[Harp-L] vocal mic with band

[john kuzloski <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx>]

When I'm sittin' in with an electric band, it seems that the vocal mics are set so you have to be right on top of them to be heard.  I assume this is done to prevent feedback.  Unfortunately, it also prevents the preferred "acoustic" playing distance of at least a few inches to allow full hand effects.  Is this just "how it is" or is there a way around it?  
 
(Of course, playing hand held into an amp or PA is a way around it, but that's not the same playing style; a ring-style mic allows an "approximation" of acoustic, hand effect style, but I'm wondering more about the possibility of staying with a mic on a stand.  For example, is there a different kind of mic that kept well away from the monitors that would pick up the harmonica sound from a few inches away w/o feedback?  Or do I just need to ask the sound person to turn me up?)  
 
Thanks!   --john k.

			
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