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Originally Posted by FrankHudson
Yup, Zappa was one to look for different timbres and embrace them. One thing the Pignose was good for was that raspy sound, not "sweet tone" by any means, but a sweet mean tone. I liked it then.
Here's an example of him using one live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q0nImsfMvE
I had one in my live setup during my punk years. I can remember one gig were the guy doing sound rushed up after the first song and to say "you need to turn it down, you're getting all kinds of speaker cone breakup."
Little did he know that was the point.
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They were also good for playing your SG with your Pignose on your belt, serenading the freaks on Venice Boardwalk, Calif. in the '60's. Or serenading the waves from the lifeguard stands.