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From: johnwalden1
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 00:26:24 +0100
Subject: Re: Solid State Amps (heresy)

When I started playing amplified harp back in about 1961 I used a "Selmar
Little
Giant" A 4 watt tube amp with an 8" speaker. A lot like a Fender Champ. It
wasn't
loud enough for playing with a blues band, so I bought a Viking Laskey 50
Watt
transistor amp. I thought this was fantastic.

I then traded up to a Vox AC50 tube amp with two 2x12" cabs. This was a
fantastic
harmonica amp. I only had it for a couple of years though, then a thief
stoll
it. I was bereft!!!

So I replaced my valve AC50, with a brand new Vox Supreme "200 Watt" (Only
100
Watt really!) transistor amp, with again two 2 x12" cabs. This was an
excellent
harmonica amp. Nice and loud!!!! Built in "Fuzz Box" :-)
At the time, I didn't honestly notice much difference in my on stage sound,
having gone from a tube to a transistor amp.

I giged with this tranny amp for about 30 years until it just wore itself
out....
I then got myself a second-hand 1970's silverface Fender Bassman 100 Watt
top,
which I used with two 2 x 12" cabs.

Not a bad harp amp, but it needed to be very loud to get a decent tone.

Just now I use a Fender Blues De Luxe 40 Watt 1x12" combo.
It's got enough volume for most venues, doesn't feed back too much and fits
in
the back of my car!

For recording, I often use a tranny Pignose. Great tone! It hasn't got much
volume though.

Valve? Solid State?
Who cares!

It's the harmonica player that makes the music. The amp just makes it
louder.

John "Whiteboy" Walden,
London, England.
CD Available. Email for details.

BluzPris~ol.com wrote:

> << There may be a righteous ss harp amp out there, but I'll never own one.
>>
> Amen, brother. If you want something that sounds like tubes==>get a
> tube amp. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.