For Sale - 1960s Danelectro Reverb Tank

Nice tone!  And I dig the production values...  "Unit ON!"  This vid should go viral.

Larrystick is looking for offers on this very cool vintage gear.  Contact him at:  jwd@6foot6.com

My 1962 Premier Twin 8 amp is for Sale - $500

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1962 Premier Twin 8, the iconic amp from the heyday of vintage blues harp tone.

This amp is a solid player, not a collector's piece.  There are a couple of scuffs on the amp, as you can see.  This bad boy has got some mojo.  The circuit has been gone over by ace amp tech Bruce Collins of Mission Amps.  Both speakers have been re-coned, one original and one period correct.  

These are legendary amps, and it is time to hand if off to the next player in search of a legend.  $500 plus shipping, professionally packed and shipped via UPS.  Contact me at bluesharpamps@gmail.com.

1970 Fender Bantam Bass Amp

This rather peculiar amp is highly coveted by some harp players and amp collectors.  Nic Clark has one and he played it at his gig last night with Bad Brad & The Fat Cats at Ziggies.

The speaker is a flat trapezoidal thing made of white styrofoam, from Yamaha.  It blew up a lot so it is rare to find one of these amps with the original speaker.  The circuit is the same as the Bassman 10 of the era:  30 watts from two 6L6 power tubes and a tube rectifier.

Nic was playing a Shure 545S mic.  A very interesting combination.  The tone was good.

Sonny Jr 410 for Sale - $1200 + shipping

The amp belongs to Doug Lohnes, a Portland OR harp player and all 'round good guy..  He bought it Apr 24 for $1550 and has decided to sell it and buy a different amp.  The amp is in perfect working order.  You can find Doug on Facebook or contact me and I'll put him in touch with you.

The Delta Sonic Amp at the Blues Jam

Gregg MacKenzie and Nic Clark show off their old school chops at The Mile High Blues Society Jam at Ziggies in Denver, Cinco de Mayo, 2013.  They are both playing through my rig:  Mission Delta Sonic Amp and 1959 Shure 440SL microphone.

Mission Delta Sonic Amp - Line Out Test

This is the 15-watt Mission Delta Sonic blues harp amp. The first clip is the amp by itself, and the second clip is the amp plus a line out to a PA system: Mackie 808M and Mackie speakers - typical bar band PA system.

I'm using a touch of delay (MXR Carbon Copy) for slap back. There are no effects in the PA channel. The amp is EQ'd in the PA channel with HIGHs and MIDs rolled off and the LOWs boosted.

I played the amp at a gig with a loud blues band last Saturday, and the line out is the big problem solver. Once you get it dialed in it sounds huge. I even had a bit in the monitors.

The amp has a 12AY7 in the preamp socket, and two JJ Tesla 6V6 power tubes. Bruce at Mission Amps made a couple tweaks to the tone stack since the last time you heard the amp. This is the final configuration. 

Nic Clark Solo

This is from the Mile High Blues Society Jam at Ziggies in Denver last night. In this clip Nic does a good job of illustrating a couple of the soloing strategies we teach at our "Blues Jam 101" seminars. He starts out simple and repetitive, with mostly single notes low on the harp. Through the solo he builds tension by moving up the harp and playing more double stops and chords. He does some interesting things here.

Nic is playing a Mission 32-20 1x12 amp that Bruce Collins built for a good local player. He is using my 1959 Shure 440SL microphone and zero effects.

The jam was packed! Great music and great people. All jams should be like that.

New "Family Photo"

Clockwise from upper left: 1962 Premier Twin 8, 1970 Fender Champ, 1964 Marvel, Mission Delta Sonic, Mission 32-20, 1991 Fender Bassman. 

And right in the middle is the Electro Harmonix 44 Magnum.

Blues Harp Solos - Mission Delta Sonic Amp

Gregg MacKenzie and Nic Clark at The Mile High Blues Society Jam at Ziggies Saloon in Denver CO, April 7, 2013.

The Delta Sonic from Mission Amps

A new small harp amp from Bruce Collins at Mission Amps - 15 watts from two 6V6 power tubes, with a single 10-inch speaker in a tweed "Harvard" cab.  In this video I'm using an MXR Carbon Copy pedal for a touch of slap back.

www.MissionHarpAmps.com