"iT'S FUNNY HOW THAT WORKED , FOR YEARS , ABOUT TEN OF 'EM ,WHEN CHILDISH HAD THE MILSHAKES GOING , THEN THEE MIGHTY CAESARS AND THEE (EARLY ) HEADCOATS , HE COULD'NT GET ARRESTED IN THE STATES , UNTIL HE'D BEEN ON SUB POP FOR…"
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Valve PA's
Having gone through a few powered speaker combinations had a nuts idea of putting together a valve PA for house party size gigs - a real 'crappy' 60s tech PA system.
The head is a 100W Eminar. The speakers are meant to be Rola Plessey C12PX but I got new in box equivalents that the army ordered to replace the C12PX - they sound identical.
These were pretty standard systems in the 70s in Australia - the factory was in Melbourne.
It certainly doesn't sound modern but I was surprised how loud it could go and how sweet it sounded. Briefly tried it as a guitar amp - incredible sound and a sweet breakup when pushed - did set off every dog for miles around though :-)
It seemed like a crazy idea but for less $ than new powered speakers it sounds so much more beautiful - and looks fantastic.
Will debut it at a gig next month ...
Does anyone else use a valve PA for vocals and micing up?
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I remember The Makers sometimes used to cart around their own PA at shows, circumventing the club's PA.
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