My son was very excited to get this system. He is using for multiple things, small DJ, guitar amp, even as an outdoor sound system for backyard movies. The product being so versatile is great, the sound not so much. The sound is just never crips and clear, there always seems to be a little bit of “crackle” in what ever is playing.
I wish we had gone with the next size up or a different system. But, with that being said it is my son’s system and not mine and he is very happy.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Mike Oldfield, except “The Sailor’s Hornpipe” (traditional, arranged by Mike Oldfield) Side one
“Tubular Bells, Part 1″ 25:36 Side two
“Tubular Bells, Part 2″ 23:20 Personnel Mike Oldfield
Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Farfisa, Hammond, and Lowrey organs; flageolet, fuzz guitars, glockenspiel, “honky tonk” piano (piano with detuned strings), mandolin, piano, “Piltdown Man”, percussion, Spanish guitar, “double speed guitar”, producer, “taped motor drive amplifier organ chord”, timpani, violin, vocals and tubular bells. Additional personnel
Steve Broughton percussion
Lindsay L. Cooper string basses
Mundy Ellis vocals
Jon Field flutes
Sally Oldfield vocals
Vivian Stanshall Master of Ceremonies
Nasal Choir
Manor Choir (Simon Heyworth, Tom Newman, Mike Oldfield)
Simon Heyworth – producer
Tom Newman – producer
Trevor Key – artwork Album artwork
Tubular Bells picture disc.
The cover design was by Trevor Key, who would go on to create the covers of many Oldfield albums, and was inspired by Magritte’s “Castle in the Pyrenees”.[citation needed]
The concept for the triangular bell on the album cover art originally came from the idea of a bell which had been destroyed. Oldfield had come up with this when he had dented the set of Tubular bells used to record the album when playing them.
The “bent bell” image on the cover is also associated with Oldfield, even being used for the logo of his personal music company, Oldfield Music, Ltd. The image was also the main focus for the cover art of the successive Tubular Bells albums. Tubular Bells has also been issued as a vinyl picture Fender Fender 2009 Special Edition American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar. Fiesta Red disc, showing the bent bell on a skyscape.
The album cover for Tubular Bells was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of “Classic Album Cover” postage stamps issued on 7 January 2010. Significance Virgin
Oldfield approached (and was rejected by) many other established record labels. Some of the rejections were because they believed the piece to be unmarketable. Oldfield then played his demos to some of the Engineers at The Manor; they along with their boss, Richard Branson decided to give Oldfield a chance. Virgin Records released Oldfield’s debut album Tubular Bells as its first album; hence the catalogue number V2001 (although V2002 and V2003 were released on the same date).
The significance of this album to the Virgin empire is not lost on Richard Branson, who named one of his first Virgin America aircraft, an Airbus A319-112, N527VA Tubular Belle,. Prior to this Virgin Atlantic had named a Boeing 747-4Q8 , G-VHOT Tubular Belle, in 1994.
Virgin reissued the album a number of times including in 2000 for a HDCD release, and in 2001 for a SACD release. The HDCD release contained liner notes by David Laing, and the SACD release notes were by Phil Newell and Simon Heyworth.
The 50th Anniversary edition of the music magazine Music Week features the album in the official Top-Selling UK albums 19592009 at No. 35, noting it as the only entry that did not yield a hit single. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #9 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”. The Mail on Sunday free edition
On 22 April 2007 a British newspaper, The Mail on Sunday, gave away 2.25 million free copies of the full original Tubular Bells to its readers; this came in a card packet displaying the original artwork.
EMI (owners of the Virgin Records label) earned between 200,000 and 500,000 from the promotion. The Mail on Sunday claimed that their promotion increased sales of the album by 30%; however industry sources noted that this was not a significant rise for the title at the time. This cover-mount deal came prior to the album’s transfer from Virgin/EMI back to Oldfield.
