RE: [Harp-L] reverb and delay

["David R. Fertig" <dfertig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've tried gadgets over the years, they remind me of a fine liqueur: lots 
of flavor, really good and warming at first, but in anything more than 
small doses, they overpower your taste buds and diminish enjoyment of 
simpler things.

And, for my lazy ass, it's just extra stuff to hassle with and who wants to 
mess with gear?  (Well, that's another question, I guess the gear for some 
is half the fun, which is fine . . . some o' my best friends are tech heads!)

Like with my great Tom Austin mic and tiny Alamo amp:  I love the sound 
immensely, but it's extra "stuff."

I like to think all I really need in order to play is a clean tin sandwich, 
at least one free hand and some wind in my lungs.   Oh, and every now and 
then a shot of eau de vie!

-Dave Fertig
"Gadget free since '93"


At 07:05 AM 3/18/2005, Eric Neumann wrote:
> For me it's almost been the opposite - I played primarily without any
> delay and especially not reverb. It's true I liked the sound 25 or so
> years ago - but I was also using things like a wah peddle, muff fuzz,
> and a phase shifter into a leslie cabinet of all things. But, I put all
> the toys away for a long time - until recently. Now I have to use a
> delay here and there for the effect ... you know a little slap back...
> coolness to a certain degree.
>
> But when I am done with it - I hit the foot switch on the Boss. No more
> delay. So, 100% effects while playing, in my personal opinion is not for
> me.
>
> I do still have the bug for the funky effects though - and will always
> go for it when I somebody has a stomp box I never tried. But I am more
> used to no effects while playing than any at all.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: TomEHarp@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [Harp-L] reverb and delay
> >
> >
> >i always thought a little reverb or delay was soooooooooooooooooooooo
> >important for the last 10 years i alway use my boss digital
> >reverb delay.till last
> >night.for no reason i just unpluged it.and guess what i loved
> >my sound.the
> >reason i got into using it is it sounds like jacobs,kim wilson
> >are always using an
> >effect.what do you think of using an effect 100% of the time???????
> >
> >regards
> >tom. in ct
>
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