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what kind of mic?

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Sat, 08/11/2012 - 11:54
dfoutblues
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Dave, I am just getting ready to get into lesson 3, with Ryan Walker. Here, you are talking about bullet mic's. I have a shure PG48 mic. I know noyhing about mic"s. WHAT KIND WOULD YOU recomend, for a player, still in the early stages of a intermediate player> Thanks Dan

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Sat, 08/11/2012 - 18:49
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The standard mic for Blues harmonica players are the vintage series of bullet mics of the 1940's. Watch the "Mics - What You Need to Know" series in the Equipment section of the site... my recommendations are there.

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