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harddriver
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80 amps played at one time.....................
World Record - most guitar amps played at one time at Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
Techdeth
RESIDENT ROCK PROFESSOR
But is there a Larry in the mix ?
Tone Monster
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Furthest Marshall to the left was outta phase…
7704A
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Neat. Too quiet though. The rules should be amended to require the volume knobs to be maxed. What's the point of playing 80 amps if one 2204 is still louder?
Edit: Apparently the video doesn't accurately represent how loud it is. Still, missed opportunity to set them all to 10.
Edit: Apparently the video doesn't accurately represent how loud it is. Still, missed opportunity to set them all to 10.
Uzi Nein Millimetah
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A lot of the impact of rock music is lost on yootoob vids.
I feel for young kids who only watch concerts in their mother's basements and have never seen a true giant band live in person at a big concert venue.....with real tube amps....loud enough to rattle your brain.....
shar-vell Dan
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skoora
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Bass…..talk about anti-climactic. 
Could only been have redeemed by playing One of These Days. Note to self. Re-break record while simultaneously have the most drummers and pedal steel players to ever play at same time….crap will need 82 more Marshall’s for the pedal steels.
Could only been have redeemed by playing One of These Days. Note to self. Re-break record while simultaneously have the most drummers and pedal steel players to ever play at same time….crap will need 82 more Marshall’s for the pedal steels.
TheGreatGreen
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Joe Bonamassa pours himself an evening drink and sits down as his computer before hitting the purchase button on a handful of 60's Les Pauls and a half a dozen more vintage Fender and Marshall amps. When they arrive, he'll do what he always does with them. They'll be tossed to the back of his his already overstuffed storage bunker full of them. “Man, nothing beats the high of knowing a few more great pieces of vintage gear will no longer be out there for people to discover and enjoy, heh heh” he grumbles from under dark sunglasses he wears indoors, and slicked straight back hair. “But you know what? Maybe this time I’ll savor the moment, you know, take it slow. Before I hit the button, let’s hop over to YouTube, might be something good on to really get the vintage gear buying juices flowing.”
He peruses through thumbnails until a strange looking one shows up in his feed. “What's this? The most amps at once? Pssh, doubt it." He mutters to himself, casting a quick glance at the pile of maybe two dozen old Princetons haphazardly dumped in the corner. In his collection, that pile was little more than a rounding error. "World record? Heh. Nobody plays more amps at once than me. Nobody has more amps at once than me. Ok let’s see what this loser thinks ‘most’ looks like.”
He hits play.
The harsh light of the computer monitor dances across the blackened sunglass shades leering at it. The video shifts to the roomful of amps, arranged and staged for action. The first chord is struck. A single eyebrow seems to slowly peek out from just over the top of one of the darkened lenses. As the video plays on, a cold sweat begins to crest around the confusingly high hairline, which you can see clearly because his hair is so expertly slicked back. "Those amps probably don't even sound good in the room. They're not even all cranked to max volume" he bellows to himself, thinking he's whispering, as decades of standing next to cranked Fenders and Marshalls will do that to you. "I bet they're not even using the highest quality signal splitting buffer pedals money can buy to run all those amps, like I do" he scoffs.
The video plays on. A scowl creeps over the comically rich bluesman’s face, swift as a Texas flood. He reaches out for his trusty gold-dipped and diamond encrusted 1959 Burst. It was never farther than an arm's length away, and it's always provided him comfort in trying times like these, but despite the warmest of warm tones it always sang, today it just felt cold. "This fool isn't even singing like a black guy, for Christ sake! He hasn't even ONCE pronounced 'no more' like 'naw maw' or anything! Fucking amateur!" Joe's vision goes red, as red as that house over yonder. Spittle slings from his mouth as words fire from it like a Machine Gun. "WHO DOES THIS PIECE OF SHIT THINK HE HIS!" His tirade continues "NOBODY PLAYS MORE AMPS THAN THE BONAMASSA, WHICH IS WHAT I NAMED MYSELF BECAUSE IT'S HOW AN OLD BLACK GUY, WHO I WISH I WAS, WOULD PRONOUNCE BONER MASTER" he shrieks as he flips his computer table across the room. In the chaos, who knows how many priceless pieces of vintage gear were smashed beyond repair.
Through the cloud of dust and knee-high pile of severed guitar necks and bodies, Joe noticed the corner of a laptop screen jutting out from the wreckage, now flickering and jittery. From just behind the static and digital noise, Joe could barely make out a checkout cart showing a handful of 60's Les Pauls, plus a few more vintage Fender and Marshall amps, and a single "Purchase" button.
