vintage 1970s Pignose 7-100

RE: vintage 1970s Pignose 7-100, posted on December 4, 2016 at 21:20:34
Awe-d-o-file Dealer Posts: 21037 Location: 50 miles west of DC Joined: January 10, 2004	Mod the crap out of it and upgrade the PS. I saw Zappa in Baltimore playing through a Pig nose sitting on a metal chair close mic'd. ET "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

Thanks! I won't be modifying this one., posted on December 4, 2016 at 22:35:59
FenderLover	These early LA built ones are going up in $$$. I have two others, that I've added external speaker outputs. If this one is nice and original, may just check filter caps. 8^)

RE: Thanks! I won't be modifying this one., posted on December 5, 2016 at 06:08:59
tesla Audiophile Posts: 3180 Location: San Diego County, California Joined: October 25, 2000	Why does a battery-powered amp need filter caps? Proudly serving content-free posts since 1984.

RE: Thanks! I won't be modifying this one., posted on December 5, 2016 at 06:15:11
FenderLover	Sorry, meant coupling caps.

Very cool. Thanks for that., posted on December 5, 2016 at 08:04:23
Vinyl Valet Audiophile Posts: 1346 Location: Tempe, Arizona Joined: November 13, 2003	Great FZ clip; greatly underrated guitarist. Also love that SG. Open up your mind, in pours the trash. - Meat Puppets, 1987

RE: Thanks! I won't be modifying this one., posted on December 5, 2016 at 09:09:05
Awe-d-o-file Dealer Posts: 21037 Location: 50 miles west of DC Joined: January 10, 2004	crappy noisy wallwart? ET "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

RE: Thanks! I won't be modifying this one., posted on December 5, 2016 at 09:09:48
Awe-d-o-file Dealer Posts: 21037 Location: 50 miles west of DC Joined: January 10, 2004	My buddy had one in high school in the 70's. They are cool. ET "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

I always think of Harry Perry when Pignose comes up (not a Zappa fan)..., posted on December 5, 2016 at 20:28:30

DeKay

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RE: vintage 1970s Pignose 7-100, posted on December 6, 2016 at 08:50:34

Crazy Dave
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Wow, they even make a modern knock-off! (see link) Of corse the original is much more cool.

Dave

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/pignose-le

RE: vintage 1970s Pignose 7-100, posted on December 6, 2016 at 16:30:46

FenderLover

The new ones are made in China. Company headquarter is now in Las Vegas.

The primo ones were the 1970-80s made in Los Angeles ones. Guess they used better IC chips in those. They do sound better than late 1980-90's Made in Gardenia, CA or the recent ones.

8^)

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RE: vintage 1970s Pignose 7-100, posted on December 7, 2016 at 09:08:27

FlaCharlie
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Cool amp for sure! And the Zappa clip is amazing.

In the early to mid-70s I worked with a group that put on concerts including an annual Halloween Masquerade Ball with 10,000 to 15,000 in attendance. One year our headliner was Country Joe McDonald who, of course, had played at Woodstock. He had an all female backing band that were really good. The following year he invited us to hear him and Barry Melton (aka The Fish) perform in the Jacksonville Coliseum as a duo. They were the opening act for a few rock bands - I think it was Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon and Foghat. They walked on stage, each carrying a guitar and a Pignose, sat down on folding chairs and played to a packed Coliseum. Talk about traveling light! Of course the Pignoses were miked.

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