Re: amp mics

[hippo@xxxxxxxxxx (Hugh Messenger)]

At 10:44 AM 11/14/94 -0500, George Boziwick wrote:
>        I would like to start putting my amp through the PA at gigs
>        Any advice from the list on the best type of mics to use?
>        Is this really the best way to be heard and still have
>        control over your sound?
>        Thanks, George Boziwick      NYPL

As George pointed out, direct line out is usually better than a mic.
However, a lot of "vintage" amps as beloved by harp players don't have line
outs.

Almost all harp and guitar players I know who don't have megabucks to spend
use Sure SM57's to mike their amps.  I usually place mine about an inch or
so from the grill, offset a few inches from the centre of (one of) the
speaker cone(s).

You can pick up a 57 mail order for around $90.

As for the PA end of things, I've usually found that you EQ a harp about
the same as vocals.  I also grease the sound up a bit with a tiny bit of
slapback echo and a touch of reverb (unless I'm using an amp with built in
reverb).

   -- hugh