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Faux Popper Rig
Faux Popper Rig
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HarpNinja
1064 posts
Feb 03, 2011
8:08 AM
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Someone emailed me and asked if I had built a mic like John Popper's...which I didn't, nor do I plan to. Here are some notes from my reply...
I have not built a mic, nor do I intend to. I think it would be much easier to work with pedals. For example, it would be much easier to get an A/B/Y pedal to switch between gear.
Currently, I've been running right into the PA. If I were wanting to have a Popper-like rig, I would do the following:
Mic: Ultimate SM58 from www.blowsmeaway.com (I have the SM57 version and it rules)
into
Amp switcher: Radial Tonebone Twin City
First output into pedal board then into a clean amp or PA.
Second output into a "dirty" amp.
I would control my volume with the mic and can bounce between clean and dirty tones. I think effects sound better into a clean amp/PA. A simpler version of the rig would be to use an overdrive pedal in place of a dirty amp. I recommened the Lone Wolf Harp Break from www.lonewolfblues.com.
Popper's rack effects are super expensive ($3,000+). Eventide makes stomp boxes too, but you'd need $1,000+ in those to get the same sounds. I suggest something like the Line 6 M13 or M9 instead. You can always add other pedals to that too. If money weren't an issue, and I wanted to play through the PA instead of buying an amp, I would do the following...
Mic
into
EQ pedal
into
Lone Wolf Harp Break
into
DLS Rotosim or H&K Rotosphere (optional)
into
EHX POG 2 (optional)
into
Line 6 M13 (this has patches for a rotary effect and octave effect, but the other pedals listed are just so much better!)
Into
PA/amp
into
Line 6 M13
My guitar player has the Eventide Modfactor. It sounds good, but unless you're using it all the time, the Line 6 modelers work well for harp. The rotary effect is pretty lame, and the octaves aren't as good as they are on the POG, BUT, in regards to Popper, he uses the octaver on the Eventide, which isn't polyphonic either. In the past, he has used a Motion Sound amp for the rotary effect. There are amazing pedals for this in the $200-500 range, which is a lot of money!
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 2/1/11
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hvyj
1213 posts
Feb 03, 2011
8:37 AM
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working foot pedals smoothly is an acquired skill that one needs to develop if one is going to use a lot of effects. It's fun to do, but there's definitely an art to it.
FWIW, Besides being sure the particular devices are harmonica friendly, my 2 overriding concerns regarding effects are: 1) does the effect respond to technique and 2) what does the effect do to my signal when it's NOT engaged. Like many things, very often less can be more.
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Miles Dewar
691 posts
Feb 03, 2011
9:56 AM
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The Bull Horn is NOT sexy.
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