CHICAGO – Wise Fool’s Pub, a double storefront space on Lincoln Avenue, originally opened in 1968. Since then, blues legends like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Son Seals, KoKo Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Buddy Guy and Mighty Joe Young have played there, including George Thorogood, who made his first Chicago appearance there.
Owners Chris Perry and Big Bill Vance recently undertook a total upgrade on the club’s audio system with local installers, Frequency Audio. Designer Nathan Short chose premium components for the makeover, including the first Martin Audio Blackline F12+ speakers installed in the U.S., and Dual 18 Subs, QSC amplification and an APB-DynaSonics ProRack House console.
The mission was to provide optimum quality audio in a confined space without breaking the bank, something Frequency Audio’s design and the product mix helped bring that about in time for the club’s Spring opening. The new audio and lighting system will help Wise Fool’s 40th Anniversary.
Asked why he chose Martin Audio, Short stated, “Based on our long-term relationship with Martin Audio and our success with the brand over the years. We needed a system that could handle live bands and DJ’s for some time to come and with the understanding that they were buying the best. And the F12+ is the loudest and most musical-sounding 12” passive speaker I’ve ever heard.”
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