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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Reso Pickup Recommendations | | Date: | Saturday, May 24, 2008 18:02:43 (-0600) | | From: | Dave Dillman <dmdillman @.........net>
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You might want to look at the Audio Technica Pro35, which is a small
clip on condenser mike and have the best of both worlds.
Scott R. Shank wrote:
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> Josey Biggs wrote:
>> What I would like to find is a pickup that I can install on my dobro
>> with mininmal/no permanent modification to the instrument, DI output,
>> sounds decent, and I can uninstall if/when I upgrade to a better
>> flattop. Needs to be able to run off the same wire as my guitar. My
>> price range for this luxury maxes out about $250. What say you, list?
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> There are options from Fishman, Schertler and McIntyre for resonator
> guitar. Lots of people here have one or more, and can make more
> salient recommendations than I.
> Most of them mount to the spider or the cone. You can run wires
> outside the guitar through the screenholes, but this is unsightly and
> almost guaranteed to fail at an inopourtune moment. Better to use an
> endpin jack or a separate output jack - you can still take the pickup
> (most of them, anyway) with you and leave the jack when you upgrade.
> Frankly, none of the pickups I've heard sound much like a resonator
> guitar. I have a Schertler Basik in one guitar, and it's fine for
> what it is....it's fine for fighting with drumsets and electric
> guitars, but I would rather use a mic 99% of the time. (Honestly,
> perhaps your $250 is better spent upgrading the PA to a mixer with
> more channels)
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> If you do decide to go to a pickup, you can also pick up a cheap A/B
> box to switch between your resonator guitar and your guitar for about
> $20, and save yourself a channel.
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