What is the difference between a JT-30 and a Shure Green Bullet?
A. The JT-30 has a Magnesium alloy shell that makes it lighter than the Shure Green bullet. Some people find it easier to play the harmonica with the lighter microphone. They both seem to fit well in you hands. The JT-30 is definitely a dirtier sound, with an element that has few highs. The Green bullet can get the horn like tone that the JT-30 has because the harmonica is held so close to the mic that it overdrives it. You can also get clean sound out of the Shure mic, but using les air through the harmonica. It s a matter of what you prefer and what you are used to as to which mic you think is better. Good harmonica playing starts with the player and the main use of the mic is to make you louder. The Green bullet uses a Controlled Reluctance element that is a magnetic element. It can give you a better frequency response. The older elements seem to have a smooth, buttery sound (very subjective) as compared to the newer Mexican elements in the mics made now. The element in an old Shure
