[Harp-L] Recommendations for a good, smaller amp?

Thu Apr 18 20:56:29 EDT 2019

I love my little 8 watt Kalamazoo, circa 1950's, I think.  I bought one on
ebay and had it shipped to Greg Heumann at Blows Me Away
(http://blowsmeaway.com/).   Greg made sure everything electronic was in
good shape, added grounding, and added a speaker side line out that keeps
the character of the amp going into a PA or another amp if you need the
added volume.  But, by itself, it is quite loud and can have all the grit
you want.  He sometimes has them already if you just want to get one ready
to go.  I imagine it depends on availability given the vintage.  You can
usually make this happen for under $500.

Here's the Kalamazoo page with lots of info:
http://blowsmeaway.com/kalamazoo.html.

It never fails to attract attention with its "cool factor". 

......Pete in Alaska

-----Original Message-----
From: Harp-L <harp-l-bounces at xxxxx> On Behalf Of Hellerman, Steven L.
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 12:42 PM
To: harp-l at xxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Recommendations for a good, smaller amp?

Lately I've been playing a lot of small venue gigs, some acoustic, some with
bands; with limited space on the both the stage area and the PA. So instead
of schlepping my trusty Fender Blues Deluxe, I've been playing through a
cheap little Peavy practice amp, setting it on a table or chair. It's mostly
(though not always) loud enough w/ the "chorus" effect, though it sometimes
gets a bit tinny. I would say it sounds just okay, at best.

Any recommendations for a good small amp (something weighing less than 20
lbs.) for harp that I should be checking out?

Thanks.

SLH

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