Re: [Harp-L] Old Man Looking for a Lighter Amp

["Rick Davis" <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, I've got a 1972 Fender Twin Reverb with Altec 417-8C speakers I can
sell you!  100 watts and about the same number of pounds in weight....

Here's an idea:  Try two used Fender Pro Junior amps that have be tweaked
for harp.  See the articles on the Fender Pro Junior harp amp project at the
Blues Harp Amps Blog:
http://bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/2008/09/fender-pro-junior-harp-amp-project.html

Put different speakers in each amp.., say a Weber Sig ceramic and alnico
with smooth cones, spread them apart a few feet, and drink in the big tone.
Used Pro Juniors can be found easily on Craigslist for $200-$250, the mods
are easy and relatively inexpensive, and the amp weighs only 20 lbs.  For
smaller gigs use one amp; use both for bigger/louder venues.

-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/



On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Wolf Kristiansen
<wolfkristiansen@xxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I'm asking for amplifier suggestions. I never thought I'd be doing this. I
> see these requests all the time on harp-l; now it's my turn.
>
> I'm an accomplished blues harmonica player (he said modestly).  I need
> suggestions for a medium weight, medium power, medium priced tube amplifier.
>  I usually play through a Shure PE585 ball microphone or an Astatic JT30
> crystal mike; both are high impedance and from the 70s.
>
> I finally admitted to myself that I didn't need either of the amps I've
> been dragging to the small clubs I've been playing in lately.  I'm talking
> about my '93 Fender Blues Deville, 62 pounds and the loudest 60 watts I've
> ever heard, and my '62 Fender Concert, a beautiful amp but again too heavy
> (55 pounds) and too powerful for the rooms I'm playing in.
>
> Another important factor is my age and my back.  Can't lug those amps
> around like I did.  Here's what I'm looking for:
>
> Power-- anything between 15 and 35 watts
> Weight-- anything under 40 pounds
> Tubes-- must have tubes
> Effects-- don't need any
> Tone-- must have it naturally; I don't need or want a "drive channel"
> Cost-- My wife's looking over my shoulder.  Can't be a boutique amp or rare
> old amp
>
>
> I prefer to control my own volume and tone settings.  I don't want an amp
> that has to be miked through a P.A.
>
> I'm open to any and all suggestions, and will consider them seriously. If
> your suggeston meets only some of my criteria, I'd still be interested.
>
> cheers,
>
> wolf kristiansen
>
>
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