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02-18-2019, 08:25 PM
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Microphone position for guitar amplification
Tomorrow I'm playing my first gig in years (outdoors farmers market). Singing while playing acoustic guitar or ukulele.
I will not be able to plug into an amp (no pickups on my guitars), but there will be microphones (hopefully on boomstands) available. How should I position the microphone for my guitar? By the soundhole, or by the body? How much distance from the guitar?? 
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02-18-2019, 08:57 PM
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A good starting point is about 4-6" from the 14th fret (or where the fretboard meets the body). Dynamic mics you're going to have to be on the closer side. With a condenser mic, you may be able to have a little more leeway depending on feedback issues. Good luck!
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02-18-2019, 09:17 PM
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I tend to have it near where the neck joins the body, angled so it looks at my playing hand.
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02-18-2019, 09:54 PM
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Just don't point it straight into the sound hole, aim it towards the fretboard.
Aiming directly into the sound hole will create a boomy signal that is perfectly suited for feedback.
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02-18-2019, 10:27 PM
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Had good success with halfway between where the neck joins the body and the sound hole (directional mic). You must start there and see how you like it.
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02-19-2019, 07:36 AM
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Are you sure they have a PA with multiple mics? (Always good to ask) Around here, the performers have to supply their own sound system at farmers markets.
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