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Classic Gear column written by Rob Halliday in Lighting & Sound International, first published in April 2006.

See also Classic Gear Live! when the column comes to life at PLASA each year. 

Classic Gear Columns in alphabetical order: (sort by date)

Documents

Classic Gear Live  (October 2023)

Classic Gear: 15A Plug  (February 2011)

Classic Gear: 19 Inch Rack  (June 2020)

Classic Gear: 20 Years of Classic Gear!  (April 2026)

Classic Gear: 4:1 Studio  (April 2019)

Classic Gear: A Sense of Theatre  (December 2023)
[Venue Info]

Classic Gear: Acrobat  (April 2022)

Classic Gear: ADB Svoboda Batten  (January 2007)

Classic Gear: Adjustable Spanner  (October 2010)

Classic Gear: Akai S1000  (December 2007)

Classic Gear: Altman 360Q  (May 2021)

Classic Gear: Aluminium Parcan   (September 2010)

Classic Gear: Apple Macintosh  (February 2014)

Classic Gear: Arri Imagine  (November 2015)

Classic Gear: Artisan  (December 2014)

Classic Gear: Autolight  (April 2014)

Classic Gear: Autoyoke  (April 2024)

Classic Gear: Avab Viking  (December 2019)

Classic Gear: Avolites FD Dimmers  (December 2025)

Classic Gear: BBC Q2 Console  (March 2024)

Classic Gear: BBC Sound Effects Records  (June 2010)

Classic Gear: BBC Television Centre  (April 2013)

Classic Gear: Beamlight  (July 2015)

Classic Gear: BigTow Winch  (December 2015)

Classic Gear: Birdie  (October 2008)

Classic Gear: Blackwrap  (November 2011)

Classic Gear: Bordoni  (December 2016)

Classic Gear: Cadac Mixing Consoles  (June 2008)
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Classic Gear: Cart Machine  (November 2008)

Classic Gear: Catalyst  (October 2015)

Classic Gear: CCT Freedom  (January 2025)

Classic Gear: CCT Minuette  (September 2016)

Classic Gear: CCT Sil 30  (May 2006)

Classic Gear: Chromolux  (March 2016)

Classic Gear: Cinemoid  (July 2008)

Classic Gear: CityColor  (May 2024)

Classic Gear: Clear-Com  (April 2018)

Classic Gear: CM Lodestar  (July 2006)

Classic Gear: Coldplay Wristband  (2012)
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Classic Gear: Colour Scroller  (June 2018)

Classic Gear: Colour Scroller Part 2  (July 2018)

Classic Gear: Compact Cassette  (June 2013)

Classic Gear: Counterweight Flying  (October 2018)

Classic Gear: Crown PCC-160  (March 2007)

Classic Gear: DDM  (November 2017)

Classic Gear: Devon Glass  (May 2026)

Classic Gear: DHA Light Curtain 560  (April 2016)

Classic Gear: Digital Light Curtain  (January 2008)

Classic Gear: DMX Splitter  (March 2026)

Classic Gear: DMX512  (February 2007)

Classic Gear: Donmar Reference Book  (September 2014)

Classic Gear: Dry Ice  (January 2011)

Classic Gear: Editall Splicing Block  (July 2014)

Classic Gear: Effects Cartridges  (May 2022)

Classic Gear: Eidophor  (February 2026)

Classic Gear: Electro Controls Premiere  (March 2011)

Classic Gear: Electronic  (May 2018)

Classic Gear: Ethernet  (July 2019)

Classic Gear: Eurolight Microlite  (May 2025)

Classic Gear: EvenLED  (September 2008)
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Classic Gear: Express-Track  (May 2019)

Classic Gear: Extendible Stage Brace  (November 2019)

Classic Gear: Fader Wheel  (May 2014)

Classic Gear: Fred Bentham The Art of Stage Lighting  (April 2008)

Classic Gear: Fresnel Lens  (March 2013)

Classic Gear: Gala Spiralift  (June 2011)

Classic Gear: Galaxy  (September 2022)

