At two different clubs, (with very loud guitar, bass, and drums ) I
played through a 15-18 watt AIrline amp with one 12" speaker. I had
one of Steve Warner's thunderharpmics.com microphone into a KInder
AFB+ (anti-feedback box) into the amp. No other effects. The sound
was great. I liked it, the band liked it and some of the audience
said they liked it. They kept looking at the amp and asking what
kind of amp it was.
I would prefer less decibels, but I seem to want to play and the
band is not likely to turn down so for me the Kinder AFB+ is a
great tool when I don't have a louder amp with me.
I also played through the Bose LT 1 PA (the older model with
cylindrical radiator) at a Guitar Center yesterday. The staff ran
their traditional PA at LOUD levels and my buddy, Jay, and I took
turns blowing harp as we moved around the room. Even standing next
to the PA mains I could hear the harp cut through. I want one!
It is definitely a way to get a good sound without need for
monitors and needing to go through the house board. Charles Carlton
(jazz guitarist in Maryland, DC area) has used one for years and I
loved his sound at some loud outdoor gigs and at his club gigs.
This is the first time I played through it.
I used a ART tube preamp after the mic into the Bose.
BIg bucks, but, my self-persuasion runs like this- I can use a
little 5 watt amp (if I want), mic into the Bose, and dispense with
needing a monitor, big amp,can cut through the house PA and get
heard everywhere in the room. The cylinder radiator "speaker" is
limited to projecting the sound to a 7 foot height (per the
guitarist/employee showing me the system). He said that if a venue
had a upper balcony that the sound would not be heard well with
this system. Not a problem for me.
Any users had problems with feedback on a stage with the guitar,
bass rigs at high volumes?
Brian
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