Re: [Harp-L] Richard Hunter RP350 patch set update

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Hines wrote:
<Richard, will you continue to provide patches for the JT-30 (and 
<associated bullet-style mics)? I don't see them mentioned in your post.

RH: The short answer is yes, but bullet mics aren't at the top of my list, for one simple reason: you can't do as much with them where a device like the RP350 is concerned, because the frequency response from a bullet mic just isn't very wide.  So it's harder to come up with a lot of different sounds for those mics.  I'll get to it.  

<As an aside to folks who may be asking "I have a kick-ass harp amp, so 
<why do I want this?" here is one example. I *do* have a kick-ass harp 
<amp (Sonny Jr Cruncher) but recently I got asked to do a gig with a 
<band, but the gig was on an island out on the river. . . No way was I taking it 
<to a gig like this. So I packed up my RP in my new waterproof floatable 
<Pelican 1550 case and off I went.
<
<I got to the gig, plugged into the board, after some sound checking I 
<was all set. I must say Richard's patches sounded fabulous and I was 
<concerned because this was the first time I used them outside of a few 
<times at the jam and my own home practice. I was playing through a green 
<bullet (520D) and using the JT patches (a few different ones depending 
<on the song).
<
<Not to mention air travel, when bringing your own amp is difficult and 
<expensive.

Bill, I'm delighted to hear that the patch set sounded so good to you on the first gig.  I'm especially glad to hear that the Bullet sounded so good, given that lots of players own one.  This story clearly shows one of the big reasons why this technology is so useful: you can pack up a relatively inexpensive piece of hardware and take it with you to places where your expensive hardware can't go, and when you get there it will sound great.  

Nobody should ever sell a Sonny Junior to buy an amp modeler.  But if you've got a Sonny Junior, you get a lot of backup and extra mileage out of your gear by picking up an amp modeler, at about 1/10 the cost of the SJ.  I could add that you get a lot of variety in your sound for not a lot of money.  At this point, I think a lot of people who are building their first amped kit could do a lot worse than buy a small keyboard amp and an amp modeler--at about half the price of a bassman RI.  Certainly that'll give you as much power, and a lot more variety in your sound, as a more traditional setup based on a 5W tube amp.    









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