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Old 02-24-2019, 07:30 AM
michael76 michael76 is offline
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Default BBE Acoustimax or Radial AC Driver for nylon guitar?

Which one to choose in this price range?BBE Acoustimax or Radial AC Driver?(no feedback for this,I guess it's new?)
I play a nylon Takamine TH90(CTB1 palathetic pickup) and have EQ,Reverb,Compressor pedals to add to the chain if needed.I'm looking for the most natural sound.

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Old 02-24-2019, 07:43 AM
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I've not used the Radial, but I liked the BBE Acoustimax so much that I bought a second. It has most of the bells and whistles that you would want for an analog preamp, including sweepable mids, notch filter, phase reversal, ground lift, and the sonic maximizer can be a nice bonus.

For pickups, I use the Baggs M1A in most of my guitars. But the preamp seems to work pretty well with the Fishman sonicore UST in my Martin and Eastman guitars. I haven't tried it with JJB or KK style pickups yet, or anything passive, for that matter.
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I've not used the Radial, but I liked the BBE Acoustimax so much that I bought a second. It has most of the bells and whistles that you would want for an analog preamp, including sweepable mids, notch filter, phase reversal, ground lift, and the sonic maximizer can be a nice bonus.

For pickups, I use the Baggs M1A in most of my guitars. But the preamp seems to work pretty well with the Fishman sonicore UST in my Martin and Eastman guitars. I haven't tried it with JJB or KK style pickups yet, or anything passive, for that matter.
Do you use it with nylon?Does it add warmth in the sound?
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I'm sorry, I don't. I didn't notice that was your intended application when I responded. Hopefully someone else will have some experience there.
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That Acoustimax looks like a nice unit for the price.
What is "ground lift" and what does the "sonic maximizer" do?

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I've not used the Radial, but I liked the BBE Acoustimax so much that I bought a second. It has most of the bells and whistles that you would want for an analog preamp, including sweepable mids, notch filter, phase reversal, ground lift, and the sonic maximizer can be a nice bonus.

For pickups, I use the Baggs M1A in most of my guitars. But the preamp seems to work pretty well with the Fishman sonicore UST in my Martin and Eastman guitars. I haven't tried it with JJB or KK style pickups yet, or anything passive, for that matter.
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