Re: [Harp-L] Why use an effects pedal?

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 9, 2004, at 12:25 AM, G. wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>   Because they're fun. Because they sound cool. And not everyone 
> experiences
> problems with them.  You'll read and hear about the complaints and the
> advice they're given, but rarely hear much about the successes.
>
> MadCat Ruth, Lee Oskar, Richard Hunter, John Popper, are a few names 
> that
> come to mind of people who use a lot of effects successfully.
>
> For myself I like good reverb.  For funky stuff an envelop filter is 
> fun.
> Set up properly you can get these playing pretty loud without striking
> feedback problems.
>
> -- G.
 Lee Oskar used to play very cleanly. The last couple time I heard him 
live, he used a lot of effects. I didn't like it. He also has been 
dragging out tunes for up to 13+ minutes. Don't like that either. I 
feel if a person wants to play harmonica, they should play harmonica. 
If they want a lot of effects, get a Millionizer.
smo-joe