feedback issues

tayloralf · #1 03-03-2005, 09:13 AM

hi everyone...can anyone share some practical tips on how to avoid feedback when i am using a stage monitor facing me? i play an 814ce with the fishman blender...should i move the blend all the way to the piezo everytime, thus taking the mic out of the equation?

thanks!
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Guyute · #2 03-03-2005, 10:55 AM

In my experience, the only thing you can really do is use a feedback buster, drop the monitor volume, or switch to in-ear monitors.

Even if you switch all the way to the piezo, you'll still get feedback.

PickNGrin · #3 03-03-2005, 10:58 AM

Low feedback or high? I get a low that sets my strings vibrating and the feedback just builds.
I solved it for the most part with a "Feedback eliminater" or -otherwise known as a soundhole cover. Bought mine at Guitar Center for a couple bux, less than 10.00 anyway.

I use an Ovation acoustic electric ---I suppose if you are micing your guitar this would not be a good solution.

SteveS · #4 03-03-2005, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tayloralf

...should i move the blend all the way to the piezo everytime, thus taking the mic out of the equation?

That will work, but sound harsh and quacky. The feedback buster - a black rubber disk that fills the sound hole - worked great for me, but I could still get feedback. I could get the best sound with it because it could dial in much more mic. You might want to get a Yamaha AG Stomp. It has a nice automated feedback system. When you hear feedback, press a button and it figures out how to stop it. It works very well. You can also make the guitar sound more natural and/or add reverd, chorus, and a host of other nice features.