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K&K and Anthem?
I’m wondering is anyone has attempted to pair and Anthem or Anthem SL with the K&K Bridge Plate Pickup? Since the Anthem uses the mic for the high and mid frequencies, I’m curious if it would pair well with the K&K. The Tru mic would need to move from under the saddle to the back of the bridge plate.
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Are you wanting to substitute the Tru Mic with the K&K or add it as a third-source to the Anthem? I'm not sure I see an advantage as you would probably assign the highs to the K&K as its low-end wouldn't be more stable than the Element's but it's highs probably wouldn't be as true as the Tru Mic's.
Then again, Mike Dawes uses the K&K Trinity (I think) combined with the Dimarzio Black Angel, so it's not entirely unheard of, it just seems like a lot to manage outboard, not mention one system is active and the other passive.
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Hi Erik
I was thinking of substituting the K&K for the element pickup in the Anthem. Leave the Tru mic for the highs and mids. I have some solutions for outboard gear, but I'm interested in a better on-board solution for one guitar that I use out at open stage events.
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David Wilcox: Uses a Sunrise for bass tones, a RMC hex-piezo for highs, an internal and external mic EQ'd to mostly provide highs and air. Sounds nice. Mike Dawes: Uses a K&K Trinity (Pure Mini & Mic) with a Dimarzio Black Angel for the lows and string harmonics Phil Keaggy: Uses the old Baggs Micro Duet Classic (LB6 and mic). It's simple but I love the LB6 and keep thinking about approximating this with the Baggs Dual Source but again, I decide against it due to laziness and a desire to have very little in my guitar.
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Thank Erik! Great examples! The thing I like about the Baggs Anthem is the mixing, EQ and Tru Mic. I hate the Element. But I get what you mean about the the stable low end. I’m not so motivated as to buy an Anthem and chop it up at the moment. So, I thought I would ask. Cheers!
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The Anthem Tru-Mic sits where the K&K sensors would sit at the front of the bridgeplate, so I can't see how this could work.....???
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A combination that I believe is favoured by Newton Faulkner is the (18v) D-Tar Wavelength with a Baggs Tru-Mic. The D-tar system providing a high headroom non quacky bottom end, and the Tru-Mic filling in the mids and highs.
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Please give it a shot and let us know how it goes
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FWIW, rschultz combined Pure Mini and Lyric systems way back in 2013.
I seem to recall that someone has also substituted the Pure Mini for the Element in an Anthem SL system. Both setups would require some compromise on the positioning of the True Mic or Pure Mini transducers, but its been done. My own "discovery" has been that the little iRig Acoustic Stage mic is easier to blend with. The downside is having three cables coming out of the little preamp/blender affixed to one's guitar strap or belt. Its a little unwieldy for live use and more useful for recording. Last edited by guitaniac; 12-26-2017 at 01:25 PM. |
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I'm having this same system installed in my OM-42 in the next week or two, feeding into a D-tar Solstice for EQ'ing and blending - essentially it's an Anthem on steroids.....
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http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...2B+K%26amp%3BK
Here's the Anthem + K&K thread which I was looking for. It started in Nov. of 2014. As you can see, rschultz got into a serious project here. |
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Here's another old thread (starting in Dec. 2013) about someone (a player/builder) successfully substituting a Pure Mini for the Element in a full Anthem system.
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...2B+K%26amp%3BK My thought on this would be to first try a Pure Mini with the iRig Acoustic Stage system's little clip-on mic. You could blend in a little "air" from the mic, and the iRig preamp's feedback zapper would work to make the blended signal less feedback prone. (Its my understanding that the feedback zapper effects the entire blended signal, not just the mic signal.) At the very least, it would be an interesting experiment. |
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K&K and Anthem?
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Hi Andy, I’ve used the D-TAR Wavelength Dual Source system with K&K in the past and it worked very well. Slightly different than what you’re describing. I’ve decided to go that route again because I know it works. Who does your D-TAR-Lyric hybrid install? I would consider that for a future project.
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Very good. Does he provide any information online about how he does he install? Would you mind relating some of the info? For instance? 1. Placement of the TruMic? 2. How he wires in the TruMic to the DTAR? 3. Which controls he uses! Thank you David
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