Historical Notes on NZ Amps
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Historical Notes on NZ Amps
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Re: Historical Notes on NZ Amps
Yeah, read that quite a while ago while searching for info on the Poweray amp. Did not make on that list.
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" Commodore lap steels with their deco designs now fetch big dollars among local and international buyers."
Hmmm
Hmmm
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Re: Historical Notes on NZ Amps
There's a Gunn combo on TradeMe at the moment currently sitting on $300.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =911520214
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =911520214
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This made me think of the price differentials between eBay and reverb.com*UNIQUE* wrote:" Commodore lap steels with their deco designs now fetch big dollars among local and international buyers."
Hmmm
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I was more thinking that the statement was a little hopeful, which is typical of kiwis that own old musical gear. They all think it's worth a million.
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On the bands using the amps featured in this article are Ticket. Here is Ticket in a 1972 tv clip of their song with the catchy title "Bad things in this world make the nice things nicer". I like nice things, don't you? And who at the time couldn't connect to the line, "waiting for the steamboat going nowhere", since in NZ in 1972, with one exception there weren't any steamboats to go anywhere on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNtG4bSrxAo
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It is actually great that someone had recorded this info. Some of those amps sound good on paper!
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Great article. I didn't know the Gunn 50 head was their first amp - I love mine. Also interesting to note that the Jansen Bassmans were Bandmaster based.
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TICKET!!!!!
one of my great regrets is being about 4 years too young to have seen ticket during their Mojo residency n ChCh. Loved seeing them in their shortlisted comeback around 1974. Always a fan of Eddie Hanson. Its a great shame they didn't have the songwriting chips to go with their musical ability - otherwise they would be a major part of NZ history instead of a footnote. Still....wish I had Eddies gift!
one of my great regrets is being about 4 years too young to have seen ticket during their Mojo residency n ChCh. Loved seeing them in their shortlisted comeback around 1974. Always a fan of Eddie Hanson. Its a great shame they didn't have the songwriting chips to go with their musical ability - otherwise they would be a major part of NZ history instead of a footnote. Still....wish I had Eddies gift!
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Lawrence, Ticket could indeed play, perfectly channeling Hendrix. Eddie Hanson's chops - the best of any NZ guitarist for many years afterwards. But as you noted, much more diplomatically, their songwriting was pants. What classic rock chops!
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Verily thus, eBay price vs what things will actually be daily sold for .*UNIQUE* wrote:I was more thinking that the statement was a little hopeful, which is typical of kiwis that own old musical gear. They all think it's worth a million.
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There was also Gerrard amps that resembled the Boogie look as did Rockit. From memory Anil Naidu(God bless 'em) also worked for a short time with the chap who produced these combos(Tony Gerrard??) and then he went on to do the Rockit thing.
At least I think that's how it went, correct me if I'm mistaken.
At least I think that's how it went, correct me if I'm mistaken.
Doin' that scrapyard thing.