I thought I would do a quick post about my equipment as I can imagine most people would be wondering how on earth I manage to turn my harp into an electro-acoustic instrument! To achieve the different sounds in my EP I am going to be using guitar effects pedals that shape a signal from my harp via a soundboard pick up. Here’s an overview of equipment that I use:
My equipment has expanded since starting this project. As I mentioned in my first blog post, I already had a reverb pedal, delay pedal, a soundboard transducer (picks up the signal from the harp) and a guitar amp:
Flamma FS02 Reverb pedal
TC Electronic The Prophet Digital Delay pedal
Fishman SBT-HP Soundboard Transducer for Harp & Piano
Fender Acoustasonic 40 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier
In September I quickly realised that in order for me to be able to use two or more pedals at once without having lots of individual power supplies, I needed to invest in a power brick. I ended up getting a Truetone 1 SPOT Pro CS12 in October and was able to use multiple pedals at once. However, I also realised I needed patch cables in order for the signal chain to work so I had to purchase some.
After rehearsing with my band, I was beginning to notice that my signal was not coming through strong enough into my amp. To solve this I got a Behringer V-Tone Acoustic Driver DI ADI21 preamp pedal. It comes with a 3 band EQ and has meant that I’ve been able to shape my tone more to how I would like it to sound.
Over the past week or so, I have had a few upgrades to my set up. I invested in a Donner pedalboard to make it easier for me to quickly set up to play and for my pedals to be easier to transport to gigs with my band. My sister’s fiancé helped me set up my pedalboard and he is kindly letting me borrow his Beta Aivin CH-100 Super Chorus pedal.
A big change in my rig is my loop pedal. I just invested in a BOSS RC-3 Loop Station and I feel that it’s going to transform this project. I vividly remember seeing a loop pedal for the first time. I was around 13 in a guitar lesson and I had a go at looping on an electric guitar, I remember finding it so exciting. In 2017 KT Tunstall did a gig in my hometown and she had a loop station and a drum pad. Little did I know that I would eventually delve into this world of electronics and adapt it to the harp.
Check out my signal chain (can be seen in the blog image):
Harp
Preamp
Chorus
Delay
Reverb
Loop
Amplifier
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