Classic Gear: Gemini  (September 2019)

Classic Gear: Golden Scan  (December 2013)

Classic Gear: grandMA  (January 2016)

Classic Gear: Grelco  (February 2018)

Classic Gear: Henry Hoover  (July 2017)

Classic Gear: High End Systems Studio Color  (October 2019)

Classic Gear: Hook Clamp  (April 2017)

Classic Gear: HPL Lamp  (October 2022)

Classic Gear: IDM  (September 2015)

Classic Gear: In-Ear Monitors  (June 2017)

Classic Gear: Incandescent Light Bulb  (January 2009)

Classic Gear: Jack Plug  (July 2016)

Classic Gear: Jands Vista  (April 2025)

Classic Gear: Junior 8  (March 2023)

Classic Gear: Kino Flo  (January 2021)

Classic Gear: KK Wheel  (March 2017)

Classic Gear: Kliegl Performer  (January 2020)

Classic Gear: Kodak Carousel  (November 2007)

Classic Gear: Lamp-Tramp  (March 2020)

Classic Gear: Leica Disto  (December 2024)

Classic Gear: Light Console  (July 2009)

Classic Gear: Light Palette  (November 2010)

Classic Gear: Lightboard  (April 2009)

Classic Gear: Lighting & Sound International  (December 2010)

Classic Gear: Lightning Strike  (March 2022)

Classic Gear: Lightwright  (June 2009)

Classic Gear: Lil DMXter  (April 2015)

Classic Gear: Limelight  (April 2020)

Classic Gear: Linnebach Projector  (September 2013)

Classic Gear: Liquid Dimmers  (May 2017)

Classic Gear: Littlite  (November 2009)

Classic Gear: Lobsterscope  (December 2011)

Classic Gear: London Hydraulic Power Company  (July 2021)
[Venue Info]

Classic Gear: LS8  (November 2006)

Classic Gear: LSI at 40  (November 2025)

Classic Gear: MA Scancommander  (March 2021)

Classic Gear: Mac 500  (September 2017)

Classic Gear: Maclux Pro  (April 2011)

Classic Gear: Magic Lantern  (November 2020)

Classic Gear: Magnetic Clutch Dimmer  (June 2025)

Classic Gear: Marshall Stack  (May 2012)

Classic Gear: Martin PAL 1200  (2022)

Classic Gear: Mega Cue  (March 2019)

Classic Gear: Meyer SIM  (June 2014)

Classic Gear: Meyer UPA1  (May 2009)

Classic Gear: Micro-Scope  (February 2023)

Classic Gear: MIDI  (December 2012)

Classic Gear: Mini Maglite  (March 2009)

Classic Gear: MiniDisc  (2013)

Classic Gear: Mirrorball  (October 2013)

Classic Gear: MMS  (March 2015)

Classic Gear: Morpheus ColorFader  (February 2025)

Classic Gear: Mosaic  (June 2023)

Classic Gear: Old Technology Showcase  (February 2024)

Classic Gear: Oska  (October 2012)

Classic Gear: Panatrope  (June 2019)

Classic Gear: Pani  (July 2024)

Classic Gear: Parsafe  (December 2022)

Classic Gear: Pathway  (July 2025)
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Classic Gear: Patt 23M  (October 2021)

Classic Gear: Patt 243  (2023)

Classic Gear: Patt.223/743  (January 2010)

Classic Gear: Patt.264  (April 2006)

Classic Gear: Patt.50 Pageant  (February 2012)

Classic Gear: Patt.52/152/252 effects  (April 2007)

Classic Gear: Patt.56  (January 2019)

Classic Gear: Patt123  (October 2020)

Classic Gear: PDF  (July 2013)

Classic Gear: Pin Hinge  (October 2007)

Classic Gear: Pro Tools  (March 2012)

Classic Gear: PVC Tape  (December 2020)

Classic Gear: Pyroflash  (January 2018)

Classic Gear: Q-File  (August 2012)

Classic Gear: Qlab  (February 2015)

Classic Gear: QM500  (December 2018)

