Re: [Harp-L] deluxes and feedback

[G <gigs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
  The trouble with the Shure 520DX is it's response level drops off
dramatically after 4kHz, no clarity, no cut  - so the harp player
struggling to hear himself over the band turns himself up even louder than
if he was playing through 520 CM element, or Astatic JT30 crystal -
throwing him into feedback city.  
  If you're trying to drive your amp hard, it pays to start with a powerful
microphone - I recommend the Shure 545SD wired hot as a mic you can buy off
the shelf, it's been a hit with some of the pro-harp players in New Zealand
 - if you're going to use a Bullet mic get a decent element for it, Shure
CM, Astatic MC151, or the like.
Cheers,
-- G.
http://www.angelfire.com/music/harmonica/ampdmics.html

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:25:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Fred Morser <gumper1010@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] deluxes and feedback
>On the mic, low gain jacks, one I can get to 7, maybe 8 or so, the  other
>around 6 (this is out of 12).  On the high gain, instrument  jacks I can't
get
>it past 6 (half way) on either.  I have a shure  520dx which is more prone to
>feedback problems and a astatic crystal in  a turner mic that is less so.
I'm
>hoping to get it up to where  the tubes are really working and the breakup
>noticible.

>Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  
>>Hmm...I have a friend who uses a Tweed Deluxe regularly.  He mics it. The
only
>>feedback problem he has is from the PA.  How high is the volume control when
>>you hit feedback?