HarpNinja
3274 posts
Mar 30, 2013
4:20 PM
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http://mikefugazzi.com/files/HarpBreakDirty.mp3
1. Bullet mic no effects
2. Bullet with effects
3. SM57 with effects
4. SM57 no effects
5. SM58 no effects
6. SM58 with effects
Harp Break is recorded direct to computer with Drive at 2 o'clock, volume at noon, and bass boost at noon..."effects" include a Flat Cat Compressor, MXR Delay, and BBE Sonic Stomp.
Harp was a stock Special 20 in A.
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Rick Davis
1565 posts
Mar 30, 2013
5:03 PM
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Excellent, mike.
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HarpNinja
3275 posts
Mar 30, 2013
6:12 PM
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I can't tell what I like best and why. I think the compressed tones are much fatter, but less articulate and have less cut. The bullet clips sound great on most fronts, but the single notes on the bottom are too mid-heavy. The SM58 feels the less dynamic, but that is a pretty flexible sound.
Bottom line is I am doing mostly acoustic stuff right now and plan on just playing the 58 into a Zoom G5 with the tube boost on, lol. That would mean all the stuff from these clips will collect dust.
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Steamrollin Stan
748 posts
Mar 30, 2013
10:35 PM
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I like them all!! :)
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HarpNinja
3280 posts
Apr 01, 2013
8:20 AM
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The Harp Break is awfully awesome.
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Littoral
823 posts
Apr 01, 2013
9:12 AM
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Mike, thanks for this. I got a Harp Break recently and so far I have not found a use for it with my Concert amp. I hear a digital/analog dissonance that I haven't been able to dial right, especially with delay. I also got a Octave and I really like it for cut and feedback control (~10%) but the conflicting overtones are even worse with the Break and Delay. Maybe no surprise there, I'll have to work on settings.
Regardless, the idea that I can run the Break through a PA is a great option for quick set-up to sit in but I'm even more interested in it as a second mic ready to switch to when I am also running my amp. It will be a great way to get a completely different sound.
Last Edited by Littoral on Apr 01, 2013 9:21 AM
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HarpNinja
3281 posts
Apr 01, 2013
9:24 AM
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My only ambition is to use it through the PA, which I have done in a full band context. Sorry I can't help more regarding using it as a distortion in front of an amp.
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Littoral
824 posts
Apr 01, 2013
11:13 AM
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I did get mine to play through the PA but also because I liked JR's demo with it and his Bassman.
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timeistight
1167 posts
Apr 01, 2013
2:06 PM
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How well does the Harp Break do clean? If you turn the drive down can you still get a good sounding bass boost?
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HarpNinja
3282 posts
Apr 02, 2013
5:24 AM
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I tried it out last night at rehearsal. I will eventually post something, but to be honest, nothing we chose to record had much harp. We were going through arrangements of new tunes and I hardly touched a harp.
At first, I thought it was too dark with a SM58, but upon playback of a couple of tunes, it sounded really good for cleans. I was going for more of a warm acoustic sound than clean-clean. If you listen to the last clips with the SM58, you get a general idea. That was with the drive at 2 o'clock and I had it at about 10 o'clock yesterday.
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