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01-26-2018, 06:37 PM
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Rehashing pickups...
Wrestling with the idea of which “ pickup” to use in my Larrivee 000-40R. Usually a solo performer playing through a Fishman loudbox, but I also do open mic through PA systems. Any and all comments welcome! And solicited.
 
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01-26-2018, 07:18 PM
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Rehashing pickups...
The most important part of this discussion is how we hear the guitar. Each one of us has a conception of how the guitar should sound so a pickup will either meet, or not meet what our expectations are. Take any guitar and have two of us set the equalizer. Regardless of the price or manufacturer I’ll bet that the equalizer settings will not match as that displays how we expect the guitar to sound like.
If you listen to professional acoustic guitarists they mike their guitars because they want the purest unfiltered tone. That also requires using an amplifier that does not color the sound. In all of these discussions there are always differing opinions pointing out pickup systems deficiencies or high points. We should choose our pickups based on the one that fits our conception of what the guitar should sound like. I also have a Loudbox and have a Voyage-Air dreadnought that I installed a K&K UltraPure Mini that sounds awesome.
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Taylor V-Class 814ce, 717e BE WHB, 520ce, 454ce, 420 Cedar\Maple, T5z Classic Martin D18E Retro Cordoba C10 Crossover Emerald X20 Rainsong H-OM1000N2 Voyage-Air VAD-04 Custom Les Paul Hot Rod Deville 410, Fishman Loudbox Performer Last edited by BT55; 01-30-2018 at 11:32 AM.
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