Re: [Harp-L] RP355 + Korg Pandora

[Mike <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Para DI is a great pedal and can get you a lot of flexibility, however, 
it is more complicated to use than the Blonde.  I have V2.  In the vid I 
posted, I had the speaker sim on, and it doesn't sound muddy at all.  I 
have zero issues with feedback and use no feedback defeating devices.  I've 
used this rig with a 10 piece country rock band using stacks with no issues.

I can use any mic with the Blonde and tweak in real time very easily.  With 
the RP255 I had, I was much more inclined to feedback at lower volumes than 
the Blonde and had a hard time changing parameters in real time.

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:58:49 AM UTC-5, Boris Plotnikov wrote:
>
> I tried TECH21 Bass Driver DI and it was not good for my style in any way. 
> I'm interested in PARA DI but never tried it yet. Actually I have 
> HarpAttack for this goal, although it's too harsh for me. 
> I checked blonde v1 and it was muddy, I'm interested in blonde v.2 which 
> allow to turn off amp sim. 
> Actually very important point of using amp or separate pedals is in any 
> way 
> you need noise gate to reduce feedback problem. 
>
>
> 2013/9/12 Richard Hunter <turtl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:>> 
>
> > Mike Fugazzi wrote: 
> > <I think the Tech 21 Blonde sounds stellar for basic amp needs.  This 
> vid 
> > is set for blues, but you can hear a more dynamic <response to a general 
> > blues attack. 
> > 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03cqv5XrC5A&feature=share&list=UU0I_IUGbbj_KunFaq4bxwQg 
> > <Normally, I use a SM58 and set that pedal to where it just starts to 
> > break up a hair when I dig in.  I then put a Harp Break <infront of that 
> - 
> > so it is basically a guitar rig what can go clean to dirty.  This combo 
> is 
> > very satisfying for anything jazzy to <really far out distortion 
> (without 
> > much feedback).  Personally, I think the Blonde responds really well to 
> > dynamics.  What I don't <get is a straight to PA clean from this rig, 
> but 
> > that's ok with me. 
> > 
> > I've used the Tech 21 Blonde at a few jam sessions where AC power was 
> > unavailable and setup time was down to "plug it in and go."  I think 
> it's a 
> > good-sounding pedal, though not as flexible as a multiFX/amp modeler.  I 
> > also had more feedback issues with it than I get with the RPs, but I've 
> > spent hundreds of hours engineering the feedback out of my RP patches, 
> so 
> > that's not very surprising. 
> > 
> > As implied by my comments above, the Blonde is my current go-to pedal 
> when 
> > I don't have AC and need to get up and running quick--which is the case 
> in 
> > most jam sessions.  But I expect to replace the Blonde soon for these 
> > purposes with the Zoom G3, which has very good amp emulations, a much 
> wider 
> > range of FX--it has to, given that the Blonde has none--and also runs on 
> > battery. 
> > 
> > Thanks, RH 
> > 
> > author, "Jazz Harp" 
> > latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com 
> > Myspace http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp 
> > Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick 
> > more mp3s at http://taxi.com/rhunter 
> > Twitter: lightninrick 
> > 
>
>
>
> -- 
> Thanks, Boris Plotnikov 
> http://borisplotnikov.ru 
>