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I've been on a quest to find a cheap, light, vintage, and hip amp that also sounds good, to play on my patio and at friends' houses. I found it the other day in my new "Prestige 007" amp by Gregory Amps, which is reportedly a line associated with Harmony but made in the Bronx, NY. This is a super-simple, poorly-constructed amp from the early 60's. It has three tubes (12AU6, 50C5, 35W4), a 6" or so alnico speaker, and not much else. It's probably around 3-5W? It weighs just a couple of pounds. The only control is "Volume", which is also the "On/Off". It overdrives with even the slightest attack and the baffle will buzz if it doesn't like how you're playing. The OT appears to be attached to the speaker, which is a new one for me. But the amp is fantastic!
Here it is:
I think my CE-100D is too classy for the 007, so I've been playing my Harmony and Silvertone guitars with it. Of course they're a perfect, as-intended match--especially the ones with Goldfoil Dearmonds. The pictured 1963 H74 I recently acquired (pretty mint, huh?) really brings out the fuzz. The amp actually cranks pretty good and sounds a lot like Neil Young's tone, so I may be irritating my neighbors by playing it outside.
Thanks For Looking,
Caleb
Here it is:
I think my CE-100D is too classy for the 007, so I've been playing my Harmony and Silvertone guitars with it. Of course they're a perfect, as-intended match--especially the ones with Goldfoil Dearmonds. The pictured 1963 H74 I recently acquired (pretty mint, huh?) really brings out the fuzz. The amp actually cranks pretty good and sounds a lot like Neil Young's tone, so I may be irritating my neighbors by playing it outside.
Thanks For Looking,
Caleb