John Deacon
John Deacon's Amplifiers
John Deacon is associated with the Acoustic 370/301 Stack, as documented on the Queenie website, which details his equipment used with Queen. The site serves as a reference for his gear, although specific video footage is currently elusive.
On this polish site you can see a photo with John Deacon standing infront of he's SUNN 412l cabinets. He and he's cabinets also pops up in "Magic tour" in the live clips for example Queen live at wembley and Budapest you can see the cabs behind John. And on Live Aid Concert he also used them.
John used this amplifier paired with his 1965 Sunburst Fender Precision Bass live sometime around 1975
John Deacon used this amplifier during Queen tours in 1972 - 1974.
John built an amp from trash and it became an iconic part of Queen’s studio sound.
Peavy 2x15 cabinet is a part of John Deacons rig in Spread Your Wings/We Will Rock You music videos.
Used in the early days 71-72-73 usually paired with the Orange and the Sound City cabinets
John Deacon used Peavey 4x12 Speaker Cabinets alongside Peavey 215 cabinets from late 1973 to early 1978. Although the current photo is incorrect, as it doesn't show the exact model John used, it confirms his use of a Peavey 412 cabinet during that period.
John Deacon used the Orange ORS100 amplifier head from 1971 to early 1974, as shown in the user-uploaded photo. This is distinct from the Orange AD200 Mk3.
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