[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 27, Issue 22

[Dina Janzen <dlj@xxxxxx>]

Mark-  Best of luck with your jam venture.  I have a few concerns about 
your gear plan.  First,  the Masco for vocals-   Which Masco?  Are you 
using an impedance matching transformer to run your low imp SM58 into a 
high impedance amp?  Second, depending on the volume practices of your 
guitar player, you could find the guitar is too loud and the harp is 
lost in the mix.   Maybe you take the Princeton and have the guitar 
player use the 5W amp.  Finally, have you played with the 
percussionists?  Could get a little busy.......

Jim R


On Nov 13, 2005, at 4:40 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:57:25 -0800
> From: "Mark Wilson" <markwilson53@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] LW amp
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> That article was very reassuring, especially the info on Walters 
> preference
> for playing and singing through Masco type PA's. I just signed a six 
> week
> contract with a restaurant owner to run a jam on Sunday afternoons for 
> 20%
> of the take in the bar. Since this is an upscale restaurant, and I want
> things to work out so we can continue into the new year, I need to 
> keep the
> volume WAY down so everyone goes home happy. I decided earlier this 
> week to
> use my Masco PA into a single extension cab with a twelve to drive an 
> SM58
> for vocals and acoustic harp, and a 5 watt amp for the bullet mic 
> setup. The
> guitar player is playing through a Blackface Princeton modified with a 
> 12
> inch speaker and the bass player through a 15 watt solid state amp. 
> I'll
> also have a small keyboard (the portable type) with two built in 8"
> speakers, and that's about it. No drum kit, just a couple of hand
> percussionists. The first jam starts tomorrow afternoon and I'm a bit
> paranoid since I've only tried this setup at home, without the guitar
> player, in a very small room. Anyone see any major flaws in this 
> setup??
>
> Thanks
> Mark