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03 Oct 05 - 04:01 PM (#1574875) Subject: Amplified Classical Guitar From: GUEST,Tunesmith Anyone out there got thoughts/advice on this subject? |
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03 Oct 05 - 04:06 PM (#1574882) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: TheBigPinkLad If you play like John Williams, go ahead. If, like me, you're prolific in the bum-note department ... maybe not. Where will you be playing? |
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03 Oct 05 - 04:41 PM (#1574907) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: GUEST,Tunesmith I'd be playing smallish venues. But, reading around the subject, there seems so many options! Microphone, condenser mic, onboard - under bridge - pickups. And then, there are external acoustic guitar pre-amps! And which makes are the best? |
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03 Oct 05 - 05:04 PM (#1574924) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: TheBigPinkLad Tunesmith, there are lots of threads already re. amps etc. you might want to look at. Your best best is to match your guitar to whatever you find suits it (and you) best: My mother told me when I was young She said, 'Some men try to con you son; You gotta separate the truth from the lie You gotta taste and try, before you buy.' |
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03 Oct 05 - 05:23 PM (#1574940) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: Leadfingers Lad I know plays classical , and has a Crafter , Cut-away , Classical neck and built in electrics - Works very well as far as I can hear . |
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03 Oct 05 - 05:24 PM (#1574942) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: mooman Hi Tunesmith, I get by with a Shadow saddle replacement tranducer and a decent acoustic amp (Trace Elliott TA 50 + sometimes also a Laney LA65C hooked up if necessary) which gives a reasonable sound without feedback when properly EQed. But if you want really high quality sound you'll need to think in terms of a high quality PA (plenty of threads on these) plus a good microphone like an AKG C451 B (pricey). Also plenty of threads on microphones (which are very much a personal preference thing... as I can't afford the AKGs I use Shure SM 57s for miking instruments which are reasonably good). Peace moo |
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03 Oct 05 - 05:41 PM (#1574958) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: Don Firth Tunesmith, I don't know what kind of venues you'll be playing in, but. . . . I've been playing classic guitars since 1955, and I've never used one with any kind of electronics built in. I've played in every kind of venue from living rooms, to coffeehouses, to television studios, to meeting halls, to some pretty sizable theaters and auditoriums, to outdoor concerts with audiences of up to 15,000. I've never used anything but what was provided there at the venue, usually the house mikes and PA system. I always got along just fine. I also saved a helluva lot of money on equipment, compared to some of my electrified brethren. But—whatever lights up your eyes. Don Firth |
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03 Oct 05 - 05:59 PM (#1574967) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: GUEST,Guest For whatever it's worth, I have a Takamine Hirade with built-in electronics and it sounds and plays absolutely wonderful; however, I also have a Breedlove-C25/K, so the "Tak" doesn't get a great deal of attention. Cheers. |
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03 Oct 05 - 09:56 PM (#1575136) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: Mooh I've been using Shatten Design "Dualie" soundboard transducers on 4 steelstrings and one mandolin, and tried one on my last nylon and liked it even though I never gigged with it. It's a snap to install too. This pickup is happier with a DI box and I tend to use a volume pedal and a Boss EQ. In a perfect world I prefer a shotgun condenser mic (it aims better than the large diaphram mic to avoid hearing me grunt and wheeze), but the pickup works in a pinch or as a sort of low threshold signal combined with a mic. Experiment with placement, it can make a big difference. Peace, and good luck, Mooh. |
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04 Oct 05 - 09:00 AM (#1575415) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: GUEST,Tunesmith Thanks for all the advice. Cheers |
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04 Oct 05 - 08:00 PM (#1576004) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: Big Al Whittle I've got one on the crofter cutaways. I think its good, but I'm not a classical guitarist. why not try one. if you are getting one of the AER acoustic amps - I'd go for the battery one. it costs more but I saw one at Saltburn and I wished I'd paid the extra. |
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04 Oct 05 - 09:07 PM (#1576078) Subject: RE: Amplified Classical Guitar From: Nick If you try Gedpipes or El Ted both of whom are members I'm sure they could put you in touch with Steve Warne (?) from N Yorks who plays a nylon strung acoustic through a (? Marshall) acoustic amp with results |