[Harp-L] Re: harp amps vs. guitar amps

[Drew W <eviltweed@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey,

No offence taken. Variety is the spice of life and I'll quaff a glass of
Pinot while you sip your Riesling.

That stuff is actually what I like in harp tone. I like to hear the guy
breathing and all that "slop" as Rick Estrin calls it, that you hear in the
playing of Big Walter, Kim Wilson, William Clarke, Paul Oscher, Steve
Guyger, Estrin and so many other great players.

cheers
Drew


> I listened to the video of the Clark repro Pro.  I do not wish to
> sound disrespectful, but i find all the garbage between the notes
> very unappealing.  Even if one prefers a dirty tone, all that
> indistinct garbage interferes with articulation and makes it next to
> impossible to maintain any sort of separation between notes if the
> player wants to play anything faster than eighth note runs, and may
> even make playing eighth note runs with articulate separation
> problematic.  And the indistinct sounds created by ambient breath
> into the mic sounds unmusical IMHO.  I personally don't like to set
> up for a dirty tone.  But for those who do, it is certainly possible
> to get much "tighter" distortion without all that ambient noise.
>