Re: [Harp-L] Re: getting high gain... no feedback
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: getting high gain... no feedback
- From: MARK BURNESS <markwjburness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:33:11 +0000 (GMT)
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The Deluxe Reverb is quite a different amp to the Blues Jr, the BF/SF circuit
doesn't lend itself well to MV, the Blues Jr was designed with it from the off,
there are no Blues Jr without MV to compare to.
MV's can work satisfactorily with different amp circuits, remember there are
dozens of MV circuits, that all sound different, it's not practical to talk
about it as if it is one specific circuit.
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From: "BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx" <BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, 30 October, 2010 21:59:50
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: getting high gain... no feedback
In a message dated 10/30/2010 10:05:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, John F
Potts writes:Personally, I don't like using an amp with a master vc for
harp. Conceptually, a master vc seems like a good idea, but in
practice, I don't think it's well suited to optimizing an amp's sound
for harp. But. YMMV.
This departs from the feedback aspect of the thread, but I've found the
master volume control on a Blues Jr. to be VERY useful in lower volume
situations. I roll the master down to around 2 1/2, the secondary volume up to
around 7 or 8 and then control the level with an inline VC at my mic. This
lets me get a nice crunchy low volume 'Chicago' sound when playing duo gigs
in small rooms. With the master set past three I don't get good harmonica
tone at low volume, but once the volume need rises then the master level
can be set higher with good results. Settings will of course vary with
other master volume amps but the concept might still prove to be useful. I
much prefer my old Silvertone for quieter gigs but it's out of commission,
again... that's why the workhorse BJ lives on the floor of my back seat.
BTW, a Blues Jr. benefits greatly from a speaker swap, a vintage 1950's or
60's Jensen P12R seems to be the ticket.
Christopher Richards - Twin Tone Harmonica Microphones
_www.harmonicaplanet.com_ (http://www.harmonicaplanet.com)
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