I met these lads many, many years ago, when I shared a night with them at Ron Gardner's club at the Silver Thread in Paisley, in 1979 or '80 - I was there twice. They provided the PA, which they had built themselves, and it sounded great. In fact I thanked them from the stage at the end of the night - something I've only done twice in 40 years, the other being for Silly Wizard's sound man at Chester Folk Festival, probably in 1980; that was in a marquee - no prior sound check, he simply came up on stage at the beginning of our (the Wakes) spot, checked with us about one or two of our various instruments, set up the mikes and went away and got on with the job. After the problems we'd had with other sound systems at the festival, it was a joy. And all with just a pair of Bose speakers.
Similar experience with Peter & Gavin, although in a different situation. Seems as though at least some Scots know how these things work, even if a lot of English sound men don't...
Where's me coat gone?...
John Kelly.