Re: [Harp-L] a little more on gear

[Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

IronMan Mike Curtis wrote:
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I'm going to (re)tell an old story.  Some of you long-timers may have
> heard it before, and for this I apologize in advance.
>
> Back in the 60's, I played bass for a popular band.  One night, Eric 
> Clapton was in the audience, and was invited up to sit in.  We kinda 
> felt bad, because the only extra amp we had was a cheezy solid state 
> backup amp.  He plugged in, hit a few notes while tweaking the amps 
> controls, and said he was ready.  And he sounded *exactly* like Eric 
> Clapton, with that big, fat Clapton sound.  Would he have sounded any 
> better through a Super Reverb or AC30? Probably - but he sounded 
> _sooooo_ good thru that cheapie.
>
> My point is that better musicians tend to be the least dependent on gear 
> to get their sound.  Sure it's nice to have custom mics, boutique amps, 
> $75 cables, and such, and we well may find that these allow us that 
> elusive "extra something".  But even if given "bottom of the barrel, we 
> can still sound professional.

Bay Area guitar player Kid Anderson (this guy's a complete freak--makes 
every guitar player in the audience's jaw drop and eyes glaze) has been 
playing through a Roland Jazz Chorus lately.  He sounds exactly the same 
as he did through his black face Super Reverb.  A guitar player friend 
of mine who's semi-retired from music but who toured with Frankie Lee 
for five years or so plays through a beat up Fender Stage 100 using a 
Tube screamer.  I can't tell the difference between his solid state 
setup and times I've heard him play through a vintage tube amp.

I go to a jam that R.J. Mischo runs.  He uses a both JT-30 and the vocal 
mic.  His sound through the vocal mic is different--no cupping, but it's 
 big, fat, and loud. When the band is not playing at earsplitting 
volume he can stand a food away from the vocal mic and sound the same as 
he does close up.

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