Pignose Amp test- original 1970's.

Here's my sound testing my 1970's made in U.S.A pignose amp!
This was the same amp Frank Zappa used on a lot of recordings, and even on a TV show for a performance of "Black Napkins".

It's battery powered, but packs a hell of a punch. Unfortunately, in the 80's they moved the parts and production to Korea and China, and the sound on the newer models has changed drastically. To give you an idea of how the original sounds, I've played the amp clean and dirty, with the back of the amp open and closed (this changed the sound quite dramatically).

There's actually only one channel (distorted) but rolling back the volume on your guitar cleans the amp up nicely and, in generall, the more attack you use the more it distorts.

Enjoy.

By the way , if you want to skip to the various sections:

Clean, closed (beginning)

Distorted, closed (3:09)

Distorted, open (5:00)

Clean, open (7:29)

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[FrankDamage]

Nice job on the demo. A little lengthy I think, but the time links you provide make up for it and are great for doing quick back and forth comparisons instantly. Zappa was a GOD. Thanks for posting.