demonstrator seems to have only one word in his adjective vocabulary ( great )-why was it great ?
I thought it sounded ok by itself but lost definition when lined out
With pedal you are talking $500 -- kind steep for a 6 watter .
You are now about the same price as a used Fender Princeton which is much more versatile, has more power , built in spring reverb and much easier to resell if need be and made on this continent
@Goldbrick: the demonstrator is a French Canadian (any of us speak English and French as our country is bilingual) and his first language is French. I believe he may use the word "great" because even though he could articulate it better in French, 'you' wouldn't understand it. So he uses a word which suffices and let's his playing say the rest. He can do this on a guitar; a banjo; a dobro; a mandolin and a harmonica. A talented musician to say the least. As for the new Fender Princeton, it is another amp altogether. 1 x 10" with 15 watts and new it sells for a $1,000.00. It better be louder as it was designed to be. But that is twice the price of a new Mini with a Delay pedal. I have never seen a used Princeton for $500. Oh yeah the Princeton doesn't have a line out either. Sorry, I don't agree with your assessment here.
I didnt say a thing about his playing good or bad- so why do you bring that as an issue?
His playing ability did nothing to make that amp sound " greater " than lots of other amps. We are talking about amp qualities not how good the player is on multiple instruments
I bought my used Princeton Reverb in great shape 2 years ago for $495 at Guitar center. Not that hard to find
BTW the passport is not a real "great" PA so that may be part of the reason for a muddy line out sound
I live in Hollywood , Fl which is a bastion of French Canadians-many of whom are quite articulate in English. And why do you assume I dont speak French, mon ami ?
Its just not a demonstration that puts the amp in its best light imho
who calls himself sunnyboy gumbo? that is hilarious.... he does seem to be a fine player i also use the riff at the beginning, i stole it from jerry portnoy, it sounds like he "sunnyboy gumbo" got it from big walter
ok the princeton does not have a line out, you make it sound as if that is a bad thing? most professional sound men would mic an amp up given the option. it is the industry standard.
the memphis mini would benefit from a speaker up grade.
Je vous demande pardon pour en supposant que vous ne parlez pas français. S'il vous plaît excuser ma présomption.
That said,I brought the musicianship into context as it spoke for him instead of he articulating thoughts in English which may have not been his comfort zone. You chose to point out that his adjective vocabulary was deficient. And if he played poorly we wouldn't have been able to discern the character of the sound of the amplifier.
As for playing more than one instrument, he showed the versatility of the amp to accomplish it's abilities in this arena. Some amps are not so versatile.
I am glad you found an Princeton amp at that price, I have not.
I will continue to disagree with your humble opinion. I believe Pat gave us a very good 'light' on the sound of the Memphis Mini in his video. I can say this with confidence, imho, since I have owned and played on one for over 18 months and I know it's characteristics quite well. Have a pleasant day.
@1847 - did you ever think that micing an amp is an industry standard because good sounding line outs are not usually included in an amp? Perhaps it is done by necessity instead of want? Just sayin'
What better speaker would you suggest for the Memphis Mini and why? The Weber works really well for me.
As for the innuendo of sucker; Votre français est inexcusable, il ne faut pas blamer pour votre insulte.
sorry it was an inside joke. you were not here at the time. others will get it.
line outs have been around for ages. it is common knowledge that mic'ing an amp is the way it is done.
notice that adam uses small amps, he recently ordered 4 or 5 mic cords. he did not have a line out installed on his amp. it would be very easy to do so, but he chooses to mic up his amps. if i am not mistaken one of his amps may already have a line out installed.
the weber signature line of speakers are not really top of the line. a simple upgrade to a weber vintage would do the trick.
i have a vintage tweed champ, with a tone tubby alnico speaker. the only issues is making it fit, i think i have finally figure out the best way to make it work, it has not been simple as i thought. also warehouse guitar speakers make some of the best speaker anywhere. ---------- .
