MN
372 posts
Jan 15, 2015
3:40 AM
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I've been doing a lot of work with a great country band lately. There's a ton of blues-harp gear talk 'round here, but what about country music? What are you country guys using?
For me, I'm either going with my SM-58 on a mic stand directly into a PA (this is generally in nicer venues with good monitors and a guy working the board), or the same 58 (armed with a BlowsMeAway volume control) plugged into my Marble Max amp, with a line-out run from the amp to the PA if there is one. Using a small tube amp might seem a little counter-intuitive for country music but I first used the Max at a party gig where there was no PA, so it was a necessity. The guys in the band loved the grittier tone. And it's not without precedent; Mickey Raphael has been holding a Beyerdynamic M88 mic and splitting his signal -- into a small tube amp, and an ART Tube MP pre-amp -- for years.
Anyway, if you gig regularly with a country band, what's your preferred "rig?"
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GMaj7
595 posts
Jan 15, 2015
4:36 AM
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$12 vocal mic and a $5 XLR cable.
$9 mic stand.
Most gigs have open bar so I stopped hauling a cooler.
I figure a clean sound is good enough for Willie it is good enough for any 2-bit group I'm in.
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Greg Jones
16:23 Custom Harmonicas
greg@1623customharmonicas.com
1623customharmonicas.com
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A440
303 posts
Jan 15, 2015
4:56 AM
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I agree with GMaj7, I play through a 58 and PA for acoustic country harp. Play about 20-25cm from the mic (on axis) during sound check, then you have room to move closer, when you need to boost the volume a bit.
Last Edited by A440 on Jan 15, 2015 5:12 AM
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LumberjackShark
47 posts
Jan 15, 2015
12:58 PM
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Great to hear a little something for Country Music.... and I'm not talking about "Oh Susana" either!
I'm not in a band or anything, just play with my family and alone (we have a pretend band). I like, and play along with, a lot of country (especially Honky-Tonk). I think the Blues harp I've learned goes really well with most of it.
I've used a SM58 straight through the PA mostly, but just got a Superlux D112/C mic. Not too expensive and also, for some fun, a delay effects pedal.
I have a question.... do you guys try to play similar to the steel and fiddle if there is no harp?
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dougharps
816 posts
Jan 15, 2015
2:57 PM
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Unless it is a REALLY bluesy country when I might use a tube amp with a clean dynamic mic I use the PA. I use one of a number of mics in descending order of preferance: Ultimate 58, Shure 585, Audix Fireball V, Shure 57, Shure 55SH II, or even an EV630. I will sometimes use a stand, sometimes hand held depending on the mic and my mood. Effects would vary depending upon the room and the song, and whether I am also singing, from none, to reverb, to slight slapback delay.
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Doug S.
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jiceblues
378 posts
Jan 16, 2015
4:27 AM
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I don't use any effect , but a little reverb' .I play through the PA , in front of a SM58 , or i cup a TBONE CD 55 .
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HarpNinja
4001 posts
Jan 16, 2015
6:29 AM
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SM58 and maybe an Xotic EP Booster.
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Mike
My Website
My Harmonica Effects Blog
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