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Post by **shark** » 07 Mar 2012, 13:52

Anybody know what the grey gizmo with the VU meters is next to the B3? It's a picture from 1968 taken in Snakepit studios in Detroit.

Post by **Hanon_CTS** » 07 Mar 2012, 20:58

shark wrote:Anybody know what the grey gizmo with the VU meters is next to the B3? It's a picture from 1968 taken in Snakepit studios in Detroit.

Hello Shark,
it is a custom made (one of a kind) 5 channel tube-preamp/ mixer/ amplifier built by Mike McLean.

It was used for monitoring, primarily by the guitarists and bassist.

There's some good info about it in this thread:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/real- ... mp-854013/

Cheers, Hanon

Post by **bdodds** » 07 Mar 2012, 21:08

Incidentally it's Hitsville USA, the legendary Motown studio, in Studio A which was also known as the Snakepit.

Picture seems to be from 2006:

Post by **shark** » 07 Mar 2012, 21:46

Thx, you guys really know your stuff.

Post by **bdodds** » 08 Mar 2012, 07:56

Thanks! We try to..

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