Re: [Harp-L] Micing a Harp Amp into the PA

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

I may be an apostate on this but I actually prefer to use a line out in
most situations.  A good line out will sound as good as a mic in most
settings, and better in some settings.  A line out will included speaker
effects from the reactance in the signal.

A perfectly placed and adjusted mic in front of an amp is a wonderful
thing, but in real life it rarely happens, and when it does happen it gets
kicked on stage by some crazy musician.  Happens every time.

A good line out will sound exactly the same every time, regardless of
placement. And here is the biggest advantage:  It will lessen the potential
for feedback.  The mic in front of your amp is low and may be not too far
from the monitor floor wedges.  If your harp is in the monitor (and it
probably is since you are mic'ing your amp) feedback can be terrible
through the monitors.  With a line out that problem goes away.

-Rick Davis


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 5:08 PM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> When I mic a harp amp, I won't center the mic over the speaker, but will
> place it about 1/2 way between the center of the speaker and it's edge.
> Just my personal sound preference.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas E. McGovern <tmcg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 'Christopher Sprankle' <crsprankle@xxxxxxxxx>; harp-l <
> harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Jun 5, 2013 2:01 pm
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Micing a Harp Amp into the PA
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> I also play harp with a really loud stage presence band, and I use only a
> small 5 watt Fender amp (along with a custom mic from Dennis O. of Kansas
> City--great mic).  I've had great success just mic-ing the amp to the PA
> with a Shure SM57 on a stand perpendicular to the speaker, just off-center.
> In addition to my floor monitor, I can use the amp on a stand behind me as
> an additional monitor that only contains my harp and no other mix.
> Tom McGovern
> Richmond, MI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Christopher Sprankle
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 1:24 PM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Micing a Harp Amp into the PA
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> I'm playing outdoors this weekend with a fairly loud band, and the only amp
> I have is a 67 Gibson Explorer (10-15W w/ 10"speaker).  It is pretty loud
> and holds it's own in most bars, especially if I put it on a stand that
> tilts it up at an angle.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to mic it at
> this gig though.  Does anyone have any advice on micing this amp into the
> PA
> system?  Should I mic it just like one would mic a guitar amp?
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> Thanks,
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> Chris Sprankle
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