[Harp-L] Re: still need to decide on a mic

["H.T." <imanonimous@xxxxxxx>]

John,

I have a Shaker dynamic mic, and I love it, but not for everything.   
It's the mic I always turn to for practicing, or for a gig where I  
don't need to be loud. The output is lower compared to several other  
harp mics I have, but that's what makes it a great practice mic, and  
very feedback resistant. It has a wonderful tone when plugged into the  
small tube amp I use for practicing, and the volume control is very  
useful for that because I can crank the amp up without blowing the  
family out of the house. That said, I haven't tried it with a solid  
state amp.

Here's a video of a children's concert where I used the Shaker with a  
Crate VC-508 (a 5 watt tube amp). Another harp player dropped in for  
part of the show and said that I wasn't loud enough, which you can  
tell from the video, but that's because we didn't get a sound check. I  
had more power available from the amp, but I was using the Shaker's  
volume control to get a comfortable level on stage (my amp was not in  
the PA). To me it was plenty loud.

There is a short harp solo at about 2:17 into the video. YouTube is no  
way to judge sound quality, and I'm not an expert player, but this is  
at least a real-word example of what the Shaker can do with a small amp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5Iu2NwN1g

Good luck, and let us know what you end up with and what you think of  
the results.

Harry









On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:32 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:06:27 -0700
> From: "John Dekker" <jdekker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Small practise amps
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> Hello:
>
> I am a beginning harpster, and I'm looking for an inexpensive small  
> amp and a mic to go with it. So far, I am considering the Pignose  
> 7-100 and the Roland Micro Cube. Any recommendations about these  
> two, or should I look at something else?
>
> As to mics, I'm looking at the Shaker, Asta tic J-30 Roadhouse, and  
> the Bottle O' Blues. Thoughts?
>
> I apologize if this subject has been covered before, but I cannot  
> figure to how to search this list.
>
> Thanks very much for helping a newbie.
>
> John