Re: [Harp-L] best small tube amp?

["mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Grant and all
Yes I carry a harp always...usually several in the Glove Box because A works and C and G and of course D then Bb too because of the horn parts on the radio, maybe Eb
On the IPhone I have a few short Vids of Wiggins doing a few little tunes in E and F and
I really like low F 
So I'll need those too!



Mikewilbur


On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dave:
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> Every now and then on Harp-L,
> I click on a link and see something that puts a smile on my faceâ
> Lonesome Dave Ferguson you are very cool and correct about the good toneâ
> Really enjoyed the whole productionâMakes me want to buy new toysâ
> Thanks for posting thisâ
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> Any of you other folks out there who have great stuff like this hidingâshould postâ
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> I personally have no interest in defunct harmonica companiesâ( and afraid to comment)
> yet I do respect the fact that many members know each otherâand hang at spanâetcâ
> and should discuss these thingsâand this is a great place to do thatâso please carry on...
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> but for meâ. when I can hear what any of you are up toâit is inspiringâand worth the waitâ
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> After seeing the youtubeâDaveâI would say you might look at the mod Brendan had made to his Boss pedal..
> so that he could put it at table levelâ
> I am reluctant to have to reach down to make adjustmentsâjust a thoughtâ.
> otherwiseâdon't change a thingâyou made my day alreadyâ
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> I've been looking at the Jam man myself ...
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> Thanks to everyone who posts great harp content as this is my favorite thingâHearing you all playing the thingâ
> Proved your point as wellâ( I have a lone wolf pedal tooâ.even sounds good on my tweed champâ( which is the best little amp).
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> Whenever someone says that they need to get lessonsâor they're  having trouble doing somethingâ.
> I remind them of lesson one in my hypothetical training programâ.( I don't have one)
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> 1) keep a harp on your person at all times
> â.and play whenever you have to wait for something â.or have a breakâimitate birdsâtrainsâor songs on the radioâ.
> at first you will drive everyone crazyâso do it off to the sideâbut eventuallyâyou will be very cool like lonesome daveâ( and maybe lonesome)
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> Just wanted to say somethingâplease carry onâ.( and post your cool stuff)
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> Grant Walters
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>> The best (for me) and certainly the smallest tube amp out there is the Lone Wolf Harp Attack pedal.
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>> I can't say enough good things about this pedal. You can get a huge, deep tube sound and dial in as much crunch drive as you like. It's small and portable. You can use it in front of any other amp to tame or shape to get the sound you want or you can go direct through the PA. If you need an amp as monitor on stage you just need to invest in a clean powered monitor or keyboard amp.
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>> I have owned Champs, Princetons, custom amps and still have a modded Bassman that seldom if ever leaves the house these days.
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>> For examples you can check my youtube channel but bear in mind I tend toward quite a subtle tube sound with minimal crunch that doesn't fully demonstrate the versatility of this unit.
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>> Here's a link: www.youtube.com/user/lonesomedaveferguson
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>> Randy Landry of Lone Wolf Blues Company is easy to deal with and a harp player designing great gear for harp players. With regard to the Harp Attack I think every harp player should have one...
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>> Just my two cents but head over to: http://lonewolfblues.com/attack.html for a closer look.
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>> All the best
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>> Dave Ferguson
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>> Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from WIND
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Mike Rogers" <bullfrog9@xxxxxxx>
>> Sender: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:34:39 
>> To: Scott Hicks<dscotthicks@xxxxxxxxxxx>; harp-l<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] best small tube amp?
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>> I use a Kalamazoo, that I purchased from Gregg Heumann.  Only 5 wts.  I mic 
>> it through our P.A.  Really great tone.  Gregg restores them.  Well worth 
>> it, and not too expensive.
>> 
>> Bullfrog
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Scott Hicks" <dscotthicks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 10:49 AM
>> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] best small tube amp?
>> 
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>> I think that depends on your price range. There are lots of harp-specific 
>> tube amps out there in low-wattage versions but they tend to be pricey. I've 
>> played with the VHT Special 6 and it's all it's cracked up to be on this 
>> forum. Very solid tone right out of the box, and reasonably priced. I passed 
>> on it, though, because I have an early-to-mid-60s Supro 16T that is 
>> absolutely awesome at about 4 watts. I haven't found anything in a small 
>> wattage amp that I like better.
>> 
>> Scott
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>>> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:34:34 +0100
>>> From: mrp00bah@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [Harp-L] best small tube amp?
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> my apologies to ask another 'best amp' question! But you know how us harp 
>>> players are obsessed with the topic :-)
>>> 
>>> I'm planning to buy a small tube amp for blues playing. This will be used 
>>> for gigging in small to medium sized venues, so it doesn't need to be too 
>>> loud. I want the distortion to come in at as low a volume as possible.
>>> An added bonus would be a good clean channel as well, but I can live with 
>>> just a blues sound.
>>> 
>>> I'm considering the Fender Pro Junior.
>>> 
>>> Any other suggestions / advice most appreciated.
>>> 
>>> PS. purchasing in the UK
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