Re: [Harp-L] BlowsMeAway Productions welcomes Mickey Raphael as our latest endorder

[John Watts <coast2coastmusic@xxxxxxxxx>]

I saw Mickey on Saturday and he showed me this mic before the show in 
Charlottesville.  It's beautifully built with ebony wood and Micky's initials 
cut into the chrome grill.  It has a volume control built into the end of the 
shell that's easy to turn while the mic is cupped.  He wanted to know how it 
sounded from the audience when he played it on a couple of blues numbers, so I 
shot a small video.  I thought the mic sounded wonderful, it had a nice bluesy 
"bite".  Within limits of what my still camera shooting video can reproduce you 
might be able to get a feel for the sound from the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJyKrpYQ2xg

 
Regards,
John Watts, Coast to Coast Music
http://coast2coastmusic.com
Harmonicas & Accessories
800-776-5015



----- Original Message ----
From: Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp- L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 6:13:49 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] BlowsMeAway Productions welcomes Mickey Raphael as our latest 
endorder

BlowsMeAway Productions welcomes Mickey Raphael (http://www.mickeyraphael.com) 
as our latest endorser. Mickey has been Willie Nelson's harmonica player for 37 
years! Additionally, he does studio work and has a CD out under his own name, 
and has worked with a who's who of artists including Elton John, U2, Motley 
Crue, Vince Gill, Emmy Lou Harris, The Mavericks, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Neil 
Young.

Mickey wanted a very dark colored mic. I chose from Gabon Ebony wood. He also 
wanted a low impedance setup so he could switch easily with his acoustic mic 
during his shows with Willie. Finally, he wanted the stealth volume control so 
he could easily match levels with the other mic. BlowsMeAway Productions is all 
about working with the customer to deliver exactly what they need and want. 
Here's what Mickey has to say:
"This mic "blows me away". Willie turned to me and asked, "hey is Little Walter 
here?" Then he said "Wait, is Musselwhite here?" Our sound guys, who are never 
satisfied, said they really like this mic."

For more information and pictures of Mickey's new mic, please visit 
BlowsMeAway.com!




/Greg

http://www.blowsmeaway.com
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