Harp boy in progress
80 posts
Jan 16, 2011
12:57 PM
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i cant decide, shall i use a volume controll or not? suprise pictures of the mic comming soon!
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Nick Moore
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sammyharp
74 posts
Jan 16, 2011
1:03 PM
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Yes!!
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didjcripey
24 posts
Jan 16, 2011
2:10 PM
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Definitely, but I always like to leave vintage shells as original as possible, so I don't like drilling extra holes. These days I make up volume controls either as part of my cable or as an independent in line unit.
have fun!
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Lucky Lester
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belfast_harper
214 posts
Jan 16, 2011
2:16 PM
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It depends on the type of mic you are building.
I was going to have a volume control fitted into my bullet mic, but after advice from Greg Heumann I bought a seperate in-line volume control.
Having one volume control for all your mics is better than having to fit a volume control to every mic that you buy/build.
If you use stick mics a built in VC might be a better option.
Edit - I just saw didjcripey's post after I posted, not drilling through my vintage 440sl shell was the other reason I was given by Greg for using an in-line VC control.
Last Edited by on Jan 16, 2011 2:21 PM
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tookatooka
2075 posts
Jan 16, 2011
2:21 PM
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Depends on how far away from your amp you are when you are playing. Why make extra work for yourself?
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oldwailer
1508 posts
Jan 16, 2011
4:24 PM
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Right, Tooka! I went to a lot of trouble to put a volume knob on my bullet--but when I play, I'm almost always within easy reach of the mixer I play through--the knob is just extra baggage. . .
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jbone
475 posts
Jan 16, 2011
4:37 PM
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i already had a nice crystal mic with a vc on board. i had Greg mod a e-v m43u for me and install a vc in the shell and love it. my 707a shell is out being redone by a local friend at the moment and he's adding a vc to it as well.
probably the last mic i will have modded is a 545 that i will have Greg ultimize as i can afford it.
to me a vc of some sort is essential esp when working with loud or unknown-to-me bands. or at jams. our local weekly jam usually has 3 or 4 guitars on stage at once and keys, bass, drums as well. for the harp to be heard at solo time it's vital to have extra punch
like that found at top volume, right at the feedback line. during the rest of the song it's good to drop the volume back and fit in more quietly.
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MakaInOz
29 posts
Jan 16, 2011
5:46 PM
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I have mics with and without VCs, including a bunch of home made 'specials'. I find the VC really useful and I wouldn't make a mic without one these days. However, if you're modding a 'classic' shell, I'd tend to go with the inline VC and leave the shell 'original'.
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LeonStagg
256 posts
Jan 16, 2011
6:01 PM
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I usually like a vc on the mic.
I don't use the volume control on the mic and the amp the same way. I normally turn up the volume on the amp pretty high, and start the volume of the mic all the way down. Then I slowly turn up the vc on the mic while playing, just to the point where it starts feeding back. I back off a little from there.
For me, this seems to get the best out of my amp.
Thats me anyway, good luck.
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