Re: [Harp-L] Re: still need to decide on a mic

[Zack <zack.pomerleau@xxxxxxxxx>]

Spend some more money and get an SM57. You can use it for harp, vocals, and
mic'ing stuff. Best microphone investment I have ever made.


   Sincerely,
   Zack.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:05 PM, H.T. <imanonimous@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> John,
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> I have a Shaker dynamic mic, and I love it, but not for everything.  It's
> the mic I always turn to for practicing, or for a gig where I don't need to
> be loud. The output is lower compared to several other harp mics I have, but
> that's what makes it a great practice mic, and very feedback resistant. It
> has a wonderful tone when plugged into the small tube amp I use for
> practicing, and the volume control is very useful for that because I can
> crank the amp up without blowing the family out of the house. That said, I
> haven't tried it with a solid state amp.
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> Here's a video of a children's concert where I used the Shaker with a Crate
> VC-508 (a 5 watt tube amp). Another harp player dropped in for part of the
> show and said that I wasn't loud enough, which you can tell from the video,
> but that's because we didn't get a sound check. I had more power available
> from the amp, but I was using the Shaker's volume control to get a
> comfortable level on stage (my amp was not in the PA). To me it was plenty
> loud.
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> There is a short harp solo at about 2:17 into the video. YouTube is no way
> to judge sound quality, and I'm not an expert player, but this is at least a
> real-word example of what the Shaker can do with a small amp.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5Iu2NwN1g
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> Good luck, and let us know what you end up with and what you think of the
> results.
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> Harry
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> On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:32 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>  Message: 12
>> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:06:27 -0700
>> From: "John Dekker" <jdekker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [Harp-L] Small practise amps
>> To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Message-ID: <9158756419294AFF8B191EEE208A1485@JohnPC>
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>> Hello:
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>> 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
>>
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>


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