"In 1950, the biggest amp you could get……" — Billy Gibbons

"In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio."

— Billy Gibbons

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29 Quotes by Billy Gibbons

Billy Gibbons has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

My discussion with Keith Richards about the creative process led me to believe that there's an invisible presence of a…
Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.
The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows…
Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able…
... Lightnin' Hopkins taught us, "the rubber on a wheel is faster than the rubber on a heel" and Muddy…
Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up
... I too once belived in the heavier gauge string as a superior tone source. However, thanks to the graciousness…
... a blown-out tube ripped some of the grind from the amplifier, throwing us into a momentary tizzy. The unusual…
Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.
If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
Can't do it, simply cause underneath 'em is too ugly.
Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.

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More Amp Quotes

This quote is filed under Amp Quotes, one of 42 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud.… — Ritchie Blackmore
If you guys throw one more shoe or one more coin, I'm just going to leave my guitar next to… — Kurt Cobain
It's really funny, I think to myself... I've got my same guitar and amp, it's just a bigger room now!… — Brian Setzer
It's not about how loud you turn the amp up. That's not what makes it sound big. What makes it… — Brian Setzer
There was mass hysteria in the Chess Recording Studio when I did the "Shapes of Things" solo ... they weren't… — Jeff Beck
If I'm going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good 'hot' room, like a tiled bathroom,… — Richard Betts
.. the whole idea is that if you turn your amp up to 10, you should still be able to… — Mike Bloomfield
... when Ray Flacke came out, it was like 'What in the heck is this?' ... there's a guy who… — Brad Paisley
The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects. — Steve Vai
Yeah. I started using them [SDD-3000s] shortly after first working with Edge on The Unforgettable Fire. Basically, I stole his… — Daniel Lanois
I ended up gettin a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three… — Jason Newsted
I have tried every amp, distortion box, gadget etc. that has ever been made since 1967 to present and nothing… — Steve Lukather

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