Re: [Harp-L] Re: Another Gear Orbit..which 4x10?

"ChipComcast" <jandkday@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:57:04 -0400

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From: "ChipComcast" <jandkday@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <AV1901@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Another Gear Orbit..which 4x10?


> Andy-
>
> Good to hear from you, I need to get down to that
> Thursday night show w/ you & Dave et. al. you
> posssess a craftsman's tone andthat's mostly...YOU!
>
> I'm taking your advice & I 'm going Sonny, 'nuff said.
>
> Beyound all the tone issues sometimes it
>   gets to be a decision of practical application as you so
> excellently pointed out.  I always said that I didn't want to
> lug around a 60 lb beast +PA system and yet, here I am in gear orbit.
>
>  When we play larger festivals, there is typical a great sound crew and
> they tend to do good work.  When it's a tavern gig , then the Sonny 4X8
> is nice.  It's those in between's that rob volume & cut.  At one time
> I slaved 2 12" anps mainly for easy in & out, some load ins are tough in
> Philly!
>
> I used to mic a Martin 119 w/ a 12"  (a rare amp that Martin guitars made
in
> the 50's)
>
>  I appreciate your offer to test drive your baby and I
> will be hiking up to CONN to see Sonny real soon.
>
>  Ok, I tied up the airways enough, back
> to the bowling shirts & pork pie hat disscussions.
>
>  Thankee!
>
> JDay
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <AV1901@xxxxxxx>
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:43 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Another Gear Orbit..which 4x10?
>
>
> > Humorous Disclaimer: Yes, of course, tone comes from within.  Anyone not
> > playing stock harps through an SM-58 into the PA with no effects  is
> hereby
> > disqualified from commenting on how tone comes from within and how
there
> is too
> > much gear talk. LOL :) :) LOL Really, don't hurt me, I'm  joking, I
swear!
> >
> > James: Get the Sonny Junior 410 amp.
> >
> > E-mail me if you'd like to borrow my Sonny Jr 410 for one of those Blue
> > Parrot gigs you have coming up. If its an open date for me, I could
bring
> the  amp
> > down for you to try, watch your show, have some Hurricanes, etc. - its
@
> 15
> > minutes from my house. You could try the amp in a gig situation. Your
band
> > plays the music I love, and my current too-loud-guitar-led (but he books
> all the
> >  gigs) band doesn't play nearly enough of that stuff.
> >
> > I suggest that you do what I did - call Gary and find a time you can go
up
> > to his place in Connecticut and talk amps and try before you buy. He'll
go
> > through tube subbing and mic swapping so you can hear the variety of
tones
> the
> > amp can produce. He is a great guy and backs his stuff 100%.
> >
> > I went up to Warmdaddy's in Philadelphia a few weeks ago and got nice
> > comments about my amp and tone. An upcoming harp player named Mikey
Junior
> played
> > through it and said he really liked it - he normally plays a  Victoria.
> >
> > When I play with David Bromberg, he has commented on my tone through  it
> > also.
> >
> > Having seen your swingin' band (thanks for asking me to sit in for a
tune
> or
> > 2) at a place the band I play with plays (the wonderful Hi Ho  Tavern),
> the
> > Sonny #1 you play through sounded fine. If the keyboard guy  gets too
> loud,
> > you're the boss, turn him down. I liked your bands' moderate  volume,
> small PA,
> > low-tech approach to West Coast Swing.
> >
> > The sound issue is a tough one. If the in-house PA is really good, and
> > everyone watches their stage volume, mic'ing a small amp works fine.
I've
> played
> > through my Hurricane V-8 (5 watt class A amp with an 8" speaker) at
places
> like
> >  the Bubba Mac Shack at the Jersey Shore and the Dinosaur BBQ in
Syracuse,
> > NY and the house sound was fine. I pointed the amp right at my head for
a
> > monitor.
> >
> > If its a casual gig at a tavern, 4 players lugging the PA in and making
> > $300-400 a night, its really nice to have the Sonny Junior 410 amp,
*not*
> mic'ed
> > through the PA, for stage volume and projection of a full range of
tones.
> It
> > still amazes me how many venues *don't* have a house PA, let alone a
good
> one.
> >  With the SJ 410, you become the master of your own domain.
> >
> > I like having 3 amps to pick from for the gigs I play - small, medium
and
> > large:
> >
> > SMALL (class A - 5 watts, 8 inch speaker Fender Champ-like amp) I use a
> > Hurricane V-8 for this size. Its great for duos and recording. Actually,
> in a
> > club with a nice PA and soundman (like the Dinosaur BBQ), it works well
> mic'ed
> > through the PA if you're too old and lazy to carry a larger heavier amp.
> > Soundmen sometimes have no clue about harp, so you are at their mercy.
> >
> > MEDIUM (@ 30 watts) - your Sonny Jr #1 4x8 fits the bill here (I have  a
> > Kendrick Texas Crude Harp amp for this application). Nice for small
clubs
> in  low
> > to medium volume bands.
> >
> > LARGE: (class AB 4x10 "bassman-like" amp) If you get a 4 x 10 amp, get
the
> > Sonny Jr. 410. I've played through the Fender reissue and a *REAL* 59
> Bassman,
> > I  owned a Blues DeVille. The SJ 410 is better by far than the reissues
> and
> > damn  close (after more than a year of gigs and the resulting speaker
> break-in)
> > to the  real one (plus less $ - I wasn't smart enough to buy one years
> ago -
> > they must  be close to $5,000 now a days).
> >
> > Good luck in your quest.
> >
> > Andy Vincent
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