"The blues is a joyful noise"

I’ve owned my red Tone Defender cable for several years now and couldn’t be happier. My gear sounds great through it. I plasty-dipped the shrink sleeves red as well and looks pretty cool. Christopher also attached a label with my contact info... a nice touch. Thanks!

From CR: Thanks Mike, glad you're still pleased after so many years. I no longer offer the personalized ID tag in my listings (current heat shrink tags are pre-printed) but it's still available upon request.

Christopher,

Hot damn! This cord is amazing! I went from Volume 3 to Volume 6 on my 51 Skylark and it sounds better than it ever has! Nice work buddy!

Thanks again!

Just wanted to drop a note on how incredibly pleased I have been with all of the mic builds by Christopher. He has completed 5 different mics for me and they have been a work of art and precision, and the tone is incredible. He takes great pride in his work and remains committed to providing a product to exactly what the customer is looking for. Each mic project was a coordinated effort by phone and email to end up with a great experience. I will probably do another mic again in the near future, to further build my collection. It is just great to put a project together that turns out so well! Thanks Christopher for your dedication to the harmonica industry and putting out such a quality product.

I recently suffered a devastating total loss house fire, and among so many other things, lost my original super-hot twin tone Turner mic. Christopher worked hard to expedite a replacement for me, along with Tone Defender cable, volume control and adapter, and had me back in business in no time!

My original was a black label CR, and I loved it. Having been given a number of options, I chose to go with a boosted lo-z CM element Turner....it's definitely different, but I think I may like it just as well...maybe even better, than the original! The difference in twin tones is more pronounced, with the brighter one super crunchy and full even at low volume! Awesome mic, and terrific personalized service.

Christopher takes pride in making an exceptional, great sounding, great looking and durable product. He is extremely thorough and detailed in explaining everything necessary to facilitate making an informed decision, and stands behind his work and his word.

Highly recommended, a great guy to do business with!

With prompt delivery, just tried out the new cable. A lot clearer signal than the belden cable I have been using. With no compromise with materials and workmanship this would have to be the best harmonica microphone cable available. Easy going and informed communication was very helpful. Will be recommending Christopher Richards to anyone needing a decent harp mic cable.
Cheers

Harmonica Planet.com Followup: Thanks again to this great client from Australia... and a clarification for everyone else: For that dramatic of a difference to be evident between ANY two microphone cables, and it is a claim I've heard over and again from my customers, the un-named fabricator of the other cable was likely using a very cheap grade of Belden wire, plus cheap and/or incorrect soldering tools, low quality solder, and sloppy ham-handed soldering methods. So while the wire itself DOES have importance, often the biggest differences are due to the construction methods.

That said, a Tone Defender is by any objective comparison, the overall best screw connector cable ever made, I welcome any scientifically conducted "feature by feature" comparisons. CR

Fast post to the UK, Excellent customer communication, Nothing but good things to say about my buying experience. Good man !

Hey Chris, I need to leave this comment as all that you promised about the Tone Defender with Canare wire is right on the money. My amp has never been so quiet at higher volumes with the mic opened up to full volume. I actually moved the knob on my amp to 10 without blowing the harp and it was still silent except for tube whooshing sounds. Wow! I played at 4 and the crunch was terrific! For your info, I play through a custom wood mic made by Blows Me Away and it has a Heumann Element in it. Kinda like a crystal with the best of a ceramic but with ballz! I play this through a stock Memphis Mini and with your cable, the rig is the best it’s ever been. Thankyou for providing me with impeccable caring and service. Owen

Well Chris you did it...it is the mic I've looked for but never found until now.
(Twin Tone CM in a stripped & polished Turner sharkfin shell)

Thank you so much for all your time and effort with this project. You are a master craftsman/technician. If anyone ever asks me where to get a mic they will be directed to you. All the best, see you down the road. Artie

Chris Richards is one of the most honest, patient, and intelligent men I know. He went on the road with me and my son (Jay Gaunt) when Jay was playing (from age 14 through age 16). He always got Jay's sound right (Jay plays harmonica). He never missed a deadline, a gig, or anything else. He was just the best in every way. Well, I trusted him with my son. That says it all.

I am now a proud owner of my second twin tone, and just wanted to share a few comments - it is AMAZING. My first twin tone, a CM in a 520 shell, was truly excellent and instantly became my go-to CM mic when gigging, it is just awesome, but as it often goes the appetite just grows... so I got to talking with Christopher about the next twin tone, with a black CR and even sweeter tone. Christopher was again truly excellent to work with, spending the time and discussing options and alternatives - he is someone I can wholeheartedly recommend even if you don't know what you are looking for exactly, he will help you, take the time to really explain things and give you options without pushing anything on you.

... but back to the new Twin Tone... I had a discussion with Christopher about boosted elements, which I have been a bit suspicious about, but I knew I just wanted the best tone I can get, and also knew from experience I can trust Christopher to help me get it, so I trusted him choose the right element for me. And oh boy did he ever - this boosted black CR is just unbelievable! The tone is so sweet but cuts like a knife, finally getting that that sweet horn-like tone and with fantastic breakup, great range, strong bottom end... and this one is hot. Real HOT. The output level is just crazy high, just within control - which I like a lot, really drives my amps and makes them really sing. Amazing. The twin tone switch really does magic with this beast, every time I kick into a solo and flip the switch I start to smile as I hear that added breakup and projection help me cut through with awesome tone... so sweet!

In the same box I also got my first tone defender cable, and while I'm not quite sure how he does it but I'm pretty sure I could just use the cable as a swing - holding onto my mic I mean. The construction is so rugged and strong, no more annoying cable issues. It is now the only cable I want to gig with. And of course Christopher's work on the mic too is again truly excellent - his attention to detail and the quality of the work is just incredible on all fronts.

So now I have my new go-to CR mic, and was just writing Christopher about plans for my third twin tone (this one's going to have a crystal element.... I really don't see a CR/CM getting any better than this, but I want to have the different sounds available for different contexts and Christopher is definitely whom I want to work with on that, too). I trust the repeat business is a testimonial in it's own right, I just could not recommend his work more. Thank you again, Christopher, and looking forward to the third one!