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Re: combining transducers,magnetics,piezos and internal mics



Hi Lee,
ive heard the opposite actually,that magnetic pickups
tend to be less prone to feedback as Piezos,as far as
graphtech and RMC comparisons i did a lot of research
and they come very close in all aspects,although Axel
Rudich who is installing the RMC on my electric says
RMCs (for technical reasons ive forgotten)are slightly
better.
Luis





> not got the  
> instrument plugged in at all.  Funny thing about
> these pickups is  
> that in playing a few tiny venues, I ended up
> playing strictly  
> through the piezos in order to avoid feedback being
> generated by the  
> magnetics, when the house speakers were quite
> literally surrounding  
> and pointing inward towards their stage area.
> 
>       The other option out there, that does have a
> 7-string option, but is  
> equally as pricey is the Ghost System, produced by
> Graphtech ( http:// 
> www.graphtech.com/prodghost.htm ), though I've not
> yet heard one of  
> these systems plugged in, so I can't make any
> comments as to a  
> comparison with the RMC's, though from what I've
> read on the  
> MIDIGuitar group off of Yahoo, they're fairly
> straight-forward to  
> install, but they are just as expensive, if not a
> touch moreso.
> 
>       Later on,
> 
> 
> Lee
> 
> On Feb 13, 2006, at 5:47 AM, Luis Angulo wrote:
> 
> > yes,i mean in this case for a steel string,like i
> said
> > more for the purpose of applying effects since
> this
> > transducers arent directly amplifying the
> strings,so
> > it sounds like a magnetic would do a good job,but
> then
> > we are talking about drilling another output hole
> on
> > the guitar with 3 cables going into the mixing
> > board,oh lordy...;-)
> > the LR baggs M1 sounds wonderful but the rare
> earth
> > aint bad either...
> > cheers
> > Luis
> >
> > --- Kevin <kevin@TheNettles.com> wrote:
> >
> >> At 04:18 AM 2/12/2006, Lius wrote:
> >>> I have
> >>> never used a magnetic,do you think this would be
> a
> >>> better option than a piezo?
> >>
> >> It depends on how you want to sound and whether
> >> you're using nylon or
> >> steel strings. A magnetic pickup is only going to
> >> work on steel strings.
> >>
> >> Whenever electricity's involved, your sound will
> be
> >> compromised.  The
> >> best acoustic guitar sound is always unamplified.
> >> Second best is a
> >> couple of studio-quality microphones.  After that
> >> it's a matter of
> >> taste.  A magnetic pickup on an acoustic guitar
> will
> >> sound a bit like
> >> a jazz electric hollowbody guitar.  A piezo
> >> transducer will sound
> >> harsh in the upper ranges and kind of crinkly. 
> An
> >> internal
> >> microphone is good but won't pick up well all the
> >> delicate sounds of
> >> fingernail against string, and will be
> lower-range
> >> by comparison with
> >> the piezo.  For these reasons, people will choose
> >> combinations of
> >> magnetic pickup, transducer and/or internal mic
> as
> >> well as preamps
> >> and mini-mixing systems.
> >>
> >> The best judge here is going to be your own two
> >> ears. Because of all
> >> the acoustic compromises, your choice is going to
> >> depend on your
> >> venue and your own style of music.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Kevin
> >> www.TheNettles.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > www.luis-angulo.com
> >
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