New Oahu amps

TonyL · Post by **TonyL** » 24 Feb 2003 11:25 am

Just wondering if anyone here has or has tried one of these amps:
http://www.musicresource.com/oahu.htm

It seems they don't make them anymore.

TL

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 25 Feb 2003 6:53 am

Actually, this company went out of business a year or so ago. I don't think they sold too many of them.

Dana Duplan · Post by **Dana Duplan** » 27 Feb 2003 5:59 am

I have the JU26 model with 2 6v6's and a 10" speaker. It's a great little amp, like a tweed Deluxe but with a 10" speaker. I think it has more head room than a Deluxe though, likely due to the solid state rectifier. I used it on our CD--it's a great recording amp, but I've used it live too. You can hear a sound clip on our website: www.kahunacowboys.com. Check out the title song "Kahuna Cowboy." I do have the amp for sale at this time--I've need to thin the herd to pick up more acoustic instruments. Wish I could keep them all! BTW, I've heard that the smaller amp like mine is a better amp for vintage type tones, and the larger model is more "rocked out." There are some favorable reviews of the Oahu amps on Harmony Central, either under Oahu or Jester.
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Andy Alford · Post by **Andy Alford** » 27 Feb 2003 8:51 am

I played a 1951 Supro Valco the other day that was the best sounding amp that I have ever heard for non pedal.It has a 10 in speaker with 2 6v6s and 2 more tubes.It just does not get any better then this.