Equipment list'

At the time of 'Grand Hotel'

The following list was published in Melody Maker, 24 March 1973. It was part of a particularly confused and badly-edited piece called 'Band Breakdown': entries such as BJ's 'Large cow-drum' and 'snare cymbals' have here been rejigged so as to make sense ...

Gary Brooker: Steinway 7 foot grand piano, Univibe vibrato, two 100 Hiwatts, two Hiwatt cabinets

Alan Cartwright: Fender Precision bass; Fender Dual showman amplifier; two Hiwatt bass cabinets

Chris Copping: Hammond L100 organ; Leslie 720 speaker cabinet; 6-string Fender bass; Ampeg SVT 300 watt amplifier; Hiwatt cabinet.

Mick Grabham: Wallace 50 watt amplifier; Wallace cabinet with 4 Electrovoice 12 inch SRO speakers; 1959 Gibson Les Paul;

B J Wilson: Ludwig drumkit comprising 26-inch bass drum; 13-inch, 14-inch, 16-inch tom-toms; 14 inch snare drum; two pairs Avedis Zildjian high-hat cymbals; Avedis Zildjian cymbals as follows: two 24-inch, a 22-inch, an18 inch, a 12 inch, and an 8 inch; large cow-bell; Ludwig 2S sticks.

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