Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Shopping for an Amp

Now that I have a mic (Egg-static), I need an amp to use it. Here are the ones I've shopped for on eBay:
  • Peavey Rage 'Transtube'--Cheap solid-state amp. Found one reference for it being okay for harp.

  • Peavey Classic 20--This looks like a great choice, but price is getting over $100.

  • Silvertone All Tube 5 watt Guitar Amp--A hand-built amp, but Silvertone has a good name.

  • Epiphone--Another sweet looking amp, but actually solid-state

  • Kalamazoo Amp--A tube amp, but not many on to bid on.

I think I will choose the Kustom Tube12 Practice Guitar w/Tube Pre-Amp. It got a good review at Harmony Central by one harp player. He recommended changing the tube to a 12AU7, which I will do. This is the only tube on this amp, so it is hybrid of sorts. At $75 new, its my best chance at getting tube performance, I think.