Tag: Marshall
MUSIC SWAP MEET June 12th – 13th, Totem Lake Mall
by admin on May.04, 2010, under Music Swap Meet
We are having a Music Swap Meet
June 12th – 13th.
9am – 3pm
This will take place at the old Gottschalks, Totem Lake Mall, Kirkland Washington.
120th Avenue Northeast & Totem Lake Way, Kirkland, WA 98034
Right across from Guitar Center.
Map
Video here;
Music Swap Meet Totem Lake Mall June 12 -13, 2010
All musical related items are welcome.
• Guitars
• Amps
• Drums
• Instruments
• Recording Gear
• DJ Systems
• Books
• Memorabilia
• Vinyl
• CDs
• Videos
• Pro Audio, Stage & Lighting
• Speakers
• Strings
• Cables
• Audio & Video connectors
• Music Gear Accessories
• Promotional Products
FREE PARKING
General Public Admission: $1.00
Sellers Space: $25
If it has to do with music, bring it and sell it.
Lots of Free Parking
Contact Mick or Kelly at
info@guitararcheology.com
for details or to reserve a space
Cream and Sunn Amplifiers. By, Buck Munger
by admin on Feb.04, 2010, under Stories
Eric and Buck
Eric and Buck
I had one last shot to get an exclusive deal with Cream. The gear demo was set up for an off day in Los Angeles. Sunn would set up a full backline for Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce at the Aquarius Theater on Sunset, across the parking lot from the Sunn offices. At Eric and Jack’s request all the speaker cabinets were loade…d with 12” Altec Lansing speakers rather than Sunn’s standard JB Lansing units. This was a huge engineering departure for Sunn since every Sunn unit built so far, had JB Lansing speakers. The word “Exclusive” was used in marketing. But Eric “thought” it was the Altecs he wanted, so it was Altecs he got. The Aquarius Theater had a giant stage and was the perfect venue for the Cream demo. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any real security and the curious passers by began to peek in to hear who was playing the lick from “Sunshine Of Your Love” over and over. Shortly, there was a good-sized crowd. Sunn had gone all out for this pitch and Bob Selby, Sunn’s marketing vice president flew in from Oregon to make sure Clapton knew we were serious. I saw several other LA area Sunn dealers, and two individuals that gave me a cold chill, the JBL engineers that had installed the stereo system in my office. How they found out about this demonstration I didn’t know, but I did know if they realized the speakers in those cabinets weren’t JBLs, Sunn would have a problem. Eric finished doodling after about ten minutes. There were no outbursts of joy or A-ha moments. It was obvious he wasn’t impressed. He huddled with Bob Adcock a moment and walked into the lobby. Adcock came over to me and shrugged “It’s a pass”. Jack Bruce came in and plugged his bass in. He opened the amp up wide and began a series of rapid runs. He played for a while at full volume then turned down low and put his ear close to the speaker, shaking his head “I’m afraid not,” he said. “It’s the speakers”. Bob Selby and the Sunn people were visibly frustrated. They were passing on us because of the custom speakers they had us put in. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed the two JBL engineers had screwdrivers and were removing the backs of the speaker cabinets. There will be blood. Bob Adcock came over to me and said, “Say mate, would you know where we might be able to buy some Marshall gear?” I walked Adcock, Clapton and Bruce across the street to Wallach’s Music City, and watched them drop 15 thousand dollars on Marshall stacks.
Jack Bruce checking out a Sunn Amplifier
The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Sunn Amplifiers, Part :1 By Buck Munger
by admin on Jan.21, 2010, under Book, Stories, Uncategorized
Jimi Soundcheck
Buck Munger was ready for my meeting with Jimi and his manager, Chas Chandler. Because of the reaction to his Monterey appearance, I was fully expecting a prima donna attitude, and was actually surprised at how easily the whole deal went. I met Chas and Jimi in the big corner booth of the coffee shop, and before the waitress got b…ack with our coffee, Chandler stabbed his finger at Jimi’s itinerary on the table, “Can you have us amplifiers by this date here?” Absolutely. Delivery seemed to be Chandler’s prime concern. There were no questions about conditions of an agreement or other managerial concerns. Jimi was quiet but smiling and friendly. Knowing he had opened for the Walker Brothers in the UK, I told him, as a musician, my agent was Judy Maus, sister of John Maus, WB founder. Jimi laughed and said the first time he ever torched a guitar was opening for the Walker Brothers, and that he’d burned his hand, badly. He liked the Walker Brothers and the connection warmed our conversation. I used another piece of information Pete gave me. “Say Jimi,” “I understand you were in the 101st Airborne?” “Oh, ya” he smiled brightening. ”Marines,” I said. We spent the next few minutes on the inevitable exchange of Duty Station highlights and shortcomings. After a few minutes it became obvious we had a rapport and the beginnings of some kind of a deal. The next step was Jimi’s evaluation. The meeting ended with smiles and handshakes all around. The big scramble was on. Jimi ordered two 100S tops and four bottoms for himself and two 200s tops and four bottoms for bassist Noel Redding, along with a complete Coliseum PA system. Now I would find out if Sunn was up for the challenge. The guys in the Tualatin factory seemed pumped over the phone. My seven-page hand-written Monterey memo urging Sunn to pull out the stops and jump on this guy with both feet had been well received. The break room in the factory had a stack of British music fan magazines that had been talking about Jimi Hendrix for months and people from the Portland music scene had been in Monterey too. In the days and weeks after, the word on the music industry’s lips was “Hendrix”. I had committed to provide the equipment and Jimi would be there with his guitar cord hanging out, waiting.
Buck Munger
RARE Deep Purple Marshall 8X10 Cab “Live In Japan”
by admin on Nov.29, 2008, under Vintage Amps
Here is a Rare Marshall Straight Front 8X10 Cab I found at Guitar Center Seattle. I don’t think thay realized what they had !!! Jim Marshall told me they only made 6 of these. You never know what you can unearth in the most unlikely places.
“Ten Years After” Alvin Lees’ Marshall
by admin on Nov.23, 2008, under Uncategorized, Vintage Amps
Here is Alvin Lees’ Marshall head from Ten Years After. Got this and their complete WEM PA system!
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