[Harp-L] Re: Kinder AFB vs.Harp commander

[Ray Beltran <raybeltran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David-
If you are being required to run through the house backline, I would  
go Kinder AFB+. You did not say the PA is an option. It may very well  
be. But I would still choose the Kinder AFB+ for this reason; you  
NEVER KNOW who the soundman is.

In my experience, soundmen have a reputation amongst themselves. Some  
are known as "good", some "not so good". Why would you ever leave  
your sound in the hand of an unknown quantity?

The Harp Commander is a fine piece of gear. And it does give you a  
lot of options. But if you're running through the PA, the FINAL  
tailoring of your sound is at the whim of the soundman.

The Kinder AFB+ makes a whole lot of amps very usable. You can dial  
in an amount of "grit" using the AFB+. Set your tone controls on the  
amp.

For larger venues, they are going to mic your amp anyway. That's a  
non-issue. And in the event that they don't have enough mics to mic  
your amp, no problem. The Kinder AFB+ will allow you to be heard.

Ray.
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On Jul 20, 2008, at 9:37 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hello all,
>  I've got some out of town gigs coming up this late fall that  
> require me to
> play through a house backline. I doubt very much there will be a "harp
> friendly" amp there. So I was thinking a great solution would be an  
> outboard
> device. The two that sound the best are the Kinder AFB, or the Harp
> Commander. Which one would give me the most bang for my hard earned  
> buck ?
> Thank you all in advance for your advice.
>
>                                    Mike