[Harp-L] New Harp Amp: "The Chicago" from Mission Amps

["John O'Brien" <harpwah@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When can we hear some sound samples


"The Chicago" from Mission Amps <http://www.missionamps.com/> is ready.
Master amp builder Bruce Collins designed it from the ground up to to be the
most exceptional and economical mid-sized harp amp on the planet.

 It is rated very conservatively at 30 watts. I've measured nearly 50 watts
while playing. It is a 2x6L6 amp with a 50 watt power transformer. Here are
some of the features:

-30 watts at only 34 lbs, in a Tweed Deluxe cab.
-All hand wired point-to-point by master amp builder. Beautifully crafted.
-Every finished amp rigorously tested by pro harp player. Guaranteed five
years.
-Cloth-covered solid core wiring.
-NOS military-grade Paper in Oil capacitors. Dark, warm, lush tone.
-DEEP Switch for fatter tone.
-Switchable from Fixed Bias to Cathode Biased.
-Beefy 50-watt power transformer. Powerful bottom end.
-Optimized for bullet mics (including crystal) and Shure SM57 microphones.
-Separate Bass and Treble controls.
-Speakers broken in using custom harp-specific processes. Fat tone from the
first note.
-"True Tone" Line Out XLR jack with level control. Perfect for PA or
recording.
-One 12-inch Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker.
-Tweed Deluxe cabinet, finger jointed, solid pine with a furniture grade
birch plywood baffle board.

Photos and story are here:
http://bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-mission-amps-chicago.html

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