Little Walter/mic

[danallen <danallen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Charlie Musselwhite on the 
subject of equipment, saying that I was having trouble deciding what sort 
of mic and amp to get.  He recommended the Shure SM58 or any good voice 
mic.  When I asked him about the Green Bullet, he said he personally 
didn't like the muted distortion and didn't understand why it was such a 
popular choice.  I said I'd read somewhere that it was supposed to help 
you sound like Little Walter.  Bullshit was Charlie's response.  He 
then implied that Walter wasn't concerned about equipment, he'd use 
whatever was available or whatever suited him at the moment.  -dan

On Tue, 16 Aug 1994, Barry Schaede wrote:

> they'd have been quieter.  People tend to use equipment as a diversion.  
> The real issue is trying to communicate feelings through music.  Bob 

> work.  There seems  to be a tendency on this list to generalize 
> discussions about technique.  My feeling is that this is a dangerous 
> trend.  There isn't any best one way to do anything.  Technique is 
> personal and what works for you might not suit another.  By the way 
> Little Walter's been dead for 30 years and if he were alive today I 
> suspect he'd be using digital effects and inovating like crazy like he 
> always did.  FJM
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