In a message dated 7/8/2008 8:10:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes:
In all the photos of that-era KC that I've seen, they're using HiWatt stacks (they were also endorsers of HiWatt) and this is what Ian told me in 2005 they used for the recording of the album. I can't see them using HiWatt onstage and switching to something else in the studio. They tried to record the album as much "off the floor" as they could and it seems to me that they'd just drag their usual equipment into the studio and play.
Has anyone seen any photos that refute my claim? That could give this discussion a lead or two.
Maybe Ian didn't remember clearly what they'd used when he talked to you, Frank. Being a sax player primarily, he'd probably just think "that bloody big amp behind me" when he was playing. In my experience, sax players get big johnsons discussing makes of saxes and what reeds and mouthpieces they like. They couldn't care less about amplifiers. Guitarists, on the other hand... ;)
Rick
That may well be so. I recall one other time that he wasn't so sure, stating either a Marshall or a Hiwatt stack. Remember, Pinder's memory wasn't all that hot either (by his own admission). Gotta get back to my Selmer Series 10 with Selmer mouthpiece, reverse ligature, and Vandoren reeds...
Frank