Build Your Own Inexpensive Harmonica Mics--Part 6

This is the last video in the series on how to build your own inexpensive harmonica mics. In this vid I play through 5 mics I made myself, including the mic I made in the other vids in this series. I'm playing thru a pignose 7-100 (legendary) 5 watt solid state amp, with the one and only knob (volume) set at 3/4 of the way up.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• blues
• harp
• harmonica
• microphone
• DIY
• homemade
• homebrew
• modern
• fun

[musicmaniacmadman]

Does the mag light mic need a pot?

[isaacullah]

Hi there... No, it does not NEED a pot. In fact, no mic NEEDS a pot. A pot is only added if you want a volume control on the mic itself--it's purely an extra feature. If you end up making a maglite mic, you'll see that there is really no room to put any kind of pot. You could use an inline volume control jack if you wanted though...

[kayjim416]

Great info!  Thanks!

[BlisterOnTheMoon]

Nice! I also made it myself, used a bycycle Head light, and a telephone element (Old telephone with ''round dial thing'') Works and looks nice =)

[pootsinlove]

which pots do you recommend for high z and which for low z elements? i made mine out of a phone handset ear speaker and run it through my guitar amp for lo-fi vocals. the mouthpiece mic from the same phone handset seems to be a low z element (really weak through the guitar amp unless i hold the cable tip, if that makes any sense). So ya, heheh, which pot would you recommend for each application?

Thanks!

[faststuff1]

I like it I want to make a make but it looks hard to make

[pgadams1]

Really a big help. I have the parts, except for the shell, and am going to build two mics. Thanks for putting this together.

[25lber]

thanks for sharing great video, I am starting to build one today

I am going to use a mag light.

[schlooterhead]

very helpful, thank you sir!

[jimjheath]

Excellent tutorial! Very clear and thorough. Thanks!