Jfllr1
187 posts
Jun 04, 2010
4:16 AM
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Im new to the whole playing live in front of people thing on a reasonable scale... Me and my friend play mainly our own songs, and they ususally call for a clean harp sound with a lot of prescence.
You guys got any recommendations for a cardiod mic for clean reproduction of harp and a few backing vocals and the odd bit of mandolin/guitar? There would be delay and ctave pedals involved, dont know if that affects it at all?
Also an amp for clean no frills reproduction of sound, without any change in tone?
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Jfllr1
188 posts
Jun 04, 2010
4:16 AM
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£220 budget for the mic.
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waltertore
610 posts
Jun 04, 2010
4:33 AM
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a shure 58 will be your best all around mic for accurate reproduction for vocals, harp, guitars, drums. ou can get them new for $100 each. They are the industry standard for good reason. Your PA system will also be a big factor in how good your sound is. It is all a chain of links... Walter
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Baker
56 posts
Jun 04, 2010
4:44 AM
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I sat in with some friends of mine who have a folk band. They all play acoustically. There is quite a few of them so I borrowed an amp and mic form one of them just to lift the harp up to the right level.
Amp = Marshall AS50D "Acoustic Soloist" Amplifier
Mic = Shure SM57
Really great clean tone. The amp has a few knobs and dials so I'm sure you could get the sound you are after.
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mr_so&so
322 posts
Jun 04, 2010
8:07 AM
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Jack, you might also try a tiny modern lapel mic ("electret", I think they are called). They have a very large frequency response, and you can just tuck it between your fingers for great cupping action.
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Greg Heumann
505 posts
Jun 04, 2010
9:10 AM
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Or the Audix Fireball. As long as clean is all you want, it is one of the best for harp.
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belfast_harper
156 posts
Jun 05, 2010
6:07 PM
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Greg, are you talking about the original fireball, the fireball v, or both?
The only reason I am asking is because there seems to be a massive difference in price between the two, and I can't understand why. Are there any differences between the 2 mics apart from teh volume control?
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Greg Heumann
509 posts
Jun 05, 2010
7:45 PM
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They are both good mics. There are differences in bass response too but I forget which was which. I believe the price difference came from a transition from a fairly hand-made product to a more mass produced one. I'm sure someone here can tell us..... if not Richard Hunter, who frequents HARP-L is a big Fireball advocate (he's actually an Audix endorsee.)
From my perspective the Fireball is a bit of a one trick pony. If you're happy with that trick, as the originator of this thread sounds like he would be - it is a great mic.
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Last Edited by on Jun 05, 2010 7:46 PM
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