[Harp-L] Medium Harp Amps

[Robert Ross <robertaross@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to put my vote in for Fat Dog Amps by Rob Robinson. This is one of the greatest harp amps for the money in my estimation. Rob believes in building a great sounding harp amp that regular harp players can afford. This is my small/medium harp amp nirvana. Rob sells them in several variation, and they generally cost around $900 with your choice of speakers. Mine came with one 12 and two 8's, all 3 different Webers. I also got an extra baffle for four 10s in case I want to go in that direction some day.

Last month I went to the South Florida Blues Society Harmonica Blow Out. A friend of mine was setting up his old, very funky Fender Bassman for all the harp players to use on stage...but it was dead. Panic started to set in, so I offered my FatDog which was still in my car's trunk from the last time I used it. Of course, the FatDog is only about 30 watts, so we mic'd it to the PA. Everyone was a little nervous about this substitution at first - and calls went out looking for someone in the Society to bring his Sonny Jr. (he never showed up). However, once they started playing on the FatDog, harp players kept coming up to me all day  asking me about this amp they never heard of and complimenting me on the incredible sound. I think this kind of situation, with 15 of the the top harp players in South Florida blowing their hearts out all day long with every kind of mic, delay pedal and whatnot, is truly the acid test for an amp - and my FatDog passed with
 flying colors! Talk about validation! No, I was not one of the top 15 (or top anything I am afraid) -- but I do have one of the top custom harp amps around  :-)

In answer to another question - Rob is also working on a new product which is coming out soon (a special cable design I think), specially designed for harp players to hook up multiple amps together. I forget what he is calling it, but it will be on his website soon. Rob's website has been down for a few weeks, which he said would happen awhile ago, but should be back up soon (www.FatDogAmps.com). However, you can email him at rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Robert Ross
(aka RawHarp at BushmanMusic forums)
www.AdventuresMarketing.com



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