Re: [Harp-L] What's so bad about micing to a PA?

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

I used to play harmonica with a Gospel choir. The New Wine Church Gospel  
Choir, Woolwich, London, England. Mostly with a 50 voice choir.
 
I wasn't after a "Chicago Blues" harp sound, so I played through the house  
THREE KILLOWAT PA system...  Using an SM 58.
 
But the "sound people" simply kept me out of the mix!
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.. Till a pal sat in the congregation and said  "John, we 
couldn't hear you AT ALL"...
 
So the next Sunday,  I took in my Fender Blues Deluxe 40 Watt  tube amp... 
With my Astatic JT-30 "Crystal Balls" mic
.
The amp was  then miced up through the house PA, with an SM57...
 
But that 40 watt amp gave me the "headroom" to be heard along with the 3  
kilowatt pa...DESPITE the sound person.
 
John "Whiteboy" Walden
Cebu City
Philippines