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Originally Posted by BoB/335
... So you think going for this more "natural" sound despite the severe interfering of the FB destroyer is a better way to go than to get a multi-source pickup system for the guitar and getting the vocals closer to the mic virtually elliminating the cause of feedback and therefore elliminating the frequencies that are being destroyed???
HMmmm that's interesting.
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Guess it's a matter of choice between a rock and a hard place.
Ever try to install a decent pickup in an openback banjo? A mandolin? A vintage archtop? A dobro?
Many bluegrass acts use the single mic technique. Yes, a five piece band can use it. Makes for a clean uncluttered stage. No forest of mic booms, everybody gets to hear everyone else. Soloists constantly gyrate around the mic, thus automatically providing a sort of a choreography that's appreciated by the audience.
Also, eliminates the need for an additional FOH mixing person.
Of course, this technique isn't suitable for a football stadium, or a noisy bar where you try to cut through the banter. But for an audience that actually wants to listen, just fine.
Here's a link with details.
and here's a picture (not my band):
