http://www.lonewolfblues.com/harptrain40.html -------------------------- ABOUT The harp Train 40 is a 40 watt head that is designed for the harp player who wants a great vintage tone and have the flexibility of customizing their on speaker cab or using the 4x10 cab that we offer. The tone of this amp is clear and ballsie with plenty of overdrive compression and bottom end. The controls consist of Loudness and Balls only and it is extremely easy to dial in a great tone. The typical tone circuit is replaced with the "BALLS" circuit which is a boost that includes bass and lower midrange frequencies. The lower mids are included in the boost circuit because this is actually where most of the lower frequencies are in harp. This method also allows you to keep your highs so that you end up with a balanced frequency spectrum that provides wall to wall tone.
The tube compliment is two 12AY7's and two 6L6GC's, the rectifier is solid state to prevent sag and improve articulation. There are two controls, LOUDNESS (or volume) and BALLS (bass boost), one input and 2, 4, 8 and 16 ohm outputs. The amp has an adjustable bias that is set by us for optimum power and tone. The amp is switchable from 120v US applications to 220v for Euro applications. The tubes are Ruby and we offer JJ tube upgrades. The head comes with a dust cover.
The speaker cabinet has 4 10" Lone Wolf Blues Co speakers, the same speaker as in the Harp Train 10; it is designed to be used as either closed back or open back. The speaker cabinet is sold seperately and comes with a dust cover.
FEATURES 40 Watts of Fat Overdriven Tone BALLS Circuit PCB Design to Reduce Cost Voiced for Harmonica Preamp Gain Set for Harmonica Solid State Rectifier Optional Tube Upgrade for $70 Dust Cover Included --------------------------
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Last Edited by rogonzab on Sep 09, 2015 5:50 PM
Last night at the Crescent City Harmonica Club meeting, Randy and Nathan brought us a Harp Train 40 to test out. I brought my Sonny Jr, and my Bassman Reissue for comparison, plus a few different microphones. I picked two of my best players to do a shootout. I will post the results here after I process them. I will say this now. All three of the amps sounded different, and all sounded great.
Thanks for that H! Obviously there's a similarity in sounds between all the amps relative to the raw organic talent. SS in first place, and HT second for me. As a performing guy in NYC a separate head would be an impossibility without a sherpa for me but good to know there are some new manufacturers with moderately priced amps coming out! p.s. Andy is scary creative! ---------- Facebook
Dennis, you have not idea how creative that man is. He is an artist, a writer, producer, and a great guy. One of the most under rated Harp players in the country in my opinion. ----------
I played through the Lone Wolf prototype at SPAH in the amp room. At that time I wondered about how different speaker types would affect the sound of the head. With my own tube amp heads I have found that mic and speaker choices can make a big difference.
I played through the amp with 4 different mics at SPAH: two of my own (biscuit w/ CM element and 585SAV), another player's bullet with a CR, and a Heumann Element wooden bullet that Greg built for Lone Wolf. While I do not have extremely full bodied cupped tone (like Deak or Greg Heumann), I usually do get a pretty decent amplified tone.
Initially I was not that impressed with the tone I could get. It just seemed to be an OK harp amp, comparable to a couple of my vintage 2-6L6 PA heads from the '60s. Then I tried playing through the prototype with the wooden bullet mic with the Heumann element. It provided the best tone by far with the LW prototype set up at SPAH. It sounded pretty darn good.
If I didn't already have too many amps for my needs I would definitely think about buying one. I think the Lone Wolf Harp Train 40 is a pretty good larger harp amp, especially when you use the right mic in the right way.
Ever since then I have been considering getting one of Greg's mics, but since I have played mainly acoustic gigs in the last couple years, it is hard to justify it... so far. Now there is the Bulletini to consider. ----------
Doug S.
Last Edited by dougharps on Sep 12, 2015 2:14 PM
Way back in the day, I went to see Fingers Taylor play at a gig at the long gone Billy Blues club in Houston. I had an interview for a blue magazine lined up with him . He told me wait until you hear Johnny Sansone, who was opening for him. I didn't know who Sansone was at the time, but he totally blue me away with his harp, vocals and accordion playing. Fingers came out and kicked butt through Sansone's Bassman rig and a third set had them both on stage swapping talent. Been a Sansone fan ever since. ---------- Ricky B http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans available at Amazon/B&N, iTunes, iBook THE DEVIL'S BLUES--ditto THE OAXACAN KID--available now HOWLING MOUNTAIN BLUES--Ditto too, now available