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Old 06-12-2011, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bigsnaketex View Post
So it's thumbs up all around?!
OK, I try my best not to post negatives, but, you ask an opinion, so, here is mine.

I have chosen not to go the Anthem route in my luthier built guitar and will use the K&K system instead. The reasons are:

1. The K&K is the least invasive system available. I simply am not comfortable attaching microphones and control panels to my guitars that builders have spent their hours and talent maximizing the responsiveness.

2. I do not like batteries inside my guitar.

3. Since 90% of my playing is unplugged, I am not comfortable placing a woven strip of fiber between my bone saddle and my carefully hand-fitted bridge.

4. I get glowing reviews of the tone of my K&K equipped guitars.

Please notice that none of my reasons are in any way a criticism of the Anthem's ability to produce good tone. I have only played one Anthem equipped guitar and honestly felt that it was not superior to the K&K system. If it is superior, my experience is that 99.99% of the audience will never hear that difference and is, therefor, simply not worth it to me.

So, I guess as in all things, it is not "thumbs up all around".

Good luck with your quest,
Steve

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