[Harp-L] ThunderHarp amp review

[dennis moriarty <dmoriarty@xxxxxxxxxx>]

        In a word: Wow! As a result of this list and some research  
into a modestly sized and priced amp I was led to Steve at  
ThunderHarpMikes.com. Actually I had an old Brown Shure bullet that I  
wanted chromed so I sent it off to Steve after some e-mails back and  
forth. He changed the element and had it flawlessly chromed for me.  
The mike now has a terrific and distinctive low end to it. It's  
married to my Rod Piazza modded acstatic and sits atop my new 18'' by  
20'' Thunder amp. The amp has a LOUD 10 inch Weber inside that you  
can push to around 9 without feedback when the tone is up and beyond  
that to 12 when the bass is maximized. I played with a full band last  
night and a friend of mine said the amp cut through the other  
instruments like it was cutting through blue smoke, i.e., it was very  
very distinctive and punchy. We were all miked to a pretty relative  
volume. I added a soft Maxon analog delay to it but it really wasn't  
necessary. I have a couple of little tone machines: A kalamazoo and  
an outrageous 50's Magnatone but Steve's (aside from being big  
brother sized) amp has so much more fire. Over the time Steve  
developed the Shure for me and during all e-mail correspondences  
surrounding the amp he was generous and informative. The packing and  
instruction and money back guarantee were all very unambiguous. There  
is nothing as lousy feeling as being on a stage with raging  
guitarists who have all the tone while I anemically try to punch  
through with a trivial amp. From large amps like Sonny Jr's and  
HarpKings to small packages like the HarpGear.com Champ we have some  
toneful choices. For a modest size with a monster tone I have to  
advocate for Steve's ThunderAmp. There were some smiling people in  
the audience last night that are taking the harp a little more  
seriously today.    No affiliation with Steve just a value to  
acknowledge talent and generosity.  dennis (nyc)