Synergistic Red Fuse ...

oregonpapa:
Here is my cell phone - five- seven-five-six-four-four-one- four- six- two.

Those You Tube posts were great.  I would listen to Lightning Hopkins play live on AM radio on the Jim Lowe Blues Show late at night. Alligator clip from the window metal screen to the antenna of my (4 transistors)  radio and the music going to my single ear plug. No air conditioning in my parent's house (Dallas, Texas) in the 50's and early 60's. You could hear the sweat in Lightning's voice and I could feel the sweat lying in bed with my head pressed against the window screen hoping for a little bit of cool air.

I still love the old blues from the 30's to the 60's.

A hundred hours now on the 300b amp that I have nicknamed Cutie Pie. It is small in size and light weight - 25 lbs. But with it's very good circuit design, high quality part utilization, new Psvane 300 WE output tubes, and Synergistic Research fuse it is really driving my horn system with emotion .

The amp is based on a design by Shannon Parks' Get Set Go circuit and was built by Greg Johnson.

David Pritchard

^^^  Thanks David ...

We have a lot in common, David.  

During the early 50's I lived in Los Angeles with my Mom in a studio apartment. She slept on a sofa bed and I slept on a bed that folded down from the wall.

I'd listen to the blues on my small radio late at night under my covers so that I didn't wake my Mom up.  I remember the few times that I did wake her and her response was always the same ... "Frank, are you listening to that music AGAIN??"  I'd always say ... "but Mom, listen to these guys sing!"

 It was her fault, David, because she's the one who instilled the love of music into me. Its one of the things I'm most grateful for and love the most about my Mom. 

Under those covers, I used to listen to a radio station that originated inside of a record store in South Central Los Angeles at Vernon and Central Avenues. The disc jockey's name was "Huggie Boy."  His sponsor was "Mister Jim's BBQ."  The commercial for Mr. Jim's BBQ was .... "You need no teef, to eat mah beef."  *lol*  I think my laughter at that ad woke my Mom up a few times. I still laugh when I think of that great show and ad. 

From listening to those early blues, things naturally evolved into Earl Bostic, Joe Houston, Big Jay McNeeley ... and then into West Coast Jazz, and then into BeBop and big band.  

And, here we are today ... still talking about and listening to that great music ... and in debt to our Black brethren for their wonderful contributions to great American music. 

Looking forward to  meeting you at Newport ...

Take care ...

oregonpapa:
With your love of vinyl and great music systems playing great music, I hope you will spend some time at the High Water Sound Room - Rm. 228. Jeffery Catalano will have a super vinyl rig with big horns. He has a wonderful Blues and Jazz collection. Because of the Super Bowl last year, Rocky Mountain Audiofest was deserted by 2 pm. Jeff let me pick track after track. Lightning does sound better on a $ 200,000.00 system as compared to the old days listening with my Firestone Brand transistor radio.

We were like two kids given free reign in the candy shop. Together we both enjoyed some great music. 

See you and others at Newport.

David Pritchard

David,
Jeff’s High Water Sound room never disappoints, excellent taste in music and presented beautifully by his choice of audio products. He’s a man after my own heart, SET amplifiers and high efficiency speakers. His jazz collection is fantastic!

My mother and grandmother both played the piano,  my dad was always playing Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong records in our home.  I began playing trumpet at age 10.  I sure do remember listening to music on my cheap 9 volt battery pocket transistor radio in the mid 1960s. I guess it's not surprising that guys like us have loved music our entire lives 😀😀
Charles, 

I loved that 9 volt transistor radio. The exotic 9 volt battery. Eveready  with the cat on the battery cover just looked cool. No more crystal sets shaped like a Rocketship  with the tuner wire coming out of the nose cone. No sir. I went Electric even before Bob Dylan did

With a great system such as my Mother's, it is interesting how good Sirius Internet Streaming can sound. Yes it has fewer bits than Spotify and way less than Tidal, but Bobby Hackett's Trumpet was playing in the room tonight and then Frank Sinatra sang. "You know I heard him live- singing with the Dorsey Band" she reminded me.

She loves the sound of her system with it's Black fuses, Black Wall Outlets, and SET amplifier.

David Pritchard