[Harp-L] re: Small practise amps

[martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

John,
In brevis: after trying the Roland Micro Cube and the Mobile Cube a while back I settled for the latter. 
  But of course it depends on the kind of sound you´re after -- and I´m pretty sure people will assume it´s a dirty blues tone (and then probably none of those mentioned is a preferred alternative) -- and that was NOT my prime choice.
  The Mobile was considerably rounder, less harsh, which was to my liking. You can find a sound sample of a Japanese guy playing it (both chromatic and diatonic, great playing BTW) -- Google it or go to Orlando´s home page.
  Youtube has at least one player using the Micro cube, I seem to recall.
 
The Pig was not very pleasing to my ears when I played it some years ago. Harsh -- but then again ...
 
Cheers,
Martin
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From: "John Dekker" <>
Hello:

I am a beginning harpster, and I'm looking for an inexpensive small amp and a mic to go with it. So far, I am considering the Pignose 7-100 and the Roland Micro Cube. Any recommendations about these two, or should I look at something else?

As to mics, I'm looking at the Shaker, Asta tic J-30 Roadhouse, and the Bottle O' Blues. Thoughts?

I apologize if this subject has been covered before, but I cannot figure to how to search this list.

Thanks very much for helping a newbie.

John