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Originally Posted by Doug Young
? Can you explain why a satin finish guitar and a mic is a bad idea? Maybe you're assuming something like the Meridian or DPA 4099 that mounts on the guitar? Otherwise, I'm puzzled...
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Yes happy to Doug. One of the guys above, I forget who now, was talking about getting a lot of unwanted sound from his shirt buttons against the body of his guitar or something like that. I've just found that that effect is much more of a problem with satin finish guitars. They are more sensitive to handling with microphones and or SBTs installed. I had a Lyric in a Seagull w/satin finish and it wasn't good but I have a Lyric in a 60's Martin, w/gloss finish and it's glorious! I've experienced this on other guitars I've worked on with other mics. If you rub you fingers across the top of a satin finish it produces a lot more sound, plugged in it's just amplified. It gets in your head and requires you to EQ out highs that you might otherwise want, plus it effects the way you play! That's all.