[Harp-L] Re: Small Fender Amp

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick Davis wrote:
<Small inexpensive solid state guitar amps are often quite shrill when used
<for harmonica, particularly if you play through a high output bullet-type
<microphone.  They are prone to feedback and often produce very poor tone.<
<
<Having said all that, there are some small solid state amps I really like
<for harp, particularly the Roland Cube 30 and Roland Microcube.  The Vox
<Pathfinder 15R is also quite good.

I don't know the Pathfinder, but the Roland Cube 30 and Microcube are not just "solid state" amps--their circuits include amp modeling as well.  I own the Microcube, and it has a half-dozen modeled amps and preamps in it.

Good amp modeling can certainly make a solid state circuit sound like something else (and much better for harp).

Regards, Richard Hunter
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