Bonus: Mini Wall of Sound Builder Anthony Coscia

<p>TAVA Discounts: Use the discount code <strong>THETRUTH10</strong> to save 10% off your order from <a href="https://www.amplifiedparts.com">Amplified Parts</a> between now and April 15, 2021. </p> <p>Use the discount code <strong>TRUTHV150FF</strong> to save $15 off <a href="https://caddislife.com">Caddis readers</a> between now and April 30, 2021. </p> <p>The Truth About Vintage Amps' Skip Simmons and Jason Verlinde talk to Anthony Coscia, who just completed one of the wildest passion projects ever: a working, 1/6 scale model of the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, the audiophile-grade PA system the band employed during their concerts in 1974.<br /> <br /> Coscia, a deadhead who makes speaker cabinets and guitars as Coscia Guitars (<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/cosciaguitars/?fbclid=IwAR0OCVbkCk4g5C_mqBF6BkT6QzQnbcC40Xva_u7dDc-UXAiVUbrkaOUNhCo">Facebook link</a>) ended up spending over 200 hours building cabinets, individually soldering and installing 390 tiny speakers (some meant merely for cell phones), and even creating a lighting rig for this miniature PA. He posted the updates to followers on his "Petite Mur De Son - Mini Wall of Sound" Facebook page (<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/Petite-Mur-De-Son-Mini-Wall-of-Sound-166744631760798">link</a>).<br /> <br /> Upon completion, Coscia donated it to non-profit <a href= "https://www.headcount.org">HeadCount</a>, where someone contributed $100,000 to be the next Mini Wall's owner.<br /> <br /> With momentum and a recent <em>Wall Street Journal</em> front page article (<a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/grateful-deads-wall-of-sound-lives-again-in-some-dudes-basement-11618161994">link</a>) celebrating his accomplishment under his belt, Coscia is already plotting his next, even bigger Wall. It's the real life tale of one of best pandemic projects we've heard of.</p> <p>Apropos of nothing, Skip and Jason also go over the Geloso G-18R discussed on Ep. 67 of TAVA. </p> <p>We hope you enjoy this joint Truth About Vintage Amps / Fretboard Journal Podcast bo