[Harp-L] re: The Great Search for Amplified Tone

[Jim McBride <jpmcbride@xxxxxxxxx>]

  Thanks Matthew for the kind words about my Bottle 'O Blues mic. And I'm glad to hear you're finally getting the amplified tone you've been searching for. For a lot of harp players its a never-ending process. Amp, mic, more amps, more mics, it goes on forever, searching fot THAT tone :-) I'm not going to say that the Bottle 'O Blues is the solution for everyone, because it isn't. But I get a LOT of letters and e-mails from people like you that tell me that they've been searching for a long time and spending a lot of money, trying to get the tone they want - and the Bottle 'O Blues turns out to be what they're looking for. 
   
  Jim McBride
  www.bottle-o-blues.com
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Message: 8
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 00:06:57 -0400
From: "Matt Smart" 
Subject: [Harp-L] The Great Search for Amplified Tone
To: harp-l 

  I just played a gig tonight and I got a ton of compliments from the other
musicians on my amplified tone.

I have spent the last two years looking for that nasty chicago amplified
sound. Trying different amps, techniques and now pondering spending $$$ on
custom bullet style microphones. All the while, I had everything I needed.
About 2 years ago, Jim Mcbride started taking lessons with me. He brought
over his little bottle of blues microphone and I encouraged him to patent
that thing! Sell it. I thought it was a great idea. BUT, I thought of it
more as a toy..a beginner microphone. Tonight, I have to give a hats off to
Jim. After 2 years of messing with different mics and amps. I did something
so simple. I turned the gain way up on my fender super, cranked the mike
volume 90 % tilt and HOLY COW! That sucker screamed! I could not believe it.
  
Matthew Smart
www.harpcase.com
www.atlantaharmonicalessons.com




 		
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