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Man I love this image.  Yamaha YC Combo Organ advert circa 1971. "Organ Eyes.  It's what happens when you see…

12 years ago

The Obscure Emrad Guitar Amplifier circa 1971

The Emrad amplifier was designed to the needs of jazz-guitar great Johnny Smith.  Handmade in a Colorado workshop, these 100-watt…

12 years ago

Preservation Sound Dot Com is now on Tumblr

With the estate sale/ flea market season upon us, I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try a…

12 years ago

Hondo II guitars circa 1980

Hondo II: the First Name In First Bands.   Marketed as ideal beginner-instruments, Hondo II was the US brand name for…

12 years ago

Interesting Guitar Effects of the 1970s

Rowe-DeArmond offers a volume-pedal sized for funky, funky boots.  Today at PS dot com: some interesting odds n ends from…

12 years ago

Ole’ Ibanez part 2: Lawsuit era and beyond

Above: The Ibanez Double Axe lineup circa 1974.  Bass/Guitar, 12 string/Guitar, and Guitar/Guitar models. Today as PS dot com: a…

12 years ago

Altec Public-Address in the Seventies

Above: this one caught me by surprise.  Neil Young endorses Altec PA kit in 1971.  We see the Altec 1210A…

12 years ago

Baby it’s the Guitar Dude

1971: Ovation instruments of New Hartford CT releases "the Guitar Dude," a 100-watt 2x15 guitar amp. 1972: Bread, the band…

12 years ago

Boxxes of Foxx(es)

Above: a scan of the 1974 fOXX catalog: we see the O.D. Machine, the Loud Machine, the Fuzz & Wa…

12 years ago

Heil in the Seventies

From Wikipedia: "Bob Heil (October 5, 1940) is...most well known for creating the template for modern rock sound systems. He…

12 years ago