Saturday, August 25, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Sleeper Amp - Modded 1971 Fender Champ
Bigger tranny and addition of a choke.
Soviet K40Y-P paper-in-oil tone caps.
The amp also has a Weber 10A125-0 speaker. Looks like a stock Champ, sounds like no Champ you've ever heard. Loud and proud with warm tone and soft crunch.
Note: A choke works in the rectifier circuit, which converts AC wall power to DC power which your amp needs. The choke helps to smooth out and increase the power that is available to the tubes. The effect is that it makes your amp sound darker and punchier. The bigger transformer with the choke turn the little Champ into a more powerful amp.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at Montreux (1974)
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at Montreux, 1974 - "Hoodoo Man Blues." Twelve minutes of slow blues bliss. Bill Wyman on bass.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - "Early Every Morning"
Kim Wilson's amp looks like a Fender brown Vibroverb. Great tone!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
New Harp Blog from Ryan Hartt
Ryan Hartt has a new harp blog up: Blues Harmonica News. Check it out. I has a bit of attitude.
Monday, July 30, 2012
A 12+10 Version of the Mission Chicago Amp
Last night at Ziggies Famous Blues Jam Bruce Collins -- the master amp builder from Mission Amps -- brought in his latest creation: A new version of the great Chicago 32-20 amp but with two speakers, a 12- and 10-inch. Several harp players blew through the amp and it sounded sick. Phat warm tone with good cut. I want one...
Contact Bruce Collins at www.MissionHarpAmps.com
12-inch Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker with hemp cone, and a Jensen alnico 10-inch speaker.
NOTE: The jammer playing the amp is not an owner or endorser. He played the amp because it was available and he graciously allowed me to video his performance.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The Silver Bullet
Shure 440SL shell with 99B86 element (June of 1959) and vintage volume control from Greg Huemann at blowsmeaway.com. My new "go to" mic.
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