Playing my Cabaret at Easter (photo)
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:02 pm
I played my John Buscarino Cabaret guitar with the new Barbera pickup at Waterfall Country Club at Easter. The amp in the background is a 200 watt Acoustic Image Coda R made here in North Carolina. It has three speakers: a down-firing 10" woofer, a forward-firing 5" mid and small piezo tweeter. The height of the semi-round AI cabinet above a solid surface determines the amount of bass that is heard. I made a 24" stand from a fold-up stool by removing the wooden seat and replacing it with a small open grill from Lowes. At that height the sound is well balanced. The amp has a mic/instrument channel, and another dedicated channel for instrument. Both have a 4 band eq, individual Alesis reverb switch, a tweeter switch, send & return effects for both channels, feedback filter, and the mic channel has a 48 volt phantom power supply. It weighs 27 lbs. and replaced the 50 lb. SWR California Blonde I had been using. The sound is even better and the amp is easier to transport in a special design soft case with strap for over the shoulder.
For extra coverage and volume John Buscarino has designed a special Chameleon extension speaker that mounts on a speaker stand or can sit on a table that mates very good to this type amp, but so far I have not needed an extension cabinet. I tried out the speaker at his shop and it sounds great!
For extra coverage and volume John Buscarino has designed a special Chameleon extension speaker that mounts on a speaker stand or can sit on a table that mates very good to this type amp, but so far I have not needed an extension cabinet. I tried out the speaker at his shop and it sounds great!