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Posted on Aug 01 2007 12:02 PM
Maybe I am the only person on this forum who likes these little recording and berdoom amps but this is a nivce deal on a terrific little amp. You can't go wrong with an American PTP amp for $99... and theese Harmony's are very well made - solid compnents and a jensen speaker.
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Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City 
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Posted on Aug 01 2007 02:23 PM
Do you have one of these? What is the wattage? I am looking for something like this, but more for live use. I'm always in pursuit of that raspy 50s r&b/black rock guitar sound. I have a Fender Pro Jr that comes close, but is a bit underpowered for a 7 piece band. —The Exotics 1994-Current |
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Posted on Aug 02 2007 12:39 PM
Look for an old silvertone 20 watt or larger amp head. They made them at least up to 100 watts. you'll get that sound. I'm not suggesting this is a good price, in fact it's really high, but this is the first one I ran across looking for an example of a larger one http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-HARMONY-SILVERTONE-VALCO-2x12-TUBE-AMP_W0QQitemZ190136645476QQihZ009QQcategoryZ121161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Watch the prices for a week or so, and you'll figure out what a good deal is... |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City
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Posted on Aug 02 2007 01:47 PM
Thanks for the tip. I have been looking around Milwaukee for a clean valco, supro, magnatone or one of their relateed offshoots for a while now. I play guitar in two bands and the gear I use for my surf/instro stuff is just not gritty enough for my R&B band and the addition of an overdrive pedal sounds more '74 rather that '54. the quest continues. —The Exotics 1994-Current |
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Joined: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 107 Lost Angeles
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Posted on Aug 07 2007 03:10 PM
Check this one out - Pair of 6V6's and a 12" jenson - Plus Vibrato. This will sound GREAT for that "Chicago Blues Box tone" It is basically a Deluxe Circuit with Tremolo and a Thinner Cabinet. The lighter Cabinet gives them the nice "Hollow tone" and the Harmony's really HONK! If you can get this amp for anything lesst than $300 it will be a dead steal IMHO! - JC |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City
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Posted on Aug 07 2007 03:19 PM
yeah I saw that one. keeping my fingers crossed. The Exotics 1994-Current |
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Joined: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 107 Lost Angeles
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Posted on Aug 07 2007 04:22 PM
Or this one is in Fondu Lac - is that near you? Don't get more "black music" tone than this baby.. |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City
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Posted on Aug 07 2007 05:33 PM
I didn't see that one. It is about an hour away. sweet. —The Exotics 1994-Current |
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Joined: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 107 Lost Angeles
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Posted on Aug 07 2007 06:36 PM
It's kind of hard to see that Harmony H-189 in the eBay listing - here's a link to another couple Photos. The H-189 is in the upper right hand corner there is a front and rear photo of it http://harmony.demont.net/amps.php Don't expect much volume out of this little amp - and those old tubes might be hard to find - I'd try to find out more about it first - there is a sort of diminishing returns when you get into the pre 1960 guitar amps - they become more Collectible and less useable - not all but some. It just depends on the amp - obviously a 57 or 59 Deluxe is gonna be a great amp - but a 1952 National or 1949 Gibson BR-6... hmmmm... not so sure about gigging out with one of those.. - JC |
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Posted on Aug 07 2007 11:17 PM
That amp looks like it would sound great with some pencils stuck in the speaker! |
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