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Originally Posted by Laughingboy68
No one is going to argue that the best sound comes from using a mic. The key is the environment you're going to use that setup in. If you have an attentive, listening audience and a minimum of background noise then this setup will work well. Most of the places I play require me to create more volume to overcome the background noise of a busy bar/pub, hence pickups, amplifiers, etc.
I've played in a listening environment with a single mic for my guitar and voice and been quite pleased with the result. Unfortunately, that just won't work in most of the places I play.
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I think this is the key. If you're in a place where a mic will work, then it's a great option. If you're in a room configuration, or other environment where the mic will feedback, or pickup crowd noise before getting to the appropriate volume, then consider a quality pickup and preamp system. In other words, players who use pickup aren't less discerning, or less concerned with their sound. It's just a practical reality.
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