And the memories just keep on coming . . .

I'm right in there with you guys who lugged the heavy duty gear around back in the day.

I can remember one night our dragging my M102 plus Sharma (UK-made leslie) up three flights of stairs, one half of which was lined with well-oiled patrons queueing to get in.

After moving the Hammond around in one piece for a few years with one guy at each corner, the inevitable happened one night when one of us tripped on a kerb and the organ tumbled keyboard-first with a solid thump on to the pavement. Arrrgh! But, guess what, we took it into the gig, plugged her in, and away she went none the worse for wear, except for a few more road scars.

After that incident my old M102 was umm, 'modified' for ease(?) of transport - we sawed it in half and chopped the 70 or so wires and routed them via six multiplugs.

Did any of you guys ever crank that little set-screw (I guess it was some sort of gain control) on the amp? Man, you could really get that Steve Winwood overdriven sound - the classic hot, bitchin' Hammond.