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Originally Posted by SprintBob
For solo acoustic guitar recording, what about the R88A? With its electronics, it offers another 12dB of gain which I believe is aimed at being more effective with soft vocals and the inherent softness of an acoustic guitar.
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It just depends on the preamp you have. The active version ensures correct impedance, and adds that extra gain. I use quiet preamps that meant for ribbns and have all the gain i need. If your preamp cant supply enough quiet gain, then adding that internal gain stage should help. Note that as Anton discovered, even an active ribbon still needs lots of gain for quiet sources like fingerstyle guitar.