Re: acoustic pickups

[Paul Reisler <zoid@pobox.com>]

Title: Re: acoustic pickups

hi--
i recently got some Pickup the World Pickups and preamps for my acoustic guitar and hammered dulcimer and I like them a lot.  They are a film pickup that just tapes under the bridge plate on guitar.  you can use them on about anything.  They are a bit like the old C-ducer pickups in that they are a film, but they are much lighter and more responsive.  I used to use the C-ducers on my hammered dulcimer in the days when I was playing with sax and drums and needed the level.  never could stand the sound of those.
the Pickup the world system sounds really good a full range.  I'd already had my guitars pretty well outfitted already with an RMC in the bridge for acoustic sound and midi, sunrise in the sound hole for the 2 handed tapping stuff, and a flexmic inside for air.  i eq to get different parts of each, fairly full range from rmc with the mids cut, cut the top out of the sunrise, and put a high pass filter on the flexmic at around 200 to dump the bottom out of that.  The flex and sunrise run into a rane stereo pre with eq.
 I'm replacing the flexmic with the Pickup the World.  If i was just using one source, i'd either use the PUTW or RMC.  Both sound real good.  The RMC is an amazing thing, but with intonated installation it's probably 700 or so.  the PUTW is cheap and easy to install.  Their preamp works fine on my hammered dulcimer, but since i have the rane for guitar, since it's got EQ and effects loop, etc and is a bit quieter.
They do have a website, but i'm not finding it right now.  here's the address.
Pick-up the World, Inc
131 E. Francisco St.                
La Veta, CO 80155    
800-375-2656    Fax      pickups@rmi.net

best
paul reisler
> From: "Clifford@BienAppraisers" <res0koq3@verizon.net>
> I'll be there with Rich- a few hot spots for me will be JoMeek/Studio
> Projects (buying another mic) and Fishman to try and get a better pickup
> system for my acoustic- (anyone know a good mic/piezo sys under $300?)


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