Hello again Fretheads!
From my last post's talk of Marshall Elephant Tolex to another animal themed post. The Pignose Amp. I bought two of these wonders recently. I am talking about the original Pig Nose Amplifier with the Metal Pig's Nose Volume Control on the front...what is now referred to as the P7-100. A design so simple for a battery amp...the open and close mechanism is the tone control...Now that is an uber cool design idea dontchathink?
Time was you couldn't open up a copy of Beat Instrumental or International Musician without seeing the guitar greats we all looked up to backstage or in the studio with a "Piggy" in tow. Oh look there's Frank Zappa at his Cailfornia Studio with a Piggy on the mixing desk. There's Peter Frampton or Joe Walsh or Alex Lifeson or Jeff Beck all with a "Piggy" in the vicinity. Imagine my shock when the current price list came out and the P7-100 is now £129.95!!!! More ominously I haven't seen any for sale secondhand for ages. It looks like they are the kind of iconic original items that have now found their way into everyone's collection and supply has dried up and this is reflected in the price of the new item. If you have one stick hold of it I will be hanging to the two I already have as I sense a great future for the humble "piggy".
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