Modern Blues Harmonica 156 - Harpgear 2 amp test
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- If you're a fan of amplified blues harp, this video should be pure fun. Your trusty servant, Adam Gussow, roadtests a brand new Harpgear 2 amp and discovers a monstrously big sound in a deceptively small package.
If you're interested in purchasing a Harpgear 2 or one of Brian Purdy's other amazing handbuilt amps, please visit:
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It does indeed sound great, and costs roughly $200 as against the $695 or so Brian charges. But it's not nearly as loud. It's strictly a practice amp--although one could, I think, toss a mike in front of it and get a nice sound. Brian's little amp is so loud that it can hold its own, unmiked, in many gig situations. Of course Brian's is handmade, to the highest specs, and comes with a human being behind it, ready to help you further optimize. Two different amps; both offer great value.
I don't need to do a commercial for Brian, but I purchased a Double Trouble from him about 2 months ago, and it is spectacular. The bass response that he manages to get out of 8" speakers is not to be believed. Also, he's very easy to deal with.
Love checking out your old posts 👌your harmonica skill are so amazing !
WOW! What a great sound--and some snippets of really great harp playing too!
Thanks again, Adam. . .
i agree. i just brought it up as there will be alot of people looking for a suitable Harp amp that can not afford a harp gear & might not know where to look. I think the new Fender 600 is the same amp as the Gretsch. I tried the new Gretsch amp in the shop & it sounds as good as it looks.
Didn't I ID it in the video? I thought I did. It's a Shure PE-5H. Billy Joel is singing into one in the video for "Piano Man."
i thought you said on your forum that the new Gretsch (champ) type amp sounded as good as the harp gear & that cost a quater of the price. not bad for people who can not afford a HG2. I love the sound of the vintage amps .
Great question. I can't answer it, but maybe Brian P. can.
Really good. Thanks for the walk through on the Amps.
@The01time: It's an entirely passive 1-to-2 Y connector.
Love that "Blues with Feeling" riff. Consider it stolen. :) Amp sounds great. I just got my first bullet, and it makes me glad to hear that you like a clean mic and a dirty amp because my bullet is far cleaner than I expected; however, I have an amp that's as dirty as it gets. That said, thanks to this video, when the time comes to replace, upgrade, or just add an amp, I'll definitely be looking at Harpgear.
Dirty amp Clean mic perfect match. I just bought a clean shure Hi Z dynamic mic today & it makes my Premier amp sound perfect with no feedback at all even up full. I have got a Harp Gear 30watt & that sounds better with a Dirty Bullet mic - Its not easy at first finding a good set up
WOW that sounds awesome
No. I've been playing that much of the song for twenty years. But I don't really know the whole song. I should probably learn it.
@KudzuRunner thanks for info. i just picked up a dd6 and it has two outs. stereo and mono. i tried both of those and i get both amps cranking. hope i don't mess anything up by that setup. using a vintage tube amp and a solidstate ampeg. and a off the shelf green bullet current model. i think i need to look into mic selection now
Big sound.
I actually started a tab. Is that something that would interest people?
Sounds great with your PE-5H. Will it get the same sound with a 520DX?
@KudzuRunner nice thanks for tip enjoy your vids great sound. i need help with my setup. useing old bogen tube amp, and a boss dd6. also connect my little beringer solid state amp. both sound great can i get both through delay pedal. and 3 mics to choose from. green bullet new current model. a shaker madcat low output. and a bluesblaster also new and low output. but those two allow me to crank up the amp which ever one im using. hope to hit harpfest in mississippi next year. thanks for any tips
wow i dont need one of these ....but i want one.. sadly im living in the euro zone....... i wish i could spare 200 on a amp.
eventually i will
what kind of splitter do you use for two amps
What delay pedal are you using? Thanks.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, sounds like a new Harpgear 2--not even an old Harpgear 2.
Of course, I still love my old Premier Twin-8.
But I'm buying a new Harpgear 2.