Comments on: synchronicity and the Vox AC 50

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:06:16 +0000

Hendrix loved the big headstock – at least this is one of the strats he could have played! The AC 50 is provided with EL 34 tubes, as are most Marshall amps. But the amp designs seem to be rather different, so it’s not a Marshall, definitely. But it has this rough kind of distortion, and a heavy bass response (it was also used as a bass amp).
I regard it as an amp in it’s own right, not like the other Vox amps, that have EL 84 tubes.

By: vintageguitar

vintageguitar — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:20:49 +0000

Beautiful guitar, and a great amp. I suppose this is one on the valve Vox amps, just before they went solid state (and downhill). A really nice bell like tone in your clip. You’ve got to love that big headstock on the late sixties stratocasters!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:25:35 +0000

The synchronicity of all the things that had to come together for you but did makes me think of the definition of pronoia: the suspicion that the entire universe is conspiring to shower you with blessings. I enjoyed this piece; it has the harder rock part in the middle, but most of it is sweetness.

By: gary

gary — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:23:16 +0000

I’m kind of relieved now. Before that I wished I had put a better tune here. This one I recorded about one month ago, and listening, I’m quite unsatisfied with it. Although the theme is nice, I find I could have done it better.
But I will write about this in an upcoming post (“mistakes”). It turns out the music is developing over time.
So all the more I’m grateful about your vivid depiction, Elspeth. I can almost visualize your slow dancing (then I lit an incense stick, quite sure the scent won’t get over to you. continents. oceans.)

By: Elspeth

Elspeth — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:29:48 +0000

Very moving in a visual and physical way. Maybe because you mentioned the smell of vintage gear … I also got a ‘smell’ coming from the music. It reminded me of the smoke rising from some lovely incense I bought when I was away (Chandan). The smoke of incense has a great way of dancing depending on how the wind moves it. The music was playing and I was standing in my room and started to move my hands, arms, etc. Gradually I was moving slowly, kind of like tai chi – or like a tree, with my feet planted where I stood. It felt like I was unwinding.