Amplifier manufacturers, if they had their druthers, would produce not only the loudest amplifier in the world, but one with all the goodies the case could possibly hold packed inside. Well, L.D. Heater, up in Beaverton, Oregon, has tried to do just that and it's called Sound Vendor.

Anvil Case Company has been brought in to put the speaker cabinet together; Frap provides two optional modules: a preamp and transducer, and a larg^ module of the same; db Labs donates modules like a power supply (50 watts RMS) for the preamps, a spectrum analyzer, an oscilJator, a 7-band graphic equalizer, a tuning module, and a single monitor (LED indicators); Seamoon adds their j fresh fuzz and funk machine as mod' ules; Alembic donates (?) a guitar interface preamp, a guitar preamp module, a low-level effects interface, a premium preamp, a blank module (lets you get creative), and a cigarette lighter.

Not to be outdone, Quilter Sound has their reverb module, a preamp, and a power amp. Pluto music; a filter pedal, skuzztone, and parametric filter. Maestro: Octave box, mini phase shifter, phase shifter, envelope modi•> fier, super fuzz, sustainer, and ring modulator. Other contributors: Systems & Technology In Music has their phase shifter, and Furman Music their parametric equalizers.

Got it? Guitar playing made simple, right? Wonder if there's also a lifetime warranty? But seriously folks... We had the pleasure of not only listening in but playing this electronic marvel. Anything, as the amount of possibilities suggests, is possible ^Playing the guitar was no more difficult than it had ever been (especially for us). Adjusting the amp took a bit of work (especially finding the volumecontrol). And the amp didn't seem to have any reliability problems throughout our fifteen minute demo. *"*—* of all, the amp looked fantasticf Ther.e were wide-eyed musicians from every corner of the universe gawking at us as we played. (Or were they gawking at the amp?)

And finally, Sound Vendor sounded damn good! All the modular configurations turned us on. (Fortunately, the folks from L.D. Heater turned the amp on for us and plugged us in.) Everything fit compatibly, and the technology that went into the amp's creation was truly remarkable.

What does it cost, you say? Well, let's say you want the 2-12" speaker cabinet. That'll be $475.00. Then you'll need the rack and case with a lid to hold all the goodies. That'll be $150.00. You'll want the 135 watt RMS power amp for $300.00, a high impedance guitar input module for $45.00, a 7+ band graphic equalizer with slide controls for $225.00, and maybe a miniphasor for $139.95. While we're at it, how about a funk machine for $60.00, overdrive for $50.00, a compressor for $200.00, and an interface for external battery-operated effects (price is pend-

ing). And of course, an Artist's Name Display Module for $99.00 and the cigarette lighter which is also pending according to the price list.

What've we got here?For $1,743.95 plus two "pendings" you get an amp with 135 watts RMS, 2-12" speakers, a fuzz tone, phase shifter, equalizer, name display, and cigarette lighter. Of course the catalogue can give you far more information, so don't rush making up your mind.

Write: L.D. Heater, 10950 S.W. 11th Avenue, Beaverton, Oregon 97005 and tell 'em Boy Howdy sent