From Michael in North Carolina: To my ear this rig is a beast! Bulletini, RS Stage 5 amp and the MM Boost crunch pedal has me hooked! Great work- great job Rick. I mean that sound just punches and punches. Hard to believe you did this at this price point.

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From David in Canada: I got my Stage 5 JDTaylor last week. Took it to a small venue jam with some drummers that were not light on the skins, in other words they were actively trying to break skins and cymbals. Well the best part of the jam was that Stage 5 amp. It delivered, was able to stay on top of the drums and even had more left in the tank if they got louder. That's one thing. But the sound is truly remarkable. It did everything I asked and more. This is now my go to amp. Thank you so much. SHUFFLE ON!!!

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From Adam in Dallas: "Couldn’t be more excited to check out the amp. Have heard and read only very good things about the work you guys do. Keep up the awesome work! You guys are legends."

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From Dave in Durham NC: "Got my Stage 5 JD Taylor amp last week. Very impressed. It's somehow as loud as my 25 watt guitar amp, but unlike my guitar amp, requires no coaxing to get a great harp tone. Well done."

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From Paul McCann: "Always thought my Carvin 65w with Master & Gain pots and a ‘66 Jensen 12” was the ultimate breakup amp, sure can’t play guitar thru it! However, playing my JT Taylor (w/lineout) side-by-side with it just put it to shame. So much more color or depth to the screaming tones of the fully cranked/toned Stage 5. Line out gives me alot of options, tried it today thru a solidstate that has vibrato, huge! sounds great thru everything. No more mic’ing! LOVE THIS AMP, thanks Rick Davis/Bruce Collins !!!"

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From Pete in Alaska: "Rick, I received my Stage 5 Amp (J.D.Taylor model) and MM Harp-Verb Pedal , a few weeks ago. I just wanted you to know that everything arrived in good order. I have them paired with the MM Boost and Delay pedals which I had previously purchased. I am running an Astatic JT-30 mic through the setup and I am absolutely pleased. It is so nice to buy something, these days, that exceeds your already rather high expectations. My only regret is I wasn’t able to get my hands on this kind of gear 40 years ago. So thanks again. It’s been a real pleasure doing business with
you. Keep up the great work."

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From Steven in Iowa: "I received the amp Saturday in perfect condition. Hooked it up and started playing. You and Bruce Collins have indeed designed an impressive modification to the monoprice amp resulting in the perfect harp amp. I am impressed. Amazing power in such a small package, the line out works great and I love the ability to switch to 1 watt. I couldn’t be more satisfied! I love it!"

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From Idaho Mike: "Thought that I'd get back to you and let you know that the little Stage 5 amp just kicks butt. A lot louder than I imagined and the tone is great. Adding the delay pedal really turned my sound around. Thanks for answering all my questions and for the great products."

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From Ken in Burbank, CA: "Love the amp. It's really solid and quality feeling. The sound, the crunch, and the bottom end was exactly what I was looking for in an amp. And this thing can CRANK!"

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From pro player JD Taylor: "You're not going to get a better amp at a better price than the JD Taylor model. I would not put my name on it if I didn't believe in it and I wasn't playing it."

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From Steve Web in Minnesota: "The amp is great. Just what I have been looking for. I almost sound like a real harp player!"

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From Gary O'Riley in Texas: "I had a chance to try a Ronnie Shellist signature Stage 5 amp. Thumbs up! I was pleasantly surprised with the amp. Lot of fun putting it thru the paces... I like how it can be dialed in to sound vintage with warm breakup, good cut & bite. Winner my friend."

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From Don in Canada: "The amp got its first test -- an outdoor patio where I played with a four-piece band last week and will again this week. The amp sounds great and cut nicely through the mix -- audience responses of "old Chicago tone" from the amp. Lots of mojo in a tiny package! At 16 pounds, it is a joy to haul around and a surprise to most everyone who hears how big it sounds.. Small is Beautiful."

