Fwd: fender concert?

[Andrew Wimhurst <awimhurst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hal's amp is a brown face model. I had one of these from '63 and it was 
excellent for harp. I usually matched it up to my late 40's Black label 
CR with NO tub subs. Plenty loud for gigging.

They don't have the same kind of distortion as a tweed, but they have a 
lot of bark and some crunch. More of a horn-like tone - "kind of like" 
the tone Kim Wilson gets on Telephone Blues where he's playing another 
brown face amp (a Pro). You can actually hear one used for harp on 
Studebaker John's CD's, and I know that Lynwood Slim has one for 
gigging (in addition to a Vicky Bassman). Although it's not exactly the 
same, you can also hear Rick Estrin play a brown Bandmaster (the 3x10 
combo NOT the piggyback model) on Greasy Kid's stuff on the track 
"Marion's Mood". His crystal JT30 would account for some of the toppy 
quality of the tone, but WHAT A KILLER TONE.

I got rid of my Concert because it was HEAVY to gig with and I wanted a 
thicker tweed bark. But if I could have kept it AND got my Super I 
would have been a happy camper.

cheers
Andrew


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Harpmac01@xxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxx
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 6:47 PM
> Subject: fender concert?
>
>
> so you crazy harp cats you.......what is the opinion of you good folks 
> on
> the fender concert 4x10 for harp ? where does it fit in in the big 
> picture
> of harp amps?
>
> mac

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Hal's amp is a brown face model. I had one of these from '63 and it
was excellent for harp. I usually matched it up to my late 40's Black
label CR with NO tub subs. Plenty loud for gigging.


They don't have the same kind of distortion as a tweed, but they have
a lot of bark and some crunch. More of a horn-like tone - "kind of
like" the tone Kim Wilson gets on Telephone Blues where he's playing
another brown face amp (a Pro). You can actually hear one used for
harp on Studebaker John's CD's, and I know that Lynwood Slim has one
for gigging (in addition to a Vicky Bassman). Although it's not
exactly the same, you can also hear Rick Estrin play a brown
Bandmaster (the 3x10 combo NOT the piggyback model) on Greasy Kid's
stuff on the track "Marion's Mood". His crystal JT30 would account for
some of the toppy quality of the tone, but WHAT A KILLER TONE.


I got rid of my Concert because it was HEAVY to gig with and I wanted
a thicker tweed bark. But if I could have kept it AND got my Super I
would have been a happy camper.


cheers

Andrew



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so you crazy harp cats you.......what is the opinion of you good folks
on 

the fender concert 4x10 for harp ? where does it fit in in the big
picture 

of harp amps? 


mac 

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