Re: feedback buster for nylon string

["Travis Hartnett" <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

I suspect the market is small, and most people I know of who are using dual pickup systems on their acoustics want independent control over each aspect, so you end up with a Sunrise and another manufacturer's internal mic or what not.  As I recall, Hedges typically used a Sunrise and a FRAP.  Small capsule mics don't tend to have the best tone, and sound best when you're playing quietly, so you end up at cross-purposes if you're trying to use them to amplify loud percussive aspects.  It takes a lot of juggling.

Seymour Duncan made that mic/magnetic combo pickup a few years ago, but it was like $400 (don't confuse it with the cheaper SD model had the same external appearance), and I believe that's what Juber was using, although I'd heard that he then supplemented it with a very expensive replacement mic capsule.  And Fishman has had a Rare Earth model that also has a little gooseneck mic inside.

TH

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 4:52 AM, L.Angulo <labaloops@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanx for the info Bill,i find it amazing that there arent really many professional dual stereo pickup systems for the new two hand tap acoustic guitarrists,this isnt new it has been growing since Michael Hedges invented it,it must be that the market isnt big enough yet.B-band put out a system a few years ago and now it has been discontinued,systems like the trance audio are top class but not very practical for live purposes,if u lose that cable good luck,or if you want to use other guitars thorugh your pedalboard good luck trying to route it through their preamp grr!
I havent found any guitar with this internal microphone system that sound good with it,most people end up not using it at all,i wanted it to drum on my flamenco and it works as long as i have the mic signal at about 10% of it and stuffing the soundhole.So you say its possible to change the capsel for better sound results as well?
Happy new 2009!