@ Shbmac: Price looks to be fair, not really in the realms of "expensive"...in any case if it sounds good & you want one, paying the asking price is the only way to get one ;-)
Ray, the monitor is a harp friendly speaker cab, wedge shaped run from the extension jack...you could do the same with any amp with an appropriate "ext. jack" feature (except 4x10 Concerts & Super Reverbs, unless you disconnected a couple of the onboard speakers - always check that the amp sees an acceptable speaker load in ohms)...cool idea.
I checked the new site out yesterday and will say that the amp demos sound great.I,ll agree though about the pricey thing,not as much for the amp but 5 bills for a 2 ten monitor,come on.The monitor is a great idea and it makes for a nice matching set but as far as I,m concerned for 5 beans you could have a better quality monitor for that kind of $$$.JMO
Ha! I wasn't intending to be facetious, just meant that if you like the sound & want it, DJL/Megatone are the only guys making it (unlike, say a bassman)...so the price is what it is, if you think it's worth it, then you'll pay it...but once again, it does dawn on me that I'm simply stating the bleedin' obvious...and that's not really any kind of a gift, or superpower! :-)
i guess the other option is simply having a loud enuff amp to hear yourself on stage without any monitors (as it's one more piece of equipment to schlepp around) but for a smallish wattage amp this thing might be great albeit pricey. ---------- ~Banned in Boston!
lol, I was just poke'n ya. It's a nice sounding amp and he is known for putting out a quality products. It's just my opinion that his pricing is to high. But that's his prerogative. I charge $60 to $80 p/hour for the work that I do. Some people think that's to high some people think that's to low. Each is intilled to their opinion. If I charged less I would get more customers but I don't care about that. I know what my services are worth to me. It doesn't bother me that people tell me I should charge less...
I agree with Barry C. Why spend $ for an amp AND monitor instead of just buying a bigger amp. The less gear the better. The more gear you have at a gig the more problems you will have at a gig.
And if anyone actually believes you won't feedback through a monitor if it's positioned in front of you, they haven't spent much time playing on a stage that has monitors.
Gary Onofrio is apparently on the verge of offering a harp friendly monitor, initially to his Sonny Jr customers. I have no idea as to price or any other details but he, of course, insists that it is a unique design in some way.
RE: Wezo amps- I was kind of impressed by the switchable two channel version as a concept. However, price aside, I think all their amps are just too damn pretty to be practical. They look more like something that should be in an industrial design museum. I couldn't imagine taking one to a local bar, let alone on the road. It'd be like racing a Bugatti at NASCAR ---------- LSC
Here is a vid of Dennis Gruenling using one at David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass 2009-it was there for people to use that weekend-check Dennis' quotes under the vid.
I know one guy with the big Wezo. He loves it. He bought it as head and runs it through a variety of speaker cabs depending on the size of the gig. He gets a good sound out of it.. I have yet to try it..
He is not the kind of guy that frequents Internet forums.
I know David Barrett has one. When I see him, he is usually sitting in with Aki Kumar and he uses Aki's gear.
