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

"Joe Spiers" <moparjoe@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 1 Jul 2005 22:01:55 -0500

I've tried to avoid this thread, but heck not much else going on so here I
go-
One night I was sounding GREAT through my 4-10 tweed Fender tone machine
until something in the printed circuit board went on strike. I asked the
guitar player if he had any spare vintage bassmans or princetons in his back
seat, and he said nope, but I've got a Peavey in the trunk you can use or
I'll sell it to ya for 350 bucks (!!). UGH it wasn't even a Peavey, it was
Peaveys cheap brand, can't even remember the name, but it was
all-solid-state baby, vintage cheeze, and had a big ole 12 inch speaker! I
grabbed it and ran back inside (sure was a lot lighter to carry!) After
about 5 minutes of dialing it in, and miced through the PA I'm here to
testify that nobody in the audience knew or cared what I was playing
through. It sounded great, because I sound great through anything, even a
Bluesblaster plugged straight into the board. It is true, a good player can
make any rig sound good, even a rolled up piece of cardboard. It'll only
bring you down if you let it.

Great accoustic tone is too subjective to even start in on, some people even
like listening to Bob Dylan (flame away) but the truth is, great RESONANT
accoustic tone means great amped tone. Now why don't we change the subject
and discuss crystal vs. black label c.r. vs white label c.m. vs SM58
geeeezzzzzzzzzzzzz

Now get back to practicing

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Fugazzi" <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:31 PM
Subject: 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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