Adam Pritchard
121 posts
Apr 14, 2017
12:23 AM
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Hi all and happy Easter to everyone.
At the end of this month my band and I are playing at The Cheltenham Jazz Festival (in the UK). Due to the short time between bands we aren't allowed to bring our own amps etc. and instead have to use the backline provided. I'm sure this is quite normal for those of you who regularly play festivals but this will be my first gig without my trusty bassman.
The only amp that's available to me is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 1x12.
So my question is, what's this amp like for harp? I have a Squeal Killer and a Mojo Pad so either of these should help tame the amp somewhat. Given there will be limited time to soundcheck I need to decide do I go with the amp or instead just play through the p.a.?
Any advice from those with experience of this sort of thing would be immensely appreciated.
Thanks
Adam
Last Edited by Adam Pritchard on Apr 14, 2017 12:24 AM
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Tblues1
86 posts
Apr 14, 2017
4:05 AM
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Amp with the Mojopad.
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anthomp
11 posts
Apr 14, 2017
7:10 AM
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Lone wolf boogieman maybe.
Just bought one to use with my bassman tonight
but hoping it will be be my get out of jail card
on nights like yours or when amp decides to have a night off
anthomp
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dougharps
1406 posts
Apr 14, 2017
7:30 AM
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The Mojopad is supposed to help out with taming amps with too much preamp gain, so that sounds like the way to go in this situation.
All you need is sufficient stage volume and decent tone without squealing; the sound man should take care of FOH volume. If you have the opportunity, go to a music store and experiment with this amp and your gear and find the best settings for your sound.
I also am a fan of 7 band (or more) eq pedals or pedals with sweepable ranges so you can reduce the level of the frequencies that are feeding back.
Good Luck
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Doug S.
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hvyj
3267 posts
Apr 14, 2017
9:40 AM
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Try this: use the Mojopad, but plug in to the amp's #1 input instead of the lower gain #2 input. IME this balances out pretty well.
Last Edited by hvyj on Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM
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TetonJohn
310 posts
Apr 14, 2017
11:54 AM
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No experience with that amp, but always felt the Lone Wolf Harp Tone+ was great for making a guitar amp harp friendly.
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KingoBad
1699 posts
Apr 14, 2017
1:46 PM
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Use the vocal mic...(pa)
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Danny
Last Edited by KingoBad on Apr 14, 2017 1:47 PM
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