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Originally Posted by daverenick
I have the K&K mini in a martin 000-18 md and the feedback is bad news with the Fishman Loudbox Artist amp. Using a Fishman Aura doesn't help and the feedback control on the amp is useless with anything louder then speaking tones. I like the Fishman EQ/DI products and am thinking maybe I should get the platinum pro. I'm not an electrical engineer and there are so many products, wildly divergent subjective opinions, that I feel like just forgetting the whole acoustic pickup thing. Before I do, is there any way to get a good sounding combination using the K&K mini? Should I rip those out and put in a Fishman or Baggs etc. where feedback will be more controllable? Is the hype about K&K being the most "true" sounding pickup credible? It sure doesn't sound special to me. The Loudbox Artist amp is good enough, I guess, but I just want the simplest basic system that does not require genius to operate. And if I can't get the feedback under control, I'll have to install a more complex pickup. Will the Fishman Platinum Pro work as an effective EQ/DI/preamp as well as the touted Headway EDB-2, for one example among the zillions out there, specifically in negating the ugly and very pronounced tendency of the K&K to feedback?
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For some it is.
I've installed around a dozen K&K Pure Mini pickups and have always been highly pleased with the result. I will add the disclaimer that I've never owned a Martin, so there may be brand-specific issues that I'm unaware of.
I've never had any feedback problems at the levels of amplification I use, but I did play an extremely loud gig and used a D'Addario Screeching Halt sound hole cover as a preemptive strike against feedback. I had no problems, even at loud volume so it worked for me.
I wouldn't place any bets on a different transducer / pickup making a lot of difference in your particular situation. It sounds like you have a guitar that's just reactive to having the soundboard couple back to the PA's output. The best solution might be a good notch filter.