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cut the side wood will change the sound?
Hey you'll
i have a lr baggs anthem SL installed on my epiphone masterbilt. i have some problems with EQ, feedback and with the battery changing... and i don't have much money to buy pedals to solve the problems. i'm thinking about to buy a Anthem pro stage and sell my anthem SL. but i'm afraid of losing tone quality when i open a hole to install the preamp...so...what you guys think? make a hole on side wood will change my unplugged sound? sorry for my writing mistakes, i'm learning english. thank you so much! |
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It shouldn't. For example, you can cut a soundport without decrease in tonal or sound quality and that's an open hole. You're replacing rigid side wood with a rigid plastic/metal replacement.
Last edited by ManyMartinMan; 07-05-2017 at 08:31 PM. |
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anyone tried it before? had any changing?
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You're Nuts!
NEVER cut into an acoustic guitar for ANY reason, especially convenience. It ALWAYS changes the unplugged acoustic sound of your guitar.
Last edited by Kerbie; 06-30-2018 at 04:14 AM. Reason: Rule #1 |
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I agree...
completely with alohachris...absolutely!
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But it is just an epiphone masterbilt we are talking about. Just sayin'.
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sorry, guys, i'm not rich to buy pedals...even without money change the pickup is the worst idea ever?
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in brazil we have to save for a year or more to buy something good
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I have never cut into the side. I've installed a lot of pu's in fiddles and mandos where there is no room for an internal preamp even if I felt like butchering some wood. There are plenty of inexpensive preamps that will give you a good sound. Here are the ones I've used, all under $100 US, and probably better and less $$ than whatever you want to Frankenstein into your guitar:
ART Tube MP Behringer ADI21 K&K Pure I now use a RedEye, which at ~$200 is not what I consider inexpensive. |
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Please ignore the condescending cork sniffer (Mickey C.). You have a great guitar that you value. Listen to the others (alohachris, et al.) and don't cut a hole in your guitar. It'll be cheaper to just get an LR Baggs Para DI (or similar) preamp which should solve your feedback problems; and you'll be able to also use it with any future guitar.
Also, the Anthem SL is a really quality pickup so maybe the problem is something simpler like just using a feedback buster in the sound hole or maybe your speaker placement?
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People can do whatever they want with their guitars.
Last edited by Kerbie; 06-30-2018 at 04:17 AM. Reason: Rule #1 |
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