Lone Wolf Harp Break Pedal in Live Action

Dave Nevling and the Blues Kats live @ Magnolia Bar & Grill on 8.9.09, with Dave playing a 5 Meg Astatic crystal into the new Lone Wolf Harp Break pedal from www.lwharpamps.com, straight into the PA. It's not Dave's mic and we set the rig up in a hurry, but you'll notice that it hangs in with the guitar despite the camera being right in the latter's focal point, and also hangs in with the police car. We could have set it a touch louder for Dave if we had it to do over, and tweaked the board EQ more and used a Lone Wolf delay etc., but it only took us about two minutes to get it like this in a new room. Dave's amplified cupping method is the reverse of most people's, lending a signature crispness to his sound.

The Harp Break is a new solid-state sibling to the tube Harp Attack pedal. Controls are Drive, Volume, and Bass Boost; relatively mild Drive level here, maybe 10 o'clock, Volume's about 1 o'clock, Bass Boost is maxed on a whim. At the board, bass was up a notch, mid and treble down a notch, bit of harp in the monitors.

Still early going with this pedal out in the field, but it works well in front of a clean tube amp or SS PA. You'll notice that feedback is not an issue, even with some harp in the monitor. Look into the HB pedal if you value simple, effective and less expensive gear.

If you dig more expensive gear, that's a retweeded genuine 1959 Bassman that the guitarist is playing. Visit www.davenevling.com to get more info on the Blues Kats. Dave was playing his full-size Meteor (serial #1) until I arrived (late) with the new pedal; he carries a Lone Wolf Harp Attack pedal as backup, but we didn't have time to set up an A/B rig for your listening pleasure, this time. Thanks to Dave & the Kats for their usual intrepid participation in beta testing and other weird harmonica science.

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