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Sound City Catalogs, Brochures, & Price Lists

Please note that some of these JPEG files are quite large; I reduced them as much as possible but tried to maintain legibility as well.

If anyone has Mark 2-era Dallas Arbiter (or earlier) or later DMI-era (1976 and later) catalogs or brochures, and might consider sending me scanned pages as JPEG files, I'll be happy to post them here.

It's interesting to consider that all Sound City amps and cabs originally carried a lifetime warranty/guarantee! With the company long since gone, the question becomes "Whose 'lifetime' did they mean?"


1: Dallas Arbiter (DA) Sound City Mark 3 Catalog
~ca1968 to 1970; Mark 3 catalog with photos & drawings of Sound City setups.
Page 1 Front Cover
Page 2 Speaker Cabs
Page 3 Amp Heads
Page 4 Setups
Page 5 "Studio Range" and Accessories
Page 6 Back Cover

2: DA Sound City Mark 4 Catalog
~ca1970 to 1973; Mark 4 catalog with photos of Sound City setups.
Page 2 50 Plus, 120, & 200 Plus Heads
Page 3 2x12 & 4x12 Cabs
Page 4 PA Heads
Page 5 PA Cabs
Page 8 Combo Amps
Page 9 Concord
Page 10 Accessories
Page 11 Strings
Page 12 Misc. Info
Please note that pp. 1, 6, and 7 of this catalog contained no valuable data.

3: DA Sound City Mark 4 Catalog
~ca1973--1975; Mark 4 catalog with photos & drawings of Sound City setups.
Page 1 Intro to SC Amps
Page 2 Lead & Bass Heads
Page 3 Lead Setups
Page 4 Lead Setups
Page 5 Lead Setups
Page 6 Lead Setups & Combos
Page 7 Bass Setups & Combos*
* Note the rare 1x15 Bass Concord!
Page 8 Bass Setups
Page 9 Bass Setups
Page 10 Bass Setups
Page 11 PA Heads & Slave 120
Page 12 Sound City Mixer
Page 13 PA Setups
Page 14 PA Setups

4: DA Sound City Mark 4 Instruction Manual
~ca1970--1975
Page 1 Power and Safety
Page 2 Front Panel
Page 3 Tone Controls and Back Panel
Page 4 All Amplifiers
Page 5 Concord

5: DA Sound City Accessories Catalog
~ca1970--1975
Page 1 Guitar & Bass Strings
Page 2A Effects Pedals
Page 2B Effects Pedals
Page 3 "Speedmatic" Stands
Page 4 "Speedmatic" Stands, Misc.
Page 5 Microphone Stands
Page 6 Microphone Stands
Page 7 Drum Pads, Recorders
Page 8 Drumsticks

6: Dallas Music Industries (DMI) Sound City Mark 4 Catalog
~ca1973--1975
Page 1 Intro to SC Amps
Page 2 Lead Heads
Page 3 Lead Setups
Page 4 Lead Setups
Page 5 Lead Setups
Page 6 Bass Heads
Page 7 Bass Setups
Page 8 Bass Setups

7: DMI Sound City Bass 150 Brochure
~ca1973--1975
Page 1 B150 Pic/Features

Page 2 B150 Setups


8: DMI Sound City Price List
Tri-Fold Card: ~ca1973--1975

9: DMI Sound City Price List
Tri-Fold Card: ~ca1973--1975; this price list provides line drawings of Sound City setups.

10: DMI Sound City Special Price List
Color Quad-Fold Card: ~ca1973--1975; this special price list seems to have been intended for sales people to show special sale prices on Sound City gear: note the blank spaces for prices.

11: DMI Sound City Accessories Price Lists
on DMI Letterhead, Dated October 1973
Page 1 Guitar Strings
Page 2 Bass Strings
Page 3 Pedals and Cords
Page 4 Microphone Stands
Page 5 Replacement Speakers*
* Includes 1973 prices for Eminence, EV "SRO," Fane, and Vega replacement guitar and bass speakers.

12: DMI SMF/Tour Series Brochures and Price Lists
~ca1975 to 1977
SMF Tour Series
Page 1 Cover, SMF Stack
Page 2 SMF Stack, Front & Rear
Page 3 SMF Head & Cab Details
Page 4 Warranty Details
DMI SMF Guitar Stack Price List
on DMI letterhead, February 1975
SMF Stereo 150 Power Amp
Page 1 Stereo 150
Page 2 Stereo 150
Page 3 Stereo 150
Page 4 Stereo 150
DMI SMF/Kelsey Price List
on DMI letterhead, June 1977