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Originally Posted by Alanbama

As some of you already know I may be keeping a Seagull Artist Mosaic which has no electronics. How is the best way to amplify it? Is a mic the best way to go? Or is some type of pickup system better? You were so very helpful and supportive with my last thread. I know I will get some very good advice on this. Thank You, Alan.

Hi Alan…
It really depends on your circumstances (for live play).

I find for worship leaders or coffee house players (where there is noise or a need to overcome house volume) it's generally better to have a pickup, and for nice quiet polite concerts of 100 people or less, a decent mic rig may do the job.

A reality is decent mics cost as much or more than decent pickups (the K&K Pure Western Mini is my recommendation as a really natural sounding and very manageable pickup). Both will be in the more-than-$100 category. On top of that, if you use a mic, you are tied to it (2-4 inches all night), where with a pickup one can move around.

And a decent mic requires a decent interface to the mixer, whereas the pickup requires a direct box or preamp with XLR out capability. Both may or may not require a stage amplifier.

Personally after struggling with mics for years I found the K&K Pure Western Mini picukps and have not looked back. Five-ten minute stage setups and I'm good to go.