Gregg who is among the greatest ever left hook players – he does not restring the guitar, simply playing his right hand Strat upside down – has been a leading US session man since the mid 70’s. He has recorded and toured with the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, The Gap Band, Spenser Davis and even the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; most famously as lead guitarist on Jackson’s 1984 Victory Tour.
More recently he has been a fixture of the blues circuit and international festivals, earning the accolade of “King of the Rockin’ Blues” from the Monterey Bay Blues Festival. Gregg has been playing clubs across England and Scotland on an eight date tour, from 31 October until 19 November, with regular UK accompanist Spencer Lee Horton on drums.
Gregg is familiar with Carlsbro amps, having previously demonstrated for the company and on arrival in the UK, arranged for delivery of the 50 Top for the tour. However the new 50 Top was something he hadn’t bargained for, exclaiming, “Whatever you guys have done in the development of the 50 Top since I last played one, is outstanding. It’s a completely different sound from the previous models I’ve used. My experience with the rig was an absolute pleasure and everywhere I played, people raved about the sound.” The sound engineer on the first date of the tour, at the famous Monday Blues Club in Oxford, added his praise, saying it was “the best guitar sound I’ve heard in 10 years of running sound at the Monday Blues”.
The LH1200 – 50 TOP DC is a classic ‘True Valve Amp’ inspired by the much loved original 50 Top.
The new twin channel amp head has switchable channels & two master volumes which are footswitchable. The valve complement of 4x 12AXT’s and 2x EL84’s gives you 50w of incredible power @ 8 or 16Ω’s. The preamp has a host of feature benefits including, Hi and Low sensitivity Jack inputs, 3 band EQ using Silvered Mica Capacitors, ‘Sleep Mode’ automatic muting with no input present.
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