DukeBerryman
136 posts
Feb 08, 2014
8:53 AM
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Here's a mini PA rig: SM57 mic, Flat Cat compressor, into 44 Magnum amp pedal and speaker box. Clean, full sounding. What I like is the speaker box - with 10" speaker - looks like it was taken right off the wall of a public school classroom.
Last Edited by DukeBerryman on Feb 08, 2014 8:53 AM
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1847
1496 posts
Feb 09, 2014
8:11 AM
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i love that set up!
have you tried a guitar thru that also?
are you in southern calif?
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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DukeBerryman
141 posts
Feb 09, 2014
10:23 AM
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I'm still trying it out with my Telecaster. It's an interesting guitar sound with the 44 Magnum, can't quite explain it. It's snappy like a rubber band, if that makes sense.
I'm in Sherman Oaks, CA
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1847
1497 posts
Feb 09, 2014
10:35 AM
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i have an elcectro harmonix amp
it works very well with guitar or harmonica
totally stock no tube swaps lol
i'd bet with the right little pre-amp
that thing would rock.
is it battery powered?
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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DukeBerryman
142 posts
Feb 09, 2014
11:17 AM
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It uses a plug, but not the black cube kind. It uses a regular amp power cord into a transformer, and then the transformer brick has a little power cord to the pedal. I was so glad, cause I hate all those black cube things. No battery option.
Anyway, I've been looking at preamps - can't decide, there are some cool ones. I think you're right - it's like a power amp only and could use a preamp.
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1847
1498 posts
Feb 09, 2014
12:52 PM
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so maybe a tube pre-amp to smooth things out
perhaps a mic pre-amp would work?
or maybe a butler overdrive with a kinder antifeedback pedal
seems like there could be endless options
finding the right one is essential.
did you build the speaker cab?
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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DukeBerryman
144 posts
Feb 09, 2014
2:00 PM
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That Butler looks cool. Got the speaker cab on eBay, from a guy who makes them in Fresno. They smell great cause they're unfinished.
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HawkeyeKane
2325 posts
Feb 10, 2014
2:14 PM
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ART Tube MP Studio is a bargain preamp and gets the job done very nicely!
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Hawkeye Kane
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Scoltx
116 posts
Feb 10, 2014
3:49 PM
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I second the ART Tube MP, cheap and works great. You can dial in a bunch of dirt too if you want. I bought mine to travel light, plug in to a PA and go. Needs a proprietary power cube though. Works great in front of a tube amp with varying amounts of gain as well.
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DukeBerryman
147 posts
Feb 10, 2014
5:41 PM
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I used to have an ART, sounded great. And I actually used the Phase Inversion switch with the SM57 - that was essential. I always wondered what you're getting with a $500 mic preamp that you don't get with the $25 ART. Cause the ART did the job.
I'm keeping my eye on ART cause they're always coming out with new stuff. I might try the latest generation of their preamps. But nothing over $100.
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