amp and mic
Hi I have only just started to play (3 months) and I was thinking if I need to play through a mic and amp,would it be of any help to me,I find that recording myself is a good way at the moment,any help please. Ron
Thanks David that was the way I was thinking.
Ron
Do your homework before you take the $$$ plunge. Lots of good resources here that can point you in the right direction.
Dave
many of us have spent a bunch of money on equipment we thought would give us the "sound". most of us regret it.
if you really got this urge, i would go very cheap. try the bottle o' blues mic and little smokey amp. it is less than $100. it gives you an amplified sound. it is affordable and compact. you can use the mic with future amps.
if you want something more professional, i would suggest checking out richard hunter's site. he has a couple of suggestions, one of which is a bit unorthodox but i wish i had gone that route.
i would, also, advise that you do not buy anything unless you have a chance to test it. just because it sounds good on some youtube video or has great reviews by pros does not mean you are gonna make it rock.
Ron, you might try any number of the very nice amp modelers out there today. They are great for comparing amp sound, trying different effects, and practicing without annoying the wife.
Take a look at the Pod series by Line 6, or the V Series by Behringer.
A Pocket Pod at a little over $125 gets you 16 well-modeled amps models - including several Fender tube amps popular with harp players - 16 cabinet models, and 16 effects. It's very small and can clip it on your belt. You can plug your mike into the input jack, your Mp3 player into another, and play along with David's jam tracks or any other music while taking advantage of an amp sound. You can run the output through headphones, speakers, a PC, or even a real amplifier. By experimenting with the various amps models and effects, you can get a fairly good feel (but not exactly) for what your sound would be playing through the real thing - without spending several hundred dollars on an amp you might not like. When you find something you might want to try, then you can take your mike and cable down to a music store and try out the real things to make your final decision.
I personally have the Pod X3, which for a bit more money has 78 guitar amp models, 24 guitar cab models, 98 stompbox and studio effects, 28 bass amp models, and 22 bass cab models, along with a USB recording output for connecting to PC studio recording software. I use it for my harp practice, and my 16-year-old daughter uses it when she's practicing on her Fender Strat. I really love this thing.
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Thanks for your help I will hold back for a while and do more homework,it's just seeing all the videos on amps and mics that make you wont to go out and get something.Got to be able to play without amp first.
why dont you spend money going to SPAH or the bean blossom blues festival or some other harmonica related convention or festival. you're skills will improve, you'll get a chance to hear/trt amps and mics and you'll meet others with the same interests.
No need to... but it's fun! It can be helpful when working your technique... it's nice to hear from the other side of the room what you sound like.