From: "Billy James" <billyjames@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 1, 2008 7:58:55 AM PDT
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Lone Wolf Tone Pedal is a winner microphone to P.A.
Well this afternoon, we had some fun trying out and comparing harp
related gear down here on the North East Coast of Australia at Coffs
Harbour.
At the end of the day here's some of our opinions....
1. Randy's Landys very simple new Lone Wolf 'Tone' Pedal is truely
effective to use through the PA. !!!
It makes a really reliable stripped down portable amplified harp
setup to the biggest amp in the house [mind you it's not a huge P.A.]
The 'Tone Pedal' kicks in with heaps of character and in fact
creates a totally 'great distorted fatter electric tone' compared to
a 'normal' mic to PA response!
In fact we found it really does the job better that ArtTube Preamp
[which was prone to feedback] even the Kinder Anti Feedback unit in
my opinion...and it's allot cheaper.
Having said that each of the other items have there uses and are
good gear.
I also like it more than the Harp Commander quite frankly. It's very
simple to use.
We tried the Kinder AFP with the Tone pedal too.
The AFP obviously is very useful in many situations.
So if I want just to 'rock up' without an amp rig and plug in and
get a really great workable tone direct to P.A. I'll be using the
Lone Wolf Tone Pedal set with Bass and Treble at about Three O'clock
and the volume up at say Five O'clock.
Hey and there was very little trouble with feedback issues when
using the Lone Wolf Tone Pedal.
2.Of cause we compared a few new microphones and I found my Dennis
Oilegg [element] Chrome Ronette has a 'very hot' beautiful pushy
tone that rose above the rest.
He's darn good that Mr Microphone 'no doubt' folks.
I also tried my friends Mr Microphone chrome Astatic JT 30 which was
a winner in it's own right.
On the SJ410 I'm using a EV633 from Ebays [deluxe8765]Ron Sunshine.
What a nice job that one is too,new old stock straight out of the box.
I add the Lone Wolf Delay Pedal for a bit of slap back [it too is
simply effective].
We tried out with the Lone Wolf 'Tone Pedal' a couple of EV10's and
Greg Huemanns low to High Z Volume controls...nice.
3. As I've said before the Digitech RP 200 with Richard Hunters
patches and a cheap plastic Labtech Microphone is a great little
portable rig. I love that thing.
4. Finally I realize there are so many great amps out there but we
put together four Kalamazoo Model two's today and compared them. The
oldest model I did up is a ' very gnarly kicker'. It has a notch
more volume. However put together in tandem through the Fat Dog
Splitter they are positively awesome a very comparable to anything
on the market! I would say three together may be a bit 'over kill'
but two setup is a truly lively great electric blues harmonica sound.
I'm using the Mr Microphones Ronette and the setup literally
'burns'... which by the way was a problem recently. I found that if
the two prong plug is in the wrong way to the Australian transformer
a 'kick' will happen between the bullet and front of house vocal
microphone. The plugs are now all marked and ready to be looked at
by a tech.
So anyway, I hope that may interest someone out there. We've become
big enthusiasts down here for Randys new pedal after today.
By the way, I'm not sure I can be as positive about the Lone Wolf
Tone Pedal with the amp setup yet, I prefer less pedals to amp and
it 'dulls' the sound a bit rather than fatten it [maybe], but
remember it's not an expensive purchase and indeed useful.
I'll get back to you on that one... some other time.
So thanks again to all those Specialist Harp Gear Technical people
for helping me get these great amped setup's I'm using.
It allows me to get in with that 'little extra' and kick some
musical electrical harmonica excitement with ease.
"Good on You All"-BJ