atty1chgo
992 posts
Jul 13, 2014
2:05 PM
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This is a simple poll. No need to elaborate why, or to get into make and model of mic.
Question 1 -
Clean or dirty sound?
Question 2 -
Stick Mic or Bullet/shell mic?
Primary preference please.
Last Edited by atty1chgo on Jul 13, 2014 2:06 PM
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atty1chgo
993 posts
Jul 13, 2014
2:06 PM
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Clean - stick.
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Kingley
3635 posts
Jul 13, 2014
2:17 PM
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Clean - Stick
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rogonzab
570 posts
Jul 13, 2014
2:48 PM
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Dirty- Bullet
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jnorem
385 posts
Jul 13, 2014
3:12 PM
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If clean is 1 and dirty is 10, I'd put my amp sound at around 7-8.
I'm always looking for the right shaped mic for me, but so far exclusively bullet.
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2chops
274 posts
Jul 13, 2014
3:32 PM
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Clean w/delay.
Stick w/bulletizer
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I'm workin on it. I'm workin on it.
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dougharps
681 posts
Jul 13, 2014
3:56 PM
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SOUND:
With amp:
------------------WARM w/----------------
(clean)..............grit.............(dirty)
with PA: clean
MIC:
98% of the time with stick mics
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Last Edited by dougharps on Jul 13, 2014 3:59 PM
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wolfkristiansen
295 posts
Jul 13, 2014
4:26 PM
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Hi atty1chgo-- I understand you want clear answers. I appreciate you want a count, not long dissertations on sounds and microphones.
Like others, I have clean and dirty mics-- mostly clean. Like others, I have stick and bullet mics-- mostly stick. So, for your count you may put me down for clean and stick.
It's not quite reality, though. I play clean and dirty, stick and bullet, depending on the gig, my amp, my audience, my mood. I like both-- clean and dirty, stick and bullet. Life is complicated.
Cheers,
wolf kristiansen
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Jehosaphat
771 posts
Jul 13, 2014
9:11 PM
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"Primary preference please."
Bullet........dirty
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DoubleJ
62 posts
Jul 13, 2014
10:52 PM
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Dirty - Bullet
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Greg Heumann
2774 posts
Jul 13, 2014
10:57 PM
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BOTH. I DO BOTH. A 3 or 4 hour gig with only one sound? Boring. I play acoustic through a stick mic (Ultimate 58) into the PA. I play dirty through a tube amp with one of my wood bullets. I LOVE both kinds of sounds. If I could choose only one - probably amplified/bullet.
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boris_plotnikov
983 posts
Jul 13, 2014
10:58 PM
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If choose one:
Dirty - stick.
Although I like whole range of tones I can get from harmonica from absolutely clean acoustic to dirtiest.
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Little roger
6 posts
Jul 13, 2014
11:48 PM
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Both / all
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Pistolcat
663 posts
Jul 14, 2014
12:09 AM
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Dirty - bullet
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Pistolkatt - Pistolkatts youtube
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Komuso
352 posts
Jul 14, 2014
12:09 AM
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Both+FX / Neither
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jbone
1688 posts
Jul 14, 2014
3:46 AM
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Pretty clean, Shure 585 high z, but tweakable via Lone wolf harp delay into either Silvertone 1482 or for more distortion a Vibro Champ.
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Rubes
874 posts
Jul 14, 2014
4:19 AM
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Clean, and dirty, mostly Heumann wonder bullet....sometimes vocal mic available....."
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SuperBee
2115 posts
Jul 14, 2014
5:32 AM
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Clean, compared to some. Dirty comp to others. Usually in the same song.
Bullets, mostly. What's a 605? It's not a stick, so I guess it's a bullet.
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atty1chgo
994 posts
Jul 14, 2014
7:33 AM
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@ Superbee - I would say that Electrovoice mics such as EV 605, 606, 638, 641, 630, 635 etc. would be considered in the bullet/shell category, since they are chrome finish shells.
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Slimharp
354 posts
Jul 14, 2014
9:22 AM
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Depends on what form you are playing.
Country, Bluegrass,Jazz, Clean playing off a Stick.
Blues, Blues Rock, Dirty, Bullet or a Dirty Stick.
