Jari_95
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Oct 02, 2013
12:08 PM
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Hello there people, this is my first time posting here so I'll start with a brief introduction.
My name is Jari, I come from Amsterdam and I'm 18 y/o. I've been playing since my 12th, and been loving the heck out of it only since two years.
I also play in a little band and we gig monthly or so. Recently I won a prize with my playing, so now I have 600 euros to spend(!), which is the reason I made this thread.
I already ordered a Boss RC-3 Looping Pedal (trying to start a solo act, read: son of dave, dave ferguson) and a Shure 520DX, and now I'm looking for an amp.
It has to be small and preferably with a recharchable battery (the awesome thing about harmonica is that it's so portable, and with a portable rechargable amp you don't lose this). First I was looking at the Pignose Hog-20, as it fits my needs perfectly. Would you recommend this amp? Any other recommendations? Or any questions you got for me, happy to answer any:)
Thanks alot guys, looking forward to be a part of this community!!!
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Rick Davis
2479 posts
Oct 02, 2013
12:11 PM
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Roland CUBE Street
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HawkeyeKane
2081 posts
Oct 02, 2013
12:17 PM
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Peavey Nano Vypyr
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Martin
469 posts
Oct 02, 2013
1:12 PM
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You can also check Roland Mobile Cube, even smaller than the one Rick points to. I´m rather fond of mine.
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MJ
643 posts
Oct 02, 2013
1:27 PM
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I'm with Rick, Go with the Street Cube. I have one and like it a lot. It has 2 channels. You can plug a mic and instrument in at the same time and the effects are very good and versatile. It has a line out feature that could be useful. It has long battery life and can also be run off an adapter. The sound is good.
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Rick Davis
2482 posts
Oct 02, 2013
1:31 PM
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A couple years ago I borrowed a street cube to go busking with a guitar player on 16th street in Denver. It sounded very good and had plenty of volume and battery life. I like it.
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tookatooka
3515 posts
Oct 02, 2013
1:39 PM
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Hi Jari_95, first of all welcome to the forum and congratulations on winning your harp playing prize. You'll get a lot of advice and opinions here on amps but whatever you get I'm sure that if these guys recommend it, you wont go far wrong.
I use the Roland MicroCube. It uses 6 AA batteries which last a long time and you can use rechargables which is great. Apart from using it as an amplifier you can use it as a pre-amplifier by plugging the headphone output into your line-in connection on your computer you can use all the effects like reverb, delay, chorus etc. It's a good amp and not very expensive. Good luck with what you decide, be sure to let us know how you get on?
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Harp Study
8 posts
Oct 02, 2013
2:24 PM
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Jari 95- I will second the micro cube. I run it on rechargeable AA batteries and they seem to keep charge forever. I have never tried the street cube but I am sure it is great as well. For the money the micro cube is awesome. There are several different amp models and several effects which allow you to dial in a lot of different sounds.
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Jari_95
2 posts
Oct 02, 2013
4:55 PM
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Hey guys, thanks for all the reactions! I really like
the atmosphere here. Think it has got something to do with the rarity of us harp players, every new one is welcomed with enthousiasm! (atleast that's how I react when I come across one).
I think I will indeed go for the Roland MicroCube. I'm sure the StreetCube will be great aswell, but a bit out of my budget at the time being. I think I saw the microcube at my local musicstore, will check if I can give it a go!
Lastly, is this the place where I can get some feedback from the pros on my playing? I think I could use some :)
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Goldbrick
268 posts
Oct 02, 2013
5:21 PM
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Have done lots of gigs with a Crate Taxi and been very pleased with it
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Jari_95
3 posts
Oct 03, 2013
2:35 AM
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So, I ordered the Micro Cube GX. Thanks for all the help, will report back whether it was a good buy or not.
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jbone
1377 posts
Oct 03, 2013
3:29 AM
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Hi Jan, welcome! Always nice to see someone in their youth with a good sense of direction.
What I wanted to address is that the amps mentioned by everyone are low impedance- I think. A Shure 520dx will be high impedance. I mention this because I used to have a Pignose 7-100, the small battery powered amp, and ran a 520 to it. Feedback! Impedance mismatch may cause some headaches and limit your volume. IF this is the case you may want to get a low impedance mic like an sm57 or sm58 or a knockoff of these. This may not be a problem but then again, I wanted to suggest an option if it is.
I have a tube amp and several high impedance mics I use. Wife and I also have a small low impedance p.a. and for vocals we use the Shure beta58 mics, which give us increased mid range and reproduce very clean and clear. We nearly went with a couple of Roland amps some years ago but got matching vintage tube amps instead.
I look forward to hearing how your rig turns out!!
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tookatooka
3518 posts
Oct 03, 2013
10:01 AM
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@Jari_95. Feedback? Yeah. Make a track or video and post it here for a critique. You'll get lots of good advice and these guys will tell you about nuances in your playing which you'll never have thought of. Feedback is gold dust for people learning. Especially harp, because there are relatively few of them about other than in these forums who know what's good.
Last Edited by tookatooka on Oct 03, 2013 10:02 AM
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Rick Davis
2491 posts
Oct 03, 2013
10:14 AM
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The Roland Micro Cube is a great little amp. I owned one and it is pretty amazing for such a small inexpensive amp.
I am very impressed with several Roland cube amps. The Cube 30 is the best sounding small solid state amp I know of for harp.
Jari, enjoy busking with your Micro Cube. Let us know how it works out.
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Jari_95
4 posts
Oct 03, 2013
10:16 AM
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Hey jbone, thanks for the reaction. I didn't think this through enough I guess. At first I was also considering the Audix Fireball, but my old teacher recommended the Shure 520dx so I thought I'd go with that one.
I've read the Audix Fireball is also a low impedance mic, do you think it will function good enough for me as a first mic, in compination with the micro cube?
Thanks for helping out!
PS: What would be the best way to upload some of my playing?
Edit: @tookatooka hey, didn't see your reaction at first. Your so right, the only real critique I ever received was from my old teacher Bart van der Putten, but a few weeks back when I asked if I could take lessons again, he told me he didn't have me much to learn anymore, and that it would be better to spend the money on a first amp and mic. Ofcourse this is an awesome compliment, but then again I don't want to just hear ''your doing fine'', I want to hear something I suck at/could be improved so I can focus on that. If that makes any sense? Guess I came at the right place :P
Will be sure to try and upload something to youtube or the likes!
@Rick Davis, the plan is to try and see if I can busk on something like a Festival, and in exchange for the performance try to get a free ticket. Or atleast create some sort of income by playing on the streets, as my heart doesn't really lie with dishwashing...
Last Edited by Jari_95 on Oct 03, 2013 10:25 AM
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Oisin
1045 posts
Oct 03, 2013
12:43 PM
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Hi Jan....the pignose 7-100 is a nice amp for harp. There's only a volume control so its not as versatile as the ones above but I love its raspy tone.
On a side note....I'm going to be in Amsterdam from thursday 24th Oct to Saturday 26th....can you recommend any jams or music venues we could check out Jan?
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Jari_95
6 posts
Oct 03, 2013
1:23 PM
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Hey Oisin, great, I'd love to jam with you! I do know of a few places where there are jams sometimes, but nothing regular. I will go check at the few places I do know, so I can give you some times and dates.
Oh and by the way, the name is j a r i, not jan :p
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SuperBee
1453 posts
Oct 03, 2013
2:03 PM
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There is no issue about lo impedance input to the Roland cube. Any amp made for guitar is designed for hi impedance input.
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