[Harp-L] Speaking of amps... My 5F2H and a new harp amp from Mission Amps
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- Subject: [Harp-L] Speaking of amps... My 5F2H and a new harp amp from Mission Amps
- From: Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:37:54 -0700
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My gigging rig now is the 5F2H designed by Bruce Collins of Mission Amps in
Denver. I got the amp (which sells as a kit from Weber) already built up.
However, it didn't really shine until I took it to Bruce for some tweaks.
It is a class A amp, maybe 10 watts on a good day. Think of a monster
Champ. It runs a single KT66 power tube heated up to saturation levels for
a nasty snarl. The amp is in a tweed Deluxe (5E3) cabinet and drives a
Weber 12-inch speaker.
The tone is unique. It is the epitome of "Harp Amp" with a tone that I've
never heard in any other amp, and would sound terrible with any other
instrument. I get constant comments and questions about the tone.
The amp has a speaker-sampling line out that sounds outstanding through the
PA system. It weighs only 31 pounds. I'm approaching geezerhood so the
light weight and small footprint are cool. I put it on an amp stand and run
a little through the PA, none through the monitors. The tone is smoky and
over-driven without being too ratty. Very old-school Chicago. I love
it.
Yesterday I was at the Mission Amps shop and Bruce let me play though the
prototype of a new harp amp he has in development, called the American 18
Watter. All I can tell you now is that it is two very pumped up 6V6 power
tubes and some big output iron in a tweed Deluxe cab. He'll make two
versions, one a dedicated harp amp and the other for guitar. This thing
is killer. I'll have more information about the amp, reviews and sounds
clips on the blog as the project matures.
--
-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
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