Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:47:40 EDT From: Dps428~ol.com Subject: re: Blues Jr. (or shopping for an amp)
>Ken wrote: >I suggest you bring your mic to the music store and >try out a whole lot of amps before you buy. These >types of prefrences are, more often than not, very >personal. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- I wish I could drive down to a local store and try out a "whole lot of amps", but unfortunately no store like this exists in my town of 85,000 people. We have 3 music stores all of which naturally cater to guitar players and have a very, very limited selection of amps. I lucked out on one amp (my Blues Jr.) that was sitting in a corner of a franchise store with a sale sign on it. Other than that the other 3 amps I own I have either traded for or bought on Ebay. I have done a lot of amp research through the archives/web sites and have also relied on advice from fellow listers. And I am quite happy with all of my amps, they all have unique qualities and uses. My advice: if you live in a podunk town like I do, do your research, ask for advice (you will get it) and trust the archives, if you see that an amp has a LOT of good reviews you can probably bet that it makes a good harp amp. It's always a crap shoot when you buy something via mail-order or auctions etc., but if you are prepared with a lot of research and info, the odds are more in your favor, and by all means if you are fortunate enough to have access to a store with a lot of amps, grab your mic and go for it.... It would be a gas. My 2 cents.
