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

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've see wireless rigs that have a receiver the size and shape of an effects
pedal, so the receiver fits on your pedal board.  That appeals to me as a
way to keep things simple.  Has anybody tried one of these?


On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:20 AM, John Kuzloski <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> --- 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 t!
>  he bug's body and the bug's 1/4" male.
>
>
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