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yes,i mean in this case for a steel string,like i said more for the purpose of applying effects since this transducers arent directly amplifying the strings,so it sounds like a magnetic would do a good job,but then we are talking about drilling another output hole on the guitar with 3 cables going into the mixing board,oh lordy...;-) the LR baggs M1 sounds wonderful but the rare earth aint bad either... cheers Luis --- Kevin <kevin@TheNettles.com> wrote: > At 04:18 AM 2/12/2006, Lius wrote: > >I have > >never used a magnetic,do you think this would be a > >better option than a piezo? > > It depends on how you want to sound and whether > you're using nylon or > steel strings. A magnetic pickup is only going to > work on steel strings. > > Whenever electricity's involved, your sound will be > compromised. The > best acoustic guitar sound is always unamplified. > Second best is a > couple of studio-quality microphones. After that > it's a matter of > taste. A magnetic pickup on an acoustic guitar will > sound a bit like > a jazz electric hollowbody guitar. A piezo > transducer will sound > harsh in the upper ranges and kind of crinkly. An > internal > microphone is good but won't pick up well all the > delicate sounds of > fingernail against string, and will be lower-range > by comparison with > the piezo. For these reasons, people will choose > combinations of > magnetic pickup, transducer and/or internal mic as > well as preamps > and mini-mixing systems. > > The best judge here is going to be your own two > ears. Because of all > the acoustic compromises, your choice is going to > depend on your > venue and your own style of music. > > Cheers, > Kevin > www.TheNettles.com > > www.luis-angulo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com