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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Milner" data-source="post: 14936" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Re: Acoustic guitar pickups</p><p></p><p>The only thing I can add to this, is if the muso is singing whilst playing, I will always try to add something like an AT3031 or similar pencil condenser, on a claw, attached to their vocal mic stand. Then the D.I. goes to the wedges, and both get used out front, with the mic filling in a bit of the body that gets lost in the direct translation. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I personally play a small body maple Taylor, with an active LR-Baggs Undersaddle model pickup (no controls onboard at all). Even though this pickup sounds pretty great, the guitar still sounds 100% different from using a mic, and with such a small body guitar, any change in the tone that I hear, dramatically changes how I play. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think this is a function more of being a percussive (finger) style player, but either way, if the low end gets changed from what I am used to... it totally changes everything about my approach. Dynamics, attack, sustain (on the low end especially) are all suddenly responding differently then what I am used to... and it can be very difficult to adjust to on the fly with quicker more intricate finger pickin' tunes. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would suggest carrying at very least, a feedback buster to try if the artist doesn't carry one... they can be a life saver. I have also seen a countryman lav used (with fantastic results) in a pinch.. being gaffed just out of the way near the bridge and pick-guard, pointed toward the sound-hole... although I think your mileage with that trick may vary depending on the SPL situation you are dealing with on various gigs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Milner, post: 14936, member: 9"] Re: Acoustic guitar pickups The only thing I can add to this, is if the muso is singing whilst playing, I will always try to add something like an AT3031 or similar pencil condenser, on a claw, attached to their vocal mic stand. Then the D.I. goes to the wedges, and both get used out front, with the mic filling in a bit of the body that gets lost in the direct translation. I personally play a small body maple Taylor, with an active LR-Baggs Undersaddle model pickup (no controls onboard at all). Even though this pickup sounds pretty great, the guitar still sounds 100% different from using a mic, and with such a small body guitar, any change in the tone that I hear, dramatically changes how I play. I think this is a function more of being a percussive (finger) style player, but either way, if the low end gets changed from what I am used to... it totally changes everything about my approach. Dynamics, attack, sustain (on the low end especially) are all suddenly responding differently then what I am used to... and it can be very difficult to adjust to on the fly with quicker more intricate finger pickin' tunes. I would suggest carrying at very least, a feedback buster to try if the artist doesn't carry one... they can be a life saver. I have also seen a countryman lav used (with fantastic results) in a pinch.. being gaffed just out of the way near the bridge and pick-guard, pointed toward the sound-hole... although I think your mileage with that trick may vary depending on the SPL situation you are dealing with on various gigs. [/QUOTE]
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