Name:    Steve Kennedy
Email:   steve@pacair.com  
Subject: Little Feat & RD 65 112
Thread:  89
Time:    Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:47:52 UTC

The part of the commentary track where Paul mentions the Music Man guitar occurs during "Day at the Dog Races".


The best looks at the Music Man 210 amp occur when the keyboards are the focus of the camera angle. Don't look at the foreground, look for the amp right behind Paul just above knee level.


The amp size, shape and logo plate are a dead giveaway if you look for them. Most of the other amps onstage appear to be of Fender parentage so the Music Man blends in andis hard to notice unless you are really studying the equipment!


The nice thing about owning a DVD copy of this performance is you can still-frame capture the best views to study them at your leasure instead of trying to catch glimpses in real time!


As far as speakers go, my take is that it will all depend on your needs, your taste and your wallet. The best speaker for YOU may not be the boutique or most popular or the most expensive!


All I will say is the Eminence Vintage 12 (8-ohm) is probably a reasonable match to the original factory loudspeaker (assuming it wasn't a special-order EVM or Alnico to start with) and you can get these for $50-$75 (retail is about $100). This is about 1/2 of what an equivalent Celestion would set you back and proably 1/3 or better when compared to a "boutique" loudspeaker.


I try not to personally jump on the Speaker or tube bandwagon other than to compare or evaluate suitability. These things can be a very personal decision based on the relationships of the key factors and how YOU rank their priority (i.e. price, sound, snob-appeal, bragging rights, power handling, kind of music, tonality, previous experience, brother-in-law owns the company, etc...)


Steve