Re: [Harp-L] Re: Art Tube MP

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The Presonus TupePre is much the same thing.  I bought it to warm up the
vocals on some recording projects and used it for some harp stuff, too.  It
sounds pretty dang good, but only after I swapped the cheapo 12AX7 with a
JJ.  But I think it and the ART Tube MP are both too fragile for stage work.




On 5/2/07, Jim McBride <jpmcbride@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I had an Art Tube MP but almost never used it, and eventually sold it. I
> originally bought it thinking I would use it to get tube distortion straight
> into the PA without having to carry an amp around. It can do this but I
> found the sound much too bright for harmonica. It definitely needed a tone
> adjustment to kill the high end. My impression is that it was made for
> vocals and the highs and mids were emphasized - exactly the opposite of
> what's needed for harp. Perhaps if you put some other effect in series that
> had a tone adjustment, or if you cut back the highs on the PA you might get
> a nice sound out of it.
>
> Jim McBride
> www.bottle-o-blues.com
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