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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Dirty Jack's: Gear: Review of Blues Harp Microphones
A very well done survey of harmonica mics. I mostly agree except that I think the Green bullet is too heavy.

Dirty Jack's: Gear: Review of Blues Harp Microphones
posted by Keith at 8/16/2007 06:16:00 PM 1 Comments:
Blogger Rick said...

Keith, thanks for linking to my blues harp mic reviews. I have added photos of each mic, and I will be adding links to sound clips soon.

6:09 PM  
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History of this page.

In the dawn of the World Wide Web (1994), Keith Graham created the JT30 page. It started out as a home page for modifying JT30 microphones. Eventually the page became a catchall for microphones and amplified harmonica playing. You can see these pages at: The Original JT30 Page

Now I have three pages for harp mics, harp tab and harp amps. I'm going to start another one just for learning harp.
JT-30 Blues Pages
• Blues Harp Learning Proposal
• Blues Lyrics Cheat Book Download
• Harmonica Learning Resources
• Keith Graham's Street Theory
• Street Theory - Intro
• What Makes a Blues Song
• Why Play Positions
• Blue Notes
• Keith Graham's Street Theory - Three Chords
• Street Theory - First Position
• Street Theory - Third Position
• Picking Up Blues Harp
• Care and Feeding of Harps
• Harp Key Chart
• Identifying the harp key of a song.
• What brand harp to buy
• What Harp Keys to Buy
• Why Blues Harmonica
• JT-30 Questions Answered
• 1941 JT30 Question
• Black Face Twin for Harp and Guitar Use
• Crystal vs. Ceramic Element
• Eliminating the XLR connector.
• Larger Cap in Piazza Circuit
• Shure Bullet Compared to JT-30
• The difference between a CAD HM 50 VC and a JT 30
• More Harmonica Links
• • Microphones
• Astatic JT-30 Mic Dates
• JT-30 Microphone Modifications
• JT30 Boutique
• JT30 FAQ
• Guide to Mic Connectors
• Microphone Element Comparisons
• Microphone Gallery
• How Microphones Work
• Johnny Rooster Custom Mic Paint Jobs
•  • The Original JT30 Page
• Dennis Gruenling Blues Band
• Felix Cabrera
• A Blues Harp Crossword Puzzle
• New Toys
• Kim Wilson at the Hungry Tiger Pictures
• Twin 8 Restoration
• Rod Piazza at Chicago Blues in NYC
• Sugar Ray Pictures at the Hungry Tiger
• Blues Class at RCC
• Texas Crude Amp
• Allan Delay visit
• Bassman Project
• Harpin for Hunger
Harp Amp Pages
• Premier Gallery
• A Blues Harp Player's Guide to Amplifiers
• Transformer Specs
• Silvertone & Harmony Amp Gallery
• Premier Gallery
• Masco Gallery
• Lectrolab Gallery
• Gibson Schematics
• Lectrolab R800 Project
• Epiphone Valve Junior Review
• Stalking the Wild Premier
• Transformers and Impedance
• Twin 8 Project
• Sonny Jr. Amps
• Fall Philly Guitar Show
• Harp Amp Secrets and Tips by Gerald Weber
• 2001 Auburn Guitar Show Pictures
• 2001 Saratoga Springs Guitar Show
• 2001 South Jersey Guitar Show
Blues Harp Tab
• 12 bar blues harp theory
• Beginner's Practice Riffs
• Faking Blues Riffs
• Blues Harp Scale
• Triplets
• Help Me lick
• Hoochie-Coochie Man and Mannish Boy Riffs
• Peter Gunn Bass Line
• Stormy Weather
• Amazing Grace
• Black Rat Blues Harp
• Don't Get Around Much Any More
• B.B. King Sweet 16
• Little Walter's Juke
• Little Walter's Off the Wall
• Born Under a Bad Sign
• Cream - Sunshine of You Love
• Help me by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller)
Learning Blues Harp
• Instruments: Kinds Of Harps.
• What Is A Diatonic Harmonica?
• What Is A Chromatic Harmonica?
• What Is A Chord Harmonica?
• What Is A Bass Harmonica?
• What Should I Buy As A First Harmonica?
• What Keys To Buy?
• What Does Second Postion (Cross Harp) Mean?   • Other Positions.
• Wood Combed Or Plastic Combed?
• Harmonica Sources and Brands.
• Custom Harmonicas?
• Instrument Care.
• Breaking In A Harmonica.
• Fixing Harmonicas
• Should I soak my Harmonica?
• Tuning Your Harmonica.
• How Do I Get Rid Of The Buzzing In My Chromatic?
• Tongue Blocking.
• Pucker Playing.
• U Blocking.
• Which Blocking Technique Do I use.
• How Do I Hold The Harmonica?
• How Do I Bend?
• How Do I Obtain Good Vibrato?
• How Do I Get A Fat Tone?
• How Do I Determine The Key Of A Song?
• Advanced DiatonicTechnique: Overblowing.
• What Is A Valved Diatonic?
• How Do You Transpose On Chromatic.
• Is It Possible To Do Full Bends On A Chromatic?
• What Chords Are Available On My Diatonic?
• Should I learn To Read Music?
• What type Of Harmonica Is Used In Different Styles?
• Who Are Some Important Artists?
• What Records Should I Buy To Learn About Harmonic?
•  Instruction Material - Books And Tapes
• Electronic Equipment - Mics.
• Electronic Equipment - Amps.
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Links and Off-site Resources

There is a cool news search engine at Google and there is almost always something interesting about Harmonicas. Try a Harmonica Search at Google News.
There are interesting Usenet discussion groups at Google:
alt.music.harmonica
alt.music.blues
alt.guitar.amps
bit.listserv.blues-l

The Cable Channel CNBC had a small article on collecting vintage microphones on 3/28.
Microphone Techs! Here is a nice article out of Circuit Cellar Magazine on the D-104, the older brother of the JT-30. It has a great discussion on crystal mics and how they match to modern equipment. There is a project on how to rig up a little op amp matching circuit.
Click here to see where Little Walter is buried.
Click here to see where Muddy Waters is buried.
Here's Big Walter's grave
This is Sonny Boy Williamson's (Rice Miller) grave
If you haven't been checking out BassHarps Gig list, then you are missing out on great harp playing. If you are gigging and not on the list then you are probably playing to a half empty house.
There is a Jam Session FAQ on the Internet. Some of it is old and is missing some of the best blues Jams, but it may be useful for finding a local jam. Another more recent jam list is at the National Blues Pages.
Buy an Astatic mug, Harp Joke T-shirt or Mic Mousepad!

My Other Sites.
I fool around with Javascript, Java, PHP, ASP and Flash and I have a couple of interesting sites:
You can read my blog at Keith Graham's Wandering.
www.cthreepo.com is where I rant and rave about how to write Science Fiction.
Astounding Tales Magazine is a Science Fiction ezine that I publish.
The Jump Gate for all of Keith Graham's websites is www.kpgraham.com

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