Re: How'd they do it?

[William Techau <techau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

clarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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>>On Mon, 12 Sep 1994 GREENWAY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>>> When I interviewed him for my book, Magic Dick told me he usually used
>>> a Fender Champ in the studio when he was with J. Geils.
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>> Kim, is that a regular Champ or a vibro Champ? Is it possible to get 
>>that reverb and thick tone with a regular Champ? My Champ doesn't have 
>>any reverb. And I know, I know, it's not the equipment, it's the player. 
>>(I was at a workshop with Charlie Sayles this weekend. He demonstrated 
>>a couple of different blues harp styles with a vocal mic through a pa. 
>>His Big Walter example was almost perfect). But "Whammer Jammer" just 
>>sounds so much fatter than a Champ can get. Maybe it was one of the old 
>>tweed Champs?
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>>-Steve
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>I have a plain old blackface 1964 Champ that has the nicest tone of any harp amp I have.
>The fat tone doesn't come from the amp.  It comes from opening your throat up as wide as 
>you can and playing with an open airstream.  I said this last week.  Big Walter used a Princeton,
>he had the fattest tone around.
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>Bernie Clarke
>"Don't start me to talkin', I'll tell everything I know" - SBWII
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This was sent to me.  Don't know what it is.

Bill Techau.
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