Ampeg "Scrambler" / Cactus
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Ampeg "Scrambler" / Cactus
Anybody rememebr a band called "Cactus"? Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice rhthym, Rusty Day vocals and Jim Mcarty on fire on guitar. I just came a cross a CD of their best stuff. Mcarty says he used an Ampeg Scrambler to get those over the top tones. It sounds like an octave splitter.
Anybody ever hear of these pedals?
And for you guys who have never heard "Parchman Farm" or "Can't Judge a Book" or "Evil" are really missing some outrageous playing.
Appice said "Parchman Farm" was intended to make TYA's "Going Home" tame. It did. In SPADES!
Anybody ever hear of these pedals?
And for you guys who have never heard "Parchman Farm" or "Can't Judge a Book" or "Evil" are really missing some outrageous playing.
Appice said "Parchman Farm" was intended to make TYA's "Going Home" tame. It did. In SPADES!
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Ampeg reissued the Scrambler now because they were fetching up to $1000 on eBay. I've heard they sound true to the original.
http://www.ampeg.com/products.htm?product=117&catid=35
http://www.ampeg.com/products.htm?product=117&catid=35
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Got one! Never played an original but, it definitley gets those haywire octave doubles when cranked. Scared the shit out of my bass player.jimmy_j wrote:Ampeg reissued the Scrambler now because they were fetching up to $1000 on eBay. I've heard they sound true to the original.
http://www.ampeg.com/products.htm?product=117&catid=35
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Re: Ampeg "Scrambler" / Cactus
Yeah ! Met 'em ! Jim gave me two thumb picks [one new metal - one plastic he'd shaved down] and a std. pick he'd used that evening at The Ulster Performing Arts Center Concert '71.
Hung out at the Kingston NY Diner after the
Concert with Rusty - smoked up the last of his Parliment Lights......
Jim McCarty & Mystery Train :
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/street/2818/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Planning on building a Stereo Scrambler soon..
Hung out at the Kingston NY Diner after the
Concert with Rusty - smoked up the last of his Parliment Lights......
Jim McCarty & Mystery Train :
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/street/2818/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Planning on building a Stereo Scrambler soon..
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Huge fan right from the first album. Collecting on them for decades!
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Ahh.....! BrUtal .........
nice photo dude - Thanks !
During these past Presidential Debates - I'd be watching Sarah Palin while listening to Rusty maneuvering smooth harp on their tune: 'Alaska'
Has any recordings of Rusty's Florida 'Cactus' group effort surfaced ?
I've heard one live recording in Tampa Joe's with Steve Dansby on Guitar - John Sautor on Bass with Knoblock on Drums .
nice photo dude - Thanks !
During these past Presidential Debates - I'd be watching Sarah Palin while listening to Rusty maneuvering smooth harp on their tune: 'Alaska'
Has any recordings of Rusty's Florida 'Cactus' group effort surfaced ?
I've heard one live recording in Tampa Joe's with Steve Dansby on Guitar - John Sautor on Bass with Knoblock on Drums .
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I got a Fla show buried somewheremilnersXcoupe wrote:Ahh.....! BrUtal .........
nice photo dude - Thanks !
During these past Presidential Debates - I'd be watching Sarah Palin while listening to Rusty maneuvering smooth harp on their tune: 'Alaska'
Has any recordings of Rusty's Florida 'Cactus' group effort surfaced ?
I've heard one live recording in Tampa Joe's with Steve Dansby on Guitar - John Sautor on Bass with Knoblock on Drums .
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I've never heard of this "Tampa Joe's" recording before, but it sounds really interesting. Wish I could download it & listen to it myself. Anyways, to answer your question, only 3 recordings of the reformed lineup have surfaced online (all of which feature .38 Special's Gary "Madman" Moffatt on the drums):milnersXcoupe wrote:Have any recordings of Rusty's Florida 'Cactus' group effort surfaced ?
I've heard one live recording in Tampa Joe's with Steve Dansby on Guitar - John Sauter on Bass with Knoblock on Drums .
6 Gun Territory, Ocala, Fla, May 1978 (fair quality) - http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f90/ca ... 33849.html
Sunshine Speedway, Bradenton, Fla, October 28th 1978 (terrible quality) - http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f90/ca ... 33840.html
The Comic Book Club, Jacksonville, Fla, June 15th 1979 (excellent quality) - http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f90/ca ... 33842.html
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Re: Ampeg "Scrambler" / Cactus
First Link worked .. the .jpg too .. other two Links kaput.