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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | HAs anyone ever tried any aftermarket Pickups in an Ovation? I was thinking of tring either a Fishman "Rare Earth" soundhole humbucker, or their Matrix Natural I undersaddle w/preamp.
I play thru a PA and the volume levels need to be pretty high to keep up with the rest of the band, any thoughts? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I take it you have an acoustic O?
Try the fishman. |
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | They are both Fishmans |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The RareEarth Blend (Humbucker & CondenserMic) sounds very good in both my Lowden and FD14... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yeah, OK, I wasn't thinking. The rare earf soundhole is what I meant. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Did n`t someone mention once that the Humbucker/Condensor was Feedback prone..?.
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | How does it sound with some volume behind it? |
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | Thats what I'm afraid of (feedback), maybe the undersaddle would be better. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | ..plus it`s a pain to fiddle with that Condensor mic. , Undersaddle would be my choice..not too fiddly and less prone to feedback..
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | IMO it has a very natural warm, slightly compressed tone. I used in my 12 string on the tour stage (the only time I've used it outside of just my GenzBenz Shen Jr and it performed well with no feedback issues... |
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | Jeff,...was that the undersaddle? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | naw... the "Blend" |
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Location: Scotland | I used to use Fishman RareEarth pickups (actually they were the original UK-made pre-Fisman licence Vanden Mimesis) and Sunrise pickups on my acoustic slide guitars, but I think the Baggs M1, especially the M1-Active, blows them both away. The bugbear for me on the Vanden/Fishmans was the lack of adjustable pole-pieces. I'm really anal about string-to-string balance, and if you use anything but a standard gauge set the balance is off.
For a blender pickup the Seymour Duncan Mag-Mic is killer.
As for feedback, you'll generally get a lot more useable gain before feedback with a magnetic than an undersaddle. As soon as you put an internal mic into the equation you start to lose headroom, regardless of the main pickup source. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | P T : As soon as you put an internal mic into the equation you start to lose headroom, regardless of the main pickup source.
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | OK, so do you think I would be better off with the soundhole w/preamp?
http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-FSM-PREP102.html |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
P T : As soon as you put an internal mic into the equation you start to lose headroom, regardless of the main pickup source.
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..for once do I agree with P T.. ON MY GOD!!!!! I am SOOOOO relieved. At last I have some validation and my self-esteem has been restored. My work here is done. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | P T : ON MY GOD!!!!! I am SOOOOO relieved. At last I have some validation and my self-esteem has been restored. My work here is done.
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Location: Scotland | Apparently sarcasm hasn't reached Denmark yet..... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | it's back ordered....... |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | P T : Apparently sarcasm hasn't reached Denmark yet.....
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Sorry FUZZMAN ,
..did n`t mean to involve U in a tribal -feud , the P U that U mention would require strings for an Electric guitar , which , I dare say , do not sound that well on an acoustic , the " rare earth " , only means a magnet of high strength i.e , strong magnetic properties , imo , the undersaddle would be the better choice to amplify an Acoustic , having the Advantage to use Acoustic strings , and , here is where the Gentleman residing in Scotland shines , he obviously has used/burned himself on those ones on occasion.
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Location: Scotland | Vic, I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you, nor will I enter into a battle of wits with someone who is so patently obviously unarmed.
Fuzzyman, I suggest you read through the archives on this subject, there have been some informative posts in the past. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Well now P T ,..
..sorry to hear that U take it this way , I do recognize that U are being held in High Esteem here on the board , the Tribal feud I referred to , was , U mentioned Danmark , I mentioned Scotland , ...the " Sarcasm " U `ve displayed over the last bit of time , directed towards me , and some others , I would compare to " Spitefullness " , I can take it , some others can n`t , including y`erself perhaps , I find that to be a Pity , as I do Recognize that U are rather knowledgable in certain fields , sorry old man , No harm was meant.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Sorry about all this FUZZMAN ,
..in my opinion the undersaddle PU would be the best ( acoustic ) deal..
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Location: enid, ok | Who's afraid of a little feedback? Wussies! |
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