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From Jay Kipps in Toronto: "Dude! This amp is unbelievable. I am shocked! I didn’t think it was possible to get this kind of tone and volume out of such a small package."

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From Bill in New York: "Thanks Rick. My little amp is a beast!"

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From Bob in Mass on his Stage 5 RS model, after his first band rehearsal with the new amp: "Killer, Killer, Killer. With a nice old Controlled reluctance mic. just dialed 4 and 4 and it smoked. I do a simple lick in “I’d Rather Go Blind,” a long 4 blow to a long 4 draw twice to 6 blow 5 draw 5 blow 4 draw 4 blow with a lot of throat vibrato. Sounded so sweet with the Hammond organ in the background."

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From Charlie Harper in Canada: "Rick just to say thanks .The amp is incredible. I love it. Took it out last night for rehersal for the first time with the band, we were all blown away. I never had such a great sounding amp in my life. Bruce Collins is a an amazing guy. Between the two of you, you have created a real little GEM. Thanks for the great service and killer sounding amp. I love the 1 watt option as well. I have never bought an amp without trying it before , all can say is wow. I will be recommending it. All the best to you and your crew.

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From pro player Ronnie Shellist: "Been working the Stage 5 amp here in Chicago!! It's performing flawlessly. I am finding that in a duo setting, the 1 watt setting is ideal. Not just ideal but perfect. If you don't use it, I find that you can risk being too loud as you turn up the amp to get that break up but the 1 watt is working out so damn good. I had the volume on 5-6 in the 1 watt mode for the gig with Matt Hendricks."

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From Mike in Alaska: "Rick, thank you so much for your kindness and attention to detail. I couldn't have asked for a better experience both with the Stage 5 RS amplifier and the customer service."

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From Julien in France: "I wanted to thank you about my fantastic Stage 5 RS amp! Little amp, big sound, great tone... I finally found this Chicago sound that I was looking for a long time! Thanks again, and long life to Stage 5 amps!"

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From pro player Brandon Santini, after hearing Ronnie Shellist play the amp: "Jesus man...that’s a huge, gnarly 5 Watts! Killer"

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From pro player Dan Treanor: "Five watts of pure tone, great stage volume for a 5 watt amp. This is a great harp amp in a small package. It handles pedals very well. it doesn't lose any articulation of the notes, especially on the low end."

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From James in Iowa: "CHEERS FOR MAKING AN AMP WORKING MUSICIANS CAN AFFORD !!!"

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From Marc in the South Bay: "Hey, Rick. I received my Stage 5 RS amp on Thursday, as scheduled. I wanted to put it through its paces before I messaged you. This is a fantastic amp. It’s very easy to get good tone out of this amp and it puts out a lot of volume. I really like it and I’ll probably get a lot more amplified practice because it’s so damn fun. Best, Marc."

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From Gary in Denver: "Hey Rick... last evening I took my new Stage 5 RS amp out for the first time and I am totally pleased by the way it performed. I went to Moses Walker's blues jam at Westminster Brewing Co; he and I dialed it in together and the amplified results were just the best for tone and volume. Played it stand alone straight through, no house sound plug in. Moses raved. I even drew applause from the crowd after a riff."

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From Vance Kinney: "Got my Stage 5 amp yesterday and what a little monster!!! I can't believe how you guys got so much in such a small package. Great Job"

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From Dale Wilson: "Rick, I did a show with the Stage 5 on Saturday night. This little amp rocked a packed house!"

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Tweet from WHIP Blues Radio: "From the maker of the #MemphisMini and the #Memphis20 harmonica amplifiers comes a fantastic entry level tube harmonica amplifier at a phenomenal price! https://stage5amps.com/home Check out the Stage 5 Amp!"

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From Ken in San Jose, CA: "Amp Arrived today... You got it right with this amp. I am totally pleased with it. Not only does it sound great with harmonica through a bullet, It also sounds great with Both acoustic and electric guitars.. I think that you are selling yourself short calling it a harmonica amp. The built in speaker is warm and rich without any break in! ... This amp is awesome."