Re: [Harp-L] Speaking of amp stands...

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

This seems like an application for an in-ear monitor.  You can pay big bucks for them but I found a cheap solution for a friend.

I fixed up a guitarist with impaired hearing in our retirement-community band with a $25 Radio Shack device that worked for him and might work for you.  See 
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104056#tabsetBasic

I put  it in front of his amp and plugged in a pair of ear buds.
Now he can hear his own instrument at at amp levels that are appropriate for the band and audience.   

Although you are not hearing-impaired, this set-up (or something like it) allows you to set the level of what you hear and what others hear independently.  It also frees you to locate your amp where the audience hears it best without having to consider its function as your monitor.   

If you took your amp to the store, I'll bet they would let you try it out before buying.

Vern
  
On Jan 29, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Michael Easton wrote:

> Like most harp players I find I need one to monitor my sound but I've run into a problem that I'm guessing other harp players experience using stands.
> 
> The problem for me now is my guitarist's CAN hear my amp as well as I can and it pisses them off. I'm not the band leader so I can't dominate the stage with harp.
> 
> It didn't dawn on me with the last band I was in.  Players beside me kept saying my amp was too loud while
> listeners out front said I was too low or sounded good.  I couldn't figure out the problem other then the tone might be thinning out as it moved out front.
> 
> After our gig last week the staff in the small bar we played said the sound levels were good and they were pleased with the band.
> The guitarist who stands beside me however bitched that he could only hear the harp all night.  The room was too small for my Avenger so I've been using a vintage
> 15 watt 1949 tweed on a stand on  gigs.  The room tonight is even smaller so the tweed comes out again.
> 
> Unless we start playing larger rooms again where I can move away from my band mates  (I play outside corner) I'll have to leave the amp on the floor and
> hope for the best with hearing myself.
> 
> Forget about miking it.  Nobody wants to hear harp in the mains or monitors.
> 
> Mike
> www.harmonicarepair.com
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