Merchandise

Lessons:

Barry provides harmonica lessons at the cost of $20.00 per half hour and $35.00 per hour. Barry is proficient in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions on the diatonic harmonica. He also teaches Little Walter style chromatic harmonica.  

Amps, microphones and speakers:

Barry is selling some of his personal vintage speakers, microphones and Sonny Junior amplifiers.  Email Barry at the address under Contact Barry for additional information. 

 PENDING SALE Sonny Junior 2: $1800.00 plus shipping. Original price $2195.00. Purchased April 1997. Minor tears in tweed on bottom. One tear in grill cloth. Has that tone Sonny is known for. I own a SJ 1960 Concert and the tone of the SJII is very similar, without the excessive volume. This amp is perfect for low to moderately loud gigs. For very loud gigs the amp can be mic'd for additional sound reinforcement.

All you Sonny Junior 2 players out there. I have been able to achieve competive volume by replacing the two 50 uFarad caps in the power tube circuit and by switch to groove tubes (5and 6's). The caps are the ones next to the power resisitors. Heat kills electronic components and finally one of mine blew up. Once I replaced the caps and used stronger power tubes, I was able to get great tone at large volumes on 3.5.

 Sonny Junior Harmony 304A modified for harmonica: $300.00 plus shipping. (Paid $530.00 plus shipping.) This amp has been modified for harp. The amp is extremely quiet and was serviced by Sonny's amp tech. The original speaker was replaced with a Rola 10" Alnico. This small amp packs a lot of volume and Classic Chicago tone.

Sonny Junior Silvertone/Knight PA head modified for harmonica: $350.00 plus shipping. Very cool one of a kind amp. The preamp circuit was modified to match the Fender Champ amp. Little Walter often used PA heads to support his remarkable dynamics and tone. The head uses one 6L6 power tube.

 SOLDKalamazoo Model 2:  $240.00 plus shipping. Do not know if you have searched eBay recently, but these Kalamazoo Model 2's sell quickly to those harp players with discriminating taste for tone. Sonny was the first contemporary player to use these amps to achieve that vintage Chicago blues tone. One could use this amp as their primary amp for all gigs simply by micing it. I have two and always use one for my low volume electric gigs. Serious tone and volume for a 5 watt amp. This one has been serviced to replace the sectional cap, add a 3-prong plug, add a heavy duty new power switch, add an external speaker switch. The original TONE control is intact. Adding a new power switch does not require removing the tone control.

Vintage American Biscuit--CM element: $240.00 plus shipping. These mics are much rarer than the Astatic biscuit mics and are much easier to hold in your hands.

 SOLDVintage Shure 533A: $165.00 includes shipping. Fritz the mic man was one of the first to popularize these mics. The 533's have fat, deep tone and break up really nice. Excellent choice for those players who prefer a vocal type mic, but want that crystal mic tone. Vintage screw on adapter cable included.

Vintage EV 638: $165.00 plus shipping. The 638 provides that Little Walter Chess sound. No wonder, because EV used to provide free mics to the Chess recording studios. The tone is fat and compressed.

Vintage EV 605: $165.00 plus shipping. Another great choice for fat and compressed tone. I have never found a mic better suited for funk style blues. The 605 is easy to hold and cup.

 Vintage Shure Small Body Bullet--CM element: $299.99 does not include shipping or guitar cable adapter. The SSBB mic is perfect for players with small hands. This one has a hot, vintage CM element.

 Vintage Astatic Ceramic Element: $249.99 plus shipping.

Rare Vintage Astatic Wrinkle Paint JT48: $249.99 plus shipping. Rare grayish green wrinkle paint JT48. This mic has been modifed by Fritz to include an On/Off switch in the mic stand mounting hole. Guitar cable adapter not included. This mic has a NEW hot MC151 crystal element. This mic has not been played and has been maintained in a controlled environment.

Vintage Shure 545: $165.00 plus shipping. If you like Paul Butterfield's tone, then you have to own one of these mics. Includes cable.

 ON EBAYRare Vintage Astatic Wrinkle Paint JT30: $299.99 plus shipping. Brown wrinkle paint JT30 with deep bassy tone. This mic has been modifed by Fritz to include an On/Off switch in the mic stand mounting hole. This mic has a NEW hot MC151 crystal element. Guitar cable adapter not included. This mic has not been played and has been maintained in a controlled environment.

SOLDVintage Shure 9824A: $250.00 includes shipping. The 707A is the preferred harmonica mic in recording studios. This one has an original R7 element.