Re: [Harp-L] What is the best position to stand relative to an amp to avoid feedback?

[Rick In Davis <rickindavis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good question.  The best place to stand to avoid 
feedback is in the next room from your amp.  8^)

It's always a delicate dance between reducing feedback 
and hearing yourself play.  Some nights I gotta run all 
over the stage looking for the non-feedback spot.  
Other nights are easy.  There are too many variables 
to consider.

I play a small open-back tube amp which sits on the floor.  
I like to stand a few feet away from it, to the side.  
I mic it and put a little bit into the monitor mix so I 
and my bandmates can hear me.   Most of the time 
this works great; other times not so much.  Depends 
on the room characteristics.

A pedal will increase your feedback if it introduces 
gain (or boosts the highs) in your signal.  I have not 
had a feedback problem with my Ibanez AD9 
Analog Delay pedal, which I just got BTW.

There ain't no way to defeat feedback if you are 
mic'ing with a bullet into an amp.  You will always 
be setting your max volume right before feedback; 
right before it starts to ring.  It doesn't matter if you 
play an expensive Boo-Teek amp or a ratty old 
Fender like mine.  Feedback is always a struggle.

 




----- Original Message ----
From: dennis moriarty <dmoriarty@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:55:35 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] What is the best position to stand relative to an amp to avoid feedback?


I'm embarrassed to get so basic but I'm rethinking my amp-mike  
relationship. Do devices such as a Maxon AD 999 analog delay or a  
Guyatone MD2 digital delay to a hot mike increase feedback potential.  
I'm playing through a 2 10'' Kinder Soulful amp and a Thunderharp  
mike with a very big and bassy element.  dennis (nyc)
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