Re: [Harp-L] Mic recommendation

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----- Original Message ----- 
> > I am a beginner blues harp player, and I'm am planning to get a Vox DA5 
> > as my first amp. What relatively inexpensive mic would you recommend to 
> > go with it? Looking for the Little Walter tone, naturally. :-)
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > John
> > Sacramento, CA



I'd say that you won't go wrong with a Shure SM-58 and a lo-hi impedance 
transformer.  I bought one about 30 years ago and I still have it, and use 
it these days as a vocal mic.  Sometimes, in a pinch, I'll use it to mic my 
little Kalamazoo to the pa using a regular XLR cable.  That mic was my main 
harp mic for many years till I started playing around with vintage bullets. 
And by the way I have several vintage bullets for sale too.  Oh, also have 
an extra transformer around here somewhere too.

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I recommend the SM-58.  It's an industry standard to which most other 
'stick' mics are compared.  And it will hold it's value.


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