Local Music Gear Feature Story
Written By: Jac Harrison
Recently it has come to my attention that I am no “spring
chicken” anymore, and I'm starting to look at my gear differently. A few years ago I wouldn't have thought twice about the weight of my gear when buying an amp, but after lugging around my Bogner Alchemist 2x12 for the last 6 months, it has crossed my mind more than twice. One of the things I have always took pride in as a guitarist is my tone -- it is my signature. I have spent countless hours dialing in what I believe to be the best possible setup for each of my guitars to maximize and showcase their unique tonal personalities. For me to even think that I would consider buying an amp based on it's portability made me cringe -- but at the same time needing to visit the chiropractor after a rehearsal kind of changed my mind. Now I was not going to settle for some wimpy amp that was portable, I wanted a kick ass amp that was dripping with tone -- that just happened to be portable. I deiced that I was going to get an amp head vs a combo and then build an extension cab around it. One of the may qualities I enjoy about my Bogner is her versatility. I can get from a clean silver-face, to a crunchy tweed on channel one and vintage British to 80's hair metal on channel two -- so it was very important that found an amp that would give me similar tones.
Written By: Jac Harrison
