Fwd: Re: [Harp-L] Wireless rig for blues harp

["John Kuzloski" <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@...> wrote:

That's one of the issues I had when I tried wireless:  feedback.  Is the
Kinder the only way to eliminate that in a wireless rig for harp?  

Rick:  I have used the AKG guitar bug and find it to be just like going straight into the amp (or the pedals) -- no extra feedback, no tone suck, no power suck.  So, if you don't need an AFB+ under "normal" circumstances, you shouldn't need one with the guitar bug.  There is a little output screw in the bug that I leave all the way down -- because mike signals are hotter than guitar ones.  (Your mileage may vary, but I don't know why.)  For full disclosure, even though I think the AKG guitar bug sounds great (transparent), I have not been using it much lately because my desire to reduce the number of gizmos is currently greater than my desire to roam around w/o a leash.  The bug seems to work best in microphones that have a screw on adapter.  If the microphone has a female 1/4" built into the shell, the guitar bug may not fit as well.  I usually use a little pony tail rubber band to hold the body of the guitar bug tightly to the screw on adapter -- there is a hinge between the bug's body and the bug's 1/4" male.