Re: [Harp-L] amp recommendation for loud band

[Mike and Beverly Rogers <mbrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amen to that.  I use a 5 wt. Kalamazoo with a 57 through the P. a.  Many 
blessings to our sound man.  We have two guitarists with hearing problems.

bullfrog

MundHarp@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Lindsey asks:
>  
> <<I have tried a number of amps and I still cant get the  volume I need 
> without feeding back. What amp will produce the most volume for  harmonica? >>
>
>
>
> Well I've been there MANY TIMES...
> The best "independent" amp I ever had for cutting through a LOUD band was a  
> piggy back Fender Bassman 120 tube amp, playing through two 2x12" cabs set  in 
> front and at each side of the stage to minimise feadback.
>  
> BUT THIS ISN'T the answer.
> The answer is to USE THE PA.
>  
> These days I've been using a Fender DeLuxe 40 watt amp, behind me as a  
> monitor, miked up to a 3 killowatt PA! That is louder than almost all guitar  amps.
>  
> In other words, make friends with the "sound man"
> and ask that you be "heard in the mix"...
>  
> If there isn't a "sound person", mike your amp through the band's PA  
> yourself! A Sure SM-57 is ideal for that, but an SM-58 works fine, or most  other 
> unidirctional mic.
>  
> Use your amp as a monitor and use the PA for POWER.
> End of story.
>  
> But, mostly, bands would sound so much better not being quite so  loud.
>  
> Back in the 1960's I had to contend with two guitarists both using 200w  tube 
> amps each with  two 4x12" cabs... One a Marshall, the other Sound  City. That 
> was unbearably loud. 
>  
> I LOVE electric music... But if it is too loud no one can hear what you are  
> playing!
> TRULY...
>  
> Best wishes
> John "Whiteboy" Walden
> London
> England
>
>
>
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