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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Tarak" data-source="post: 14759" data-attributes="member: 109">Re: Acoustic guitar pickupsDick,I own Takamine and Taylor acoustics. Both are acoustic / electric. I&#039;ve never been pleased with the output of the Tak but well pleased with the Taylor expression system. The Tak has a pickup in the bridge, making it sound more &#039;&#039;banjo like&#039;&#039;. Regardless of my attempts to shape it into something, my results have been less than stellar. It is what it is. The Taylor, on the other hand, won me over years ago and has served me well in live situations with a DI since I like to move while performing. Sitting, I&#039;ll utilize an SD condenser (SM81 or Oktava) off the neck/body position and a DI. Seems to be the combination I&#039;ve been most satisfied with. I&#039;m not one for alot of compression on the instrument, and if used, typically it&#039;s light. I also record, with one favored mic positioning over my right shoulder 2 - 3&#039; facing the bridge/soundhole to pick up the strum and pick &#039;&#039;click&#039;&#039; and another in front of the instrument just behind and below the soundhole to pick up the body. Generally I&#039;ll use either an Oktava MK012, or T9000, and an SM81, with a direct input on a third channel. Steve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steve Tarak, post: 14759, member: 109"] Re: Acoustic guitar pickups Dick, I own Takamine and Taylor acoustics. Both are acoustic / electric. I've never been pleased with the output of the Tak but well pleased with the Taylor expression system. The Tak has a pickup in the bridge, making it sound more ''banjo like''. Regardless of my attempts to shape it into something, my results have been less than stellar. It is what it is. The Taylor, on the other hand, won me over years ago and has served me well in live situations with a DI since I like to move while performing. Sitting, I'll utilize an SD condenser (SM81 or Oktava) off the neck/body position and a DI. Seems to be the combination I've been most satisfied with. I'm not one for alot of compression on the instrument, and if used, typically it's light. I also record, with one favored mic positioning over my right shoulder 2 - 3' facing the bridge/soundhole to pick up the strum and pick ''click'' and another in front of the instrument just behind and below the soundhole to pick up the body. Generally I'll use either an Oktava MK012, or T9000, and an SM81, with a direct input on a third channel. Steve [/QUOTE]

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