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From: BWAREH~pr.org
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 11:59:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: acoustic vs. amplified

>I consider playing "amplified" to be playing by using your hands to create a
>sort of air chamber between the harp and the mike. You color the tone in
>part by altering or opening this chamber. I think of "acoustic" playing as
>leaving some open air between the harp/hands combo. I've heard good
>"acoustic sounding" playing through a guitar amp, and even some "amplified
>sounding" playing through a PA. For me the difference lies mostly in the sound.

I agree this more accurately describes the difference. I generally
consider the few licks I add to my band's tunes "acoustic," but a couple of
times recently I've cupped the mic (and I'm not even sure why, some primal
urge I guess.) The result, somewhat to my surprise, was "amplified" tone
through the PA. I'm sure it wasn't up to the exacting standards of
connoisseurs, but it did cause bandmates and some of our regular fans
to assume that "Oh WOW?!" look. Who knows, maybe I've become a convert.


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