RE: [Harp-L] LW amp

["Steve McIver" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Mark,
	Fine line here. Remember as the room fills so does the noise factor(not
like your home setup). Sounds like you are in control of the job so I
personally would carry a big enough rig as if this was a typical loud bar
job, and at the beginning make everyone turn down to your level. That way if
you are asked to kick it up a notch you could. At the very least carry a
spare yet heavier harp rig in case your 5w amp is not cutting it. As I've
heard many others say on this list, never sacrifice tone for the sake of
volume. I have not seen the environment you will be playing in so what you
have selected might work out great, you would just be limited. I love low
volume jobs and always take my Twin no matter the size room, just turn down.


Steve

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Behalf Of Mark Wilson
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] LW amp


That article was very reassuring, especially the info on Walters preference
for playing and singing through Masco type PA's. I just signed a six week
contract with a restaurant owner to run a jam on Sunday afternoons for 20%
of the take in the bar. Since this is an upscale restaurant, and I want
things to work out so we can continue into the new year, I need to keep the
volume WAY down so everyone goes home happy. I decided earlier this week to
use my Masco PA into a single extension cab with a twelve to drive an SM58
for vocals and acoustic harp, and a 5 watt amp for the bullet mic setup. The
guitar player is playing through a Blackface Princeton modified with a 12
inch speaker and the bass player through a 15 watt solid state amp. I'll
also have a small keyboard (the portable type) with two built in 8"
speakers, and that's about it. No drum kit, just a couple of hand
percussionists. The first jam starts tomorrow afternoon and I'm a bit
paranoid since I've only tried this setup at home, without the guitar
player, in a very small room. Anyone see any major flaws in this setup??

Thanks
Mark




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