I just bought an Epiphone Acoustic ( pre-owned), and it sounds incredible! However, when I am playing over a mic, next to a Martin, the Epiphone isn't as loud and if we increase the volume of the instrument mic, we get some feedback through the system. I am alittle hesitant on installing a pickup system in this guitar simply because the last time I had this done, it killed the sound of the guitar if you played it over a mic.
I know there are some pick ups that simply clip in to the side of the sound hole, however I don't want anything that would damage the guitar ( scratch).
I have an Ibanez Acoustic Electric, and it sounds like a plastic guitar when its plugged in. I would have purchased a Martin D28, but instead, I purchased a Gibson Les Paul and, those are pretty expensive. I am looking for a good acoustic set up.
Any suggestions?
Heather
Question for the Guitarists!
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My nephew plays guitar. I will be glad to ask him for information. I don't really know what a pick up is but I am sure he will explain it to me.
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Have you completely ruled out strumming/picking styles from this problem? Is it you playing on both the Epiphone and Martin and getting these results?
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Oh no, the Martin sounds incredible. The epiphone sounds great as well. Very crisp, but I like to play acoustics over a mic and in the case with the epiphone, we have to increase the volume on the instrument mic to pick up the sound. Doing that gives us a ton of feed back. We tried switching mics but it doesn't help. I am just a little worried that if I install a permanent pick up in it and just amp the thing, it may kill the sounds because I had that happen before. I am looking for a good pick up that won't require a lot of cutting and reworking. I put a bone in the Epiphone and did some minor adjustments. It has a great sound to it though. Nice ring, just not as booming as I would like when using a mic.LyndaleExile wrote:Have you completely ruled out strumming/picking styles from this problem? Is it you playing on both the Epiphone and Martin and getting these results?
Heather
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Look here:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/acoustic/woody.php
I bought the first one for the Baton Rouge of a friend... Easy and riskless to adopt and sounds very good
http://www.seymourduncan.com/acoustic/woody.php
I bought the first one for the Baton Rouge of a friend... Easy and riskless to adopt and sounds very good
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Thanks for that, I'd heard about the Seymour Duncan, just wanted to get more information on that. I will check that out.caged rat wrote:Look here:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/acoustic/woody.php
I bought the first one for the Baton Rouge of a friend... Easy and riskless to adopt and sounds very good
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Re: Question for the Guitarists!
Those Martins sound so nice, hard for the Epi to match.
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