@mcsteve1350x: "A friend sent me this photo. We attended the same concert
but I did not know he was there, too. I'm sure he's glad he still
has the photo. I'm glad he shared it with me.
Best I can recall this at Brown University in March of '68.
Check out the PA column near the left margin.
I recall the sound as being just a huge roar with unintelligible
vocals.
Those were the days, eh?
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Steve <snip> McQ "
    @mikeh: ""McSteve" <email_address> wrote in message 
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I remember seeing the Doors back then they had a bunch of Acoustic cabs 
stacked up. Kinda lloked like the beginnings of a real PA.
I remember a lot of 60's groups had a couple of horns up on stands...PA's 
were awful then. "
    @mikeh: ""McSteve" <email_address> wrote in message 
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A quick google shows you can go here to see Acoustic's 1968 catalog, since 
you seem to doubt me.
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And here shows their guitar amps from 1968 on
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The Doors toured with an Acoustic PA.  I saw it. I even called Acoustic 
about it, since it looked like better PA technology than most bands had and 
I was already doing PA then.
BTW you won't find the Doors PA in the catalog. it was built for the Doors 
from Altec components. Acoustic made the amplification and pretty blue front 
boxes. "
    @mikeh: ""liquidator" <email_address> wrote in message 
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BTW if you poke around there you will find a photo of Hendrix playing an 
early Acoustic Black Widow guitar...a rare collectible. "
    @mikeh: ""George's Pro Sound Co." <email_address> wrote in message 
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A true businessman would sell it as "retro" and charge extra....
Once PT Barnum collected on a debt the only way he could...a load of fish. 
He sold it as "white salmon" "
    @mikeh: ""McSteve" <email_address> wrote in message 
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You seem more worried about it than I was. No biggie. "
    @mcsteve1350x: "<quote>
I saw The Doors in that same venue at Brown U. It's a hockey rink.
I do not recall the Acoustic brand being in use in '68. First time I saw
that nameplate was Mahavishnu Orchestra's first tour in '71. That was
also at Brown U, but a different building.
I'm pretty sure that column (Hendrix pic) is either Standell or Shure.
Steve <snip> McQ "
    @bmoas: ""liquidator" <email_address> wrote in message 
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I think I will leave the meyers and eaw's home and get a couple of 
vocalmasters for my festival
hell good enough for Jimi good enough for anyone :-)
g"
    @sound: "<quote>
  My last set of Vocal masters (a few decades ago) were so good, they 
never came back once when rented out. They did have a hard steel handle
mod to replace the flex handle shure put on them.
What was the rig the Beatles used at Shea stadium gig?
bob"
    @mcsteve1350x: "<quote>
Where did I say that I doubted you? I just said I didn't recall
seeing the Acoustic brand back then.
Touchy, touchy, touchy....
Steve <snip> McQ "
    @dsdennysound: "<quote>
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It was. And they were painted yellow. They were placed on the ground 
around the field, about every 20 feet or so, tilted back to aim them 
into the stands.
-Denny"
    @mikeh: ""George's Pro Sound Co." <email_address> wrote in message 
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Those were the days.
I saw Jose Feliciano at Ohio University, actually went to see the lead in 
act...Led Zeppelin. It was either 4 or 6 bucks, can't remember.
 the Doors concert I mentioned was 5 bucks... "
    @mikeh: ""McSteve" <email_address> wrote in message 
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Dunno if you saw the Buddy Holly movie, but the promoter thought they were 
black and booked them, I think in the Apollo? "
    @Leon: "On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:37:09 -0500, "George's Pro Sound Co." <email_address>
wrote:
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I saw Hendrix in 67 or 68, I forget, but the sound was terrible... worst concert
I ever attended. It was an arena, and I was in row 32 from the stage, and all I
could hear was the guitar. No drums, bass or vocals, just guitar. Lucky it was
Jimi or I would have walked out. And everyone was standing on their chairs... so
I couldn't even see anything!
Whoever did the sound for that show should have been shot with a ball of his own
shit."
    @bmoas: "<email_address> wrote in message 
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I bet you still feel you got your 4$'s worth :-)
I have a grateful dead ticket stub from 1972  price
6.50$
George"
    @yomama: "<quote>
I hate you. ;^)
No, actually I guess age has its benefits. Including being able to 
remember concerts some of us would kill to see now.
The Doors and Zep, along with the Beatles, were my idols growing up. I'm 
pretty sure I was born in the wrong decade.
-Jeff"
    @mcsteve1350x: "<quote>
Some of the billings back then were funny in retrospect. Hendrix was
the opening act for The Monkees when he first toured the US.
I saw some interesting bills back then, too. Santana as the opener for
The Who in Boston. I think it was before "Woodstock" (the movie)
was released. Mahavishnu Orchestra (1.0) opening for Loggins and
Messina. That was a backwards bill. They also opened for Mott the
Hoople on another gig. I left 2 songs into the headliner. Another f'd
up billing was Weather Report as the opener for John Mayall. Joe
Walsh was supposed to open, but cancelled last minute. So, some
fool booked WR as a replacement. The Mayall/Walsh crowd was
less than appreciative of Zawinul, Shorter, et al. Nearly ruined it
for me. Left after Mayall's 1st tune. This was Early WR with Vitous
on bass, Greg Errico on drums.
Steve <snip> McQ "
    @Leon: "On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:13:02 -0500, "George's Pro Sound Co." <email_address>
wrote:
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It was more than $4, I think I paid $12 but that might have been 2 tickets... I
don't have any stubs from those years...
Don't forget inflation, that was a days wages back then...
I regret I never got to see the Beatles, they were my fav band growing up. It
seemed I always got to see the acts that I considered less than... like
Steppenwolf and 3 Dog Night, I wanted to see Doors and Clapton but never did.
Never saw the Stones either. Saw Led Zep, though, and 10 Years After...
Jefferson Airplane... Grateful Dead...
Oh well...
BEST sound goes to Led Zep. 1970 I guess. They opened with Immigrant Song."
    @mcsteve1350x: "<quote>
The one I most regret never seeing is John Coltrane.
I wasn't really aware of his work until after he died.
I saw plenty of bands in the 60s. Cream, Airplane,
Dead, Lovin Spoonful, Sam the Sham, James Brown,
The Stones.All sorts of stuff. James Brown's band in
the 60s was phenomenal!
At this stage, there's very few acts I would pay to see.
Very,very few.
Steve <snip> McQ "
    @ron: "<quote>
Rolling Stones from 1964, five shillings and sixpence, that was about 40 
cents in USD I think.
Ron(UK)"
    @sjconolly_98: ""Arkansan Raider" <email_address> wrote in message 
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My first concert was Zep in ... 1976? My memory is as fuzzy as my hair used 
to be back then.
It was my first riot, too - feet, don't fail me now!
Sean"
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