An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Jeff - 08:50 17-11-05
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I keep reading about the Blues Jr that people, when playing in front of a
large audience using that Amp "Mic it". What does that mean exactly?
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Jack Wagner - 09:00 17-11-05
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They stick a microphone in front of it and run that mic through a PA
system. Thus you don't need the amp to be very loud.
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - crow - 09:01 17-11-05
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"Jeff" <catfisherman62@123yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I keep reading about the Blues Jr that people, when playing in front of a
> large audience using that Amp "Mic it". What does that mean exactly?
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>
Are you serious?
It meand put a MICrophone in front of it!
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Flinstoneyerfired - 09:03 17-11-05
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Jeff wrote:
> I keep reading about the Blues Jr that people, when playing in front of a
> large audience using that Amp "Mic it". What does that mean exactly?
It means put a microphone in fornt of the speaker so that the guitar
can be heard through the PA (if you are playing infront of a large
audience, you will most likely be using a PA). I am told that the BJ
can be heard adequately on stage by the player and the band, but the
audience, since they are scattered all over the venue, may not be able
to hear the amp depending upon where they are in the venue. This goes
for larger amps as well, to accommodate a comfortable stage volume.
Mike
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Jeff - 09:03 17-11-05
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Jeff - 09:04 17-11-05
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"Flinstoneyerfired" <mmurph@onlink.net> wrote in message
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> Jeff wrote:
> > I keep reading about the Blues Jr that people, when playing in front of
a
> > large audience using that Amp "Mic it". What does that mean exactly?
>
> It means put a microphone in fornt of the speaker so that the guitar
> can be heard through the PA (if you are playing infront of a large
> audience, you will most likely be using a PA). I am told that the BJ
> can be heard adequately on stage by the player and the band, but the
> audience, since they are scattered all over the venue, may not be able
> to hear the amp depending upon where they are in the venue. This goes
> for larger amps as well, to accommodate a comfortable stage volume.
>
Thanks
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Flinstoneyerfired - 09:25 17-11-05
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Jeff wrote:
> "Flinstoneyerfired" <mmurph@onlink.net> wrote in message
> news:1132236184.155505.170250@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Jeff wrote:
> > > I keep reading about the Blues Jr that people, when playing in front of
> a
> > > large audience using that Amp "Mic it". What does that mean exactly?
> >
> > It means put a microphone in fornt of the speaker so that the guitar
> > can be heard through the PA (if you are playing infront of a large
> > audience, you will most likely be using a PA). I am told that the BJ
> > can be heard adequately on stage by the player and the band, but the
> > audience, since they are scattered all over the venue, may not be able
> > to hear the amp depending upon where they are in the venue. This goes
> > for larger amps as well, to accommodate a comfortable stage volume.
> >
>
> Thanks
No problem
Mike
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Dr. Zontar - 09:41 17-11-05
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Jeff wrote:
> Yes and thanks and I figured that was the answer but wasnt 100% sure.
I can understand someone who hasn't played gigs not knowing that.
Remember, the term "mic'ing" implies that you have a PA that can
provide adequate volume for the room. Putting a signal from a good amp
into a bad PA won't do you much good.
I've often wondered about mic'ing my old Fender Champ and using it on
stage. It's a helluva lot lighter than my Randall 4x10 combo.
> The only stupid question is the one not asked.
Absolutely. Some of the old-timers may laugh at newbie questions, but
how else are you gonna learn?
- Rich
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Dr Hackenbush - 09:53 17-11-05
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Re: An Amp: What does it mean to "Mic It" - Tony Done - 13:56 17-11-05
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"Jeff" <catfisherman62@123yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cU%ef.21522$3K6.11616@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>I keep reading about the Blues Jr that people, when playing in front of a
> large audience using that Amp "Mic it". What does that mean exactly?
>
>
My impression, from very little experience, is that an ordinary mic (eg
SM57) will withstand a lot of sound pressure compared with the human ear. Eg
you can turn an amp up fairly loud and a mic stuck right in front of the
speaker will still produce a good clean signal - I suppose this is what
studios do.
Tony D
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