ugliest amp award?

[LeeMo]

I remember Rev. B.F.Gibbons playing thru a Rio Grande stack or two in the early seventies.
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/archive/inde ... 38914.html
LeeMo

[andrew]

SG Systems weighs in: http://www.gbase.com/gear/sg-systems-amp-1970

[Alexo]

SG Systems weighs in: http://www.gbase.com/gear/sg-systems-amp-1970

Those things - I've seen the combo version where the whole cab is basically a flight case, locking front panel and all! What strikes me is that this was so clearly someone's attempt to build the ultimate amp.

I know these aren't amps, but they are so abominable, I thought them worth mentioning:


This one listed at over $6K!

[img3000]http://www.gibson.com/press/custom/prod ... ribute.jpg[/img]

[img:267:500]http://www.strumstrum.com/wp-content/up ... ing_v1.jpg[/img]

[img:989:989]http://www.shakenstir.co.uk/wp-content/ ... tiger1.jpg[/img]

[img:990:400]http://images.gibson.com/Files/f0441796 ... 0202bc.jpg[/img]

[img:630:258]http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesI ... x_main.jpg[/img]

[selloutrr]

SG Systems weighs in: http://www.gbase.com/gear/sg-systems-amp-1970

Those things - I've seen the combo version where the whole cab is basically a flight case, locking front panel and all! What strikes me is that this was so clearly someone's attempt to build the ultimate amp.

I know these aren't amps, but they are so abominable, I thought them worth mentioning:


This one listed at over $6K!

[img3000]http://www.gibson.com/press/custom/prod ... ribute.jpg[/img]

[img:267:500]http://www.strumstrum.com/wp-content/up ... ing_v1.jpg[/img]

[img:989:989]http://www.shakenstir.co.uk/wp-content/ ... tiger1.jpg[/img]

[img:990:400]http://images.gibson.com/Files/f0441796 ... 0202bc.jpg[/img]

[img:630:258]http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesI ... x_main.jpg[/img]

Doesn't it feel like Gibson just gave up?

[andrew]

Road Amps http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... mpgear_roa
I remember SG Systems had a "blue jean" amp covering also.

[Reeltarded]

Similiar to a Tweed Twin, they say...

Cheers,
Rob

They are insane.

[mike9]

I remember a guy back in the day who had a Kustom. We used to heckle him, but damn was that thing loud

[andrew]

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-JORDAN-AMPL ... 038wt_1141
It's a Jordan! I vaguely remember an ad in Hit Parader mag in the 60's that said the Yardbirds used Jordan amps. I wonder if the Yardbirds knew that? The mag also had an ad for the world's biggest amp that was made by Coral - Danelectro

[amplifiednation]

I've been meaning to submit this for the running. This is a Hughes and Kettner and Marshall cab I tolexed and "cloth-ed". It actually looked pretty cool, but it's ugly as hell

[crbowman]

Then there's this.......

[Noval_novice]

I've been meaning to submit this for the running. This is a Hughes and Kettner and Marshall cab I tolexed and "cloth-ed". It actually looked pretty cool, but it's ugly as hell

Man, my vertigo is acting up just looking at the bottom one!

[paulster]

Doesn't it feel like Gibson just gave up?

It does!

[andrew]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Holiday-Amplifier-M ... 1090wt_907


great knobs