[Harp-L] Meteor Amps

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

FWIW, I played through another harp player' s Meteor when he invited  
me to sit in at a fairly large gig earlier this year.  Personally, i  
prefer a relatively clean set up and don't go for a lot of crunch an  
distortion.  But although the Meteor was pretty far from the type of  
rig I prefer to play through, I must say that it was an absolutely  
great sounding amp.  The distortion had warmth and texture and a nice  
evenness of response. The quality of the tone could be controlled and  
varied with breath and mic technique.  I mean, it's not possible to  
get a clean sound out of this amp, but a player who knows what he's  
doing can vary the how the amp responds.

Most of the time when I'm invited to sit in and have to play through  
some other harp player's distortion generating amp, I do not enjoy  
the experience.  But i really enjoyed playing through the Meteor--not  
a rig i would choose for my sound, but for a harp player who wants a  
gritty Chicago sound, the Meteor is a pretty nice amp.  I was  
impressed.  No reverb tank, though.

JP