Re: [Harp-L] Lone Wolf Tone Pedal is a winner microphone to P.A.

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Billy James" wrote:
<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.

Thanks for the review Billy, I'm glad to hear that my patch set stands up in the kind of company you described in that post.  I love that thing too.

The first version of my patch set was indeed designed to work with the Labtec AM22 mic, a sub-$10 mic that has enormous bass response and very low gain, so it works very well even with the very "hot" amp models in the Digitech.  I do like the sound of that setup, which is what I used to record "Paris Boogie" (hear it at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp).  But I found, after using the Labtecs for a couple of years, that the build quality was just too flaky for serious use.  I had some Labtecs quit on me after 3 hours of use.  That is just NOT good enough to take out on a gig, even with a backup.

So I designed a patch set for the Audix Fireball V.  That mic just does all the right things with harp, and it sounds great with the RP200--in fact, a lot more like a traditional harp setup, but with lots and lots of cool effects.  And of course the build quality is a whole lot better.  You can hear that setup on my recording of "In The Night" (same URL).    

I've stopped advertising the Labtec patch set--the Audix set is what I sell now.  But I'm glad to supply both sets to anybody who buys (or has bought) either one, at no extra charge. Just remember to buy a couple of extra Labtecs.  You'll need them.

Regards, Richard Hunter
latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp