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Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:09:08 -0600
From: "James D Rossen and Dina Janzen"
Subject: Spirit Harp Pro or RI Bassman?

Spend $800 on-

A used Bassman RI- you are likely to find one in good shape for around $500.
They are durable. Any mods you make to a new one will void the warranty.
A 5R4 rectifier and two 12AY7s for the Bassman- $30
A phone jack, phone plug and wire to rewire the Bassman speakers to use one
phone jack rather than 4 RCA jacks- $4.35
An attenuator for the Bassman like the Weber VST MASS (with true bypass)-
about
$130
A Kalamazoo Model 1 (or 2), best harp tone bang for the buck- about $100
New caps for the Kalamazoo- around $6.

You're set!

Jim R

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>From: owner-harp-l-dige~arp-l.com (harp-l-digest)
>To: harp-l-dige~arp-l.com
>Subject: harp-l-digest V10 #20
>Date: Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 5:16 AM
>

> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:36:35 +0000
> From: "Dejon Hamann"
> Subject: Spirit Harp Pro or RI Bassman?
>
> I'm looking to invest in a new harp amp and I've narrowed it down to these
2
> choices. My question: which would you go with? I've got roughly 8 bills
> to spend (give or take). Would you take the "grab and go,"
> "out-of-the-box-tone," studio/recording friendly 1x10 OR the
ballsy-lowend,
> stage confident, "tried-and-true," 4x10? Personally, I'm totally and
> utterly split on the issue!!!!! On the one hand I've got a small,
> tone-laden amp that I can fly to jams and sit-ins at the local bars AND on
> the other hand I've got an amp that will hold it's own when my band plays
> out and has the potential (w/ point to point and other mods) to ascend to
a
> psuedo-4+grand amp.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Also, If I we're to go with the bassman where could I get it modded?
Point
> to point and all that jazz. And how much would that run?
>
> Thankx everyone,
> The Buffalo