Re: [Harp-L] Holmes Harp Commander III for Sale

[GaryB <garybond@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the enlightenment. The reason I asked was that years ago I 
stumbled across the ART tube preamp by accident and at the time it was a 
perfect fit for me and the sound was so much better than going straight 
into the PA, which opens another topic of playing straight into a PA is 
one of the best ways to learn how to play well because you have to work 
hard to get a good sound, I recommend that to all players as something 
to take up every now and then to push themselves to higher ground. So I 
guess the HC would be in a similar sound/tone range.

Thanks for the enlightenment
GaryB

Bill Hines wrote:
> I agree with Bob - a Harp Commander is not as good as a Sonny Jr or
> other boutique harp amp that costs upwards of $1500 for sure. But search
> the harp-l archives for comments and read the reviews on the
> www.coast2coastmusic.com and other sites. You'll see primarily rave
> reviews and from pro or very experienced players. Ian Collard, for
> example, is no slouch! Not to mention the comments by Charlie
> Musselwhite. It sounds *damn* good and weighs a few pounds and fits into
> your case as opposed to an amp that will break your back and you have to
> try to fit in the trunk, etc. Then there's the advantages of impedance
> matching/transforming (lo-z/hi-z), battery usage for busking/camping,
> etc. I used it with the lone wolf delay (also can run on batteries)
> through the HCIII effects loop and that sounded great and was a very
> portable setup.
>
> And that's for a few hundred, rather than almost a few thousand. And you
> have much better control to dial in a range of sounds, where as with
> amps you are pretty much locked in, other than some control over just a
> few parameters. A very good compromise, especially since it's been well
> established here that the tone comes mostly from the player and
> technique.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of robert mcgraw
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 6:30 AM
> To: GaryB
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Holmes Harp Commander III for Sale
>
>   
> > I've heard of these before but can it really sound as good as like a >
> >     
>
>   
> > Sonny jr or something like that or is it something in between PA clean
> > and a custom harp amp. Please enlighten me.---No, the Harp Commander
> >     
> does not sound as good as a Sonny Jr or really any good amp...but it
> does sound pretty good and it's a lot easier to carry :-)
> WVa Bob 
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