AudioTechnica Pro 70?

[RobKay]

Anyone using the audio technica pro 70 on acoustic guitar either blended with a pickup or on its own, if so any thoughts?
Rob(uk)

[JonnyBGood]

I had one for a while years ago and gigged with it a few times on a classical/flamenco guitar. But preferred other solutions.

Pros-
OK natural sound (although not nearly as good as 'real' mic on a stand).
Cheap
Removable

Cons-
Low gain before feedback - OK in quiet environments, hopeless in noisy ones
Fiddly little cable, which is not ideal if you have it just hanging there, as opposed to taping it to the guitar so that it drops off where a jack socket would normally.
I found the attached preamp a bit of a pain too. No really designed for heavy floor use.
Limited options for placement/direction

So it depends on usage really. Best used with something else IMO but see my point about dangly cables - i hate having something dangling from the soundhole *and* the jack socket, especially if standing.

[shufflebeat]

Good for louder instruments like those nasss-ty little accordionses. Easy enough to attach to an accordion, cheap enough so you don't really mind if you have to throw him off a bridge.