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All,
I somewhat disagree with the previous post concerning piezo's,
been
exceedingly happy with the sound generated by my RMC's ( http://
www.rmcpickup.com ) in a L5 clone that is also using Seymour Duncan
SH-2Neck, SH-4Bridge magnetic pickups. Now, I also have to admit, in
the past, that I've not been the most happy with piezo pickups
(Ovation (?), Fishman, and LR Baggs) due to a number of issues,
mostly pertaining to being very "nasal and thin" sounding, along with
being very prone to feeding back uncontrollably, let alone the other
various noises that seemed to be amplified (such as string scratches)
and very unforgiving. Had some moderate lucky using a Fishman
system, that used a microphone and piezo element in conjunction with
each other, though from what I remember, that system was as expensive
if not more so than the RMC's, which I've found myself to be happier
using.
With the RMC's, the main downers are that they require a few holes
in your instrument, they are fairly pricy, and can be complicated to
install (this is according to Richard, the owner/builder) as I've
never done the actual installation, myself. The only other downer, I
can think of is that there isn't a 7-string option available, yet...
The flip-side, is that my hollowbody jazz box plugged in and running
only on the piezo's is a bit brighter (a little more lower, mid-
midrange, less upper midrange, and little less bass), but otherwise
fairly similiar to what I'm used to hearing if I've not got the
instrument plugged in at all. Funny thing about these pickups is
that in playing a few tiny venues, I ended up playing strictly
through the piezos in order to avoid feedback being generated by the
magnetics, when the house speakers were quite literally surrounding
and pointing inward towards their stage area.
The other option out there, that does have a 7-string option, but
is
equally as pricey is the Ghost System, produced by Graphtech ( http://
www.graphtech.com/prodghost.htm ), though I've not yet heard one of
these systems plugged in, so I can't make any comments as to a
comparison with the RMC's, though from what I've read on the
MIDIGuitar group off of Yahoo, they're fairly straight-forward to
install, but they are just as expensive, if not a touch moreso.
Later on,
Lee
On Feb 13, 2006, at 5:47 AM, Luis Angulo wrote:
> 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
>
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