 The Legendary Pignose
A completely portable transistor amp weighing only 5 pounds and measuring 9 x 6 x 4". Pignose puts out about 3 watts R.M.S. (5 watts peak) into a 5-inch speaker and is powered by six AA batteries.
Though it may be considered something of a novelty today and it certainly was when first introduced, Pignose was the precursor of a whole new trend in portable personal electronics that we now take for granted, and it really did -- as an early press release claimed -- liberate the electric guitar.
Pignose Legendary 7-100 Practice Amp
Pignose's main attractions are its versatility and total portability, suitable for myriad applications. It can be used anywhere there's room to play a guitar: at home, backstage, in a van or motel room, on the street, or in the studio. Using the strap-buttons provided on the cabinet, you can sling it over a shoulder and hike out into the desert at sunset, plugged in and playing the "Star Spangled Banner" like you're Jimi at Woodstock. Perfect for picnics, Pignose also makes practice fun, 'cause it sounds so much bigger than it is, letting your imagination loose to indulge in a fantasy of overdriven sound. |
Terry Cath - Chicago
Pignose Industries, started by guitarist Terry Kath and other members and associates of the band Chicago in 1972, introduced their product (designed and patented by Wayne Kimbell and Richard Edlund) to the music industry at the 1973 Summer NAMM show, with tongue-in-cheek hyberbole, as the "Legendary" Pignose Amplifier. Humor is a big part of the Pignose phenomenon. Chicago (originally the Chicago Transit Authority) was a '60's band, part of the counterculture back when rock was an underground music that was part of alternative lifestyle.
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