* Equipment (instruments)

Then...Howard Baldwin Combo Organ.

I gig now with a Yamaha PSR-S910.

*Equipment (amplification)

Then...Fender Bassman black-face with 2X12" speakers.

Now...Either two Yamaha MS60S powered monitors in stereo, or Yamaha Stagepas 300/500.


* Material performed:

Then (1968-69)...Soul, R&B, Rock&Roll.

Now...all genres, mostly laid back material.


* Venue:
Then...Local parish halls...teen dances.

Now...mainly Yamaha demos and clinics.


* Number of players:

Then...five. Two singer/guitarists, bass, drums, organ.

Now...all paid gigs are solo.


* Pay (give an indication of the year):

Then...around 1969, I believe...$50 each.

Now...confidential.

* Audiences:

Then...mostly 18-30 year old.

Now...40 years and up.



* Other observations:

Used Howard Baldwin/Fender Bassman for one year, then got a Hammond M-3/Leslie 122, and then later, a B-3 with two 147RV Leslie....gradually added synthesizers (Polymoog/Jupiter 8) and Electric Pianos (Rhodes/Wurlitzer) and later a CP-70 Electric Grand.

Then...always needed a van or pickup truck, and i needed help to move everything.

Now...all my gear goes in a Honda Accord sedan and I travel solo.

Ian