Re: [Harp-L] Re: Playing thru the PA , question

["ben bouman" <fitgo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim

You can use one of the Digitech efx processors or a POD to shape your tone 
when using the Ibanez. This alllows you to use the Ibanez as your monitor...

Ben  Bouman
www.seydel1847.de
www.marbletones.com
www.marble-amps.com
www.harmonicainstituut.nl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim McBride" <jpmcbride@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 4:41 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Playing thru the PA , question


> Perfect timing on this topic. I play at a church with a large band about 
> once a month. The band configuration changes everytime but is typically 1 
> electric guitar, 1-2 acoustic guitars, bass, drums, keyboard, lead singer, 
> and backup singers (2-3typical, up to about 8 maximum). Its a very large 
> auditorium and the system is pretty loud. I play straight into a vocal 
> mic. I always bring my own mic (Fireball V, or a Peavey vocal mic). The 
> problem is that I have a really hard time hearing myself. They have 
> several monitors but with so many instruments, there is just too much in 
> the monitors to hear myself. I work with the sound guy but when the band 
> is cranking I just can't hear the harp.
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>  I noticed the guitar player last week brought his own monitor. His setup 
> was an effects processor and some pedals which he ran into what was 
> basically a small self-contained PA. It was shaped like a smaller PA 
> speaker (maybe a 10" speaker and a horn) with a built in amplifier and 
> inputs, and an XLR line out to run to the board. What a great idea! He 
> sets this right in front of him, plugs in, and he can hear himself and has 
> a balanced XLR to send to the board. No sound guy to argue with about the 
> monitor level, and no one else in his personal monitor.
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>  Has anyone used something like this or can recommend something like this? 
> Or perhaps another idea entirely.
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>  By the way, I'm not going to use a harp (guitar) amp. I have a Harpgear 
> Double Trouble but it has too much crunch to be appropriate for this kind 
> of music. I also have a 35W Ibanez acoustic amp with a mic input and 
> unbalanced line out which I use at small gigs. It won't work for this 
> application because it has no tone adjustments on the mic input, has too 
> much high freq, and therefore it tends to feedback when turned up loud.
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>  Thanks,
>  Jim McBride
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