[Harp-L] Open- or Closed-Back Cabs for Blues Harp?
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- Subject: [Harp-L] Open- or Closed-Back Cabs for Blues Harp?
- From: "Rick Davis" <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:37 -0600
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I have a propensity to test conventional ideas. When I decided I needed a
speaker cab I went with a closed–back design, while almost all harp players
seem to prefer an open-back cab when using separate cabs and heads.
I liked the way some closed-back cabs sounded with guitar: Dark and THUMP! I
wanted to try that with harp, so I ordered a 2x10 closed back cab from
Avatar, thinking I could saw off part of the back panel to convert to a semi
open-back configuration if it didn't work out.
Which do you prefer? My bet would be nearly all harp players who have tried
both prefer a semi open-back configuration in a speaker cab. I tried both
open and closed back and blogged the results at the Blues Harp Amps blog:
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
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