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Thanks! Did you find the Wavelength to sound fatter or warmer than a standard UST? I have heard it explained that way. I am tempted to give it a try.
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Fishman Matrix UST K&K Fantastik Schertler Bluestick Dimarzio Sounhole w/volume control Fishman BlackStack Fishman Rare Earth Blend Miniflex 2Mic LR Baggs Element DTAR Multisource DTAR Wavelength K&K Pure Western K&K Pure Mini K&K Trinity K&K PowerMix K&K Dual Sourced with LR Baggs Element LR Baggs I-Beam LR Baggs Lyric Trance Audio Amulet M 9V Trance Audio Amulet M phantom Preamps: LR Baggs Gigpro LR Baggs PADI ART Tube Pre Fishman Aura DTAR Equinox DTAR Mama Bear DTAR Solstice Radial PZ Deluxe Fire Eye Red Eye Fire Eye DeeEye Mesa Boogie Rosette DI K&K Pure Preamp K&K Pure XLR Preamp Ultrasound DI Max Orchid Muting DI I feel like I missed some.
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Absolutely ! Fatter, warmer, less quack,, closer to the natural sound of the particular guitar (I installed it in various guitars from parlor to boomy dread to maple to all hog to Lowden).
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K&K mostly (guitars, mando's, banjos), LR Baggs in Lowdens, Takamine & Taylor's own.
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I have three guitars with martin thinline gold plus.
They also have akg gooseneck microphones these feed Pendulum SPS 1's and then Fender Princeton Reverbs. I have Two Pendulum SPS's (Maryland, USA and London UK) and Three Princeton Reverbs. (Maryland, USA, Los Angeles, USA, and London UK) I need a third Pendulum box. Flying with two guitars is already a challenge............ I sometimes use the XLR outs from the Pendulum and mix those with a mic in front of the Princeton. I am curious about the possible improvements in the bridge pickups. I have been using this system for more than ten years now. I only use my fingers. I play so quietly when the system is not powered up. I have come to love the sound and the tone this creates in conjunction with my two main guitars - one Martin - one Lowden. Be well - Jack |
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The nice thing is, I also have a second Jack on this guitar so I will most likely be re-installing the Trance Amulet or trying out the Dazzo. That way I could use a SBT for more intimate shows or shows where I don’t want to bring a pedalboard and still get a natural tone. |
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I will for sure. Wavelength should be here by Monday and I already have the Dazzo so might just do a day of installing them.
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Just an update on my Dtar Wavelength installation. I did the installation yesterday, which was very easy. I had the Matrix in there already and found the action to be very similar so it was just a matter of installing the endpin jack preamp and positioning the Element in the saddle. I found the Wavelength new on Kijiji so I got a great price. It doesn't have the volume/tone controls but I could always add that later. I didn't play with the treble/bass controls on the preamp but I might down the road.
In terms of tone, I definitely need to use it more, but I did a quick test through my QSC CP8 (straight in) and results were good. I will admit that I was a bit shocked at how much of that Element/piezo tone I was hearing right away, even with light finger picking. I know it's a UST, but I guess I was expecting to only really hear that when I dig in. I guess it's just the characteristic tone of that pickup. There is definitely a better feel to this UST than any I have tried before. It also seems to pick up body tones nicely, but more on that later. I wouldn't say it necessarily sounds fatter than other UST pickups, but there is a nice roundness to the tone. In comparison, the Matrix is a bit harsh and thin on the G, B & E strings. The Wavelength is warmer and just has a more pleasing tone. Really, the only downside is that high end sheen that the Element is known for. Now I do have some issues. First, there's so much Element piezo (length wise), that I really wasn't sure what to do with it. I have a few clamps in the guitar from previous pickups so I put some of it there, but I think now it's picking up a bit of the body. Also, for some strange reason and I had this with the Matrix as well; my guitar is sounding boomy when I hit the low E and I am getting some feedback. I might try shaving the saddle a bit to make sure it's flat as I know the saddle slot is fine. It could be that the hole for the UST is a bit too large so I might try putting something in there to keep the UST from moving. I do find it hard to know if the Element is seated properly though.. it's a bit tricky. Now I know UST pickups are not the big thing anymore, but my hope with this is that I can get a nice, round and warm base tone that I can then use with IR's. Last edited by Petty1818; 09-12-2021 at 12:08 PM. |