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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:43:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Mojo Red
Subject: Alas, to mic a Small Amp

Hi gang,

I recently acquired a very Very toneful small
amp... it's a small (6/7 watts) 60s vintage Harmony
304C class A tube job (nicely modded by John
Onofrio). Simple, yet a real tone monster. No
reverb, so I acquired a Boss RV3 Reverb/Delay
pedal.

Okay, it sounded ~awesome~ in my bedroom playing
through my JT-30 (didn't feed back even when I
cranked the little bugger), but when I took it to
my last gig and tried to mic it to the PA (using my
SM57 mic), I found myself in Feedback City. Yikes!

Feedback lessened when I took the harp out of
monitors, but it was sill on the edge and, worst of
all, I couldn't hear myself play (and neither could
my bandmates). Grrrrrr!

I swapped amps (back to my trusty Blues Jr.) for
the second set to fill the glaring sound hole
onstage, and had to disconnect the pedal altogether
because now my BJ was feeding like never before.

Now I'm not a real gear head (though I play one on
TV), so I'm kinda clueless about this stuff.

I had the amp behind and to my left, near the
drums, set up on a chair. Would this feedback
problem be eliminated if I placed the amp more
forward?, say just past the monitors?

Is the Boss RV3 (digital reverb) a poor choice for
this kind of setup? I have 30 days to take it back.

Your sage advice is very much welcome.

Harpin' in Colorado,
- --Ken M.

===="When you speak of Walter Horton, the first thing you think of is his tone,
that big, fat tone."
- ---Li'l Ronnie Owens

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