Classic Gear: RATstand  (April 2021)

Classic Gear: Remembering Francis Reid  (July 2016)

Classic Gear: Revox B77  (September 2006)

Classic Gear: Riggers Remote  (June 2021)

Classic Gear: Rockboard  (September 2018)

Classic Gear: Rotring Pens  (September 2025)

Classic Gear: Schwabe-Hasait Seven Colour System  (September 2020)

Classic Gear: Sea Container  (November 2018)

Classic Gear: Selecon Pacific  (November 2024)

Classic Gear: Sharpy  (December 2017)

Classic Gear: Shure SM58  (May 2008)

Classic Gear: Siemens Sitralux B40  (October 2016)

Classic Gear: Sky-Tracker  (May 2011)

Classic Gear: Socapex  (May 2023)

Classic Gear: SoftSymbols  (February 2020)

Classic Gear: Solar 250  (September 2024)

Classic Gear: Soundcraft Broadway  (June 2022)

Classic Gear: Source Four  (June 2006)

Classic Gear: SP60  (November 2013)

Classic Gear: SpaceMap  (July 2022)

Classic Gear: Spanset Sling  (June 2024)

Classic Gear: Stage Lifts  (February 2019)
[Venue Info]

Classic Gear: Stage Lighting  (2024)

Classic Gear: Stage Weight  (February 2008)

Classic Gear: StampALamp  (February 2022)

Classic Gear: Starlight Cadac  (October 2024)
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Classic Gear: Steeldeck  (September 2011)

Classic Gear: Strand 530  (July 2007)

Classic Gear: Strand Cantata  (June 2016)

Classic Gear: Strand Grand Master  (February 2013)

Classic Gear: Strand Half Lights  (November 2014)

Classic Gear: Strand LP  (March 2014)

Classic Gear: Stroboscope  (May 2013)

Classic Gear: Super Trouper  (December 2009)

Classic Gear: System CD  (August 2009)

Classic Gear: Tallescope  (February 2009)

Classic Gear: Tannoy Dual Concentric Drivers  (January 2015)
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Classic Gear: Telrad  (July 2023)

Classic Gear: Tempus M24  (June 2012)

Classic Gear: The Dyeline Machine  (February 2010)

Classic Gear: The Ghost Light  (May 2010)

Classic Gear: The Lighting Archive  (April 2012)

Classic Gear: The Parcan  (July 2010)

Classic Gear: The Radio Mic  (May 2015)

Classic Gear: The Scamp Rack  (November 2021)

Classic Gear: The Scoop  (April 2010)

Classic Gear: The Stage Lighting Handbook  (September 2021)

Classic Gear: The VariLite  (October 2011)

Classic Gear: The XLR  (July 2011)

Classic Gear: Theatre Projects Stencils  (May 2007)

Classic Gear: Thyristor Dimmer  (March 2008)

Classic Gear: USB Stick  (November 2022)

Classic Gear: V-DOSC  (February 2016)

Classic Gear: Vari*Lite VL5  (October 2006)

Classic Gear: Vari-Lite VL2  (November 2023)

Classic Gear: Vectorworks  (March 2018)

Classic Gear: Visible Light LEDs  (November 2012)

Classic Gear: VL6  (December 2021)

Classic Gear: Voice of the Theatre  (February 2017)

Classic Gear: WEM Copicat  (October 2025)

Classic Gear: Wholehog  (October 2017)

Classic Gear: Wholehog II  (December 2008)

Classic Gear: Wholehog III  (April 2023)

Classic Gear: Wingnut Spanner  (January 2026)

Classic Gear: Wybron Autopilot  (July 2012)

Classic Gear: Wybron CXI  (March 2025)

Classic Gear: Yamaha 02R  (March 2010)

Classic Gear: Yamaha SPX90  (September 2007)

Classic Gear: Yankee Screwdriver  (January 2017)

Classic Gear: Zero 88 Sirius 24  (June 2007)

Classic Gear: JBL Control 1  (July 2020)

Classic Gear: Telescan  (January 2014)