[Harp-L] Fw: RP255, patches

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

A few months ago, I sent a copy of my Digitech RP patch set for the RP255 to Steve Baker, who (like many traveling professionals) was interested in the RP as a highly portable tool for getting a great harp sound anywhere.  Steve's comments on the RP are presented below, exactly as he presented them to me via email yesterday, with Steve's permission.

Internationally known professionals using my RP patch set now include Rob Paparozzi (RP350), Steve Baker (RP255), Boris Plotnikov (RP255), and Marcos Coll (RP200), and I'm working with Charlie Musselwhite to set him up with the RP155 patches I used when I performed with him at Infinity Hall in Connecticut earlier this year.  These guys are among the very best harmonica players ever and anywhere, and they know what they want to hear onstage.  I'm very pleased and excited that the work I put into tuning these devices for harp players starting over 10 years ago has reached the point where pros like these find that my sounds work so well for them.  

And I'm even more pleased that this gear meets the requirements for beginners and intermediate players too: it is less expensive than almost any other option, it is highly functional for a wide range of playing situations, and it will remain a useful part of any player's kit for as long as they play the instrument.    

Thanks, Richard Hunter 

-----Forwarded Message-----

From: Steve Baker 

Sent: Sep 27, 2012 5:18 AM

To: Richard Hunter 

Subject: RP255, patches



Hi Richard,
I just wanted to let you know how I'm getting on with the RP and your patches.

I first used it onstage a month or so back, plugging directly into the PA for 4 gigs with Opportunity, a sort of acoustic soul group I sometimes work with. There are excerpts from us performing live in 2009 in the artists portrait of me on the Hohner website www.playhohner.com to give you an idea of the context. I played mostly my own Deluxe and your Champ 2 presets using a Heumann Ultimate 57. This sounded really good in the context. I turned the gain on the presets way down to somewhere between 5 and 10% depending on the situation. Definitely a highly viable option for a semi-electric harp sound.

Last week I played a number of CD presentation gigs with Dave Goodman and Olli Spanuth. The mic cable broke, so I was unable to use the Ultimate 57 and had to resort to my CR bullet mic. This time I plugged the RP into my Marble Bluesonic (setting the output accordingly). To my amazement the RP made a difference like night and day here. The amp has a very wide, aggressive sound which only starts to sweeten up at higher levels of volume than I care to use on most stages. I was delighted to find that the RP slimmed the sound of the amp down to a much more manageable dimension which interfered far less with the guitar frequencies and blended in far better. I could run the amp at a comfortable volume and got a terrific sound using your Champ 2 patch. Now that I have a replacement cable, I'll be trying this set-up in combination with the Ultimate 57 at the weekend with BluesCulture. When using the CR bullet, I took the gain on the Champ patch down to zero to reduce distortion to a minimum. It was still sometimes a little more distorted than I want, but worked extremely well in general. I shall certainly be using the RP in future.
all the best
Steve

Steve Bakerwww.stevebaker.de
www.european-music-workshops.com
www.harmonica-masters.de





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