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I had an odd experience recently that I won't explain as much to say that some sound guys are still unfamiliar with the ES system and they won't take as a puzzle to solve.
I've never heard a Taylor with the Matrix system that sounded bad -- same goes for Anthem (SL or not)...whereas I rarely hear an ES system guitar that sounds good. I think it's for want of effort. If the ES presented a close to usable sound into a flat PA, all these complaints might evaporate. Last edited by jay42; 02-01-2023 at 03:49 PM. |
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Is the ES (1 or 2) too trebly? Too bassy? Too quacky? If it helps, you can refer to my previous post in which I posted samples of all 3 pickups, so everyone can listen. (The 2nd sample is always the pickup with no FX) In my opinion, the sensors are not guilty it is how the preamp is voiced… my 2 cents Cuki
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Spot on! There's always a "new" shiny penny in the pickup world. I have a drawer full of them! FWIW, one can order any Taylor with NO pickup and save yourself $300.
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Despite the fact that Taylor guitars are pretty consistent, I personally would never order a guitar I had never tried. It is unfortunate that they are so tied to their pickups. I am fine since I have moved on from wanting Taylor guitars, but give customers an option.
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As best I can explain, ES guitars tend to need some deep notches in the A220 and 1 to 2kHz areas for starters. I don't hear good string to string clarity or definition. Put another way, I hear blur or smear where I want to hear up to six notes. I apologize if this is vague. I have heard improvement in a few guitar amplifiers where I have replaced the output transformers with upgrades.
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In my own case, I used a Zoom A1-Four pedal to handle the elaborate EQ correction for my Anthem SL-equipped guitar. The Zoom A1-Four allows you to program a patch for a specific instrument using whatever simulated graphic EQ devices and/or simulated parametric EQ devices are needed for the job (using headphones or a flat monitor at home). Beyond that, you have a manual three band EQ for whatever “quick and dirty” adjustments may be needed at the venue. It’s not a perfect solution, but it usually got me in the ballpark of decent sound in those quick setup situations. LR Baggs introduced their M1 soundhole pickups in Dec. of 2005 and I believe they demoed some of them in Taylor guitars to demonstrate that they sounded better than the ES system. That would be around the 2006 Winter NAMM. I can’t find any video of that, so perhaps they caught some flack from Taylor. In any event, the ES1 is long gone while the M1 is still a rather popular soundhole pickup. Last edited by guitaniac; 02-02-2023 at 04:25 PM. |
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On the subject of the iMix, it should be noted that the system has a stereo/mono switch. In stereo mode you can use a stereo cable, or a stereo to Y cable, and get as geeky as you want (or as your gear allows) with processing the signals separately before blending. It’s similar to the Fishman Prefix plus mic system in this regard.
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I've found that there's plenty of adjustability with the onboard iMix preamp on the initial installation. Over the years when I've installed the system in a guitar, I spend a lot of time at home getting the pickup balance,eq/etc dialed in so it is just plug and play on a gig. I have experimented running it stereo and, for me, it was a lot of messing around for no discernable advantage in tone. When I'm playing a gig, I need to be focused on my playing, not adjusting my equipment. The easier the better for me.
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I could be wrong but I think the imix might have been discontinued. I can't seem to find it on the Lr Baggs website. I remember looking a few months ago and struggling to find it as well.
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I love my Taylor AD22e, I do not love the ES-2 system, I 've tightened and loosened the piezo allen screws, I've tried using it with a Zoom A1 Four, a Bodyrez, a GEQ7, TECH 21 Acoustic Flyrig, and lately an EAE Stompmix and to my ears, it still sounds strident and grainy.
I REALLY want to like it, but in my solo situation, it just doesn't sound good to me. Really open to suggestions! The last couple of gigs I stuck a Baggs M80 in the soundhole and I prefer that, not ideal, but to me better than the ES-2
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