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STEVE HARRIS SH1 Bass Player GEAR Tech 21 NYC Steve Harris SH-1 SansAmp $399 GEAR Tech 21 NYC Steve Harris SH-1 SansAmp $399 TECH 21 Steve HarrisTECH SH-1 21 SansAmp Iron Maiden bassistSteve Steve HarrisHarris gets his own SH-1 SansAmp. SansAmp Will it make you ‘Run To The Hills’? Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris gets his own SansAmp. Will it make you ‘Run To The Hills’? 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