Tweedaddict
135 posts
Mar 12, 2014
9:01 PM
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I've got an amp that is ugly as hell, was inexpensive, and sounds better than MANY of the far more expensive,elusive 'harp' amps I have chased over the years... I'll snap a pic tomorrow to show... Does anyone have a Butt ugly but sounds great harp amp story?
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PropMan
12 posts
Mar 12, 2014
9:52 PM
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$10 garage sale 3 watt el cheapo amp. Great sounding amp. Use it for practice and duos with my buddy Joel.
Last Edited by PropMan on Mar 12, 2014 9:54 PM
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Kingley
3507 posts
Mar 12, 2014
11:24 PM
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I don't know have butt ugly amps stories, but people always say I'm butt ugly and some even say my harp playing sounds great. Does that count?
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Silvertone
148 posts
Mar 13, 2014
9:35 AM
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A yardsale find for 20$. 1969 Sears/Silvertone 1422/40XL. The last of the Silvertone tube amps. Original combo came w/ a 12 speaker , a prior owner had brutally hacked it into a head w/ a handsaw. It had a fried resistor and needed a 3 prong cord. It screams through an 8" speaker
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HawkeyeKane
2372 posts
Mar 13, 2014
9:45 AM
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Here's an embed for you Silvertone...
My vote? I honestly think the new Fender Pawn Shop Vaporizer looks like it got beat with the ugly stick. But I tried one out not long ago, and for a PCB EL84 amp, it sounds really friggin' good for harp! Most folks are modding these Pawn Shop amps right off the bat as soon as they get them. But I wouldn't change anything if I bought a Vaporizer, save maybe for better tubes or speakers.
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Hawkeye Kane
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Silvertone
149 posts
Mar 13, 2014
10:06 AM
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Thanks Hawkeye!!!!!!
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harpwrench
797 posts
Mar 13, 2014
11:07 AM
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Ugliest or most beautiful lol? Lee McBee's 55 Bassman is the best amp I've played through aside from my Harpking.
Last Edited by harpwrench on Mar 13, 2014 11:08 AM
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Tweedaddict
137 posts
Mar 13, 2014
6:30 PM
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Joe, That is BA-beautiful! Being '55 it's a twin 5u4 rectifier? Man, I sorely regret selling my late '54 twin 5y3 rectifier bassman.
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Barley Nectar
319 posts
Mar 13, 2014
6:48 PM
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'59 Sano HiFi 30W, 15" Utah PA15R alnico. Model 30. Bought it at a flee market along with the matching reverb slave amp for $130.00. All trannies were blown. Replaced trannies with salvage organ iron. Recaped and freshened, circuit not modded. RCA 6L6's. This thing sounds awesome and is definatly a harp sleeper. Sanos ROCK.
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Mar 13, 2014 6:56 PM
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Tweedaddict
138 posts
Mar 13, 2014
7:13 PM
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Ooooooo! That's CRAZY cool. I had one Sano years ago... Rebranded ampeg or something? From foggy memory.... Nice barley!
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harpwrench
798 posts
Mar 13, 2014
7:21 PM
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I dunno on the rectifiers except there's two
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HawkeyeKane
2379 posts
Mar 14, 2014
7:27 AM
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Tweedaddict, I'm pretty sure Sano was its own animal. No rebrands I'm aware of. The little Sano-ette amp was nearly an exact copy of the Kalamazoo Model Two circuit. ----------
Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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