Re: [Harp-L] Happy Holidays and rethinking harp amps

["Eugene Ryan" <ryan.eugene@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cool stuff Chris.

I have been using two clean amps for gigging, a 45W and 120W, depending on
the occasion, but I've found that neither is loud enough (I can barely hear
myself) when playing with a loud Stevie Ray Vaughan style band.  I am using
a Digitech RPx400 amp modeller into the amp and lining out to the PA
directly from the Digitech as well, but when connected to the amp, I can't
crank it up to be loud enough.  I'll have to sort this out.  When I
bypass (DIRECT amp model) the Digitech, it is loud enough.

Anyone any ideas?

All the best,
Eugene
http://www.eugeneryan.com


On 12/13/06, Chris Michalek <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks...
>
> regarding the QSC - nope there is not an extra zero. It's nearly 1500
> watts of super clean and raw power.  I use a lot of effect pedals and this
> rig reammy makes them shine, especially the double octave effects.  I can
> also sound liek a searing guitar.  The only tone I can't truly get is that
> old school chicago blues sound but that's not my forte anyway and I don't
> ever expect to be hired to play like that and of course if someone is silly
> enough to call me for a traditional blues gig I have a bassman. Speaking of
> silly hirings, the last gig I played was a tradition blues gig and I fianlly
> learned that first position hoochie coochie man lick. I don't normally carry
> high pitched harps with me so I learned something that I should have learned
> years ago.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Eugene Ryan [mailto:ryan.eugene@xxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 06:58 AM
> >To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Happy Holidays and rethinking harp amps
> >
> >Chris wrote:
> >>>I been away from the list dealing with life issues.
> >
> >Chris, welcome back, o great opiner & starter of debates.  Sorry to hear
> of
> >that stuff happening there - got to deal with those family things first -
> >the harp will still be there afterwards.
> >
> >>>In playing the bass I learned a tonne about chords and their structure
> >
> >Yes - and root movement - which dictates a lot of what the listener
> hears.
> >A good bass player can make you, a bad one can break you (is there a song
> in
> >there? :-))  A much underrated instrument - "hey I can play some guitar,
> of
> >course I can play bass..."
> >
> >>>QSC 1450 W
> >
> >Is there an extra zero in there?
> >
> >Eugene
> >http://www.eugeneryan.com
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Eugene