I saw one of these for the first time a couple weeks ago. I can't quite remember what it was called, but I was struck by how tiny they are. I had always assumed they were tweed champ size. The one I saw had a cheap celestion (edit!) in it. The guitarist who owned it said he was happy enough with it. I spoke with a sales rep for the factory in Shenzhen. She was happy to make volume deals but it's a very small market for harp amps here. There are already several people selling them as guitar amps over here (different speakers). In one case the retailer has close to a 300% markup on the landed price. Another is asking a far more reasonable price, marked up only 50%. I personally do not need another 5 watt amp but if one wanted to get into the harp amp supply game, these are available pretty cheap, especially if you can move 100 units and have $20g to speculate with. There are risks of course. The same company produces a number of larger traditional-type amps too.
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@1847 - An inside joke which isn't explained is just malicious. That's the second time you've offended me today. I take umbrage with your attitude. If you have an opinion of your own let's hear it. So far everything you have said is relevant to another amplifier; someone else's knowledge; a top of the line speaker does not equate to the correct speaker for the task (it's just more expensive & may not be optimum to the task) and then you say the recommended speaker may not fit. Can you get the story straight and not shoot insults like "sucker" at me in future posts. Thankyou.
owen that comment was not in any way directed to or at you. sorry if it was construed that way, totally my fault. i sincerely apologized. i enjoy reading all your post. ---------- .
Mini works out about $800 landed here i think (maybe a little more), if purchased from Rick. $AUD Can buy the base unit for $300 locally, but the speaker is another C on that, and 3 caps to change if you really want the MM configuration. the line out on these is just a pretty basic voltage divider from the speaker jack iirc. As for the Princeton, I'd be happy to find one at the same price but then again not really as I have one for sale. Recently saw a 74 silver-face (non-reverb) go for $2G here. Same guy sold a genuine tweed for $2400. Australian$. Mine is a 78 reverb in very good order but not as pretty as some. If I can't get $1200 for it I'll keep it.
I don't get it, I guess. When I was part of the house band for a weekly blues jam for a year or so, there were a couple of harp players who'd bring one of these things in and try to play through it. Don't really know what they sounded like because it was either inaudible because it was so outgunned by the guitars and keyboard, or all you could hear was howling feedback. One guy also brought a mic in to mic the amp, but the house PA did not have enough inputs for him to be able to plug in. So, what's the point of bringing an amp if you have to mic it in orfer to be heard? I don't get it. The whole idea of bringing an amp is to be able to have independent control of your own sound, but what good does it do you if you have to be dependent on the PA in order to be heard? This sort of thing doesn't make sense to me. One guy asked if he could line his out to my Delta Blues, I agreed and It sounded pretty decent, but most things will sound pretty good played through a DB. So, why not just buy a DB in the first place (1x 15, 30 watts)?
ok i will explain a bit... i own a vintage tweed champ 57? it is one of the all time great guitar and harmonica amplifiers. it is a great amp, i have posted a dozen of example's of me using it with out mic'ing it...... with it mic'd....... with it daisy chained into another amp.
the person who is importing the memphis mini spent a month of sundays trying to convince me and everyone else that it it not at all possible to use a small amp like that in a live situation, it will never ever in a million years work. qoute 'leave the bedroom amp at home"....... but to make matters worse, the entire time he was trying to convince us what a foolish idea it would be to even attempt to use one "live. ..........he was on the phone to china. ordering a boatload of them to sell. the entire time! 'sorry' that has to be the strangest marketing scheme i have ever experienced. who the hell trashes the same product you are attempting to sell? he left here in a huff after someone made the comment.. ... there's one born every minute....... he can apparently dish it out, but he cannot seem to take it.
now it seems he has paid someone to advertize that little amp here, which HE would do here tirelessly up until he left.
i have one amp that has a line out.... a hughes and kettner redbox is built in to tubemeister 5 watt amp. it works ok but it is just as easy to put a mic on it... you get the sound of the speaker that way.
I think people use them as a kind of preamp for the pa. I have a number of amps around this size. They're OK in certain situations but as you say Hvyj, often inaudible on stage and somewhat feedback prone when used miced up. The line out does make them a bit better about feedback but basically useless as a monitor still unless you can position them just right. There are situations where they are ok though.
Ah yeah 1847, that is quite true about the 'bedroom amp' statements and the context. But I think to be fair, Rick decided to stop posting here once it became clear it was impossible for him to be seen as doing anything other than advertise his amp. I think he made the right choice.
