Re: [Harp-L] My 'new' Kalamazoo 2

[G <gigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:16:27 -0600
From: "david j. brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] My 'new' Kalamazoo 2
To: Less Paul <lesspaul58@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

>Paul, 
>The excitement and joy we get from acquiring new gear, or a hot night
>playing, or discovering a new technique, is often lost on those around us
>who don't share our strange addiction. 
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>It's your first amp and your first mic! Brother we feeeeeeel your joy!
>
>Just be careful or you'll wind up with a serious habit for the hard stuff
>like a Sonny Jr410 amp or one of Tom Ellis' super mics. Before you know it
>they'll find you locked in the basement drooling over your vintage tube
>collection and talking to an old ceramic element about your favorite 5U4
>rectifier.
>It t'aint a pretty site.

Everyone knows that the Kalamazoo 2 is one of the  "gateway" amps.  Its a
slippery slope to GAS*.

-- G.

* Gear Aquisition Syndrome.