How do a mic and amp change the sound of a harmonica? 

You instruct the way my brain understands, entertaining and practical. Thank you

You made me laugh, you made me learn, you make me happy! 😄

I've been playing for many years and I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. This one was packed full of info and I get the feeling you just scratched the surfaced of what you know. Thanks!

Teachers love to teach hey? Brilliant, flawlessly explained and engaging throughout. Bravo

I'm getting goose bumps to go play outside my house... I have been trying for years to get one of those sounds....let me go find my jaw it's on the ground some where....whew I gotta do this...just thank you! Thank you very much!!! I'm goin

I have just bought my first harmonica, a Fender Blues Deluxe, which is an affordable one, very good though. I also have my Fender Hotrod Deluxe amp and I can't wait to get my harp to plug it with a Shure sm58 microphone... Great video as all of yours.

Awesome. I remain in awe of your tone, and vibrato!!

What a cool presentation of microphone and harmonica

You know, this video and your Crossroads videos explains the sound of 'Good Love' by Poison, which evidently is an amplified harmonica. What a beautiful driven sound!

Amazing. You're funny and really good at explaining. I am a beginner, and I scrolled a lot for videos, and your videos are far better than most. Thank you so much

Your so helpful Adam, and you explain everything so well.....Thanks !

Love your work and you are quite right being a fan more of the stick mics than the bullets. The late great Little Walter pioneered the distortion sound in spite of only having a JT30 (so I've read) at his disposal. You can't beat a sure 57 or equivalent. I read and looked at a lot of videos and nothing really pointed me in the right direction. I worked it out for myself and the key ingredient is sending the SM57 through a graphic equaliser first and killing all frequencies above 1000Hz, then clipping the signal through a little tube amp. This results in the smoothest trumpeting sound as close to Blind Owl as you can get. It is a sure fire way. Feedback still remains an issue, but try building a dummy load in parallel with with the speaker. 1 or 2 Watts is plenty to get the sound.

Great video, my man! Thanks, Dr Gussow. 🆒👍🏻😉

Great Informative video, Thank You so much, its so nice to have someone take the time and share these Gems of info... stay groovy !

Thanks for taking the time and effort to help me (and others )understand about this subject. It has certainly opened my eyes to what i need to take in. Thanks also for all your other vids which help me One day i will be as good as you, (and i don't think )

I enjoy your videos as a musician who understands theory it is easier to understand

Great video Adam! Thanks so much.

Thanks Adam-great video! I recently bought a Buletini harp rack with the mic built in and cant afford a Harpgear amp yet, but it sounds superb even through my Marshall guitar amp

This is great Adam! Cool slippers BTW! 😎👍

Fantastic lesson and great slippers Thanks

Thanks Adam this video helped me soooo much

Legit! Thank you, Dr. Gussow!

Really interesting video/ explanation.....and why not , lots of interest here to explore..

So Cool ! Awesome Lesson !

Little Walter would be proud Thank You

Great video. Gave me some things to try out next time I'm on stage

Thank you master Adam!

Excellent, great sound

yes interesting i learnt something especialy low mic feedback.personaly i like big speaker tube amp but also get intresting sound with small amps and a tube valvecaster.playing through an sm58 cupped diffrent feedback playing on micstand cupping harp diffret again .but enjoyed your presentation .ive beenwatching on and off for 8 yrs tnks

Thanks Thanks Thanks. Why you ask I've kinda lost my joy of playing due to not having a that amp sound, I'm encouraged to do something about that after hearing your sound, however I'm on disability income, and it's gonna take awhile to get a amp! But I will and I will start playing again at my church,, thanks again, WOW

If you can't learn SOMETHING from Adam then you must be dead,Great tips from Mr Gussow on getting older sounds 5.08 :) and harp mic sounds .Thanks for taking the time to show us this stuff that you learnt' the old school way "LIFE"

Good lesson Adam

I love this Guy.

Thanks for the lesson gussow, i was looking for it! Can I ask you to do another video about the texture? a bit more specific, I can't get satisfying results about the texture.

That knee thing in the end Man, O god thats the Blues for Ye ! Thanks adam! love to see this ten years ago !! some i knew some i learn ! Blow man Blow !

very good playing, and excellent tips and techniques, especially with the audio-engineering science added in.....see, music isn't just about "art", some science of how things work in the physical universe is very helpful ! PS, I'm not a harp plsyer and I'm not much of a guitar player but I have significant experience at fixing vintage tube type guitar amps, and for electrified harp, small, low power amps with small light thin-coned speakers are usually best.

Just brilliant. I would love to have a bourbon or two and plays some blues with you. Bravo.

brilliant , enjoyed this one =]

Great presentation. As Chuck Barris used to say good stuff. Somebody get me my sunglasses! Thank you!

