Microphones

Three mics

I have five mics. Three harp mics: a CAD HM50vc bullet mic, a Harmonica honker and a microvox, and two vocal mics: a Shure SM58 and a Sennheiser. There is much difference in sound possibilities between the three harp mics. It's much easier to create distortion with the honker then with the CAD mic or the microvox. The sound of the two vocal mics is about the same. That's to say: I don't hear much difference. I use the vocal mics to create an 'amplified acoustic' sound. The other two mics for the specific amplified sound. If I want much distortion, I use the honker.

The harmonica honker

  harmonica honker



I purchased the harmonica honker (see links for URL) about two years ago. What you see on the picture is the belt pack. Most important reason to buy this mic was that it's easier to hold then a bullet. And I liked the sound of course. Like I said, I use the honker when I want much distortion. A tight grip with the honker is easy and less critical for the sound then is the case with a bullet mic. The honker gives another kind of distortion then the CAD mic, and at lower sound volume. The ring, with an electret condenser microphone with a built-in FET amplifier in it, slips easily around the (ring)finger. I love it!

The CAD HM50vc

CAD HM50vc



The CAD HM50vc is basically the same mic as the Astatic JT30 and the Hohner blues blaster. I like the black and gold color. Why this mic and no green bullet? When searching for a mic I read that the green bullet is heavier then the CAD mic. But most important was the fact that the green bullet is said to be more prone to feedback. Important for a good sound with every bullet, is a good airtight grip. Up till now, I can't make such a grip: there's always some place where the air leakes away, especially around the place where the cable is conected to the mic. But I will learn!!

The Microvox .

microvox



Like the Harmonica Honker, the Microvox comes with an electronic box and a belt clip. The microphone, an omni directional electret mic, has no ringform, so it must be held between the fingers. Not difficult to hold, but I prefer the ring-mic of the Honker. The Microvox has an on-off-volume switch (on the right side) and two mic inputs: a fixed input (where the mic goes in on the picture) and an adjustable input. The output to the amp is at the opposite side. The most important difference between the Honker and the Microvox is that the electronic box of the Microvox doesn't have a 'honk' possibility, so there is much less distortion possible with this mic. I like the clean sound of this mic, especially in combination with my Bassman amp. A link to Microvox is on my linkspage.



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