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Affordable acoustic pickup recommendations.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 8:55 am
Posted on 6/23/14 at 8:55 am
I have an old 70's Yamaha that my dad gave me, and I'm looking for a sound hole pickup.
TIA.
TIA.
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:05 am to Patrick O Rly
Permanent or drop-in?
Dean Markley makes a decent drop-in for $50 or so.
Dean Markley makes a decent drop-in for $50 or so.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:06 am to Hopeful Doc
Drop in preferably.
What are the advantages and draw backs?
What are the advantages and draw backs?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:10 am to Patrick O Rly
Advantages- no permanent changes to the guitar. Gain ability to play through PA with no feedback. Cheap. Reliable. Durable.
Drawback- somewhat of a noisy pickup, negated in live use situations. Pretty non-ideal for recording purposes, but acoustics always sound better mic'd up than from their line in (to me). An active DI with a ground lift should help at least some. Mine has a male end on it, limiting me to the length of the cable as opposed to a female end letting me choose 6-20' on the cable.
Drawback- somewhat of a noisy pickup, negated in live use situations. Pretty non-ideal for recording purposes, but acoustics always sound better mic'd up than from their line in (to me). An active DI with a ground lift should help at least some. Mine has a male end on it, limiting me to the length of the cable as opposed to a female end letting me choose 6-20' on the cable.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 2:09 pm to Patrick O Rly
Seymour Duncan Woody HC Hum-Canceling
$50.00
LINK
Bill Lawrence A245C Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Pickup Black
$50.00
LINK
I've used acoustic pickups for a long time and paying more doesn't mean anything. I have a LR Braggs M1A ($160.00) and both mentioned above. I like the sound of the Bill Lawrence over the other 2; it gives you a true representation of the sound and is easy to use.
$50.00
LINK
Bill Lawrence A245C Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Pickup Black
$50.00
LINK
I've used acoustic pickups for a long time and paying more doesn't mean anything. I have a LR Braggs M1A ($160.00) and both mentioned above. I like the sound of the Bill Lawrence over the other 2; it gives you a true representation of the sound and is easy to use.
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 6/23/14 at 2:17 pm to Hopeful Doc
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Mine has a male end on it, limiting me to the length of the cable as opposed to a female end letting me choose 6-20' on the cable.
Less than $5.00 at Guitar Center.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:28 pm to Hopeful Doc
Thanks to the both of you.
I'm using it for church purposes, so I think I'll be good. I wound up buying the Seymour Duncan woody pickup.
I use to record music like over 5 years ago, but then my first son was born, and I just didn't have time anymore, so I sold all my recording equipment. Sucks, but I couldn't justify working 60+ hours and then ignoring my family while recording.
I'm using it for church purposes, so I think I'll be good. I wound up buying the Seymour Duncan woody pickup.
I use to record music like over 5 years ago, but then my first son was born, and I just didn't have time anymore, so I sold all my recording equipment. Sucks, but I couldn't justify working 60+ hours and then ignoring my family while recording.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:39 pm to Patrick O Rly
Can't go wrong with the Seymour Duncan.
I've had the Markley for about 20 years and it's done the job. The good thing about it is the jack is removable, so if the connections go south you can remove, cut, and resolder.
I've had the Markley for about 20 years and it's done the job. The good thing about it is the jack is removable, so if the connections go south you can remove, cut, and resolder.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:09 am to adono
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Less than $5.00 at Guitar Center.
I run into a DI with a balanced output into my mixer. I wouldn't recommend a set-length male cable to someone who didn't inherit the pickup when there was an option to just go ahead and buy the female end version instead.
One of those things I tend to read everywhere but really don't necessarily notice myself:
For the best sound quality- You want the shortest run of instrument cable possible. You then want to put that into a balanced signal as soon as possible, which can run as far as you need it to.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:51 am to Hopeful Doc
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For the best sound quality- You want the shortest run of instrument cable possible. You then want to put that into a balanced signal as soon as possible, which can run as far as you need it to.
Yep, most studio techs preach this and there's most probably some truth to it; I just don't know how much drop you have staying less than 25'. Cables have really gotten a whole lot better over the years.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 6:55 pm to adono
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I just don't know how much drop you have staying less than 25'
An aside, as this is pertaining to my electric rig, but I run a 20' cable to my tuner, tuner is a 3' cable to my pedal chain. Pedal chain has 6 pedals, 6" cable in between each, and I usually run another 20' to the amp. I've toyed with shorter runs. I don't appreciate a difference in the least. And I rather like the sound I get out of my 45' run.
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