[Harp-L] '65 Princeton Reverb Reissue

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

John Kuzloski writes:

 I really like the original, but I think it can be a bit
harsh/trebly for harp even with the treble all the way down and the
bass all the way up.

This is why i wish this amp had a midrange control. But i would not  
characterize the tone of my amp as harsh. However, i use an EV RE 15  
mic which is thick and fat in the midrange frequencies. I don't know  
about how a bullet mic would sound. An MXR 10 band equalizer pedal is  
very useful and effective for tweaking frequencies that the tone  
controls on an amp just don't seem to adjust. Pump the 250 slider to  
fatten the tone of a harmonica. The MXR is well built, relatively  
inexpensive and solves all sorts of problems that can arise when  
trying to play harp through a guitar amp.

Btw, although i am aware that some people claim the silver faced  
Princeton Reverbs sound just as good as the black face models, i have  
never personally found a silver face that came close.  Maybe this is  
just bad luck on my part, but, in my experience, it would not be  
prudent to assume that any silver face will necessarily be comparable  
to a black face. But if you like sound of the amp, that's what counts.

JP