"What's the point" he sulked. "The thrill is gone."
He peruses through thumbnails until a strange looking one shows up in his feed. “What's this? The most amps at once? Pssh, doubt it." He mutters to himself, casting a quick glance at the pile of maybe two dozen old Princetons haphazardly dumped in the corner. In his collection, that pile was little more than a rounding error. "World record? Heh. Nobody plays more amps at once than me. Nobody has more amps at once than me. Ok let’s see what this loser thinks ‘most’ looks like.”
He hits play.
The harsh light of the computer monitor dances across the blackened sunglass shades leering at it. The video shifts to the roomful of amps, arranged and staged for action. The first chord is struck. A single eyebrow seems to slowly peek out from just over the top of one of the darkened lenses. As the video plays on, a cold sweat begins to crest around the confusingly high hairline, which you can see clearly because his hair is so expertly slicked back. "Those amps probably don't even sound good in the room. They're not even all cranked to max volume" he bellows to himself, thinking he's whispering, as decades of standing next to cranked Fenders and Marshalls will do that to you. "I bet they're not even using the highest quality signal splitting buffer pedals money can buy to run all those amps, like I do" he scoffs.
The video plays on. A scowl creeps over the comically rich bluesman’s face, swift as a Texas flood. He reaches out for his trusty gold-dipped and diamond encrusted 1959 Burst. It was never farther than an arm's length away, and it's always provided him comfort in trying times like these, but despite the warmest of warm tones it always sang, today it just felt cold. "This fool isn't even singing like a black guy, for Christ sake! He hasn't even ONCE pronounced 'no more' like 'naw maw' or anything! Fucking amateur!" Joe's vision goes red, as red as that house over yonder. Spittle slings from his mouth as words fire from it like a Machine Gun. "WHO DOES THIS PIECE OF SHIT THINK HE HIS!" His tirade continues "NOBODY PLAYS MORE AMPS THAN THE BONAMASSA, WHICH IS WHAT I NAMED MYSELF BECAUSE IT'S HOW AN OLD BLACK GUY, WHO I WISH I WAS, WOULD PRONOUNCE BONER MASTER" he shrieks as he flips his computer table across the room. In the chaos, who knows how many priceless pieces of vintage gear were smashed beyond repair.
Through the cloud of dust and knee-high pile of severed guitar necks and bodies, Joe noticed the corner of a laptop screen jutting out from the wreckage, now flickering and jittery. From just behind the static and digital noise, Joe could barely make out a checkout cart showing a handful of 60's Les Pauls, plus a few more vintage Fender and Marshall amps, and a single "Purchase" button.
"What's the point" he sulked. "The thrill is gone."
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thegame
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@TheGreatGreen Post of the year OMFG! 
BeZo
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Fucking Bass for the WIN!!!
...Still not enough low end.
...Still not enough low end.
phillybhatesme
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Bass…..talk about anti-climactic.
Could only been have redeemed by playing One of These Days. Note to self. Re-break record while simultaneously have the most drummers and pedal steel players to ever play at same time….crap will need 82 more Marshall’s for the pedal steels.
He even says, "we thought it'd be cool to hook up 20 Marshalls and strike an open E chord," so like...where the fuck was that? Imagine hooking up 80 guitar amps just to play some RHCP on the bass.
skoora
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Amen, it was glorious.@TheGreatGreen Post of the year OMFG!
MORE AMPS THAN THE BONAMASSA, WHICH IS WHAT I NAMED MYSELF BECAUSE IT'S HOW AN OLD BLACK GUY, WHO I WISH I WAS, WOULD PRONOUNCE BONER MASTER"
If I had been drinking I would have choked
shar-vell Dan
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Bass is for people who can't play guitar.
Just like rap is for people who can't sing or play an instrument.
Just like rap is for people who can't sing or play an instrument.
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harddriver
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Not that I am against bass players....................it should have been a 6 string guitar IMHO! But it was still cool to see...............Bass…..talk about anti-climactic.
Could only been have redeemed by playing One of These Days. Note to self. Re-break record while simultaneously have the most drummers and pedal steel players to ever play at same time….crap will need 82 more Marshall’s for the pedal steels.
311boogieman
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harddriver
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Yeah but it was 80 amps at one time..........................................................................................
311boogieman
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Yeah but it was 80 amps at one time..........................................................................................
Think what we could do with an 81 amp amp fest
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harddriver
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Think what we could do with an 81 amp amp fest
