Re: Fwd: Re: [Harp-L] re: Gear LONG



While I totally agree you got to be good to sound good, I do disagree with some comments.
 
1.  The idea that a good player can make any rig sound good.  Crappy gear will bring you down.  If this isn't true, think about the amount of time and money you (meaning harp players on the board) have spent either tweaking harps or trying different rigs.  Now granted, a great harp player will pretty much sound good all the time, but why don't we all by a super cheap solid state amp, a Radio Shack mic, and play a $5 Hohner?  My point is a good player needs at least a mildly suitable "rig" to get the tone across.  This could mean playing acoustically through a vocal mic or using a amp.  
 
Heck, I can put a song on my computer from any harp player and make it sound silly by just playing with the eq. So do I think my favorite harp players can make any rig sound good?  No.  Do I want to pay money to see a show where the harp player trys to prove me wrong?  No.  Can a great player make the best out of the gear they use? Yes!  Can a lesser player get the same results? No!

2. Great acoustic tone means great amped tone.  Now I know I am being picky here, but I can think of several harp players that I either like acoustic and dislike amped or vice versa.  This can be as simple as a great player poorly cupping a mic, but there is a difference between playing with a mic in hand and playing in front of a mic.  I think this is pretty close to comparing electric guitar players with acoustic players.  Just because you are good at one that doesn't mean you will be good at the other...although many times a good guitar player will sound good with either axe.  This seems to be more relevant, to me, with non-blues players.

 
 
--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bob Maglinte" 
wrote:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Routledge" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re: Gear


> This true to an extent.
>
> But a bad player will always sound bad no matter what gear he uses.
> While a good player will sound good even if he uses sub standard 
gear.
> Yes a Bassman RI Ltd will sound better than a lot of other amps, 
but only 
> in the right hands.
>
> It's been said a million times before but it's the only truth out 
there.
> Good acoustic tone is the secret to great harp playing (I only 
wish I had 
> it !!)

HiNo matter what you can say gear does for you, the above post is 
the truth, 
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
The last 
sentence says it all!!

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/


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