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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:21:01 -0500
From: The Bernadettes
Subject: Re: Alas, to mic a Small Amp

The problem was likely with feedback between the monitors and the 57. You
gotta go real easy on
putting miced amps through the monitors and make sure you have those
monitors equalized properly.
Get the amp up and pointed at yourself, mic it, and put as little as
possible in the monitors. Make
sure you have the monitors properly EQ'd. Turn down the treble on the 57's
channel. Reverb and/or
a delay will increase the possibility of feedback, again go easy on it. You
should first work this
out at a band practice before going out and trying it at a gig. For the
Harmony, you may wanna
consider a slave box, and slaving it out to the PA. Boss RV3's though not
my favorite reverb/delay
device, is certainly a good one. I've used one quite a bit and never really
had any problems.

Don D.

Mojo Red wrote:

> 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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