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, ADAM, FOR THIS EXCELLENT DEMO, AND TUTORIAL!!! I AM CONSIDERING USING ONE OF THE "DIGITAL" (BATTERY/POWER SUPPLIED) "MICRO-AMPS, BECAUSE THEY'RE SMALL, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND PORTABLE, AND GREAT FOR "PRACTICING", BUT, I'M WONDERING IF I CAN PLUG IN A "CONDENSER MIC" INTO IT, AND , THEN, IS THERE A "TUBE" EFFECTS PEDAL AVAILABLE THAT WOULD GIVE IT EXCELLENT "TUBE-DISTORTION" EFFECTS"??!!!.... ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS?!....(I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO LUG A 50 POUND AMPLIFIER AROUND) I'M NOT LOOKING FOR "HIGH VOLUME", JUST GREAT TONES!!!

HUGE HELP !!!

that last part.. "oh God" while getting up.. i feel that LOL

Thank you a lot. Really explains why I don’t sound like the songs I listen to

very good lesson)

Sounds sweet.

Thanks!

wow thank you so much!

Such a great video, thank you for that. Although you really need to sort out your back!

Thank you for that

That sounds awesome. Any vocal mic works? what about shure sv100 or sv200?

Thanks for excellent comparison. May I know the exact mark and producer of the black mic from 09:39 time? Thank you very much...

Great clip, Adam! I would like to see the video "Amping the harp", but the link says it can't find the video.

Your vibrato is the best

brilliant

Merci Mec!

Your the BEST bar NONE!

Lawd the second mic RAWKS

seems like somewhere halfway you decided that its THAT mic you want to play with from now on :D

I use a sm58 mic for vocals I am adding more harp now to tunes we have been playing for years like What I Like About You, Neal Young, Blues. What vocal mic are you using? I am getting pressure to use the green bullet but have doubts? My hands are med/small long fingers. What mic should I use?

I'm still getting used to the amplified sound. Finally I bought my first microphone, a Shure 585 SA (Hi impedance). But I still can not get the better of him.

Wunderbar.

Hey Adam , I want to buy a harp mic ,but the shure pe5h have cut-off. You know，I am a Chinese.The harmonica field is very scarce in China.Can you recommend me a different model？Thank you~

hell yeah!!!

So i have a shure bullet mic and a few amps. A Boss guitar amp, Roland keyboard amp(which is a great acoustc amp) and a Boss powered moniter(tiny with a big natural sound). Trying to get that distorted sound on the guitar amp that has some effects causes severe feedback. Do i have to have a tube amp for that sound? Thanks!

NICE

Like the bullet mic a lot, maybe because the distortion or because I’m a old soul

I ned a mic for flute , hamonica and singing. NOTHING fancy . I'm in between Shure beta a 58 and Sennheiser e945. Had a Shure sm 58 before ( got stolen) , it worked fine but would like to try something a little better .Thanks in advance for any answer.

Could I persuade you to play songs like La Paloma or La Vie en Rose or O Danny Boy to demonstrate the impact of these mikes on this type of music ?

I noticed you kept twiddling a knob on the bottom of the bullet mic. What was that for? What were you doing?

Thanks

Very good, thank you. Oh... and watch your back bluesman

What pre and post settings do you have the amp set @ 6:50? Thx

Is it common to get chafed inside your lips after playing(jamming). If so is there anything to minimize it. I've Already smoothed all the edges on my Horner professional grade harps.Welcome all replies.

Mick Jagger often plays a harmonica through an amp on many Stones songs.

So what’s everyone suggest mic/amp brand, size,cable, just at a hobby level

Hello. Which mic has better sound, Hohner Blaster B52 or Bulletini? Which one can suggest me? Thank you very much!

Hi Adam...what kind of amp is this?....stock or modified?.....thanks....

So do u use any box effect?.

Cuanto vale ese amplificador varvular??

Before I hear the answer, I imagine it's a bit like the difference between an acoustic and electric guitar? Let's see! 😁

Are you using a volume on the mic? Thanks

I play harmonica some and am looking to see if you might be interested in helping me write a blues song about the flood in louisiana that happened in 2016 I have some lyrics but am kinda stuck.

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I can not get any of my harps to match the sound of the songs on the radio. I have ,a c d g harps and none sound right. my cat hates when I play. the dog doesn't like it much either. he howls along. probably saying please stop that noise I want a chromatic like my neighbor has but I can't talk him out of it.

Wow $900 for that amp. I just bought a small used Park amp for $10.

Amazing! Do you know the Hohner Voodoo Hand? If yes... What do you think about? Thax for answer... P.S.: I think that you'r needin' some Pilates Sessions!! Take care about tour knees... Hug!

bout to plug my harmonica into a Marshall lol

So how much does the shure cost?

Brill.

try cond mics 10cm or so away

Skål 🍺 🍺 🍺

Best harp mic amp tone is William Clarke.

Cousin of the late Great Johnny Winters

Raw sound harmonica is best

Your natural good don t need a micro or amp:-))))@@@

2:15 waaa

Sounds better on mic when you don't cup it.

7:31 Maybe you should play naked harp :D

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