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Green Likes Orange
This is from an article about Clifford Cooper of Orange in the UK from Musical Instrument Professional:
http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/features/45/Life-begins Placing his first orders with Matamp towards the end of 1968, the first 100-Watt, valve-driven Orange amps began to arrive back in London just in time for a couple of strokes of luck for the fledgling company. “The long and the short of it was that we had the amps built, and they started selling really well,” continues Cooper. “One of my favourite players was Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac – I used to go and see them whenever I could, I was a big fan – he came in the shop one day, and I managed to ask him if he wanted to use our gear. Fleetwood Mac bought a complete set of equipment, and the first record they made with it was Albatross, which went straight to number one. We took out a full-page advert in Melody Maker, showing that Orange amps had gone to number one, and that was it. |
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FM didn't use Orange for long...
Less than a year later, most of FM (except McVie) stopped using Orange amps, and went to Fender's. The complaint was that they sounded too much like Marshalls. Jeremy Spencer had discussed this on an older thread. In fact he's gone back to Orange, using an AD-15.
I always wondered why they never tried Hiwatt amps. That's clean power. |
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During the "Future Games"/"Bare Trees" era. There are pictures of him playing through Hiwatt amps. |
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Dragonfly
That's right, the Beat Club "Dragonfly" video. I always thought it was Bob Welch's amp not Kirwan's (news to me). Anyway, it's ashame Green and Spencer didn't use them. David Gilmour still uses Hiwatts to this day, and Pete Townshend went back to using one of his custom amp heads on the Who's 2006 tour.
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Even Lindsey used HiWatts a lot on stage between 1975 - 1978.
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Among God's creations, two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes in order not to be separated from the man.---Andres Segovia |
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Can't say I know much about Hiwatt, but it seems to me that Fender Showman/Dual Showman just KILLS! I've just bought a Bandmaster 1967, but I'm still looking for a nice Dual Showman... :-)
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I have to say PG's tone for "I've Got a Good Mind to Give Up Living (All Over Again)" 1/30/70 in New Orleans is one of the best tones I've ever heard in my life. If that's just a Dual Showman alone, and not other pedals and effects, I'm sold. Can it really produce THAT much reverb? Maybe it was the best amp for his style. Last edited by slipkid; 09-13-2008 at 10:05 AM.. Reason: small semantic issue |
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Hmm, If I'm right they didn't use "pedals" that much. However, I've heard separate Fender (Orange?) reverb tanks/units were used. BTW Matamp GT-120 is another nice amp. Though, I rarely play mine these days. It needs "some" vol. to break up, and the guys in the band couldn't stand that..... :-) |
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All Over Again
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Of course 1/30/70 is the night the Grateful Dead were busted in New Orleans. Dennis McNally makes a point in his book "What a Long Strange Trip", that one observer said that FM outplayed the Dead. Oh, I'd say so! McNally also mentions that on 2/1/70, members of FM joined the Dead on stage for "Turn On Your Lovelight" after injesting "electric cakes" and beers. Mick Fleetwood is dancing on stage with a sign wrapped around his neck saying "Out of Order". McNally also points out that FM is a relatively "young" band compared to the Dead. Maybe in the states that seemed to be the case, but we know the story. Last edited by slipkid; 09-13-2008 at 09:05 PM.. |
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