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From: Mike Curtis
Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 13:57:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Effects and Carey Bell

>
> Put me down in the "less is more" school when it comes to effects pedals for
> blues harp. I've heard harp guys trying to sound different using all kinds of
> pedals. I've seen and heard a phaser pedal, an octave pedal, a chorus pedal
> (sounds like a french accordian), guitar and bass EQ's, as well as the more
> familiar digital and/or analog delays, and pedal, stand alone and/or in-the-
> amp reverb and even tremelo used with amplified harp.

Each to their own.

While I like plain, unvarnished harp, I also like it with every gadget ever
devised (well, a lot of 'em anyway!) I like variety, and use a lot of
different effects - SPARINGLY! I use an octave divider, but only a couple
of times a night. I have an auto-wah that sounds great on a couple of
percussive-type solos. I have a Vortex that has a nice array of echo and
chorus effects. but I usually leave it off, or on a custom programmed very
subtle delay with a slight volume sensitive resonance change.

I usually run just a slight slapback echo on a digital delay. with the tone
settings I run (no treble), digital delay doesn't sound "digital".

> I used to fiddle with digital delay and EQ pedals (and those pesky batteries
> and extra little cables).

yup. I now have a pedal case and AC supplies for everything. Good cables
and grounding is essential. If the AC supplies don't work well (e.g. too
much AC hum, propensity for RFI, etc.), you can build a power pack with
alkaline D cells to power it. Depending on the exact pedals you have, and
how often you gig, this can last months or even years.

> I now just plug my mic straight into my tube amp
> and play. Less stuff to fiddle with and a straighter line from my gut through
> the harp through the amp to the speakers. To my ears there's just less
> unwanted noise in the signal.

In most rooms, there's a natural echo, so this is usually a good choice.
But I play harmonica on virtually every song, feature a LOT of harmonica
instrumentals, and will do ANYTHING to keep things interesting. And you
have to admit that a minute of single note harmonica through an octave
divider is interesting, even though you wouldn't want to do it all night long.

-- IronMan Mike Curtis