Re: [Harp-L] Best harp amp....

["Bob Boyd" <bboyd@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with this but have to add if you add a good harp amp it brings it up 
another notch. Does the crowd realize, probably not, but the player does. 
It's all good. and I know every piece of the puzzle has it's place. I just 
got a mic back from getting redone by Chuck Gurney and it made a big 
difference to me in what I'm hearing and putting out compared to another 
good mic I was using. I could tell the difference in fullness and richness 
when comparing the two side by side. The other mic sounded great and I had 
many compliments from other harp players that tried it but the one Chuck 
reworked for me brought out a more rounded sound and thus another level. And 
both have vintage Black CR elements in them so they are comparable great 
mics. Bottom line is if your happy with what you are putting out most likely 
the crowd will also like it. "The sum of the total is better than the 
individual parts". Go with what you like. As an old Ricky Nelson song says 
"If you can't please everybody You've got to please yourself."

Bob "The Captain" Boyd
Texas Tide Band
www.texastide.com
210-494-1118


> A lot of people are probably going to disagree with this, but I'm  going to 
> say it anyway:   A good mic, played with good hand  technique, is so much 
> more important to amplified tone than  the amp  selection.  if a player has 
> good acoustic tone, a decent mic and  (most important)  good mic handling 
> technique, he can even get great  tone through a PA.
>
> FWIW.
>
> JP