[Harp-L] Subject: Re: HarpGear Amp

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Since Amps and other gear have been such a strong list subject lately, at  my 
suggestion and with the author's permission, I'm cross-posting this  
endorsement of Harp-Gear Amps from the e-blood Digest forum.
 
Elizabeth
 
"Jason Ricci signs with Harp Gear Harmonica Amplifiers!

As many of  you know I have been offered many different 'Boutique' amp
endorsements over  the past five years. Without mentioning any names I can
say all of those amps  were beautiful, well made virtual works of art, both
visually stunning and  great sounding in their own right. However, even
though all these wonderful  amps were offered to me for free or next to no
charge, I just couldn't get  behind any of them (fine as they are) as none
seemed to suit my particular  needs the way my old Fender Bassman I nick
named the 'Egyptian' did. I tried  many times with many different models to
get that 'Tone' I had with that old  Fender. Fender did not consider me a
worthy endorsement decision and would  not offer me even the slightest
discount on their amps or repair service  despite the fact that I was
obviously and inadvertently selling many Fender  Bassmans for them each year.
I really wanted to get behind a small 'Boutique'  company and back the little
guy but no matter how hard I tried I just  couldn't find an amp I liked by
anyone that sounded better than that old  Fender, until now...
My friend Brian Purdy has been making small  'Boutique' harmonica amps for
years now under the name 'Harp Gear'. I loved  all those little amps and so
did hundreds of other players although due to  their small size, the volume
of our band, and my dependence on that one tone  from the 'Egyptian' I just
couldn't find a practical use for a Harp Gear amp  outside the recording
studio and smaller gigs. The Popularity of Brian  Purdy's smaller amps took
off and players pro and am alike could be seen  everywhere with those little
monsters. Eventually almost all the other  'Boutique' amp builders took
notice and followed suit in an attempt to sell a  smaller harp Gear style
amp. After that move Brian Purdy came back with the  H.G. 50. A 4/10? 50 watt
harmonica beast the size of a Fender Bassman but  very different. I had been
hesitant to try any Bassman style 'Boutique' amp  as I had tried many in the
past only to be disappointed and return to the  real thing (which was
actually not made as well but sounded better), but  Brian assured me this was
not another point to point wired Bassman mimic.  Additionally I was also
worried about our friendship should I not like this  amp as he told me the
amp was built with me in mind. He brought the amp to a  gig in Florida and
before I plugged in I told him; 'No matter how good it  sounds I'm not using
it on the gig.' I plugged in and after two or three  minutes of knob tweaking
I was wondering not if it was 'as good' as my Fender  but exactly how much
BETTER it was. I played the next two nights on the HG 50  and then gladly
signed an endorsement deal with Harp gear! I have never been  happier with my
sound, the HG 50 has everything my old beloved Fender had  with a more
balanced, clear, natural, and fuller sound! The H.G. 50 amp has  quickly
become an extension of me and I feel as close to in love with an  inanimate
object as a person can be. Stay tuned for our new you tube video  coming out
soon advertising the H.G. 50! Thank you Brian Purdy and harp Gear  for doing
the impossible and making THE BEST sounding and BEST looking and  BEST ever
HAND MADE harmonica amp ever!!!"
 







**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.      
(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/
2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)