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<blockquote data-quote="Dick Rees" data-source="post: 14877" data-attributes="member: 16">Re: Acoustic guitar pickupsSince I&#039;m not providing instruments for the musicians it really doesn&#039;t matter which one has the best pickup built in.&nbsp; What I&#039;m looking for is the best way to dilute the crap and come up with something even marginally usable.Two apparent solutions are:1.&nbsp; Insertable DPEQ, possibly with presets for common problems.2.&nbsp; Alternative pickup/mic to be quickly mounted for use.&nbsp; I have some AT Pro7a&#039;s that I usually use for violins/fiddles that may suffice just thrown into the guitar.&nbsp; The only thing I&#039;d have to fabricate would be some kind of cover for the cord so as to keep it conveniently out of the way of the player.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen the cord run right along the fingerboard to keep it out of the way.&nbsp; I&#039;ll be looking for some kind of tube or the equivalent to keep it stiff and straight.&nbsp; A bit of transducer putty ought to hold it in place with no damage to the instrument.The advantage to adding my own transducer/mic is that the player can no longer change settings once they&#039;ve started playing.&nbsp; It&#039;s a rare player who doesn&#039;t fiddle with the sliders on these guitars between tunes.....or during.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dick Rees, post: 14877, member: 16"] Re: Acoustic guitar pickups Since I'm not providing instruments for the musicians it really doesn't matter which one has the best pickup built in. What I'm looking for is the best way to dilute the crap and come up with something even marginally usable. Two apparent solutions are: 1. Insertable DPEQ, possibly with presets for common problems. 2. Alternative pickup/mic to be quickly mounted for use. I have some AT Pro7a's that I usually use for violins/fiddles that may suffice just thrown into the guitar. The only thing I'd have to fabricate would be some kind of cover for the cord so as to keep it conveniently out of the way of the player. I've seen the cord run right along the fingerboard to keep it out of the way. I'll be looking for some kind of tube or the equivalent to keep it stiff and straight. A bit of transducer putty ought to hold it in place with no damage to the instrument. The advantage to adding my own transducer/mic is that the player can no longer change settings once they've started playing. It's a rare player who doesn't fiddle with the sliders on these guitars between tunes.....or during. [/QUOTE]

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