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AMPLIFICATION FROM THE BEGINNING

Anyone who plays an instrument with some degree of commitment eventually imagines himself on stage captivating thousands of crazed fans. I do. I think fantasy gets sold with a guitar. When I began playing electric, I checked out several amplification companies.

September 1, 1977
John McNicholl

AMPLIFICATION FROM THE BEGINNING

by

John McNicholl

Anyone who plays an instrument with some degree of commitment eventually imagines himself on stage captivating thousands of crazed fans. I do. I think fantasy gets sold with a guitar. When I began playing electric, I checked out several amplification companies. At this stage of my musical development, I really didn’t need equipment that was big, heavy and powerful. So, I began to investigate companies that were making equipment specifically for those of us who weren’t quite ready to jam with Eric Clapton.

There are several companies that make equipment for my kind of musician. They concentrate on building systems that produce high acoustic output, which is what good sound is all about. What their products lack in RMS wattage, they make up for in efficiency and excellent sound reproduction. Plus, they’re all very portable.

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