This one's from his days in Santa Cruz ca. 1972. (East Cliff Dr. is mostly all residences today. It borders the ocean with killer views. I wonder where his shop was located.)
You knowledgeable types can probably recognize his circuit manifestations at first glance. It seems like a cool "historical" piece but not really for gigging anymore.
Let us know if you buy it!
Enjoy,
NG.
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All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare__B Spinoza
I can't remember the exact street corner but I think it may have been 26th and East Cliff. There was a tiny building with maybe two store fronts there. Alexander lived there and had his shop too. He had a Dutch door and did business with the top half open. I know David Green personally having played alto sax while he played tenor in our high school bands. This particular amp has been on ebay before and somebody here who reportedly has a direct line to Alexander says he denies the connection. I don't believe HAD for a minute because he built ME one too in those days. Some people choose to shut the door on the past. Whatever. I foolishly sold mine to finance something stoopid I'm sure. Anyway, this amp has made the rounds on the forum.
Dan
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Dan,
Thanks for answering. That's cool you have first hand knowledge & personal history with the seller as well as HAD. Yeah, it's sort of pathetic
when folks feel they have to deny a portion of their lives. I'm guessing
HAD doesn't have much "closure" dealing with events in that manner.
The amp appears to have those nasty chocolate colored caps in it. Maybe
his parts bins were a little on the skimpy side back then.
Was the amp he made for you unique? That is, was it a tone monster in
it's own right? What would a fellow pay for one of these back then?
I don't mean to bend your ear as I know you've got projects of your own.
Thanks for shedding some light on the Dumble/Santa Cruz mythology.
All the best to you,
Noel.
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare__B Spinoza
Hey Noel:
I didn't know may arse from a new nickle in those days about tone. I had a goldtop LP Deluxe and the thing sounded monster through it. I built the cab and Alexander made my amp using a Fender Rhodes piano amp chassis with a 2 ohm output transformer. I put an Altec 417-8C in there. It was awefully bright. I paid $475 for it with the speaker, which would have bought a couple of BF Deluxe Reverbs in those days I think. Everything was cheaper then.
I often wonder what happened to that one. I should haunt the pawn shops over there and see if it's still around. It had OD and Ratio pots and master volume. I could be mistaken but I think it had an accent switch. All I remember is filing out all those slider switches and the transfer letters on the faceplate I built.
He was a pretty personable guy then. Who knows why people become difficult with years. Maybe he just thinks he's too famous for old friends.
I dunno.
Dan
The Last of the World's Great Human Beings
Seek immediate medical attention if you suddenly go either deaf or blind.
If you put the Federal Government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years time there would be a shortage of sand.
