Message: 7
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:22:34 -0400
From: "Splash" <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Mick's crappy, collectible harp amps
To: "Harp-L" <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Also AGREE.
There are a number of 5-watt single ended amps out there that will
do it for
the nubee. And for the more seasoned player as well. Fender has a
re-creation of their old Champion. Champion 600 ?? I think. Also
Crate has
a 5-watt single ended amp V-5 ?? Epiphone valve junior is also one of
these. All of them with circuit boards made in China, and populated
with
low-cost components, but you get what you pay for....... Plenty
good enough
for busking or low power jamming and especially just practicing.
For harp, one might want to install a lower gain valve in the pre-
amp V1
like a 12AY7 or such - to allow the amp to be turned up more before
feedback, but we have gone over all that stuff many times.
These days, we are blessed with a number of Chinese 5-watters and if
you
look around you can get them priced right. Just ask your local guit-
store
salesman how low he will go in order for you to walk out of there
with that
amp. I always bargain with my local guys. They see me often enough
and
they get a steady amount of my $$ even if it isn't that much... They
usually
are willing to make a deal to keep getting more of my $$ =8^D I
always buy
guitar strings anyway...
But as far as Mick's crappy amps go... I use Ron and Bari at "The
Amp
Shop" in West Palm Beach and I haven't had a failure in more than 6
years.
Every now and then I bring them something new to re-cap and "tighten
up."
But none of my 1960's amps have ever given me any trouble after I
let Ron
and Bari have a look at them. I say never, now with my fingers
crossed...
<Har!> After Bari asked me, "Is this a gigging amp?" I said, "Of
course."
and now I never have to worry. You get what you pay for!
Splash