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Haha, if I could get my hands on one, I would probably give that a try.
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Moreover, if you are working on a dedicated stage guitar, I think a small trade off is acceptable, and the feedback rejection of the UST makes the Aura imaging a worthwhile combination. That said, for my guitars that are on primarily acoustic duty, I think SBT is a better option. Custom IR convolution like Tondexter, or Cuki's process, will work with those too. Just not as well. For instance, I went with a passive K&K for my 12 string because I don't fancy the idea of a UST under 250 lbs of tension. Quack City! The K&K worked very well, was cheap, and required no batteries. I also don't fancy restringing a 12 string to change a battery that might die prematurely. For my GE Dread, I am considering a PUTW system with MiSi preamp. I emailed them to inquire. I mostly liked the Trance in that guitar, but I could not get it dialed in properly because the bridge plate is so small there isn't any real estate to work with. I think that each guitar requires some thought to decide on the best pickup for it. And, there will be trade offs with each decision and application.
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I think I'm going to try a Barbera Soloist on my Gibson L-OO Vintage.
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With that said, I see where you are coming from with the harder material having a worse tone. However, I have never liked the tone of the Element. Always preferred the Matrix. Neither one sounds like an acoustic guitar but the Element seems to have this metallic tone to it. I do have a Headway UST in my octave mandolin. It's a bit different as it's completely round so takes more time to install but it actually sounds very natural so I guess it all depends. |
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Interesting. That would indicate that you like it even better than the Trance Amulet/ToneDexter combo.
Of course, the Matrix is one of the most commonly used pickups in the country. There was certainly plenty of beta testing done, and possibly some tweaking done, to assure that ToneDexter plays well with it. |
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I had thought about starting a thread about this but for those of you who have used both, what was the big difference between the aura and tone dexter tonally? Obviously I know that with the tone dexter you can create actual images of your guitar, but I am referring more to the actual tone. I found with the spectrum, the images would often create a bit of a hollow and sometimes thin tone. It was difficult to eq out. Is the tone dexter better in this regard?
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Personally, I think to some degree, you have to play to your instrument, adjusting your technique as necessary to get a good sound. That can mean that when you're plugged in, you can't play as aggressively as you can acoustically, if you want to get a good sound.
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I will say this though, I am not writing off the Trance and will be using it for a future guitar. I know my Taylor is bright and I think the Trance was just amplifying these frequencies. I would love to try it in my Larrivee but unfortunately I have the K&K in there and I really don't want to get into sanding down the bridge plate to make it work. I am hopeful that in the near future I can get a new guitar and try the Amulet again. I too would love to try the Barbera system. |
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Petty, that's interesting. If you're for a big bottom end, then the Dazzo has that in spades. I have to cut bass in many situations. The Lyric left something to be desired in that regard.
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Doug,
quick question: with your Dazzo install, does it pick up your speaking voice? We installed a Dazzo in a Lowden jumbo and when our guitarist speaks in a natural voice, it comes through the PA quite significantly. We're a church environment and have the acoustic gained pretty high, but wonder if the install or pickups aren't working properly. Quote:
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I just put a Fishman Ellipse pickup in a new-to-me Martin 000-18. You can store 4 microphone images in the Ellipse and all of them when blended in just a little bit, really dial in very organic mic'd tone from the pickup - I'm a big fan. It's very feedback resistant too. Easy to get good sound fast.
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