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From: MojoBluz
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:28:18 EST
Subject: Re: Amps/mics

<< With the cost of these, it would be very easy to buy a super clean power
amp, latch it to a studio clean speaker, and use digital equipment for
distortion and the like. This way, you could tweak the distortion and feature
mixes any way you want for any song you want, and always have "perfect" sound.
>>

DIGITAL? Been there...tried that...not happy with it. Digital distortion & FX
or simulated tube overdrive (rack mount units) will never completely duplicate
the tone, sound, and characteristics of a warm tube amp. I guess it all
depends on what sounds good to your ears, but to mine -- digital sounds way
too sterile to get an acceptable harp sound. Of course, there are many
variables--tubes, mikes, etc. But...IMHO, you don't NEED to buy a Sonny Jr.
or RI Bassman to get an awesome amped harp sound.
Big John