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10. Deep Purple had it at 117db

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 06:52 PM

Sep 17

The Who hit 126db at a London show in 1976. Since then, I think AC/DC hit 127db.

Splitting hairs, because 117, 126, or 127 will still leave your ears ringing.

Pete Townshend has said that he thinks most of his hearing loss has come from hours in the studio with headphones...and age.

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60 years ago today, The Who blew up The Smothers Brothers Show [View all] maxrandb Sep 17 OP

Excellent tone from Townshend's guitar. Silent Type Sep 17 #1

The Doge team plays music The Blue Flower Sep 17 #2

Those were the days. Diamond_Dog Sep 17 #3

Pretty Sure Those Amps Are Vox ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #4

They were marshall heads (JTM45) Earl_from_PA Sep 17 #12

Soory, But The JRM45 Marshalls Were Not Trapezoidal ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #13

According to... Earl_from_PA Sep 17 #15

I'm Not Disputibg They Used Marshalls ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #16

It is entirely possible Earl_from_PA Sep 17 #18

At That Time... ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #19

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Sunn were the amps justaprogressive Sep 17 #6

While It's True Pete Used Sunn Amps... ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #7

They used Vox amps during their early US shows maxrandb Sep 17 #8

I've Read That ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #9

Deep Purple had it at 117db maxrandb Sep 17 #10

Definitely! ProfessorGAC Sep 17 #11

Do you know when Deep Purple hit 117? Oeditpus Rex Sep 17 #17

Sounds a lot like Deep Purple Mk. III Oeditpus Rex Sep 17 #14

Mad Magazine did a poem on the Smothers Brothers jmowreader Thursday #20