Monterey Pop Festival

viivian23 · November 1st, 2009, 10:37 PM

Obviously these are blackface fenders. running through 2X15 or something? could anyone tell what kind of amps these are
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhLYJMPlYg

Octave Doctor · November 2nd, 2009, 12:55 AM

Look like Dual and Single Showman heads, although single Showmans usually come on a 1-15" cabinet, but I got a feeling Fender emptied out the warehouse for Monterey.

Cipollina would've had his monster multi-amp rig if the bands were using their own gear.

jhundt · November 2nd, 2009, 02:51 AM

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Cipollina would've had his monster multi-amp rig if the bands were using their own gear.

...you mean the one with the trombone horns?

Groovey Records · November 2nd, 2009, 03:04 AM

Octave Doctor · November 2nd, 2009, 04:27 AM

That's even more extended from the photos I saw in Guitar Player years ago. I'd like to see Native Instruments come up with a Cipollina preset for Guitar Rig. Not that I'd use it much--I'd have to put a Bigsby on something.

I remember seeing some footage on PBS where John was using a Danelectro Guitarlin for slide--back then we had no idea where he dug this stuff up.

Groovey Records · November 2nd, 2009, 04:39 AM

He was a visionary. Those two Standel Combo's are the same amps Wes Montgomery used for their clean tones. tThen he runs them through an Echoplex

Octave Doctor · November 2nd, 2009, 04:55 AM

A couple years ago, a guy I knew had a store and got one of the Standels in on consignment, but it was just about toast. I picked up on using separate amps for bass and treble a while ago, but even that arrangement is hard to pull off any more.

Groovey Records · November 2nd, 2009, 05:32 AM

Deke Dickerson has a nice collection of original Standels from the 50's. He has a couple of only 40 or so original handmade ones like Chet Atkins played

jhundt · November 2nd, 2009, 10:43 AM

man I hated that set-up. I worked at a beer bar in Berkeley and he would come in with that rig and aim it right at the bar, then play it at at least 11 (for all I know that thing goes up to 13!) all night. Headache guaranteed for yours truly, the friendly bartender.

Mik · November 2nd, 2009, 11:00 AM

I think the amps are Fender Showmans.

I got into the performance ignored the gear!

Paul in Colorado · November 2nd, 2009, 03:57 PM

Fender provided the backline for the MPF, Dual Showman's and probably a few Twin Reverb's. A bunch of the gear was "borrowed" by The Grateful Dead for a free concert in SF after the festival. It was then returned to a Fender rep.
Jimi, and maybe The Who, used their own amps.

I'm not sure that John Cippolina had developed his full rig then, or maybe he decided it was too much to haul for a short set. Those Standell amps were popular among the SF bands. One of the Big Brother guitarists used them before getting signed and David Frieberg used 'em for bass.

Can you imagine a festival today where everyone plugged into the same amps?

slauson slim · November 2nd, 2009, 10:05 PM

I recall seeing Cipollina w/ Qucksilver '67 - '68 and his rig was two Fender Twins stacked one on the other with the horns.

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viivian23 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA Posts: 156	Monterey Pop Festival Obviously these are blackface fenders. running through 2X15 or something? could anyone tell what kind of amps these are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhLYJMPlYg

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Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,518	He was a visionary. Those two Standel Combo's are the same amps Wes Montgomery used for their clean tones. tThen he runs them through an Echoplex __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

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Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,518	Deke Dickerson has a nice collection of original Standels from the 50's. He has a couple of only 40 or so original handmade ones like Chet Atkins played __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

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Mik Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,809	I think the amps are Fender Showmans. I got into the performance ignored the gear! __________________ a "motor-bike with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of its logical extension of our faculties, and the hint, the provocations, to excess."-T.E. Lawrence

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Octave Doctor Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Morgantown, WV. Posts: 282	Look like Dual and Single Showman heads, although single Showmans usually come on a 1-15" cabinet, but I got a feeling Fender emptied out the warehouse for Monterey. Cipollina would've had his monster multi-amp rig if the bands were using their own gear.

November 2nd, 2009, 04:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Octave Doctor Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Morgantown, WV. Posts: 282	That's even more extended from the photos I saw in Guitar Player years ago. I'd like to see Native Instruments come up with a Cipollina preset for Guitar Rig. Not that I'd use it much--I'd have to put a Bigsby on something. I remember seeing some footage on PBS where John was using a Danelectro Guitarlin for slide--back then we had no idea where he dug this stuff up.

November 2nd, 2009, 04:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Octave Doctor Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Morgantown, WV. Posts: 282	A couple years ago, a guy I knew had a store and got one of the Standels in on consignment, but it was just about toast. I picked up on using separate amps for bass and treble a while ago, but even that arrangement is hard to pull off any more.

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jhundt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands Age: 55 Posts: 4,034 13 Photos	man I hated that set-up. I worked at a beer bar in Berkeley and he would come in with that rig and aim it right at the bar, then play it at at least 11 (for all I know that thing goes up to 13!) all night. Headache guaranteed for yours truly, the friendly bartender.

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Paul in Colorado Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 56 Posts: 5,155 3 Photos	Fender provided the backline for the MPF, Dual Showman's and probably a few Twin Reverb's. A bunch of the gear was "borrowed" by The Grateful Dead for a free concert in SF after the festival. It was then returned to a Fender rep. Jimi, and maybe The Who, used their own amps. I'm not sure that John Cippolina had developed his full rig then, or maybe he decided it was too much to haul for a short set. Those Standell amps were popular among the SF bands. One of the Big Brother guitarists used them before getting signed and David Frieberg used 'em for bass. Can you imagine a festival today where everyone plugged into the same amps? __________________ www.tuatha.net "There are only two kinds of music. Fast and slow."

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slauson slim Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yolo County CA Age: 61 Posts: 910	I recall seeing Cipollina w/ Qucksilver '67 - '68 and his rig was two Fender Twins stacked one on the other with the horns.

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