mic or pickup

HarrisonB57 · Unread post by **HarrisonB57** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:13 pm

i have a nice acoustic guitar that doesnt have a pickup in it. i really the way it sounds, and want to play it through an amp. i would prefer to go pickup and ive been thinking about a fishman pickup like daves. but im worried that it might alter the sound of the guitar. because of this, ive been looking at mics. but i really would rather not having to set up a mic every time to play. so i guess what im asking is installing the fishman matrix pickup going to change the way my guitar sounds enough that itd be better to go with i mic. thanks for your help.

Coldchillin · Unread post by **Coldchillin** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:46 pm

I haven't used one personally, but I have heard nothing but good things about the Fishman Matrix.

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:55 pm

no its not gonna change your sound enough to warrant mic'ing everytime you play, but dont just go with the matrix cause dave has one. they have mics that mount on the inside of your guitar and check outh big band too, they have some prettty sweet stuff.

avoid rare earth and dimarzio

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:11 pm

if drilling and sound are your consern, check this out

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=28970

GuitarGuy305 · Unread post by **GuitarGuy305** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:28 pm

Put a pickup in, then use this:

http://www.fishmanaura.com

Blew my mind when I heard the difference in the videos on the above site. Tim Reynolds just started using this pedal in his live acoustic shows. It really makes a plugged-in guitar sound like it is miked with a really good microphone.

Trippin Hillbilly · Unread post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:29 am

GuitarGuy305 wrote:Put a pickup in, then use this:

http://www.fishmanaura.com

Blew my mind when I heard the difference in the videos on the above site. Tim Reynolds just started using this pedal in his live acoustic shows. It really makes a plugged-in guitar sound like it is miked with a really good microphone.

No shit? Have you got any samples of Tim using it?

DrumsFoDaSoul · Unread post by **DrumsFoDaSoul** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:48 am

How much does these pickups cost, such as the Matrix? Where can I get a cheap one for good quality?

Andre_GT7 · Unread post by **Andre_GT7** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:14 am

B-Band A-1

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:28 pm

Andre_GT7 wrote:B-Band A2.2

fyp

GuitarGuy305 · Unread post by **GuitarGuy305** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:47 pm

Trippin Hillbilly wrote:
GuitarGuy305 wrote:Put a pickup in, then use this:

http://www.fishmanaura.com

Blew my mind when I heard the difference in the videos on the above site. Tim Reynolds just started using this pedal in his live acoustic shows. It really makes a plugged-in guitar sound like it is miked with a really good microphone.
No shit? Have you got any samples of Tim using it?

I haven't heard it yet, but I know he's used it on dates in July, so I'm looking forward to listen to a demo of the pedal that doesn't come from Fishman. I'm going to keep watching archive.org for new TR shows as well as Bit Torrent. I may be able to post some audio here once I get my hands on some.

eliot1171 · Unread post by **eliot1171** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:55 pm

I have been using the M1 Active for a while and I couldnt be happier. Its easy to install and remove if needed. It also produces a very accurate sound. One thing that makes it unique is that it picks up the vibrations of the guitars body as well as the strings vibrations. I would suggest using both a mic and a pickup if the location is right. You can get some very full sonuds this way.

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=28970

DMBTabs.com

mic or pickup

mic or pickup

Who is online