Subject: [Harp-L] Pedal for Drive Effect/Jason Ricci's Pedal Videos

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Precisely. Which is why I specified that it was 'depending on what you're  
looking for' and included THIS particular video of Jason's in my last post - 
 where he plays for the first couple of minutes straight into the  HarpGear 
- with just the mic - NO pedals  (and with huge tone) -  to show that 
pedals aren't necessary at all (his words).
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjOEQZvWC4&feature=channel_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjOEQZvWC4&feature=channel) 
 
At around 2:23 - he states (after playing sans pedals):  "OK, sounds  great 
to me...I just prefer the effects because I like to get that same kind of  
tone believe it or not at a  lower volume, and a little bit more  
compressed, a little bit more overblow/bend friendly". 
 
EGS: This is why (IMHO) Gear  i.e - amps and pedals and the like are  so 
individual and SUCH a matter of personal choice.  One size  certainly does not 
fit all and it gives all these players their sounds, tones,  approaches and 
thinking about their music. 
 
There are harmonica players who will only copy blues players of the past  
lick for lick and don't write music at all, aren't the least innovative  but 
don't aspire to be or ever play anything more than how their heroes  played 
50, 60, 70 years ago (yeah, it's really been that long)  <G>.  Yet that 
works for them. To each his own. But the gear  THEY want to get 'that' sound 
won't be the gear someone who's writing new music  will be after. 
 
 
Give a listen. One learns something new every day. I did.

 
As Jason says at the end of this video: "I like the pedals, you don't  have 
to. You heard what it sounds like both ways. Life is full of colours; Life  
is full of diversity, let's just appreciate them, thanks". 
 
 
 
Elizabeth 
 
Gino writes:
 
"  
 

Food for thought. I heard Mark Hummel  play
last week and he gets as good an  amplified 
sound as anyone ever. He was playing  through
an Avenger with a crystal mic and dig  this,
not one effect peddle. I have things to  learn.
           Gino
  "LICENSE TO SMOKE" 
http://www.ginoharmonica.com



 
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 From: "EGS1217@xxxxxxx"  <EGS1217@xxxxxxx>
To:  shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri,  August 6, 2010 12:20:33 PM
Subject: Subject: [Harp-L] Pedal for Drive  Effect/Jason Ricci's Pedal 
Videos

Jason Ricci has some YouTube  videos of his pedal box, going into some  
detail about the different  pedals and why he uses them for his sound. 
Might  be 
worth your while  checking them out, depending on what you're looking  for?

here's  one:

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RODRLqh3uao_  
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RODRLqh3uao) 

here's another - delay  comparison

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu6MB1KUq74&feature=related_  
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu6MB1KUq74&feature=related) 

and  on this one he shows his HarpGear with and without pedals...explaining 
  
why he uses  them:

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjOEQZvWC4&feature=channel_  
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjOEQZvWC4&feature=channel)  


Elizabeth

"Message: 12
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:46:05  -0700
From: "Hellerman,  Steven" <_shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
(mailto:shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) >
Subject:  [Harp-L] Pedal for Drive  Effect
To: __harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:_harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx) _ 
(mailto:_harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx) ) 

I've gotten  some good advice on what pedal I should get to add the drive  
effect to  my modified Princeton Reverb. Through this group, Peter Madcat 
Ruth  
recommended the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver Pedal, and I've gotten a couple  of  
seconds on that. However, Bill Barrett (okay, I do get a kick out  of  
name-dropping, lol) suggested the Greer Ghetto Stomp, which is a  bit more  
expensive. Anyone have anything to say about these two  pedals, or 
recommend  
anything that they think is   better?

SLH
http://www.myspace.com/professorsteve