Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] cheapo amp?

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Andrew,

Good luck with your cheapo amp. Have fun with it.
I'm guessing that's a big part of your reasoning
for the purchase at this stage in your learning
curve. I think you'll likely "outgrow" that rig in
short order as you develop better
control/tone/chops on harp. When that day comes
you'll know it. 

Personally, I didn't even think about buying an amp
until I'd been playing harp for about 25 years and
got involved with my first "real" band. By then I
had some passable chops and half-decent accoustic
tone and had been playing through PA systems for a
few years.

When I bought, I sunk the money (about $300) into
an amp that I still play through today (a Fender
Blues Jr., though now it's since been modified to
be more harp friendly).

Just remember that you get what you pay for. 

Harpin 'in Colorado,
--Ken M.



--- andrew collinson <meadow.sweet@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Elizabeth... well I listened to all the advice
> here... then this is what 
> I did.
> 
> I went and bought the cheapest amp I could find
> (I happened to find one 
> locally at half the usual retail price).... then
> I bought a so-so (ShureSM58 
> lookalike) mike and a boom stand. The whole thing
> has cost me around £50 
> (GBP) - about $90 USD. OK, OK, OK... great it
> ain't. But it's ideal for what 
> I want it for.... I can tweak with the sound..
> but most of all, I can crank 
> it up to hear myself *as others hear me*. And
> what I lack most, is 
> technique - something all the best amps in the
> world can't give me.... this 
> set up lets me *hear* what I'm doing from
> outside... not 'in my head' and 
> the mike being held on the stand lets me get up
> close and cup it without 
> needing to worry about dropping it.
> 
> The experts here are probably holding their heads
> in their hands already.... 
> but, for me... it's like a first car. I'm
> learning to drive... once I've 
> done that, I can get at least half the cost of
> this stuff back from Ebay... 
> and then go for something with more punch. Money
> well spent, to my mind.
> 
> Re's, J.



		
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