[Harp-L] Sonny Jr. Cruncher

["J.Stephen Edwards" <harp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Received my Sonny Junior "Cruncher" #8 recently and wanted to pass this info on. First I would like to say what a wonderful person Gary was to deal with. If you have never talked to him in person or via phone you can't begin to understand how committed he is to his business and your complete satisfaction. With three guitar players in our band, playing out live, I soon realized I needed my harp to stand out over them. Sure I could mic my smaller amps through the pa, but folks it isn't the same. There is nothing like standing next to a large amp and blasting away, driving those speakers, feeling and hearing those speakers move . Anyway that's what my new Cruncher does. Gary says the Cruncher is not as loud as his 410, let me say the Cruncher is very loud and the sound projection is outstanding. He is totally right, the Cruncher is a SJ1 on steroids. It kicks. This is a perfect mid sized amp. No problems competing with the other players. I believe you could use this amp in any situation, small, medium or large venues. The tone controls were easy to figure out and once I discovered that, all my different mics sounded good. You can get all different sounds out of the Cruncher, the notes just seem to jump out of the amp, extremely responsive, clean to over driven. Of course the Cruncher is build like a tank, beautiful and is a perfect weight. Easy to carry with a killer sound. Just another prize creation from the master harp amp builder Gary Onofrio. The amp comes complete, padded cover, extra tubes, fuse, a very fine owners manual and best of all, complete assurance and satisfaction from Sonny Jr. If you got the band thing going and you got the extra bucks you can't go wrong with the Cruncher. Remember we only go around once.

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