acoustic guitar hole cover thing..

pearljam7
pearljam7 Posts: 447
edited March 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
what are those
whenever i see a band play live the acoustic guitars
have like a thing covering the hole under the strings
im just curious
what are those
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  • axel4pj
    axel4pj Posts: 14
    I think what you're talking about is a pickup. Does it have a wire coming out of it?
  • pearljam7
    pearljam7 Posts: 447
    could be
    most ive seen have a wire comming out of the strap lock in the back


    http://www.pearljamonline.it/FOTO/2004/ament-1.jpg

    like t hat
    but that might just be the bak of the guitar
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  • MissYouAllDay
    MissYouAllDay Posts: 939
    Id say that looks like a cover. The shadow isn't right for it to just be the back of the guitar.

    I have also wondered what those (usually black) soundhole covers were. Maybe it's to keep all the sound in for the pickup to pickup? That seems plausible.
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  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    It's a soundhole cover.
    They're there because when you are miking a guitar on stage, an acoustic helps produce a lot of feedback. If you cover the hole with a vented cover, it helps reduce it, even with internal pickups in the guitar.

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  • pearljam7
    pearljam7 Posts: 447
    oh cool
    thanks
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    99% of the things you see are these:

    http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/ViewProduct.aspx?productId=486

    I used one in an acoustic/electric Martin for a few years, and it worked MIRACLES for feedback from the monitors. It prevents the monitor's sound from entering the soundhole and resonating in the guitar, which causes feedback. I would recommend one to anybody playing a full-size acoustic/electric with some form of bridge/piezo pickup.

    *Note: Will not work with the small-soundhole Martins (auditorium, etc). Also will not work well with guitars that have internal mics as part of their pickup system. Like Bob said, can help mic'ed guitars on stage, but it will affect the way the guitar projects into the mic.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.

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