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Re: OT the Guitar as percussion instrument in Live Looping



Hi Nico,
i have a trance audio amulet system(formerly FRAP)
which is almost specially design for this
purpose,Michael Hedges used it as far as i know.2
lenses,one for the bass strings and the other for the
treble strings,stereo out independent of each other so
you can add efx on the treble strings and keep the
bass strings clean.The system is the most natural and
responsive ive ever heard,very hi quality but
expensive and only found in the U.S.
The drawback with this system is that you need their
special cable and preamp otherwise you are out of
luck.So ive recently installed the old  B-band system
additionally which has a UST and AST and can be runed
separately thorugh a stereo Y cable direclty into the
mixing board.Unfortunately B-Band has taken a step
backwards and came up with a new one which has more
output but is mono only and there is no way of running
them separately.I guess the system was too complicated
and they have sold to mono mass production.They dont
make them anymore but you might still find it in
guitar shops or ebay.B-Band sounds really nice and the
ability to run them separately is always the best for
looping!
a cheaper option is the korean belcat transducer which
you just stick on the guitar wherever you want it,
dont let the price lure you i know professional
guitarrists who are using them!
but as far as i know you will need a preamp since they
are low output,but their price compensates for it

check them out
http://www.tranceaudio.com/
http://www.b-band.com/
http://www.gremlinmusic.co.uk/belcat.htm
cheers
Luis








--- nico spahni <nicosp@gmx.net> wrote:

> I've been following this discussion and would like
> to find out more about acoustic (steel string)
> guitars and pick-up systems that are particularly
> suited for that purpose, that is guitars that
> respond well to percussive treatment.
> 
> Nico 
> -- 
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> 


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