Re: Potentially Decent Harp Amp?

["Jim Greenwald" <staggerin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Scorcher's right, the problem with the Vintage 16 is that its only channel
is what Carvin calls a "soak" channel. For guitarists it let's them dial-in
distortion at lower volumes, but for harp it's just way to many preamp gain
stages. Things can be managed at very low volume levels, but it's pretty
limiting.
I have a Carvin Nomad (2channels - regular and "soak", selectable) that I
dearly love, but I find the soak channel unneccesary for a good harp sound,
whereas the regular gain channel is just awesome.

Best wishes
Staggerin' Jim
http://www.live365.com/stations/staggerinjim

- ---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scorcher" <scorcher@xxxxxxx>
To: "HARP - L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Potentially Decent Harp Amp?


>
> > Tim Sheehan
>
> > I was thumbing through the latest Carvin
> > catalog and saw the Vintage 16 amp.  From the
> > description given, it sounds like it could be a very
> > promising harp amp.  Here is the URL:
> >
> > http://carvin.com/products/group.php?CID=VINT
> >
> > I have no affiliation with Carvin, just thought I
> > would pass this along.
>
> Carvin offers great instruments and electronics for bargain prices (no
> affiliation).
> However, with THREE 12AX7s, this little beastie is likely to be VERY
> difficult to control.
> Good harp amps usually have fewer pre-amp tubes (YMMV).
> -Scorcher
>
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