John95683
131 posts
Dec 30, 2013
3:42 PM
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If you were given $1000, and it to be spent on something harp related, what would it be? I think I would use it to go to Jon Gindick's jam camp.
Last Edited by John95683 on Dec 30, 2013 4:03 PM
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Seven.Oh.Three.
254 posts
Dec 30, 2013
3:47 PM
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An ultimate 545 and skype lessons
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Rick Davis
2810 posts
Dec 30, 2013
3:49 PM
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amp parts
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nacoran
7447 posts
Dec 30, 2013
3:55 PM
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Ultimate 545, and maybe an amp? (I'm probably going to pull the trigger on a 545 in the very near future. I keep thinking that if I just saved up a little more I could get one of the wooden bullet mics, and then I want a new grill and engraving...
I'm also fixing up a couple cases right now, and I've got a couple mods I want to make to my amp. I'd have a lot more fun with $5000. :)
About half my harp projects are more invention ideas. I'm trying to teach myself CAD. There is a place nearby you can use 3D printers cheap and if I could get a few kinks worked out maybe I could make enough money to support my harp habit a little more fully.
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Seven.Oh.Three.
255 posts
Dec 30, 2013
4:34 PM
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Nate- I already have a Special 6. Plenty of amp for me. currently using a 520dx.... Hence the mic.
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sonny3
105 posts
Dec 30, 2013
4:48 PM
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A couple of Spiers stage one marine bands.
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Sherwin
108 posts
Dec 30, 2013
5:01 PM
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Y'all loopy or something?
I.....would get an MB30s, and a Spiers stage three Marine Band, both in the key of A.
I could really do some direct comparison study of the two marvellous harmonicas.
Is it just me?
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Rarko
79 posts
Dec 30, 2013
5:07 PM
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amp (at least Bassman RI, or mission amp..) ultimate mic, greg's wooden bullet, some custom harps... I am way of the limit, right? LOL
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Mirco
67 posts
Dec 30, 2013
9:23 PM
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I haven't been playing long enough to warrant putting $1000 into equipment.
Gindick's camp sounds good. Or maybe I would go to David Barrett's harmonica Masterclass for two consecutive years.
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Jehosaphat
638 posts
Dec 30, 2013
9:29 PM
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A flight to Denver to one of Ricks jams.
(i'd have to kick in about 2 grand on top..:)
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2plankr
52 posts
Dec 30, 2013
9:45 PM
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Mission Delta Sonic.
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rbeetsme
1458 posts
Dec 31, 2013
4:18 AM
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I would donate it to a worthy charity and promote world peace. No wait, the wife wants me to pay off the credit cards...
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root
11 posts
Dec 31, 2013
7:43 AM
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I'd use it to go to the 2014 SPA convention in St.Louis ( I'm going anyway, but an extra grand would surely help.-Greg
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Frank
3602 posts
Dec 31, 2013
8:07 AM
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Pay off my home improvements from last spring - that's harp related... cause I need my house to keep harp stuff in :)
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Barley Nectar
228 posts
Dec 31, 2013
8:55 AM
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Everything I need to build a top quality Tweed Bassman.
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dougharps
504 posts
Dec 31, 2013
9:11 AM
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If I were given $1000 specifically limited to harmonica related spending, I would probably indulge myself in attending The Harmonica Collective again this year. Although it was not inexpensive, it was a fantastic gathering of serious harp enthusiasts, with an amazing teaching staff. The limited number of students made for a quality harmonica experience. Learning and associating with the group of attendees and the instructors was intense. I am still digesting all the information from last year.
I limit myself to using money earned by gigs or earned by running sound and/or providing my PA for small acts in order to pay for harmonica related expenses. I have adequate income to manage day to day living, so I use only gig money for harp related purchases and activities.
I have already saved up for HarmoniCollege III in April, and I have most of what I will need for SPAH 2014 in August. I would use any leftover money from the gift of $1000 after attending The Harmonica Collective to pick up more of my SPAH 2014 expenses. But by August, I should have more than enough for SPAH without the $1000.
The next year in 2015, if SPAH is more distant/expensive I might go to the Collective instead of SPAH. But with SPAH in St. Louis again in 2014, I will be there!
I spend my gig money on harmonica events because presently I have accumulated more mics, amps, and harps than I am likely to need for years, so I am not buying gear. I know what sounds I want for my playing, and I have the gear to produce any sound I might want within my capability. My own technique is the only limitation. Eventually I will need to repair or replace some harps, but no need now.
I really enjoy associating with serious harmonica enthusiasts and hearing how they use the instrument to make their own music in many different genres. I enjoy a jam where you hear the same song produce many interesting and diverse solos.
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Kingley
3351 posts
Dec 31, 2013
9:13 AM
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I worry less about using an amp these days as I play a lot direct into a PA. If I want to though I have the Lone Wolf Harp Attack and a VHT Special 6 to give me an amped sound. So if it had to be harp related, then for me it'd be a bunch of Joe Spiers harps.
Last Edited by Kingley on Dec 31, 2013 9:14 AM
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The Iceman
1358 posts
Dec 31, 2013
9:48 AM
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Invest it into once again attending Hohner World Competition and Convention in Trossingen.
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SuperBee
1599 posts
Dec 31, 2013
8:33 PM
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Oddly enough, my GF gave me $1000 for Xmas.
Is a guitar harp related?
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Reed Triller
179 posts
Dec 31, 2013
9:59 PM
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A fully decked out SM5, wood bullet mic and Kalamazoo 2 from Greg,Lonewolf pedals,Blues Jr. I think that nearly takes up the grand.
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Last Edited by Reed Triller on Dec 31, 2013 10:00 PM
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2chops
210 posts
Jan 01, 2014
8:26 AM
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Truth be told, I have sufficient gear for my level and the gigs I do. But a couple of Session Steels and an Ultimate57 would be ordered. With the $600 or so remaining, I would find a competent harp teacher nearest me and take however many lessons my cash would get me. Nothing can replace in person instruction to get you to shore up weak spots and challenge you. Short of that, I would figure out how skype works and do some lessons that way.
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Last Edited by 2chops on Jan 01, 2014 8:28 AM
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boris_plotnikov
916 posts
Jan 01, 2014
10:22 AM
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Harp Amp. I dream of extra hi quality light 1x6 amp for travelling (custom champ). Or small acoustic amp (active monitor?) like Acoustic Image or Phil Jones or AER to monitor my acoustic tone. Possible harpcommander.
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Jim Rumbaugh
944 posts
Jan 01, 2014
2:52 PM
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If I had an extra $1000
Joe Filisko would be giving classes at HarmoniCollege too :)
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Lmbrjak
220 posts
Jan 02, 2014
1:19 PM
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Heumann mics and Hohner Thunderbirds
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harmonicanick
2112 posts
Jan 02, 2014
2:43 PM
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a couple of hours in the company of JR
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Ugly Bones Ryan
24 posts
Jan 04, 2014
11:26 AM
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A bunch of stage 3 Joe Spiders custom Special 20's. Sorry Joe I don't have the money for one of your harps right now.
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