Re: [Harp-L] Audix Fireball V questions

[George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

I owned an Audix Fireball V.  I also sold it right after I bought my first
Greg Heumann Ultimate...an Ultimate 58.  Since then, I've also bought an
Ultimate 57 for my daughter.  I have played on all 3 mics and will attest
that they are all excellent for the harmonica.

For me, the difference came down to the size of the wire mesh screen... the
Audix is the largest, the Ultimate 58 is smaller.  The Ultimate 57 does not
have the "ball" so the mic is about 1" diameter (approximate measurement).
I found the Audix UNcomfortable in my hands, whereas I the Ultimate 58 is
VERY comfortable.  My teen daughter uses the Ultimate 57 and also says that
it is VERY comfortable.

Another difference is the volume control.  While the Audix is very easy to
roll with your thumb, the knob is very hard to see its setting.  On the
other hand, the volume controls on both Ultimates are very easy to see the
knob setting.

I hope that you support the efforts of Greg Heumann at BlowsMeAway.com .
He is a great guy, and his mics are superb!

George



On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Richard and others-
>
> Thank you so much for the guidance.  I will talk to Greg, although I
> don't *think
> *he sells fireballs lol.
>
> Some have expressed concerns to me on the side about the fireball being
> good only for clean acoustic tone and not so much for amped tone.  However,
> I'm also buying an RP and Richard's patch set so I *think *that will be a
> good combo for me.  I can always upgrade to one of Greg's uber mics down
> the road.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > Eric Miller wrote:
> > <
> > <I'm purchasing a fireball this week, this is my first harp-specific mic
> > <purchase.  two questions:
> > <
> > <1.  is there a unit out there to make this wireless?  Something that
> plugs
> > <into the low impedence jack at the bottom of the mic that is a wireless
> > <transmitter with a base unit.
> > <
> > <2.  Is the off the shelf Fireball the way to go, or should I purchase
> > <through a harp mic specific vendor for any reason?
> >
> > Any unit that'll make any other mic wireless should work with the
> Fireball.
> > Greg at Blowsmeaway.com can tell you what's working best for harp players
> > in general.
> >
> > The off the shelf Fireball V--the one with volume control--is the one you
> > want.
> > It's less expensive and has better bass response than the non-V model.
> > It's the same mic no matter who you get it from.
> >
> > Regards, Richard Hunter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > author, "Jazz Harp"
> > latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> > Myspace http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp
> > Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> > more mp3s at http://taxi.com/rhunter
> > Twitter: lightninrick
> >
>



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