Oldfield attacked EMI in the press for agreeing this deal with The Mail on Sunday, not having been consulted about it. He also stated that he felt that it devalued the work. In a poll conducted by Music Week, to whom Oldfield wrote a letter about the situation, 89.9% of people supported Oldfield’s view that EMI and The Mail on Sunday should have at least asked him about the cover-mount promotion. Mercury reissue
In 2008 when Oldfield’s original 35 year deal with Virgin Records ended, the rights to the piece were returned to him, and were transferred to Mercury Records On 15 April 2009, Mercury announced the transfer of Oldfield’s Virgin albums to the label, and the first album, Tubular Bells, was re-released in June 2009. Tubular Bells was released on various formats, which include an original vinyl, a new remix, a 2CD edition and DVD. There were also bell ringing events on 6 June 2009 at 6pm (a reference to 666, the Number of the Beast). Overdubbing
Mike Oldfield played most of the instruments on the album (see below), recording them one at a time and layering the recordings to create the finished work. Many of his subsequent albums feature this technique.
All songs written and composed by Mike Oldfield, except “The Sailor’s Hornpipe” (traditional, arranged by Mike Oldfield) Side one
“Tubular Bells, Part 1″ 25:36 Side two
“Tubular Bells, Part 2″ 23:20 Personnel Mike Oldfield
Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Farfisa, Hammond, and Lowrey organs; flageolet, fuzz guitars, glockenspiel, “honky tonk” piano (piano with detuned strings), mandolin, piano, “Piltdown Man”, percussion, Spanish guitar, “double speed guitar”, producer, “taped motor drive amplifier organ chord”, timpani, violin, vocals and tubular bells. Additional personnel
Steve Broughton percussion
Lindsay L. Cooper string basses
Mundy Ellis vocals
Jon Field flutes
Sally Oldfield vocals
Vivian Stanshall Master of Ceremonies
Nasal Choir
Manor Choir (Simon Heyworth, Tom Newman, Mike Oldfield)
Simon Heyworth – producer
Tom Newman – producer
Trevor Key – artwork Album artwork
Tubular Bells picture disc.
The cover design was by Trevor Key, who would go on to create the covers of many Oldfield albums, and was inspired by Magritte’s “Castle in the Pyrenees”.[citation needed]
The concept for the triangular bell on the album cover art originally came from the idea of a bell which had been destroyed. Oldfield had come up with this when he had dented the set of Tubular bells used to record the album when playing them.
The “bent bell” image on the cover is also associated with Oldfield, even being used for the logo of his personal music company, Oldfield Music, Ltd. The image was also the main focus for the cover art of the successive Tubular Bells albums. Tubular Bells has also been issued as a vinyl picture Fender Fender 2009 Special Edition American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar. Fiesta Red disc, showing the bent bell on a skyscape.
The album cover for Tubular Bells was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of “Classic Album Cover” postage stamps issued on 7 January 2010. Significance Virgin
Oldfield approached (and was rejected by) many other established record labels. Some of the rejections were because they believed the piece to be unmarketable. Oldfield then played his demos to some of the Engineers at The Manor; they along with their boss, Richard Branson decided to give Oldfield a chance. Virgin Records released Oldfield’s debut album Tubular Bells as its first album; hence the catalogue number V2001 (although V2002 and V2003 were released on the same date).
The significance of this album to the Virgin empire is not lost on Richard Branson, who named one of his first Virgin America aircraft, an Airbus A319-112, N527VA Tubular Belle,. Prior to this Virgin Atlantic had named a Boeing 747-4Q8 , G-VHOT Tubular Belle, in 1994.
Virgin reissued the album a number of times including in 2000 for a HDCD release, and in 2001 for a SACD release. The HDCD release contained liner notes by David Laing, and the SACD release notes were by Phil Newell and Simon Heyworth.
The 50th Anniversary edition of the music magazine Music Week features the album in the official Top-Selling UK albums 19592009 at No. 35, noting it as the only entry that did not yield a hit single. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #9 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”. The Mail on Sunday free edition
On 22 April 2007 a British newspaper, The Mail on Sunday, gave away 2.25 million free copies of the full original Tubular Bells to its readers; this came in a card packet displaying the original artwork.
