Tried a new/old amp today: Cornford Harlequin MK1
Aug 15, 2017 13:53:15 GMT -5
Post by asb on Aug 15, 2017 13:53:15 GMT -5
Went to a shop near me and tried this out to audition a guitar I was coveting and found it sitting on the floor neglected - reddish faux naugahyde exterior - what a bitchen little amp.
Real basic controls: Volume, Bass, Treble, Master and a two position switch for Voice then on/off switch and standby. Plus low and high inputs.
The voice switch went from a cleaner warmer rounder jazz type tone to a brighter more country / fender surf tone.
The overdrive was pretty sweet - not too colored not too saturated but you could use it for a lot of diferent types of purposes especially with a stompbox in front.
It was set up so you could theoretically do distorted tones at a volume level that wouldn't risk wifely or neighborly disapproval but was such that it could rock with a band if necessary.
No reverb but you don't really need a reverb on an amp like that I think - you could run a verb into the input or a delay if needed.
So yeah it sold me on the guitar but I'm afraid that amp was probably pretty spendy. No price tag. I didn't dare ask.
Real basic controls: Volume, Bass, Treble, Master and a two position switch for Voice then on/off switch and standby. Plus low and high inputs.
The voice switch went from a cleaner warmer rounder jazz type tone to a brighter more country / fender surf tone.
The overdrive was pretty sweet - not too colored not too saturated but you could use it for a lot of diferent types of purposes especially with a stompbox in front.
It was set up so you could theoretically do distorted tones at a volume level that wouldn't risk wifely or neighborly disapproval but was such that it could rock with a band if necessary.
No reverb but you don't really need a reverb on an amp like that I think - you could run a verb into the input or a delay if needed.
So yeah it sold me on the guitar but I'm afraid that amp was probably pretty spendy. No price tag. I didn't dare ask.
