geordiebluesman
472 posts
Oct 24, 2011
12:50 AM
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Hi folks i was wondering if anyone had any experience of this mic, i only ask because i have got the Richard Hunter patch set on my Digitech 350 pedal which i am playing through a clean Peavey keyboard amp and this is the mic that Richard recomends on his site.
It is a really nice looking mic and it seems to offer the cupability of the Shure SM58 with a light weight construction and a built in volume control.
Also it is supposed to be a good vocal mic and i would like to be able to use it clean to sing then through the effects pedal for playing
Last Edited by on Oct 24, 2011 12:51 AM
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jim
1033 posts
Oct 24, 2011
3:07 AM
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Get it. It can become your favourite mic.
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BigBlindRay
131 posts
Oct 24, 2011
3:43 AM
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Hi MBHers!
Fireball V - Great Mic. Great CLEAN Mic. Very feedback resistant too. Can push your amp - Get a lot more headroom when working with this mic. It will NOT break up like other mics however when playing with a tight cup. Due to its ability to handle up to 140dB SPL.
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MN
107 posts
Oct 24, 2011
3:45 AM
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I had one and it is VERY nice for what it does. But I found I preferred the sound of my SM58 which, when cupped, colors the tone a bit due to its proximity effect.
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Shredder
318 posts
Oct 24, 2011
4:59 AM
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I've had one for 3 years with no issues. I use this mic for my clean harp playing. It gets used very much. The paint is wearing off the base and I've dropped it a time or two but it still works great. The volume knob is a great feature also. Great product. Mike
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KingBiscuit
116 posts
Oct 24, 2011
6:08 AM
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I have one that I no longer use and will sell if you are interested. It's too clean for me. The mic has not been used much at all.
Contact me off-list if you're interested.
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hvyj
1901 posts
Oct 24, 2011
8:51 AM
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Good mic. Very clean and transparent BUT to my ear it's a little too BRIGHT, so you've got to roll off the highs on the amp or at the PA.
It's relatively high output and pretty feedback resistant. And you know it can work pretty well with a really dirty amp. It also works well with processors and pedals because its signal is so clean.
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dougharps
119 posts
Oct 24, 2011
1:16 PM
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I have one and use it a lot. If cupped tightly I get a change of tone that sounds compressed, but it doesn't really break up. The above are accurate descriptions, though I don't think it to be particularly brighter than many vocal mics. You might want to roll off some high's for harp, but not too many if you will sing through it.
For singing I hold it a little low to reduce breath sounds. Set volume wide open for vocals (if singing), then cut a little volume if cupping tightly for harp. One of my favorite mics! I keep a line transformer in the bag with it. It comes with a clip for a mic stand. I have also used it to mic an amp to the PA when using a bullet through a small amp.
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Greg Heumann
1312 posts
Oct 24, 2011
6:37 PM
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Saying it another way - it is very good at what it does, but it is sort of a one trick pony. It has such high headroom that you can't barely alter the tone by cupping. This to me takes away an important aspect of our instrument.
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easyreeder
7 posts
Oct 24, 2011
7:50 PM
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I have one and I agree with Greg that it doesn't respond much to cupping, but that's why it's so useful to me. You can isolate the mic without changing the tone much. I often play with roots and bluegrass musicians the Fireball is perfect for getting a clean tone with high signal to noise. Using it with an amp that can get really dirty on it's own via a separate gain adjustment is a very flexible arrangement because you can be clean and loud, and dirty when you need it. I've used it with a Roland Micro Cube with a bluegrass/roots band on a parade float with a single mic for the group. It was impossible for me to get close enough to the mic to be heard over the band, but with the Fireball and the Micro Cube I was able to just sit around the mic like everybody else with nice clean sound, and dirty when they did a blues number. The amp made me loud enough for the single mic to pick it up with the other instruments. I've also used it with a Harp Gear 2 and a Kalamazoo (vastly improved by Greg!) and I think it really lets the amps natural tone shine, which works well for some material. If all you're playing is amplified blues then it's probably the wrong mic.
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dougharps
120 posts
Oct 24, 2011
8:10 PM
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I can't dispute Greg on this. It is good at what it does, but what it does is send a clean, full range signal to the PA, amp, or modeling pedal (with a transformer), and it is feedback resistant. It does allow me to get more volume out of a 14 watt Gibson Explorer (a pretty "dirty" amp) than any other mic I have.
The Fireball V will not become part of your instrument, coloring your tone as you change playing dynamics, like Greg's mics will, or a good bullet or some stick mics will. I have played one of Greg's wooden bullets through a Super Reverb 4X10", and it was awesome!
I still like the Fireball V for what it is, at the price it goes for...
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Doug S.
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geordiebluesman
474 posts
Oct 25, 2011
12:57 AM
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Thanks for the feedback guys, I am back at the old dilema here of weather to try to have a single mic for harp and vocal with an A/B switch to go through my Digitech pedal for the harp then straight to the amp for vocals, or to have two mics for each job.
I suppose it's a finacial decision as much as anything.
I borrowed some mics off Oxharp and loved his Electrovoice EP10 for harp and his Shure 58 for vocals so i'm looking for a combination of both but like i say i can get a lot of the harp sound from the pedal and the Richard Hunter Patch
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