EMI (owners of the Virgin Records label) earned between 200,000 and 500,000 from the promotion. The Mail on Sunday claimed that their promotion increased sales of the album by 30%; however industry sources noted that this was not a significant rise for the title at the time. This cover-mount deal came prior to the album’s transfer from Virgin/EMI back to Oldfield.
Oldfield attacked EMI in the press for agreeing this deal with The Mail on Sunday, not having been consulted about it. He also stated that he felt that it devalued the work. In a poll conducted by Music Week, to whom Oldfield wrote a letter about the situation, 89.9% of people supported Oldfield’s view that EMI and The Mail on Sunday should have at least asked him about the cover-mount promotion. Mercury reissue
In 2008 when Oldfield’s original 35 year deal with Virgin Records ended, the rights to the piece were returned to him, and were transferred to Mercury Records On 15 April 2009, Mercury announced the transfer of Oldfield’s Virgin albums to the label, and the first album, Tubular Bells, was re-released in June 2009. Tubular Bells was released on various formats, which include an original vinyl, a new remix, a 2CD edition and DVD. There were also bell ringing events on 6 June 2009 at 6pm (a reference to 666, the Number of the Beast). Overdubbing
Mike Oldfield played most of the instruments on the album (see below), recording them one at a time and layering the recordings to create the finished work. Many of his subsequent albums feature this technique.
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i play mainly green day, my own songs and some other solos like ozzy or wtvr.which of those two is betterplease Fender Fender 2009 Special Edition American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar. Fiesta Red dont suggest anythinghttp://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_50_stratocaster_classic_mn_db.htmhttp://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_stdstratocaster_hss_mnaw_2009.htmi’m gna change the bridge pick up on either one to an sh-4 bk jb humbucker pick up
i play mainly green day, my own songs and some other solos like ozzy or wtvr.which of those two is betterplease Fender Fender 2009 Special Edition American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar. Fiesta Red dont suggest anythinghttp://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_50_stratocaster_classic_mn_db.htmhttp://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_stdstratocaster_hss_mnaw_2009.htmi’m gna change the bridge pick up on either one to an sh-4 bk jb humbucker pick up
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As usual the picks are great, AND seem easier to find when I drop them on the floor !
Don’t do it! So many people report the same problem. Sounds like a good deal up front. The reality is, I got 6 out of 12 picks in the box. Like many many other reviewers report, the picks come out of their package and then I guess they slip out of the box. Might as well just go to your local store and buy them.
Second time to order these picks and I and all the bumbs I play with that borrow them like them.
It’s a fender pick! Just need to find a better way to ship! Recieved 8 of the 12 picks, as the rest fell out of the fender pack, and then slipped out of the box.
Small, light (less weight than, say, an industrial lunchbox computer), fairly loud for its size, built like the proverbial tank, no unwanted extras. And it’s cheap! (Sixty at my local GC.) It has a very nice clean sound, which you can dirty up a bit via the built-in overdrive (there’s a button and a gain dial). I especially like that, unlike many competing products, this amp is free from the usual multitude of built-in effects. My view is, if I need something, I’ll hook up a pedal; good clean sound is all I need from a “bedroom” amp — and I don’t want to pay for what I don’t need; from that standpoint the 10G looks ideal. This thing is good for practice and no-drums creative sessions with friends. Five stars.
Purchased this with the Dean Evo Guitar for my daughter’s 16th birthday. She loves them!
Its light, made from the finest Indonesian particleboard and I think that helps to achieve its big bass sound. It reminds me of my first amp which was a blackface Vibro-Champ I had as a kid in the ’60s. Its also very quiet unlike the Frontman 25R. I love to use it with my Line 6 POD 2.3 which really opens up what this amp can do and the Frontman adds a little more grunge and snarl when the overdrive is turned on as well. I also like to run it in stereo with my little Marshall MS-2. The combined sound is huge. I think I hear the cops knocking on my door now, gotta go.
Wow! This is the best BIG little amp ever. It pours out the sound and reproduces every lick with amazing clarity. The bass is incredible for an amp this small. You will not believe how this little guy sounds. The construction is top notch. It is sturdy, well built, and just the right size for some pick up tunes. Do not pass this one up. Dollar for dollar it is the best amp for your electric guitar.
