RE: [Harp-L] That great "Bluesy" stage sound

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Peter S..." wrote:
<I'm having trouble finding your samples from the link you posted.  Probably right in front of me and <I've seen them before, but not today :-(  I did find this: "RP355 running a blackface deluxe amp <model with slapback delay and reverb" and the video of a few samples on your store's homepage.  That <first one sounds good through my computer, but it's really hard to tell without live listening.  I <did say "subtle" sterility.

RH: in that section of my site, there are a lot of live recordings of my performances.  But I probably should have posted this link instead:
hunterharp.com/all-hunters-downloads-in-one-place/ 

"Peter S..." wrote:
I also listened to your video with Annie Raines and am curious about the setup there.  Regarding tone/sound and not playing skills (which are considerable for both of you) I find Annie's sound closer to what I think of as "fat" or "chicago".  Are you using an RP in that video?  Is she using any processing?

RH: I was NOT using an RP in that video.  In fact, I wasn't using any of my own rigs.  There were two amps on the stage, and Annie got the one I'd have preferred to use.  But it was okay--I thought the two harp tones worked well together.

"Peter S..." wrote:
I've both an RP355 and a Zoom G2Nu that I've been experimenting with.  It may come down to my limited ability to dial in better sound, so I'm open to seeing if that's true.  I'm mostly using delay/reverb/equalization since I'm using mic/amp that have distortion on their own.  If you want to share the settings for the blackface with delay and reverb from the MP3 above, I'd be glad to give my live impression.  If I'm convinced, I'd even spring for your patch set :-)

RH: Now there's an offer I can't refuse. I'll send the patch for the RP355.  By the way, I think the Zooms sound good, but the Digitechs have better software for editing and storing patches. 

"Peter S..." wrote:
Regarding your statement:  "I also think that the sheer versatility and price-for-performance of this technology is amazing", I agree 100%.  You would have to buy a dozen pedals to even come close to what these effects processors offer for options.

RH: Yup.

Regards, Richard Hunter


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