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LR Baggs Lyric vs. Internal Mic
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Miguel de Maria
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 RE: LR Baggs Lyric vs. Internal Mic (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Well, at my gigs I have been using my Cordoba with Fishman blend 50/50 with the internal mic. Previously I had used almost 100% piezo.
My gigs nowadays are marginally better in terms of situation, but I still wouldn't want to use a Bartlett or external mic. I never got enough gain with the Bartlett with my amp next to me. I have a steady where I am sitting right in front of a Bose L1--the big, old one. I am starting another steady this summer where I will be plugging into a distributed house system and using a K1 purely as a monitor. They are restaurant/bars--neither environment is excessively noisy or cramped. I will be playing by myself, and just using a looper and EQ for effects. That is why I am considering a "real" guitar instead of my Cordoba.
It seems on paper that the Lyric would provide a more natural tone and more gain before feedback than the other types of mics. I have to admit I am a little lazy and don't like to carry around mic stands, mess with perfect mic position, or have a preamp hanging out of my pocket. Having played with the Cordoba, plug-in-play, for 9 years now, it's hard to give up that convenience!
I have a nice Shelton-Farretta blanca that I have been hesitant to modify. One thing is it's a long scale guitar, and my LH wrist has been protesting. If I can adjust to it, I will probably install a Lyric and let you guys know how it went!
*By the way, after playing on a weekly basis in front of the Bose, I really hate the sound of an amp sitting next to me on the ground. It just sounds so bassy and dead!
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Date Jun. 5 2015 17:49:42
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Blondie#2
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RE: LR Baggs Lyric vs. Internal Mic (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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ORIGINAL: Miguel de Maria
Well, at my gigs I have been using my Cordoba with Fishman blend 50/50 with the internal mic. Previously I had used almost 100% piezo.
My gigs nowadays are marginally better in terms of situation, but I still wouldn't want to use a Bartlett or external mic. I never got enough gain with the Bartlett with my amp next to me.
It seems on paper that the Lyric would provide a more natural tone and more gain before feedback than the other types of mics. I have to admit I am a little lazy and don't like to carry around mic stands, mess with perfect mic position, or have a preamp hanging out of my pocket. Having played with the Cordoba, plug-in-play, for 9 years now, it's hard to give up that convenience!
Yeah I know exactly what you mean, I hate preamps in pockets, cables trailing in the way etc. I tried my DPA4099 at a wedding yesterday but ended up plugging in my trusty PUTW instead, cant get my head round the whole clip on mic contraption which seems in the way wherever I put it and it seems very precarious, not what I would call secure.
However, the Miniflex will give you a plug and play solution (not withstanding some kind of external EQ but you'll need that with the Lyric anyway) which should give you a lot more gain before feedback than a Bartlett or external mic due to its design. Jason McGuire was singing its praises again yesterday on Facebook talking about getting twice the volume level he gets with his DPA4099 (which itself is supposed to be pretty feedback resistant).
BTW I got myself a looper the other day, I think that's going straight on Ebay too
 I thought it would be cool for doing a layered version of Pachelbel's Canon at weddings, plus laying down compas/percussion for flamenco solos. Not as easy as I thought! Timing has to be absolutely bang on which is tough on slow numbers like the Canon and tap dancing on the pedal to flick it between dubbing/playback/stop is a pain!
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