Re: [Harp-L] sj4x10 with 545

[mjmeadors@xxxxxxx]

 I would like to add that I also recently purchased a 4 x 10.  I had a SJ1 that I sold.
 
Unfortunately, due to my schedule, I have not had a lot of time to experiment with the amp.  However, one thing is clear -- there's a lot of possibilities to dial in.  The SJ1 sounded great, but there wasn't much room (tone controls, etc.) to alter the sound unless you were swapping tubes, etc.  
 
In any case, I've tried a rod-mod'd JT-30 with the amp, a 545, a mic that Sonny sent for me to try out (that I still need to send back!), and an old Ruskin that I had laying around.  I have an old Green Bullet that I've yet to try out with the amp.  Surprisingly, for my taste, the Ruskin had more bite and in your face presence than the others, though the good thing about the amp is that all the mics sounded great.
I have yet to get the amp out with a band, mainly because I don't want anybody else's greasy mitts touching it.  
 
In all fairness to the amp, I will need to spend many more hours playing around with it.  However, it is very clear that you can dial in a great sound and, very importantly, alter that sound depending on the room you are playing in.  I also have not played a Meteor, but I do have a Bassman RI and the 4x10 has much greater sound possibilities. 
 
Mike
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: john kuzloski <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:09:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Harp-L] sj4x10 with 545


I got one of Sonny's 4x10's awhile back and never posted about it.  The amp 
doesn't need my endorsement, but I wanted neveretheless to publicly say how much 
I love it.  I'm still feeling great from a gig last night (I need to testify!) 
sittin' in all night with a "20 something," r&b/blues-based rock jam band kinda 
unit.  (I had no idea we had played a Phish song, when a gal in the audience 
asked for another one!).  Thankfully, they also played older classics like Take 
Me To The River and One Way Out.
 
Anyway, the point is that with a 545 (from the North Allegheny School District 
via Tom Ellis) I just loved the sound.  I was the only sound on stage not going 
through the PA, and I was heard by all and had plenty of headroom.  BTW, there 
was a EH Deluxe Memory Man in the chain; turning the delay up was fun when doing 
some "scratching" behind the couple of rap-like numbers.  Personally, I think 
the Unidyne III elements sound especially great with the sj4x10, they really 
seem to open things up.  Perhaps in another combo situation (with less rock and 
less band volume), a CR would sound great; but in this situation, it just 
doesn't cut through the mix as well as the 545 family.
 
So, thanks to Sonny and to Tom Ellis (and Shure) and to EH.
(I need to add that I haven't played through a Meteor or a Velvet Glow to offer 
any comparison.)
--John K.
 

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