[Harp-L] Re: The 410

[SONNYTONE@xxxxxxx]

Due to the amount of builders that seem to think what I do is easy and want  
to just copy it, like many other companies, some information on an initial  
inquiry is proprietary, even though the company I use is famous, my parts are  
custom built for me and are not sold to the general public. When I got this  
inquiry from a fellow who would not let up on where I got my transformers from,  
I told him I tried Mercury and did not like the harshness of their sound, and 
I  do not use outsourced to Asia transformers from Weber. Many of you have 
gotten  to know a bit about my character from this list, so to get a response 
from Ed  such as:
"  
The fact that you don't disclose the manufacturing of the transformer only  
means one thing: 
You use "cheap" transformers. Your statement about Mercury Magnetics is bull  
s***t. They are the best transformer for tweed amps and you know that. My 
guess  is that you have copied this amp design from a reputable amp builder then  
"cloned" a bunch using cheap parts. You should be ashamed of yourself." 
Ed Everest. 
This really is not a way to start a new year, and I don't  think I deserve 
this as someone scratching and clawing to make a product for all  harp players. 
Having extremely sensitive ears, and also having the original  transformers 
from bassmans right in front of me to test my amp against, I think  I have done 
enough homework to discern what is "the best" for my amp. So please  don't be 
offended if I do not disclose every single aspect of what I do. It  would be 
like asking Scott for a schematic of his Meteor that he spent 3 years  to 
design, does that make sense? Being in this business for 10 years I actually  did 
get many requests from guys to just send them my Sonny Jr 1 or 2 schematic  and 
got some of these same responses when I would not. Have a great New Year  
everyone, and be safe.