“They said if I told anyone, they would deny it.” Ritchie Blackmore got the loudest amp Marshall ever made. All he had to do was keep two secrets.

I actually was up against the stage and heard Blackmore's stage volume. This was at the first two Rainbow shows in the US, they played on Long Island and NYC.
I never forgot the volume. Only guy I heard w/ same stage volume was Robin Trower. Again, right up against the stage.
Those were not TGP volumes.
 
CarlF said:
I actually was up against the stage and heard Blackmore's stage volume. This was at the first two Rainbow shows in the US, they played on Long Island and NYC.
I never forgot the volume. Only guy I heard w/ same stage volume was Robin Trower. Again, right up against the stage.
Those were not TGP volumes.
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I would imagine that Pete Townsend probably had the loudest stage volume of anyone.

I only say that because my old 50 watt Hiwatt DR 504 would totally bury a 100 watt Marshall.....like not even close.

Pete used several 100 watt Hiwatt full stacks......that must have been mental!!!!!
 
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67mike said:
I would imagine that Pete Townsend probably had the loudest stage volume of anyone.

I only say that because my old 50 watt Hiwatt DR 504 would totally bury a 100 watt Marshall.....like not even close.

Pete used several 100 watt Hiwatt full stacks......that must have been mental!!!!!
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When I had a small warehouse space for storage I had a couple chances super late at night to run two Custom 100 full stacks cranked to max and slammed the inputs with a cranked Treble Booster, a couple different fuzz pedals, and a Soldano SLO Pedal. The signal was split stereo with my Fulltone Tape Echo. I had a Friedman 412/15 paired with a JCM 800 Bass cab on one side, and a Bogner 412B and Electric Amps 412 on rhe other side.
 
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As a musician, who enjoys listening to music, I’m baffled by the desire to expose oneself to deafening sound levels. Do painters splash acetone in their eyes on purpose?
 
That's why concert sound is so sterile these days. Guys playing their digital units thru the PA. No volume, no excitement. Just fucking sheep holding their phones up.
So glad I saw so many great shows 70's- 2000's, and they were loud. In the clubs too. Not this neutered sound of digital cartoons.
 
njshred said:
As a musician, who enjoys listening to music, I’m baffled by the desire to expose oneself to deafening sound levels. Do painters splash acetone in their eyes on purpose?
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Hearing loss, adrenaline and machismo.
 
Loudest for me was a 311 Day show in NOLA back in the day and a recent VH tribute band. In both cases, the music was so loud I had to leave the auditorium several times to give my ears a break. Now I have a variety of ear protection options. Last loud show where protection came in handy was Pantera in KS last year.

PS: Pete Townsend is what....90% deaf?
 
CarlF said:
That's why concert sound is so sterile these days. Guys playing their digital units thru the PA. No volume, no excitement. Just fucking sheep holding their phones up.
So glad I saw so many great shows 70's- 2000's, and they were loud. In the clubs too. Not this neutered sound of digital cartoons.
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I remember seeing Pantera in a theater in Boston (Orpheum?) just before, or around the release of Far Beyond Driven, iirc and the intensity of Vinnie’s kick drum was off the charts. Ear plugs didn’t matter. Because of the low end you were physically feeling it right through your chest.
 
Dave L said:
I once saw a show with Motorhead opening for Manowar, that was both the loudest stage and the loudest show overall I´ve ever heard. But this was in the 90s and I imagine it was far louder going further back.
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I can’t blame Manowar for wanting to drown themselves out
 
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