[Harp-L] Re: USA / Russia

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sonny, I admire your enthusiasm about this, but why go after Russia?  Soviet
Bloc countries produced very fine electronics.  In fact, your excellent amps
use Electro Harmonix tubes made in former Soviet states.

There was no "country" of Russia in the 60's, it was a part of the Soviet
Union and it certainly was not "poor," especially the military for whom the
NOS paper in oil caps were made.

The Sprague Vitamin Q caps are clearly good products, but a quick Google
search will prove to you that NOS Soviet K40Y military grade caps are highly
respected for their tone as well.  I've personally tested them against
several other kinds of capacitors (including the Spragues) and found them to
be excellent.  Tons of musicians and audiophiles agree with me.

NOS Vitamin Q caps are available on the Internet for about $12 each.  The
best NOS Soviet K40Y caps go for much less.  I would encourage any amp
tinkerer to order these caps and try them.   I have an article in the Blues
Harp Amps blog on this very topic.

Sonny, your amps sound wonderful.  Part of that tone is the good caps you
use.  The NOS Soviet paper in oil caps are also famous for their tone.  They
are well-made, economical, and  widely available.  They are a very good
option for a lower-priced amp, but perhaps not right for your elite line of
amps.

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




On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 10:32 AM, <SONNYTONE@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Do you honestly think the quality control of a poor county like Russia
> back in the 60's match what was built by our military? I bought out the
> supply houses from the 50's that had these caps and my brands are Astron,
> vitamin Q, Gudeman, and I also have unique engineering to get even more tone
> from these capacitors which of course I do not go into detail about. I did
> it first, I do it better, someday Maybe you will recognize that. Everything
> is changing right now. There are actually circuit designs where the coupling
> caps are not better than even an Orange Drop. Also, guitar and harp tones
> are two different animals as I have recapped vintage Fender amps for guitar
> players and they liked the brightness of the poly cap which is just a piece
> of metal, I have cut open each, unrolled the paper in oil caps and they are
> just that. The oil used in the USA caps is probably different than Russia. I
> will have two of the best amps on the market with a great price once this is
> all said and done.
>