Fw: [Harp-L] Gear

["Gary Bohannon" <beauxart2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Generally any amp that isn't good for guitar can be a killer harp amp. 
Don't forget the old PA heads either, look for Bell, Knight and Masco PA 
heads on eBay... they're great for harp and cheap!

Of course, the other side of the coin is to save your dough and buy a Sonny 
Jr.... they're worth every nickel.

Gary B
Nashville

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MundHarp@xxxxxxx>
To: <jeanchar50@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 4:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Gear


> No!
> One can get a great sound with modern and inexpensive amplifiers....
> I often use a little Pig Nose solid state battery powered amp for
> recording... It gives a fine tone, at very low volume. IT WAS VERY CHEAP! 
> My every day
> "giging" amps are Fender Blues DeLuxe 40 watt  (1 x 12" speaker) tube 
> amps, I
> bought them both second hand ... I have 2 of them, They give a fantastic 
> tone,
> and they were NOT expensive...
> If you want that "electric" sound,  all you need is an amp with some
> distortion.... a "fuzz box" with a Shure SM58 mic, through the PA, will do 
> it....
> OK, it is wonderful to use a 40 year old Fender Champ. Or an "original"
> Bassman.... But the "tone" comes from the player, NOT the amp....
>
> Best wishes
> John Whiteboy Walden
> London
> England
>
>
> > Why is all the good stuff for harp amplification
> > (at least the stuff that people brag about) - mics, amps, preamps,
> > effects, etc., made a minimum for 40 years ago