[Harp-L] an idea for spah--HARP AMP COMPARISONS

[Randy Singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!!

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>i hesitate to send this, because i recall some furor the last time  
an amp
> comparison was suggested. but what the heck.
>
> there are a number of videos on youtube demonstrating this amp or  
that
> amp, with one player or another. it struck me that the upcoming spah
> offers an opportunity to do something more comprehensive.
>
> the idea is to have a number of different players, with different  
styles,
> playing through a number of different amps. not as a competition,
> but to give other players some sense of the range of sounds one can
> get out of the various amps (i'm kind of assuming we're talking  
boutique
> amps, but i guess it could be any).
>
> so, for example, assemble 4 amps, maybe harpgear, sonny jr, meteor,
> and harp king. probably want to use off the rack mics, say, sm57,  
that
> are generally available. then round up a mix of players. you'd want  
good
> players who could really put the amps through their paces, but they
> shouldn't all be Harp Gods (maybe just demigods). they should have
> different
> styles, maybe play different genres of music.
> now let first player play whatever he wants for one minute, on each  
of the
> 4 amps.
> maybe give them some upfront time to explore what each can do before
> recording.
> record these samples. repeat for all players. then edit it down  
into a
> series
> of videos. you'd get, say, two performers in each 10 minute youtube
> video.
> and you;d have an interesting way for potential buyers to get a  
sense of
> how
> the different amps can sound.
>
> i don't know if it'd work. there are logistical and perhaps emotional
> issues that'd
> need to be resolved. but it might be an interesting experiment. i  
think
> it'd be
> helpful to buyers, and i also think it'd be good for the amp  
vendors to
> have a
> chance to show off their wares.
>
>