RE: [Harp-L] endorsements

["Anthony Smith" <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom, I agree with you. The Meteor is a great amp.  I found that for me I
couldn't get the clarity and note separation I wanted from it w/o going thru
the meat channel...but when going thru the meat channel I couldn't get the
fuller bottom end response I loved on the Meatier side! For the many players
out there looking for straight Chicago sound, it would be a tough amp to
beat. Again, personal preference makes the world go round!  I s/w Scott
numerous times and he was awesome.  I didn't buy my Meteor from him, I
bought it second hand and he still spent time with me like I had purchased
directly from him.  I'd love to play on both of the smaller versions of the
SJ and the Meteor as I haven't had the chance to play on either!

In addition to the harp specific amps I own and have owned, I have a 1962
concert, a 1955 Tweed Super and a 1960 tweed champ.  Two places I frequently
play around town are totally different!  One is a big wood barn type club
that makes most amps struggle and the Concert shines there, the Super gets
swallowed up.  The other place is long and narrow with low ceilings and the
concert overpowers the room at higher volumes and sounds too clean at really
low volumes but the super gets the job done there...the champ is great at
home!!

I also have the Kinder AFB.  Great device and makes many of these amps more
user friendly for harp than ever before but this is what really proved to me
that to have more of one you lose some of the other!  It's hard to have
something that is both clean and dirty. Open and compressed.  That's where
the "it's the Indian not the bow" comment comes in and sets things straight.
BUT, it isn't just the Indian either!  There are long and short bows for
different applications.  Can a great Indian get a great shot out of any bow?
Most certainly.  Can a great Indian get an accurate 200 yard shot out of a
bow that was designed for 50 yards? Doubtful. Again, none of these are "one
size fits all" and equipment does make a huge difference in final tone and
the ability to control or shape same.         




-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tom Albanese
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Anthony Smith
Cc: harp-l
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] endorsements

I agreee, let's not leave it at that. Not only are the differences between
all boutique harp amps worthy of discussion, but there are major differences
in settings and tonal options that you can get from a Meteor using only one
player and one mic. Depending on which channel you use and where you have
your tone, meat and presence controls dialed, you can vary tonal colorings a
lot on this amp. I've had mine for four years and gig with it almost
exclusively and the amp is still revealing itself to me. And of course being
heard is never a problem, loud, soft or in between (please no lectures about
loud music). Will this be the last amp I ever own? I don't know for sure but
I have one now and I love it. Thanks again Scooter!

t.a.

On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Anthony Smith
<anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> RH wrote, "Can we agree at this point that we are damn lucky to have 
> some very fine amp makers working on behalf of harp players 
> everywhere, and leave it at that?"
>
> Agree, yes!  Leave it at that, No!  Why not discuss the inherent 
> differences between the choices so others can benefit from same?  I 
> don't think it needs to get ugly but there are differences between all of
them.
>  You'd be lying or uneducated if you said otherwise. That's what makes 
> it a tough choice and an individual choice, their different...and 
> that's a good thing!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Richard Hunter
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:27 AM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] endorsements
>
> "Anthony Smith" wrote:
> <...The meteor has a great
> <Chicago distorted sound but the tone is consistent no matter what he 
> does <with it.  That might be what YOU want but not what I want.
>
>
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