Re: Off The Radar Jazz Guitar Amps

In article <1192802214.272305.178010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
wilderkommen@xxxxxxxxx says...

Princeton Chorus (I
may be the only person in the world that liks this amp for jazz
tone :) are several that come to mind.

Greg


IIRC when I first began reading this newsgroup, the Princeton Chorus was
one of the most frequently recommended amplifiers. That and a polytone
("too farty!""hate the midrange honk!"). I suspect that in ten years the
clarus will elicit nothing but jeers and jibes, as well.

--
Tom Walls
the cynic at the Temple of Zeus
.

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