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