. He thinks you are the greatest and he sure has good taste.

I saw Lorries message and I didnt know Marilyn took a turn for the worse so fast.
I spoke to him after he came home from St Louis and told me he had a lot of fun with you. I will say prayers all night for Marilyn,can be sure.These are two fine people.Jody said if it were not for meeting you and Marilyn wanting to go he would not have gone,Hall of fame or no hall of fame.
What the heck did he need the Hall Of Fame for? he's been famous for years ( smile)

Thanks again. Im in Florida so Im out of touch. Jody speaks highly of all of people
Thats what makes him special to me.

[This message was edited by Greg Sullivan on 13 November 2004 at 06:10 PM.]

Gene Jones · From: Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)

I'm tempted to retell my story of losing a Fender amp off the luggage rack on the top of our car on the way to a New Years eve job, and after bouncing on the pavement several times ended up embedded in a barb wire fence....and when we got to the job it still worked and I played the job with it.

.....but I've already told it several times on the Forum, so I won't!

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Jim Phelps · From: Mexico City, Mexico

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[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 November 2004 at 07:24 PM.]

John Lacey · From: Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada

A couple of years ago, I was climbing some steep steps into an armoury and lost grip on my Nashville 400. It fell down about ten steps and kept working that nite.

Tony Prior · From: Charlotte NC

and then theres the time we were unloading somewhere in Ct and one of the guys was told to promptly move his car..and he did..and backed up right over his Showman Head..

It was a big bump for sure and required some extra gas..but somewhow he managed to back up over the dang thing..

A little bit of tolex damage,I recall a knob or two got messed up..I think one corner was a bit dented too..

BUT..
He plugged it in and it worked just fine..

It now had that retro aged look..except it was pretty much new..

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Bobby Lee · From: Cloverdale, California, USA

Mesa Boogie amps were subjected to a hammer test and a 6-foot drop test before they pass final inspection. This was back in the early 1980's when I worked there. I don't know if they still do that.

Eric West · From: Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.

I haven't had the pleasure of hearing a full frontal by a Peavey amp, though I did hear a most agonizing CFACEGACEDBDEF#G#BEG#EbGb chord one night.

I've always had the habit of removing the two rear legs of my ProIII before leaving the bandstand with it.

I was working with Tracy Barton, Merle's close nephew. For the 5 foot minus stature, he's as clumsy as an elephant with an inner ear imbalance.

After a night of trying to hide and protect my tuner from getting stepped on ( again), I leaned the old girl against a railing, getting ready for the load out. It looked pretty safe to me. Red lights and bells should have gone off as I saw him walking toward the exit of the Eagles..

I can't even mimic the sickening "Slap" I heard, but I did hear the chord. It landed on the rear apron. No damage to speak of, and actually a motel key, some "Smarties™", and parts of a mouse nest fell out of the changer.

I've always liked the sustain of a Sho~Bud.

Oh well.

It's been none the worse for the wear I guess..

EJL

Paul Graupp · From: Macon Ga USA

Ray: I used to do some experimenting with tubes while I was in England. Once I put a pair of KT-66's (-88's ???) in place of my 6L6GC's. I did notice the glass envelopes were larger but I hadn't learned yet that you cannot leave one envelope touch the other. It causes a heat fracture and then a loss of vacumn and then the most horrible sound you could imaging before the fuse blowes...

Regards, Paul

Tom Diemer · From: Defiance, Ohio USA

In 1988 I was in a head-on car accident, the highway patrol said it was 85 MPH combined speed. (drunk driver hit me)

My Peavey LA-400 was in the back seat, not strapped in or anything. It hit the back of the front seat hard enough to pull the seat mounts through the steel floor of the car and fold the whole one side of the bench seat all the way to the dashboard.

Not one bit of damage to the amp. I still have it, only problem it ever had was some dirty pots a few years ago.

Sidenote: I got hurt bad by that amp. If you drive with an amp, be sure it's secured and placed so it can't hit you in the event of an accident.

Mark Metdker · From: North Central Texas, USA

My Fender amp fell over this past Saturday night! We cranked up some rock tune, I grabbed my strat, and about midway through the tune I heard something and they thing had fallen over on it's back. I had it kinda leaning up at an angle against the wall so I could hear it better. I think the song was so bad no one even knew it!

The amp was OK, typical of old Fenders.

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Nicholas Dedring · From: Beacon, New York, USA

b0b... are you saying that when you got a Mesa Boogie, that it had been beaten with a hammer and dropped six feet????

I can't figure out whether that seems really committed to quality, or whether it seems like they're half vandalizing your gear before you get it...

Dan Tyack · From: Olympia, WA USA

The true roadworthy test would be to pour a half bottle of warm beer on the top of the amp and see if it still works...

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Gene Jones · From: Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)

......The true roadworthy test would be to pour a half bottle of warm beer on the top of the amp and see if it still works......

My amp didn't pass this test. A bass player set a glass of beer on top of my amp as he was stepping up to the mic to sing, and tipped it over when he dragged his cord over it.

.....I never did get all the "gremlins" out of that amp, and eventually had to replace it!

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Jim Eaton · From: Santa Susana, Ca

The road crew let my 74' Session 400 just roll over the edge of the loading dock and fall about 5 feet down, landing on its face.
The reverb knob came off, but it worked just fine at the next gig. Oh yea, they didn't tell me about it falling until I ask why my reverb knob was bent over! lol
JE:-)>

Mike Scaggs · From: Nashville, TN

I had a session 500 fall off of a chair and on top of a fiddle one time! The amp still worked but the poor ole fiddle did'nt make it. I was still playing when it hit the floor. I did wait till the song was over to pick it up.

Scaggs

Mark Metdker · From: North Central Texas, USA

Dang, I would hate for a Session 500 to fall and hit me! I probably wouldn't make it either!

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