The Fender Passport PA System offers the best in terms of professionalism, quality, dependability, versatility, performance and value.
No, I don’t work for Fender or for Amazon.com, they aren’t paying me for my comments here and in fact they probably have never heard of me and don’t even know who I am. So, for what an honest, unbiased opinion is worth, take it from me, just another consumer looking for a good deal like you, but one who has used the Fender Passport system for many years.
Demand the very best — pick up a Fender Passport System (with the low prices from Amazon.com) for your next event, for in-home use, parties, and random announcing and amplified activities. With the economy in the tank thanks to Obamanomics, I’ve been seriously considering setting up the Fender Passport alongside the on-ramp to the nearby Interstate to boldly declare: WILL ANNOUNCE FOR FOOD!
Check the specs on this great Fender Passport unit; it’s basically a very fine, high-quality, fully self-contained portable public address system with several inputs and outputs, two great speakers, a microphone, plus the power cord and cables necessary, all bundled together with the great results we’ve gotten from Fender for so many eyars.
The Fender Passport cranks out tons of power, more than I’ve ever, ever needed. One of the neatest things is that it all fits together into one fantastic package that weighs less than forty pounds.
The Fender Passport looks great and works great, it’s all good with Fender, yes, indeed, a name you can trust that’s been around since before most of us were born.
As a professional announcer, I’ve been using the Fender Passport off and on (no pun intended) since 1998 and can testify to the many fine attributes that this system has.
I recommend the great Fender Passport sincerely and give it my highest personal and professional rating.
Let me also add, with Amazon.com standing behind you and everything they offer, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Amazon has great prices and you can easily fit this into your budget.
Put it on the credit card today and start using your very own Fender Passport this week. Let me know the results; I wish you all the best, always. Take care.
I purchased this for use in my basement to jam with friends, to take with for gigs at a local pizza place, and for use in my yard as a sound system for our annual “backyard theater.”
In addition to it’s great looks, the fit and finish is excellent. Overall it is a great design that is very easy to use. All controls make sense and there is little need for tons of cables and wires.
What really surprised me was the great sound! I was so impressed with the Passport 300, that I returned it and upgraded to the Passport 500 for the extra channels, more power (not that I need it since the 300 cranks), and cool USB record / playback functionality.
Overall, I’m impressed with the Fender Passport series of portable PA systems.
This is a great amp….if you understand what you’re getting. All I wanted was the ability to make my electric guitar louder, and this does the trick perfectly. It can be dialed down so that you can just barely hear it, it can also be loud enough to clear the pets from your living room. My favorite part of this amp is the distortion switch, it works very well.
I fully expect this amp to serve its purpose and probably be passed down to a family member who learns to play later on down the road. Highly recommend for beginners.
this amp is small in size but full of sound. because of its size there is little bottom end but it still cranks!! very responsive, very clean sounding. this amp is well worth the price.
I got this as a present for my boyfriend, and I know absolutely nothing about guitars and amps. Turns out this was a pretty good amp for just practicing in the house. He loves it, but still has plans on getting the amp of his dreams, so I would totally recommend it for a beginner or just some in house practice but not for shows and stuff. I had no problem with delivery and the product was in perfect condition.
I got this amp for two reasons. It was cheap and it was made by Fender. I started building mandolins and decided to try and electric. I needed a small amp in my shop where I could fine tune the electronics as I was building. This did the job and I would recommend it for a practice amp or as they suggest, a backstage tune-up.
As usual the picks are great, AND seem easier to find when I drop them on the floor !
It’s a fender pick! Just need to find a better way to ship! Recieved 8 of the 12 picks, as the rest fell out of the fender pack, and then slipped out of the box.
Don’t do it! So many people report the same problem. Sounds like a good deal up front. The reality is, I got 6 out of 12 picks in the box. Like many many other reviewers report, the picks come out of their package and then I guess they slip out of the box. Might as well just go to your local store and buy them.
Second time to order these picks and I and all the bumbs I play with that borrow them like them.