Re: Spirit Harp Pro or RI Bassman?

["Chris Hammond" <dawgawntired@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a Bassman RI.  You can pick them up for around $500 used (be patient, 
you will definitely find one)  As for the mod, I don't see a good reason to 
do it.  I swapped out a couple of tubes on mine and get what I consider to 
be great tone.  Sinking anouther $200 or $400 into a $500 amp just don't 
make any sense to me.  When you go to sell it, you'll still get $500 for it, 
probably less cause it has been modded.  This way, you get to try it, if you 
don't like it, ther is always a guitar head ready to buy one for $500, so 
you loose $0.






>From: "Dejon Hamann" <hhmill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Spirit Harp Pro or RI Bassman?
>Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:36:35 +0000
>
>
>I'm looking to invest in a new harp amp and I've narrowed it down to these 
>2 choices.  My question:  which would you go with?  I've got roughly 8 
>bills to spend (give or take).  Would you take the "grab and go," 
>"out-of-the-box-tone," studio/recording friendly 1x10 OR the ballsy-lowend, 
>stage confident, "tried-and-true," 4x10?  Personally, I'm totally and 
>utterly split on the issue!!!!!  On the one hand I've got a small, 
>tone-laden amp that I can fly to jams and sit-ins at the local bars AND on 
>the other hand I've got an amp that will hold it's own when my band plays 
>out and has the potential (w/ point to point and other mods) to ascend to a 
>psuedo-4+grand amp.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Also, If I we're to go with the bassman where could I get it modded?  Point 
>to point and all that jazz.  And how much would that run?
>
>Thankx everyone,
>The Buffalo
>
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