HARMONY H650 AMPLIFIER
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wisely choose to keep the original vibe but update the guitars to to modern MIA quality. They even put the factory into the original Gibson Kalamazoo building. They restored a great deal of the original machinery but put state of the art equipment right between the old gear. Using the old equipment for things it does the very best but removing grunt work from the equation by having high tech get the wood into basic shapes to refine from.
It cuts the price by a yet you get workmanship that doesn't give even one piece of lint to pic.
The amps take the same approach. They do 3 all tube amps. Since te 50 watt is in my mind the smart buy I am featuring it. A full 50 watts is neither too loud nor not loud enough to be in a bands backline. It has a great clean sound for pedal guys, a classic blues sound if pushed and with its killer vibrato it covers every variation of Americana you can throw at it. A modern design allows you to cut the power for the 'inevitable 'bedroom' rehearsals we all tend to need.
Specs? You get three 12AX7's for your pre and 6L6 power tubes. A classic Jensen 12" is as '50's as you get. No surprises or disappointments with these. The reverb,tremolo, FX loop and boost are switchable.
CONCLUSION
Not my thing being Marshall Brit sound guy but it is a welcome choice. It was great to get Supro back and know we have two of the old 50's budget companies amps back. In it's day Harmony was high end of entry guitars. Harmony amps were the ones with higher headroom and cleaner sound. They were a bit more prestigious and a bit pricer than Supro.
They were well built and the new Harmony has a business plan that is long term.
Over the years it will build a following on quality and value for money. I expect in 10 years these harmony amps use will turn a nice profit to any early adopters.
A good choice for the guy itching for an old school Fender that has alot of 'buts' about going for that Fender.
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