Re: [Harp-L] When do get started with amplification?

["Splash!" <celtiac@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK on the pignose, but skip the cheesy mic.  The pignose will sometimes be 
just the thing you need.  It's a keeper.

But ditch the crappy mic. It will just will eventually end up in some other 
place anyway.  With all the other crap.

Get a Shure SM57 or SM58.  They run right around $100 new and still one of 
the best values around.  And then that SM58 will sometimes be just the thing 
that you need, ten, twenty years or more down the road.  It's a keeper.

Check eBaY.  (Too many Chinese knock-off s on Craigslist) I just took a look 
on the baY and there's a sm58s with switch  SM-58S - buy it now for $109 and 
free shipping.  Plus you get a 20ft XLR cable, a mike-stand with boom, a mic 
bag and clip.  Whole shooting match for $109.  Or one of the many completed 
auctions that went for between $50-$60  And get a XLR to 1/4" Lo-Hi 
inpedance transformer for $12
$70-$121  not wasted.  I still have mine after 35 years.

I prefer the 58 if I'm only going to have one.  It's a little better for 
vocals and it has a ball on the end to make it easier to get a good cup with 
harp.  If you're main intent is to mic an amplifier cabinet, go with the 57. 
There is a good reason why these two mics have been the standard of the 
industry for decades.

So, now you're in for $150-$175 and you have stuff you will keep and use for 
many years.  If you keep at playing music, you're going to do it sooner or 
later anyway.



When life asks you to jump in...
Splash!
----- Original Message ----- 

> Jake,
>
> I have a pignose that I am willing to sell for cheap.  The catch is  that 
> I won't be able to ship it until the end of this month.  (I am  away from 
> home right now.)  Contact me off list if you're interested.
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> > Find a cheap mic and get a used pignose for a start. Cheezy mic +  used 
> > pignose + a harp and you could easily be under $100.