[Harp-L] mics question



Jp wrote:

>just out of curiosity... anyone here ever
>compare the re10 to the 545?

And Chris Michalek, AOTD, wrote that I have one or more of each and that I might comment.

I do, and I will, but while I have played vintage 545s for many years as my main microphone for amplified playing, I got my first RE-10 just a couple of weeks ago and haven't played it much. I'll give you my initial impressions, though. The RE-10 seems to have more bass response than the 545 and a smoother treble response. The smoother treble response might or might not be to your liking, depending on your tonal preferences and how it interacts with your amp.

I've been playing my new RE-10 through my Tweed Harvard, which can get trebly with the 545 even with the tone control all the way down. The RE-10 smoothes things out beautifully, and I can get amazing bass out of the single 10" speaker. For 98% of the notes I play, it's a better mic for (1) that amp given (2) the way I play and (3) the way I like to sound. But there's a glorious "jangly" sound I can get from the Harvard and my 545 when I lean into a draw note and let in a little of an adjacent note that I haven't been able to cop with the RE-10. The "sparkle" is just not there to the same extent.

This is all very particular to my situation and is very subjective besides, but I hope it helps a little.

George


p.s. I've only played this one RE-10. I bought it used, and it show signs of having had a hard life. Another RE-10 might sound very different.






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