Re: [Harp-L] Re: Not all solid state amps are junk

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not trying to start an argument; I am asking a question:  If the tone
comes purely from the player, what contribution did the "Green Bullet with a
HOT vintage
CM" make?

I know many Harp-Lers insist gear has no bearing on tone.  Splash seemed to
be making the same point.  Yet in the same paragraph he touted the tonal
characteristics of a certain microphone.

So which is it?  Does gear contribute to tone or not?

-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/



On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Howard Chandler
<h_chandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Gawd
>
> I know I'm going to regret hopping into this ages old argument but I really
> don't see the purpose in extrapolating the man's words.
> The point (as I read it) is that the dude took what he had and MADE it work
> for him.  And who knows, he just might have been able to make the Bandit and
> Blaster work for him too.  But since we will not be able to test the straw
> man you are attempting to set up....  Well what's the point.  Are you trying
> to start an argument that can have no end?
>
> Rick Davis wrote:
>
>>  If "HE" has tone, why did he need a "Green Bullet with a HOT vintage
>> CM?"  Your point seems to be that gear is irrelevant to tone...
>>
>> If that is true, couldn't your friend get good tone with a Peavey Bandit
>> and
>> a cheap Blues Blaster?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Splash <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Amen, brother.
>>>
>>> A friend of mine has a 15 watt Peavey SS amp which has a drive control
>>> and
>>> a
>>> master volume.  (Might have been a $5 yard-sale find.)   I made a '50's
>>> Green Bullet with a HOT vintage CM for him and with that combo he
>>> absolutely
>>> kills with tone.
>>>
>>> Notice I said "HE" absolutely kills with tone.  He has tone.
>>>
>>> I think that's an important distinction.
>>>
>>> Splash
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Peter & Connie Ruth" <conruth@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:28 PM
>>> Subject: [Harp-L] RE Rookie questions
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yo DD,
>>>>
>>>> Not all solid state amps are junk.
>>>>
>>>>
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