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Location: Wooster, Ohio | I wanted to use my 97 Collector Parlor for a solo in church this week and it was feeding back. I bought a round plug at a local music store, called the "Feedback Buster" I think, that is a rubber plug that fills the soundhole. Worked great in eliminating feedback. My question is how much electric sound did I give up, if any. Everyone said it sound good. Do these plugs deaden any of the sound?
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Location: NJ | ". . how much electric sound did I give up . ."
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Location: Warren,Pa. | The p/u only "hears" string pressure and a little top vibration. It doesn't hear the sound coming out of the soundhole. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | One possible irony that occurs to me is this: it was most likely feeding back because of high monitor volume. Putting a feedback buster reduces the natural volume and eliminates the feedback but then may require more monitor volume to hear yourself.
I don't like being completely dependent on monitors to hear myself unless I am playing an electric/acoustic like a viper. Perhaps experimenting with monitor volume and placement.
Of course this is a moot point if your FOH was where the feedback occured. |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | I am pretty sure the feedback was coming from the monitors. I should have played with that but I needed a quick fix. The Church's PA and soundman are not the best.
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Location: East Tennessee | I've only use a feedback buster in my 1968 Martin 12 String. I have a condenser flexmike in it. Dampens the sound acoustically but takes care of potential feedback when plugged in. As for my Ovations I've never had any feedback problems but I usually don't require a lot of monitor. I haven't played my 1997 collectors out anywhere yet but plugged in a home it has a pretty hot signal and I was on the next to the lowest setting on the Stealth system. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Next time you're at the church only bring the Marshall half stack, should lessen the feedback. |
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