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exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
edited November 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
and not replace my acoustic i-beam pickup, please recommend a replacement. i want an active pickup with no onboard EQ or anything. just the PUP and the endpin.
fishman acoustic matrix is being looked at as one option.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    and not replace my acoustic i-beam pickup, please recommend a replacement. i want an active pickup with no onboard EQ or anything. just the PUP and the endpin.
    fishman acoustic matrix is being looked at as one option.


    I prefer fishman everything but I have no experience with any others.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    and no one bother saying "rare earth" b/c, with the way it mounts, i'd beat the shit out of it and my hand.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    and no one bother saying "rare earth" b/c, with the way it mounts, i'd beat the shit out of it and my hands.


    yeah. I meant like a outboard prefix. Some kind of internal mic. Your guitar is not one you want to mount a P/U on.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Fishman blender. Bar none, the best system for realistic, non-invasive acoustic pickups.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    Fishman blender. Bar none, the best system for realistic, non-invasive acoustic pickups.

    which one exactly? this the one that mounts in the sound hole with a mic attached that extends into the body?
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Has a piezo in the bridge and a mic mounted in the body. Endpin jack. Non-invasive, permanent mount. A friend of a friend of mine has one, I could find out more if you really need to know...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    my tech was talking about it too. i just can't find it on the site.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    found it. out of my price range and involves outboard gear.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    I thought you wanted the best...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    within reason.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    It's too bad you're so opposed to Rare Earth...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i just think with the way i play that it's going to be in the way.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    It is sort of an awkward piece to use...

    But such great sound.

    Get an old Martin D-18E, be like Kurt.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    one year warranty only. oh well.

    so off it goes to baggs for repair or time of death declaration. $30US fee. not too bad i guess. if it's anymore, i'll just buy something new.
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Originally posted by exhausted
    one year warranty only. oh well.

    so off it goes to baggs for repair or time of death declaration. $30US fee. not too bad i guess. if it's anymore, i'll just buy something new.

    Well, $30US.
    There you go! That's covered and in the mail to you. Problem solved.

    (Actually I sent $40, for your trouble )
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by who's_pearljam?
    Well, $30US.
    There you go! That's covered and in the mail to you. Problem solved.

    (Actually I sent $40, for your trouble )

    thank you. i appreciate that.

    yeah, $30 is better than $110 for a new one. assuming it can be fixed. otherwise, off to ebay i go. they're too expensive here.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    thank you. i appreciate that.

    yeah, $30 is better than $110 for a new one. assuming it can be fixed. otherwise, off to ebay i go. they're too expensive here.


    good luck getting it fixed. They can probably fix it.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    yeah, if not i can get a new one off ebay for 105 which is about 2/3 what they cost here. and the guitar's already drilled (endpin) so i can mount it myself.

    i may get another one anyway on spec (while the canuckistan peso is high) for when i order the 314 next year.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    yeah, if not i can get a new one off ebay for 105 which is about 2/3 what they cost here. and the guitar's already drilled (endpin) so i can mount it myself.

    i may get another one anyway on spec (while the canuckistan peso is high) for when i order the 314 next year.


    that sounds like a plan. Being the Scotsman I am I'd say fuck it and use the condenser for everything untill I actually needed the P/U live.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    yes, but i'm a foolish englishman. and there's always something to sell. i bet my octaver and phase cover a new PUP.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    yes, but i'm a foolish englishman. and there's always something to sell. i bet my octaver and phase cover a new PUP.

    Quite true. How well do octaver's track? Does it really sound cool?
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    Quite true. How well do octaver's track? Does it really sound cool?

    it doesn't track anything but a single note. and has to be in the front of the chain. any distortion in front of it and it's at a loss. it will lose tracking on the low E and F as well. but it makes a cool synth sound at that point. chords are just mush.

    if you dime the direct signal and just mix in a bit of the 1 and 2 down octaves and put it in front of a nasty distortion, it's instant neil young.

    alas, i don't use it and i'm sick of looking at things lying around so off it goes. too bad too. it's the original japanese one.

    i have my old digitech processor around for all the weird whammy, pitchshifter stuff if i really needed it anyway. i just have to build a true bypass box for it.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    it doesn't track anything but a single note. and has to be in the front of the chain. any distortion in front of it and it's at a loss. it will lose tracking on the low E and F as well. but it makes a cool synth sound at that point. chords are just mush.

    if you dime the direct signal and just mix in a bit of the 1 and 2 down octaves and put it in front of a nasty distortion, it's instant neil young.

    alas, i don't use it and i'm sick of looking at things lying around so off it goes. too bad too. it's the original japanese one.

    i have my old digitech processor around for all the weird whammy, pitchshifter stuff if i really needed it anyway. i just have to build a true bypass box for it.

    damn I guess I'll just eventually get a sub instead.

    http://www.rivera.com/prod_latest.htm


    the los lobottom is so cool.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    damn I guess I'll just eventually get a sub instead.

    http://www.rivera.com/prod_latest.htm


    the los lobottom is so cool.

    i would guess you're not after synth like octave doubling then. if you just wanted bottom end it's not the way to go. the first solo on ghost is an octaver.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i would guess you're not after synth like octave doubling then. if you just wanted bottom end it's not the way to go. the first solo on ghost is an octaver.

    I kind of dig that too though. I like the Whammy for it better though because you can choose the intervals.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    yeah, i agree. the WH1-5 (i think they're at 5 now) are much more versatile.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    yeah, i agree. the WH1-5 (i think they're at 5 now) are much more versatile.


    I got the idea from the pitch shifter in my boss. It sounds good but only on single notes and the pitch tracking is off. If I could get it dead on, I'd no longer need a bass to record.

    The Fatsound website has a Lanilei reverb for 125. and a clone chorus for 165. Hmm. If Christmas wasn't next month and I new I'd be blowing some money I'd buy that reverb.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i think it would do a passable job anyway. i know in my RP10 you can dial out all the dry signal and just have the octave down but it wasn't going to fool anyone into thinking it was a bass. however, if you just wanted low frequencies and liked that it sounded like a bass from space, then perfect.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i think it would do a passable job anyway. i know in my RP10 you can dial out all the dry signal and just have the octave down but it wasn't going to fool anyone into thinking it was a bass. however, if you just wanted low frequencies and liked that it sounded like a bass from space, then perfect.

    it is kind of a unique sound isn't it. I bet a baritone could fool people.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
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