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Maciekdraheim

1 post
24-Jun-2008
11:18 AM
Hello!

I'm new here so I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Maciek and I'm a 19 year old harp player from Poland.

That's enough about me. Now I would like to ask you a question. I've recently bought an Astatic 10 C ceramic microphone from 1963. I suppose that this is a piece of nice equipement. But I have to plug it in something. I wolud like to get a small practice amp, mostly for busking, some jams, and little rehearsals. I was wondering about 3 mini amps:

1. Zinky's Smokey Amp
2. Danelectro HoneyTone Amp
3. Pignose 7-100

Smokey and HoneyTone are about 25-30$, smokey has no knobs at all, Danelectro has volume, tone ad gain control.

Pignose is the most expensive and the biggest (what will increase the shipping costs) of them all, but as I was able to hear it on youtube, has the best tone. Which solution is the best (or most compromise)?

Thank you for your help!
Very best!
Maciek.

SUNDOG

13 post s
24-Jun-2008
7:18 PM
I have a Danelectro Honeytone.... and have had Marshall (similar in size) and some others... none in my book can match the Honeytone plus for bigger sound you can always mic. it to a larger amp.... also use a Danelectro "Corned Beef" Reverb pedal with that amp and it makes a good combo and both run off 9V I use NI-MH Rechargables but always keep a couple of spare Alkalines in my case.

r,

Neal aka: SUNDOG

Suzukisucker

2 post s
1-Jul-2008
12:19 PM
Hoi Maciek,
I would say go for the Pignose. It’s a great little amp. And with your Astatic mic it will sound unbelievable big. The Honeytone is nice but the Pignose is in my opinion better for harp. The Smokey is a nice gadget witch I own and carry in my harp case always
harpmonkey

58 post s
1-Jul-2008
4:17 PM
I have the little Pignose amp and like it.

The Piggy also can be plugged in to other amped equipment so you can almost always be "stage ready" should you get in vited, and the amp is very portable.

It also has the ability to use an AC adapter to use besides battery power.

 

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