[Harp-L] Shaker Madcat Mic

["Vince Curcuru" <vcurcuru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I don't own a shaker madcap but have played one a couple of times and my
recollection is the sound might be a lil' dirty if u want to get a more
acoustic tone.
There's a great mic for playing plugged in while being able to use all your
acoustic hand effects etc.  It is called the Microvox and is available at
this URL
http://www.harphouse.com/html/harmonicas.html
You can also read all about it here
http://www.microvox.co.uk/
I own one along with a Shure 520D and use them both.  The Green bullet has a
little thicker sound but the Microvox allows you a lot of hand movement, wah
wah effects etc. and I use both depending upon my mood LOL  The Microvox has
to be used with a little box that you attach to your belt and has a nice
volume control.  It's not that cheap but i think a good investment.
Hope that helps!
Harlyblu
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AV1901@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 6:03 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Shaker Madcat Mic


> Anyone out there have a Shaker Madcat mic? I'm looking for some opinions
on
> these mics.  How clean/distorted is the output? Is it HiZ or LowZ? How do
you
> like yours if you have one?
>
> Seems like it would be useful in low volume guitar/harp blues duo setting
in
> a small club or restaurant type gig.
>
> I've tried 3 approaches so far with this: 1.) accoustic playing (no
> amplification whatsoever, which sounds nice but doesn't have enough volume
for the
> room),  2.) accoustic playing into a Shure 57 or 58 mic through a small PA
(nice
> volume, but somehow the volume and EQ of the mic is either good for the
harp or
> good for vocals, but not both), and 3.) using an EV 605 mic with a CR
element
> through a small  5 watt class A amp (nice sound and volume, but not enough
> ability to use all the typical accoustic hand effects).
>
> Andy Vincent
>
>