Excellent idea Randy. I play clean most of the time but hanging around here makes me want to get that "TONE" thing happnin'. Playing straight with an SM 58 always works for me though. (note to self, change is good, get bullet mic).
Rock On
BiscuitBoy
In a message dated 9/25/2007 8:09:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
FOR BLUES GIGS-I have a very sweet custom blues mike (from dennis, mr microphone). It is a turner housing with a vintage sure element. It has tons of crunch but still has the highs and clarity I like. I had him design it with an unbalanced XLR on it. Therefore, I walk up to the unknown mike and, in a flash, I remove it from the cable and stick MY MIKE onto it. What this does is give me just enough crunch in the mike to make it blend well with the blues. It approximates having an amp without bringing an amp. Plus, this mike has a volume control so I can work it. I have done this dozens of times with excellent results. Playing blues through this mike is far preferable to playing through a 58, IMO. Not as dirty as an amp and not as clean as the 58. Gets the job done
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