Re: clean harp

["dfwhoot" <dfwhoot@xxxxxxxxx>]

We all understand that tone is just one part of being a good , great player.
But to but a good , great musician , there is more to the picture.
To be a clean player let's say Brenndon Powers, does he prefer a SM 58 on a
stand , or held in his hand. does he use a pre amp running through an amp
and that's mic'd to the pa. EQ settings , like the Iceman before, stated is
important. Monitor settings is important, especially when workin with a full
band.
Communication with the soundman is important, especially if he's not
harmonica friendly.
It's these guys that go and work with production companies, studios, jazz
bands, etc. What is their prefer stage set-up?

Jerl
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Sariel 'The Yellow Dart' Lehyani" <SloopyJoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: clean harp


>
> > I think you'll find that many players who play "clean", with an
> > "acoustic" style don't worry much about the electronics, 'cause it's
> > all about THEIR tone.
> > Funny, most of the good amplified players, once they find a "good rig"
> > are ALSO primarily concerned with THEIR tone.
> >
> > -Scorcher
>
> Yeah, I agree with that. I'm sure it's been discussed often enough on this
> mailing list, but I'll mention it again. The most important thing with any
> instrument is your personal tone. You ought to do most of your practicing
> acoustically to develop a true tone. For the same reason, you'll never see
> any good guitarist practicing through the amp. I think it's true that
> developing your mic technique is important but, like I said, your acoustic
> tone is a much higher priority.
>
> So in short, if you don't have good acoustic tone, you will never ever
> ever sound good no matter what rig you play through and how many absurd
> effects you pile on.
>
>  It's garbage in, garbage out.
>
> Those are just my thoughts.
>
> Love,
>
> ~Me
>
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