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Originally Posted by Dbrush13
It's my first post here on AGF. I gig a couple of times a month and have been a regular reader for a while. I really appreciate the helpful takes on all things acoustic amplification. Just thought I'd pass along my experience.
I've owned my 2016 Martin GPC-28e for 3 years and love the guitar but just have never been able to warm up to the factory fishman aura enhance VT. I've tried just about every type of pre amp and just never been able to get a pleasant tone out of it. Always thin and harsh.
I finally decided to have my luthier make a rosewood jack plate to replace the plastic Martin Fishman plate then replaced the fishman completely with a passive Schatten HFN. Amazing. Problem solved. BTW, I installed an HFN in my J45 about 6 months ago and love it in that guitar also. Not even much need to EQ either guitar. For gigis I run thru a Baggs Session DI pedal and have EQ at the board if needed. It gives me that warm tone I've been looking for that actually sounds like my guitar! Cheers
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Thanks for the report.
Did you install the HFN yourself (on either or both guitars) or have the luthier do it? I ask because my own luthier seemed a little insulted when I asked about installing an HFN. (Literally dozens of local musicians are using his own "Little Jimmy" SBT which is a very precisely installed set of JJB transducers.)