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I like the Fishman Matrix Infinity in my Martin for live playing—-plug and play with no feedback problems. I usually go thru a preamp but only use the phase switch to help with any encroaching feedback. I’ve never had to use the notch.
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Schatten HFN Active VT Under-bridge Guitar Pickup w/Preamp
Schatten HFN Active VT Under-bridge Guitar Pickup w/Preamp. would this be a good choice to replace the k&ks in my martins?
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need an answer on this please. will i have the same problem replacing the k&k with the hfn as i would with the trance?
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I'm currently using ToneDexter with my iBeam-equipped old D28. I've found that TD not only improves on the iBeam sound, but actually makes the signal less feedback prone. I've found that if I also employ TD's sweepable notch (at around 150Hz with this particular rig), it makes the signal even more feedback resistant and I can boost the signal level enough to accommodate picking with bare fingerpads in a noisy bar setting. |
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But I'd suggest stepping back a bit, unless you're prepared to go down the road of trying lots of pickups (tho sometimes that's the only option). You have a medium-sized Taylor with an undersaddle active pickup in it that you like. You have a dread Martin with a passive SBT pickup that you don't. That's a lot of variables! It's hard to be scientific about pickups, especially with personal taste involved, but before you just start randomly trying pickups, I'd at least do a little investigation and try to narrow down what you don't like about the Martin/K&K. Dreads are different beasts - maybe you just don't like the sound of the a big boomy guitar amplified. Maybe it's the passive pickup - causing issues when you plug into different sound systems (try a preamp to see if that helps). Maybe it's that an SBT in a big boomy guitar isn't the sound you want, or that there are feedback or interaction issues at performance volume. In that case, just trying a different SBT isn't going to fix anything. So on and so forth.
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I've become a big fan of the Schatten HFN pickup over the last few months. It's very easy to install and sounds very mic like on its own. You can install it with either the provided tape or putty. The putty is my favorite! As long as the K&K was properly removed I doubt that you would have any issues with the Schatten HFN.
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Good advice Doug. i also have a martin om-28 with a k&k and spent some time dialing it in and can get quite a satisfactory tone out of the k&k.
my equipment is aer60/3, soundcraft efx8 mixer, redeye twin preamp, bodyrez, 2 qsc ten inch speakers. taylor 714ce, martin d18, and martin om-28. with all that stuff i should be able to figure out a pretty good setup for all situations. i did order the Schatten HFN Active VT Under-bridge Guitar Pickup w/Preamp. don't know if i'll replace a k&k or not. anyway will have a pickup for the next guitar, ha |
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My recent experience with Dazzo has been revelatory. Basically, the pickup is physically designed to EQ the three major tone areas, bass, mids and treble. Whereas K&K is a "one size fits all" design that gets cleaned up with EQ to match your guitar, the Dazzo is a bit different. The bass is pre EQ'd by choosing the right size pair for your guitar. The owner, Teddy, will assist you with the selection. The mids seem to be controlled by location of the sensors between the top two and bottom two strings. The highs are crisp as a function of the triangular 3 dimensional shape. The end result is a pickup that is essentially pre EQ'd before it gets to your preamp stage. The preamp can then be used to buffer the signal for the next amplification stage. 5M Ohm is recommended, which I have verified with my ears.
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For me, the Amulet was just too bright. I still say if you have a Martin guitar for example, systems like the Amulet will sound amazing. If your guitar is already bright, it, along with many other SBT's, will be harder to make work. That was my experience at least. I currently use the HFN and I am not super happy with the bass response but it's far closer to the tone I am after. |
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Seems to me a luthier who cannot properly clean and prep a bridge plate should go back to school. Some fine steel wool and/or minimal sanding should easily take care of any superglue residue. After cleaning it should be good as new.
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My personal experience confirms that - again, this may be somewhat unique to the Trance and their tape. It's not that it won't stick, but the tone is really bad - very thin and brittle-sounding. Someone may be able to do it - but I could not, and the manufacturer (Trance) said it wouldn't work - even tho they should be happy and motivated to have you replace a K&K with their product. It doesn't make sense to me - you'd think adhesion is adhesion, etc, but after multiple attempts, I can only report my experience. Trance pickups work well on pristine bridge plates, not so well over a previous K&K install. Give Gary a call if you want to chat directly with him about it. From my perspective, it's at least worth knowing upfront that there's a potential challenge that at the very least requires extra attention. If you can clean up the bridge plate enough to make the Trance work, that's great!
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