Re: guitar mounted mike, pros/cons ?
- From: "Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:01:19 -0500
"John Frink" <John@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jan 16, 11:06 pm, "Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On their website, Shure says it's a bad choice to clip a mike to a guitar,
stating that the result is excessive pickup of mechanical noise. I can
understand why this would be true.
In my search for the holy grail of a setup I can backpack to a club, I've
been looking for ways to ditch stands/supports. Clipping a mike to a
guitar
would be one way to do this.
Does anyone have anything good to say about this method?
TIA,
Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
Bob,
There are good acoustic guitar pickups out there - my favorites are
the Macintyre Acoustic Feather (GF-30) and the Baggs iBeam. Both
require some care wth installation but are capable of producing a high-
quality amplified acoustic guitar sound that does not have the typical
piezo-pickup 'edge', or 'quack'. I use them myself and recommend them
highly. The iBeam's output signal is mid-range peaked, so it needs to
be either the active version, which has a built-in EQ, or an external
preamp with tone controls such as the Baggs GigPro. The Macintyre's
output signal is flatter and hotter, but it does benefit from an
external preamp like the Lectrosonics MI33A or MI39A cable or the
Baggs GigPro with tone controls set to full cut (the GigPro has a
natural 'smile' curve EQ with tone controls set flat). I have
installed around a dozen of these over the years, with excellent
results.
If you must have a microphone, I recommend either the Audio-Technica
AT831b or the GHS Model A137 Mini-Flex mic. The 831 attaches to the
edge of the guitar's soundhole with a padded clip (AT8444) supplied
with the unit, while the GHS mounts inside the instrument on a
flexible gooseneck attached to a standard quarter-inch instrument jack
in the end-pin hole. Both units have built-in battery-powered preamps,
and the 831 can utilize phantom power as well. All instrument-mounted
micrphones wil be susceptible to feedback from high-level monitors,
but they can produce a very pleasant acoustic sound quality. I have
used and installed 831's and GHS mics and recommend them.
John Frink
Crocodile Tunes
Newark, Delaware
www <dot> CrocodileTunes <dot> com
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John, thanks. I have an AT 803, an 831 is not out of question, and I happen
to have the 8444 clip. But I'm having trouble reconciling your
recommendations with the others in this thread.
Since my recording is of performers with whom I have little contact outside
of the session, installing something in their guitars is not an option.
Confused :)
Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
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