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HeavyWood
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Joined: Apr. 19 2010
From: San Antonio, TX
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RE: Looking for gig amp advice (in reply to a_arnold)
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a_arnold, Are you using a pickup/transducer, or a microphone? In my past live playing experience with an amplified nylon string guitar, with a saddle pickup, I used a Trace Acoustic TA-100 and really did not love the sound. I believed it colored the sound. The amps posted above are both excellent, but pricey, choices, and I believe they have a mic input and preamp to tailor the sound. These are probably more neutral sounding However do not discount a good powered speaker(links below) for your application. They are generally more neutral sounding, flexable, and have an enough wattage to project your sound. These three are light and loud, & kinda expensive. I do not like the stuff by JBL, Samson, etc., but the price is right for most. http://www.electrovoice.com/product.php?id=209 http://www.rcf.it/products/pro-speaker-systems/art-series/art-310-a http://www.fbtusa.net/2acs.html You will need a dedicated preamp for the above to match whichever source you use, whether it is a pickup or mic, or dual source. Hope this helps...
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Date Sep. 27 2010 6:18:38
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RE: Looking for gig amp advice (in reply to HeavyWood)
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Are you using a pickup/transducer, or a microphone? good point...
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Date Sep. 27 2010 9:31:14
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RE: Looking for gig amp advice (in reply to a_arnold)
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That's my eternal problem. I have luthier-built guitars yes it is an eternal problem spent alot of money on a high output condensor mic (sennhieser k6) for my ramirez makes a huge difference... is it a high quality wireless system like a shure or sennheiser? even these sound a bit 'thin' in comparison...hard to control feedback unless through a theater system.... guess you need to try the system in comparison to others...which ever way good sound is'nt cheap.. never used any type of feedback suppression... personally i find the small 'combo's mentioned above enough for small rooms/gigs, classes etc.. when doing larger rooms/events i di the combo either through an in house system or use a powered speaker [mackie] for added projection... saying all this it took a lot of gear to come to this point... but certainly looks like a better option than the roland....
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Date Sep. 27 2010 19:43:24
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RE: Looking for gig amp advice (in reply to a_arnold)
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http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en http://miniflexmic.com/shop/ but any type of mic inside the guitar is going to have huge feedback issues right? we hear a guitar from the sound hole out...not from the inside the shure or dynamic mic is a poor choice...condensors have the field you need the dpa's are a fantastic system... maybe put the money towards this first?
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Date Sep. 28 2010 1:54:47
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RE: Looking for gig amp advice (in reply to a_arnold)
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I saw Paco Pena's group did this yes each time i've seen paco's or any other performer use these they are going through a professional system...lots of headroom on the systems, plus various sends to the foldback etc enabling a great amount of eq flexibility, also the sound tech factor at these venues. i also use a audio technica clip on which i run through a lr baggs pre-amp. either through an AER combo or an Acoustic Image still the sennhieser [on a stand] is my preferred sound.... understand your frustration as it took a good decade for me to finally come up with a small, portable rig which works for me and the sound tech's i happen to be working with... the thing is with some clip on mics is that they do pick up certain frequencie(s) off the soundboard of the guitar which are hard to get rid of, hence why i prefer a mic that is suspended and away from the guitar. i never feel the movement is compromised, in fact the movement to and from the mic allows me a wider tonal palette when performing i generally point it towards the 12th fret. lots of amps out there..just found the AER and Acoustic Image to be a natural, flexible system..somewhat pricey but...well work looking at alternatives though... Seriously consider the DPA as a clip on although jason speaks highly of the bartlett clip on...(much cheaper) http://www.bartlettmics.com/ good luck let us know what you decide saludos .
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Date Sep. 29 2010 1:39:46
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