Re: [Harp-L] Pro amps Sonny

["Patrick Lines" <plines@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Weird, I had a Pro, also, that was built by Bill Odell that I bought off 
ebay. It was a little to bright for harp I thought. It developed a grounding 
problem and I sent the chassis to him. For some reason he loved that chassis 
so much that he actually bought it back from me for as I remember somewhere 
around $800. Sonny, I have one of your 54-57 Bassmans that is a different 
animal than a 4-10, 2 holes, split load inverter, etc. I changed it to a 
single 15 2ohm ( Weber 15A150 ), so now it is sort of like what a Pro for 
harp should sound like. Anyway having seen the Odell Pro chassis graphics 
and my 54-57 Bassman graphics I wonder if Bill Odell built those for you?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <SONNYTONE@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:00 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Pro amps


> I never said anything about old school pros. I love the real  tweed or
> brownface pro. I totally agree that original pros are the real deal. I 
> have even
> had a pro built by Bill Odell in Calif using paper in oil caps, but 
> something
> was missing even though we used a correct vintage speaker and Mercury
> Magnetics trannies. Over time I think the caps and everything else break 
> in. I will
> not speak again on repros. THE BEST vintage single 15" amplifier that  I 
> am
> sorry I let go of was a 1954 - 1956 Gibson GA77, they changed the circuit
> completely in 1957 or 58. But those early ones, where no schematic exists, 
> except
> for the one I have from a guy who got originally with his amp, are really
> tremendous. I let far too many good amps go, and they are mostly in the
> collection of John Nuzzo, who I am trying to broker a deal for him to send 
> me  all his
> 20 vintage amps, 2 commandos, all original bandmasters, he has quite a
> collection, but does not know how to know what is original or not. I will 
> keep  you
> guys up to speed so you have first shot, and I am sure he has some 
> original
> Pros in there. If anyone has an original GA77 from 54 - 56 and wants a
> Schematic  for it, contact me offlist for a price, minimal, just to cover 
> my shipping
> and  time at the post office, which nowadays is a half hour every time I 
> set
> foot in  there. As I said, no schematic exists, either in the Tube amp 
> book OR
> the Gibson  schematic book, they list the 1954 but give you the later
> schematic. I have  worked any differences out with Drew who I felt it 
> appropriate to
> apologize to  him personally off list. No matter what I am on, it does not 
> give
> me the right  to bash anyone's amp or anyone so I will apologize to the 
> list
> of gentlemen and  ladies for my one line blahhhhhh which was totally
> inappropriate. Can someone  call Guiness book of records to see where I 
> stand as far as
> public apologies, I  think I must be up there close to the top:)))) At 
> least
> I am man enough to do  so, and make no excuses for whatever medication I 
> am
> on, I should simply shut up  if I don;t have anything positive to say. I 
> asked
> the list moderator to delete  my follow up post after what Drew said. He 
> was a
> bit harsh, but after so many  times you guys are tired of the same old 
> thing
> from me, as am I. Yesterday was a  day I barely got out of bed, but the 
> short
> time I did I was able to set myself  back a good ways. This crap is worse 
> than
> chemo, but no excuses. Everything  positive or nothing at all from me. I 
> know
> you have heard it before, but when my  friends start getting on me, I do 
> take
> a look at myself. If repros work for you,  more power to you. SJ
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