[Harp-L] Re :Tube Amp Head
Hurricane Ramón
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Special20 axed about tube amps:
I have a 4x speaker cab I like and I'm thinking of getting a tube amp head in the 30-45 watt range to drive it. I play blues harp with a bullet mic, kinda ragged, so I need some tube overdrive distoriton.
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Hurricane sez :
I don't own any of these units ( except the JBL speakers ) mentioned below or get a thing from anyone for what I write on these things ..
So w'dat outta de way .......
Many friends have made a point of these amps .
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-So-Cal-50-Watt-Amp-Head?sku=480289
A Fender tube anything near the 50 watt range is gonna cost ya your left cuticle .
If your just going to jam alone at home a smaller watt 15 to 25 should sound super on those 4x?s :) , 10s will sound sweet ,12's will make your amp work harder unless your pumping 50 to 60 watts .
I have a group of JBL 8" speakers that I'm considering using for a 4x8" cabinet set up , I think it's gonna sound super in the studio for guitars and harps , but that's for another email .
Some friends are getting the 5 watt :
and using it as a pre amp to drive a larger solid state ( cheaper ) x-tor guitar amp with super results with out the super price tags .
ART has a little tube pre amp that's cool as well hooked up to a larger amp / P. A . and is dirt cheap at $43.99 @ Musiciansfriend .
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ART-Tube-MP-Professional-Mic-PreampProcessor?sku=484020
" Harp Commanders " hooked in a similar manner can't loose as a cost effective bang for de buck . A Meteor or a SonnyJr. Tubeamp Head would be
" Mana "
>From Harp Heaven ,
I've salivated over owning one of those set ups myself many a time after seeing and hearing one wail away live . Harp Commanders and or the tube amps Ron Holmes makes are also a consideration too .
Good hunting heh heh , I'm always on the lookout of for a super dooper toober amp . Had a few and love em , have some now and still am looking for the next step in a tube amp .
Some times the search is more fun than the find .
Sincerely :
Hurricane Ramon
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http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crate-Palomino-V32H-30w-Amp-Head?sku=480988
Paul Routledge
A Fender Blackface Bandmaster Head is a lot cheaper on eBay than the
Bassman heads and is a great alternative.
They have the same circuit as a Fender Concert and Super Reverb
(AB763). Rick Estrin used this circuit in it's Super Reverb format
for over 20 years. So did Butterfield. So that's pretty good company
to keep.
The cheaper end of the market and depending on the volume you want,
you could try the Epiphone Valve Jr head.
Hope this helps.
Paul
Biscui...@aol.com
Get down Mr. Hurricane. Once again you have given me a good idea. Why don't
I think of these things? Must be the dain bramage I suffered as a kid. If the
Chandler tube driver doesn't get me the sound I want I am going to use this.
Besides, in the studio the little 5 watt amp will be killer by itself.
Randy
BiscuitBoy Blues
In a message dated 6/9/2007 10:44:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
party...@excite.com writes:
Some friends are getting the 5 watt :
http://cgi.ebay.com/Epiphone-Valve-Jr-Tube-Amp-Head_W0QQitemZ190119066242QQihZ
009QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and using it as a pre amp to drive a larger solid state ( cheaper ) x-tor
guitar amp with super results with out the super price tags .
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