Re: [Harp-L] my first amp and mic??

[Splash <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx>]

Or you could get your rig, and just bring your mic and harps to the jams.
Leave the amp at home.  I started with a Shure SM-58 and a hi/lo
transformer.  I still have it (30 years) and sometimes it's still the best
for the situaton.  I also have a number of vintage bullet mics, and a few
that are extra to my necessary needs.  contact off-list if you are
interested.

I also recommend the Kamalazoo 6BQ5 amps.  Great tone for harp.

For practicing, a tiny pignose works fine, and at small "song swaps" it
doesn't hurt to bring the little piggy and a JT-30/CM along.


PEACE
Scott
Believe in Magic!
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From: "samblancato" <samblancato@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] my first amp and mic??


> Garry's Advise here is excellent.  When I first started doing jams I spent
a
> lot of time fooling with my rig and dealing with its issues instead of
> paying attention to the music.  He's right, bring your harps and play
> through the vocal mic.  You might not like the tone a much as what you can
> get through a good rig but you will be heard, you be able to hear yourself
> (not always the case with your own rig at a loud jam) and you can
> concentrate on playing along with others.  What you may not realize at
this
> point is that hearing others play from out on the floor and being up there
> playing yourself are two different things.  It took me a while to get used
> to the cacophony of sound on a stage so that I could insert myself into it
> in a smart way.
>
>
>
> Sam Blancato, Pittsburgh
>
>
>
> "the other thing is, when you start going, you might consider leaving
> your rig at home and playing through a vocal mic, especially if there
> is a competent sound guy running the PA. when i started playing not
> that long ago, i found that dealing with my own rig was a huge
> distraction from what i really needed to be focusing on. messing
> with gear, dealing with feedback, not being loud enough, etc. it's
> only pretty recently that i've gotten a handle on all of that, and
> i've been playing for 3 years (yeah, i'm a slow learner)."
>
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