Hi All!....Gibson LG0 and pick up system.
damonseed
I have an early 70s Lg0 and want to electrify it and use for gigging.
Due to its unconventional bridge system, it has proved an obstacle in
getting an adequate pick up system...condenser mic?...i heard they
aren't optimal and have issues....can anyone point me in the right
direction....yes i will be playing nostalgia in Times Square on it so
i feel this is a JAZZ newsgroup discussion topic as the rest of these
groups are a bunch of clowns...yes a Bunch of Clowns!...Thanks fellow
jazzoids!! peace be with you
damon
kulewa
damonseed
anyone wanna take a stab at this?
damonseed
damonseed
Keith Freeman
tried their pickups myself. You might be better off investing your money in
a guitar that's been designed for gigging, with a built-in pickup. I have a
nylon-string Ibanez that I'm very happy with, for instance.
-Keith
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Eric E
Hi Damon,
Is the LG0 and acoustic guitar? I can't remember exactly. I have
Artec condenser, bridge and sound hole pickups (3 way blender systems)
installed in my acoustics. Fishman makes one too. But it also means
putting a hole on the side of the guitar for the little control box
that comes along with it (not good for a vintage guitar). I like
single coil sound hole mics too (good sound but they are noisy). If
you go with something like a sound hole pickup, you can at least hear
how it sounds before doing any modification to the guitar. I found
the three way pickup system to be the best for my tastes. You might
want to have a luthier take a look at it and see what is the best
option for a nice old guitar too.
--Eric E
damonseed
Was looking at the bband. But it has and undersaddle pickup and
condesor
however with the bridge... The saddle notch is very deep so the
undersaddle
will not pickup the vibrations, so I don't think it will work. I may
try the
lrbaggs M1 Active soundhe pick up. I don't think there are many
options.
Help?
damonseed
> > I have an early 70s Lg0 and want to electrify it and use for gigging.
>
> tried their pickups myself. You might be better off investing your money in
> a guitar that's been designed for gigging, with a built-in pickup. I have a
> nylon-string Ibanez that I'm very happy with, for instance.
>
> -Keith
>
> Clips, Portable Changes, tips etc.:www.keithfreemantrio.nl
> e-mail: info AT keithfreemantrio DOT nl
Yeah I got a nice sounding classical and an es140 but I want a nice
steel to play too and I am on a mission. I think the new active
soundhole from
LRBaggs is worth a shot but for 169 it better be good some humm
canceling
properties so... Maybe a possibility
thanks
Peter Huggins
one. No matter what kind of undersaddle transducer is used, the sound
quality is going to be undermined. The best solution is having a
competent luthier fit a wood bridge in place of the plastic one, than
you will have much better success with PUTW, Baggs or whatever system
you choose. Alternatively you should consider an in-the-soundhole type
pickup, such as a Sunrise (you mention a smaller soundhole, still many
of the in-the-soundhole types will still fit).
At the Austin show, I found a used Bill Lawrence flat top pickup from
the 1970s. These work great in nearly all applications and are worth
searching for, they have a spring metal clip on the bottom and will fit
in any soundhole.
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I have a Gibson acoustic that has an adjustable bridge (though on mine
both the bridge and the saddle are wood). I've always been told that
under-saddle is not really an option for this type of bridge. I've
done a fair amount of gigging with soundhole humbuckers. I think the
one I've got is a Shadow (it's 20+ years old, and I forgot the
brand). It's held in place by a spring and requires no mods to the
guitar. This type of pick-up is simple, reliable, requires a lot less
pre-amp gain than either mics or under-saddle designs, and doesn't
feed back too badly. However, it doesn't sound very "acoustic". In
most of the situations where I've gigged with an acoustic guitar,
though, that has been an acceptable trade-off.