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isaacullah
2845 posts
Jul 14, 2014
9:55 AM
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I play super clean thru pretty dirty, but don't stay on one end of the spectrum or the other.
I use a variety of mics. Some are sticks, and others are "nonstandard" shapes (e.g., lavaliere, tape recorder mics, biscuits, small diaphragm condensers, chopped sticks, etc.) but never use a "traditional" bullet-type.
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walterharp
1455 posts
Jul 14, 2014
11:42 AM
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primarily now
tube amp with a little break up (slightly dirty) with a bullet (cleaner to dirty depending on cup and playing volume)
if you asked me 6 months ago I was leaning toward a bulletized stick mic through a dirty bassman..
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Frank
4813 posts
Jul 14, 2014
12:02 PM
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If it's a clean mic, I'll play it dirty - if it's a dirty mic I'll play it clean - I like holding a bullet and used a GB for ages... a year ago or so I bought a GH wooden bullet mic, it is the "perfect" mic :)
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DukeBerryman
400 posts
Jul 14, 2014
4:58 PM
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Clean/stick. This year, I got a solid state Orange amp with a Celestion Super 8 speaker. It's got what I call "Peach Fuzz" distortion.
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Kingley
3636 posts
Jul 14, 2014
10:31 PM
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atty1chgo - Sorry to sidetrack your poll for a moment, but I thought the following should be mentioned……...I find it quite interesting that people often seem to relate the clean/stick mic option to acoustic playing, whilst a dirty/bullet is related to amplified. The reason I prefer clean/stick over dirty/bullet is precisely because I can then choose to dirty it up through playing and cupping technique. With a clean/stick I have numerous options available to me ranging from clean acoustic, right through to dirty and overdriven. It's far better and much more sensible in my opinion than using a dirty sound to begin with. Like Greg rightly says, using one sound all night can get boring. I don't like carrying loads of gear so use clean/stick as my starting point. Then dirty it up if needed for a particular song.
Last Edited by Kingley on Jul 14, 2014 10:32 PM
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A440
183 posts
Jul 14, 2014
11:14 PM
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Both - depends on the song.
However, I am now increasingly playing clean. And increasingly with the mic on a stand, working on improving my use of hand effects, mouth effects, throat effects, and the tone I can get naturally with the harp. Inspired by watching those 1960s videos of Sonny Boy.
Last Edited by A440 on Jul 14, 2014 11:17 PM
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Greg Heumann
2775 posts
Jul 15, 2014
7:23 AM
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@Kingley re " With a clean/stick I have numerous options available to me ranging from clean acoustic, right through to dirty and overdriven."
A big factor in this is what the mic is plugged into. In your case - are you using an amp (or pedal) - or straight into the PA?
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BlowsMeAway Productions
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blueswannabe
476 posts
Jul 15, 2014
2:23 PM
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50/50 on each.
Right now I alternate between a JT-30 with a CR element and a vintage 545 ultimate mic from Greg without the bulletizer. The shure 57 and 58 are superb harp mics as is the electrovoice RE-10.
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Kingley
3637 posts
Jul 15, 2014
10:22 PM
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Greg - Sometimes I'll use an amp, but mostly these days it's either a Lone Wolf Harp Attack or a mic direct into the PA.
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jbone
1689 posts
Jul 16, 2014
4:07 AM
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The other evening we got a gig at a pizza joint and took our amps. The guy had a small p.a. but whate none of us had was a power strip, and that meant only one amp could be plugged in. I put Jolene's guitar amp in and played harp through the p.a., stick mic on a separate channel. It was a very low volume gig and the p.a. speakers were on the floor right behind my chair. Very tough to hear esp when the other guitar was a bit loud and way busy.
It made for a difficult evening tone wise but we've been asked back in a few weeks and we're going. Next time both amps will be plugged in and I may bring the Heumann modded dynamic mic along for its excellent tone. It's a kind of bullet but actually more of a cylinder. EV m43u.
I think also I will see if we can set the p.a. speakers up off the floor.
In this instance I am going to go for dirty tone. M43u through a champ.
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blueswannabe
480 posts
Jul 17, 2014
12:32 AM
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bullet ...dirty
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Dragonbreath
10 posts
Jul 17, 2014
3:00 PM
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Clean tube, crystal stick.
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