Fw: [Harp-L] GEAR II

["Gary Bohannon" <beauxart2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Champs are great amps, I imagine a Pro Jr. (set up correctly) is cool too. 
If you're looking for "great, classic tone"... how 'bout looking to other 
amps like Silvertone's, Supro's, Valco's and the like?  Or what about a 
vintage PA head?  I recently bought a Knight 2x6L6 PA head, near mint, on 
Fleabay for 40 bucks... the thing sounds killer.  For a combo amp, you can 
get a vintage model 1482, 1x12" Silvertone for about the price of a Pro Jr. 
and  those amps sound great for harp... I've got two tweed Champs and the 
Silvertone is a more flexible amp... tonewise.  There's loads of small, 
affordable amps on eBay; find a seller with good feedback, who has a great 
amp for sale, and have some fun!

And... ya gotta have a good mic too!  I guess you don't have to have one, 
but it helps.

All the best,
Gary B
Nashville
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CHARLES BASSI" <jeanchar50@xxxxxxx>
To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] GEAR II


It's been great reading everyone's replies to this thread.
Part of my frustration, initially, can probably better
be phrased along these lines than the way I phrased it
in my original post -
Is a hard-to-find "vintage" Fender Champ really all that
much better, sound-wise, than a readily available Fender Pro Junior?
In other words, what is readily available NOW to the
harp player to provide a great classic tone?
I know one's sound is very subjective, and one's sound starts
with good acoustic tone, but I believe
HOW you amplify makes a big difference in your sound.

Regards,

Charles