OT: great harmonica mic

[lopingbuzzard]

I don't know how many blues harp players are lurking out there, but since most good harmonica microphones cost hundreds of dollars, I was thrilled to discover an odd contraption called the Bottle O Blues mic, manufactured by hand by Jim McBride. He makes them out of spice bottles and they have that real, distorted, dirty, Chicago blues sound. The incredible part is that they are cheap. You can snag one off eBay for $40.

If interested, check out
http://www.geocities.com/bottle_o_blues/


Mine came three days after I ordered it and it included a custom cd with an intro and sound demo of Jim McBride playing my exact mic before he packed it for shipping. Can't get any better personalized service than that! I love these homemade grassroots inventions!

And yes, it sounds great. I paid more for a cable for it at Guitar Center than I did for the mic!
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[tweeksound]

Do you think it would sound good on a Jaw Harp?

That is an interesting mic indeed. Cool find.
I dable with real harps but I def. need some more practice.

[lopingbuzzard]

[thinline]

Yo, Lope, I sent the link to a guy in my band that plays blues harp on some of our tunes. He bought one and had it at practice last night. Played it through a Fender Blues Jr. and it sounded awesome. Big fat warm honking tone. He was loving it.

Thanks for the tip.

[lopingbuzzard]