[Harp-L] Fwd: Re: Playing harmonica in a rack?

[David Staley <staleyclan@xxxxxxxxx>]

In a rack...Get It?  Ahh heck..never mind.  I just
thought I would interject some more harp humor. 

ReedChucker


> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:51:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: ReedChucker
> Subject: Re: Playing harmonica in a rack?
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> No, I'm not a serious harp player (yet!) but I can
> tell you that I have a rack as my studio amp that
> can
> give me almost any sound I'm looking for which I
> can't
> do with my Supro or my Fender that I use when I
> venture out with a harp.  I get the sound I want at
> almost any volume level I want at home with a London
> Power Studio Amp.  Look it up.  It's real.  I have a
> Power Regulator, a Tube DI unit, a Parametric
> Equalizer, and a Compressor before the amp.  At the
> amp, I can dial in any distortion level I want at
> any
> volume level I want(up to the amp's capability).  If
> I
> choose, I can then direct the output to an
> attenuator
> and then to another (post distortion) parametric
> equalizer, and a bass enhancer/treble exciter/noise
> reduction unit. I can also just go to those units
> via
> the amps effects loop.  I can then go to any speaker
> or combination of speakers you can bring to the
> party.
>  These tools are EXTREMELY powerful in their
> versatility and ability. They far surpass anything I
> can do with my vintage amps.  I could just as well
> take this set up to a gig but it's not nearly as
> portable.  But it's what I use at home because it's
> so
> much fun to tinker with and enjoy what I'm trying to
> achieve.  It's not that a rack unit can do what a
> vintage amp can do, it can do far more.  But it's
> not
> very convenient to lug it around which defeats one
> of
> the advantages of having a small portable little
> instrument called the harmonica which is the most
> expressive musical instrument short of the human
> voice.  And for that, I don't need any equipment at
> all except what God gave me.
> 
> ReedChucker
> 
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