Classical/Flamenco Pickup

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Aretium

Posts: 277
Joined: Oct. 23 2012

Classical/Flamenco Pickup

There are a few cheap products on amazon for a temporary quick pickup to plug in to an amp (for jamming with others). Anyone tried any?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 26 2014 21:16:02

sig

Posts: 296
Joined: Nov. 7 2007
From: Wisconsin

RE: Classical/Flamenco Pickup (in reply to Aretium)

Not sure what you mean by "cheap" but I purchased a Bartlett Guitar Mic B for my Culpepper this past year. It was around $230 usd and its a decent mic for the money. I was looking for a pick up/mic that didn't color the sound of my instrument and the Bartlett seems to do the trick. Overall, for the money I feel its a pretty good buy. The owner of the company Bruce actually modified mine as I was looking for an on/off switch so when I tune at gig's I don't have to turn down the volume and/or unplug. It uses a 9volt battery so you can run it without any type of phantom power. The mic clips on the sound hole and you simply run the cable around the back of the guitar and the batt box clips on your belt. No feedback unless you really crank it and overall its pretty quiet noise wise...
Sig--

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2014 16:02:15

Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Classical/Flamenco Pickup (in reply to Aretium)

I purchased a relatively cheap such ting in the seventies and was positively surprised about its capturing quality.

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2014 16:21:40

Aretium

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Joined: Oct. 23 2012

RE: Classical/Flamenco Pickup (in reply to Ruphus)

Am i missing something there are a few for around 10-20£ around 20-30$. Now obviously I wouldnt expect anything but I just want to it for a casual use.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2014 19:09:55

beno

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Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary

RE: Classical/Flamenco Pickup (in reply to Aretium)

http://www.guitarsalon.com/blog/?p=1569#

I have one of this but some previous version. That was cheap at that time I bought for about 55 bucks, and for the money it had a good sound. That's the easiest way I suppose apart from the tie mics.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 27 2014 19:33:49

milanlondons

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Joined: Jan. 9 2015

RE: Classical/Flamenco Pickup (in reply to Aretium)

Hi,
I installed on my Ricardo Sanchis Carpio a LR Baggs IBeam bridge plate pickup that is excellent. The only adaptation would be the endpin jack. I would definitely not drill a Fleta though:)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 12 2015 5:54:57