here is a photo where it appears he is using an astaic mic
August 6th, 2008
Snake, James Cotton’s harp wrangler and chief cook and bottle washer, showed me Cotton’s amp at the Weehawken concert this evening. He said he’d replaced the first pre-amp tubes with a 12AU7 and another with a 12AT7 in order to cut back on the gain and improve the amp’s tone and resistance to feedback. (click image to see the knobs better)
Last Edited by 1847 on Aug 21, 2015 11:38 AM
2 things I found interesting.., 1) He does not have the volume(s) up around 8 where you supposedly get the "tube overdrive" effect. Maybe it's not attainable? 2) He's using a lot of "presence"
I wonder if he jumpers the channels?
Thanks 1847 for this peak into the world of JC. Funny thing though, he would still sound great with a 545 through the PA.
